Armchair Nation: An Intimate History of Britain in Front of the TV, by Joe Moran
Gary Day enjoys the facts but would have appreciated some more analysis in a comprehensive review of all aspects of television
Gary Day enjoys the facts but would have appreciated some more analysis in a comprehensive review of all aspects of television
University managers’ doomed pursuit of unattainable ideals turns staff into martyrs who see work as sacrifice and suffering. It explains much about why so many feel stressed, harassed and miserable,...
When faced with a real, full-bore crisis, this generation of supposed snowflakes just got on with it and coped better than I did, says Joe Moran
From threats to the humanities to the future of universities themselves, the risks of misunderstanding what to value seem to be growing
The humanities do not have uniquely transformational qualities or a monopoly on critical thinking and empathy. With departments under threat outside the UK’s elite institutions, better to insist on...