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Using the Master’s Tools
Audre Lorde said that the master’s tools could never dismantle the master’s house. She was talking about feminist women working within the patriarchal structure of academia, but her words make sense in many contexts where information is created and/or knowledge … Continue reading
Posted in Wild Card
Tagged academic_journals, authority, higher_ed, publishing, racism, rage, sexism, smash_patriarchy, subversion
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Universities Pay Twice for Information
This week we’re talking about a series of issues related to the cycle of information in the academy. They all involve the cost of producing and consuming information that is deemed to be “scholarly.” Many of us are newcomers to … Continue reading
Posted in Discussion
Tagged authority, databases, Elsevier, open access, PMLA, publications, tenure, Timothy Gower
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