Monthly Archives: November 2010

‘Are they really as stupid as they seem?’

by michaelc Posted on 30 November 2010

There are a surprising lack of convincing explanations as to why the capitalist class is pushing through the present unprecedented austerity drive – even at the risk of provoking both mass opposition and a double-dip recession. The following excerpts, from … Continue reading →

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University Struggles

by michaelc Posted on 30 November 2010

University Struggles at the End of the Edu-Deal By George Caffentzis As students around the world start to take action against national governments’ university spending cuts, George Caffentzis sees a plane of struggle developing; one which acts against the crooked … Continue reading →

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More on Fair Use

by michaelc Posted on 30 November 2010

Center for Social Media Posted by Patricia Aufderheide on November 24, 2010 The European Documentary Network , which has its annual meeting at the International Documentary Festival at Amsterdam, featured a workshop cosponsored by theFederation of European Film Directors (known by its French … Continue reading →

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Do you wanna marketise our education?

by michaelc Posted on 30 November 2010

Do you wanna marketise our education? We will educate your market! SOAS Occupation 2010 The first snows of winter have come early but it’s beginning to look like things are hotting up. The second mass student demonstration in a fortnight, … Continue reading →

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Resistance

by michaelc Posted on 28 November 2010

A small selection of links: If the State is trying to teach the kids a lesson, what they learn may be something else Thatcher’s children can lead the class of 68 back into action | Polly Toynbee Video: Student protests … Continue reading →

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Fears for schools’ music lessons

by michaelc Posted on 28 November 2010

School music lessons could be hit as local councils make cuts and budgets are redrawn, it is feared. One in five music services, which support schools, expect councils will completely axe their grants and half fear cuts of up to … Continue reading →

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What is to be done… after the storming of Millbank?

by michaelc Posted on 28 November 2010

The response to the Browne Report on university funding and student finance, and its subsequent interpretation by the Coalition government, has taken several forms amongst UK academics. Read more at LGS

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The student revolt, the cuts and the democratic deficit | Counterfire

by michaelc Posted on 24 November 2010

The huge student protest on 10 November and the anger generated by the betrayal of election promises by the Liberal Democrats marks a new phase in British politics argues Neil Faulkner.

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documentary is never neutral

by michaelc Posted on 18 November 2010

Very nice website: documentary is never neutral Working in documentary is a long and crazy road. Because we love you, we’ve assembled this for those of us trying to put it all together. The site is divided roughly into four areas … Continue reading →

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Academic Free Fall

by michaelc Posted on 15 November 2010

Academic Free Fall By Neil Smith on August 21, 2010 1 Comment When I left Britain in the 1970s to pursue a doctorate in the US, it was an item of faith that US universities were far more corporatized than their UK … Continue reading →

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Monthly Archives: November 2010

‘Are they really as stupid as they seem?’

University Struggles

More on Fair Use

Do you wanna marketise our education?

Resistance

Fears for schools’ music lessons

What is to be done… after the storming of Millbank?

The student revolt, the cuts and the democratic deficit | Counterfire

documentary is never neutral

Academic Free Fall

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