Posts Tagged ‘academic’

Academic Alienation: Freeing Cognitive Labor From The Grip Of Capitalism

Academic Alienation: Freeing Cognitive Labor From The Grip Of Capitalism Above Photo: St. Louis Community College freshman Isaiah Wilson, 19, rallies in support of adjunct faculty’s contract negotiations. Photo: Ryan Delaney In the neoliberal university, intellectual labor has largely become inscribed into the machine of knowledge production. We need to think of new ways of resisting. […]

On Syria, Media & Propaganda: Academic Freedom and Setting An Example

This post is based on a letter I wrote in reply to someone who has known me as a teacher. I have responded to her as one concerned citizen to another, but with her student experience in mind. We agreed it would be an idea to make the response available to anyone else who shared […]

Arizona State University Asks Palestinian Academic to Sign Contract Not to Criticize Israel

Arizona State University is reported to have asked Palestinian academic Hatem Bazian to sign a contract in which he pledges not to criticise Israel at an event organized by the Muslim Students’ Association next month. Chair of American Muslims for Palestine and lecturer at the University of California at Berkeley, Bazian said Arizona State University […]

Władysław Czachórski’s Academic Paintings of Fine Fabrics, Flowers & Females

Władysław Czachórski (1850 – 1911) was born in Lublin, Poland and studied at the School of Fine of Arts in Warsaw. He then went to Germany to study at the Dresden Academy and then Munich Academy, with Munich then becoming his home. He would go on to travel around the art capitols of Europe, become […]

Academic Investigating Chinese Influence Peddling in New Zealand Had Break-Ins at Home and Work

Academic Investigating Chinese Influence Peddling in New Zealand Had Break-Ins at Home and Work February 19th, 2018 Via: New Zealand Herald: A New Zealand academic who made international waves researching China’s international influence campaigns has linked a number of recent break-ins to her work. […]

Fritz Zuber-Buhler’s Academic Art

Fritz Zuber-Buhler (1822 – 1896) was a Swiss artist who painted in the style of Academic Classicism. For more about this genre and the artist we turn to Rehs.com: Since its inception, the French academic system, which trained artists beginning at the most rudimentary level, had established itself as the most powerful artistic institution until the […]

Flooded with calls: Noah used cell phone to tell son to board ark, academic claims

It’s a story that’s included in both the Bible and the Koran. Noah was chosen by God to build an ark because of an impending flood. He was told to take a male and female of every animal that lived on land or flew in the sky, so their species could survive and reproduce after […]

The Death of Academic Freedom: Prof James Tracy Denied First Amendment Rights by Federal Court

By Vivian Lee On December 11, 2017, in a serious miscarriage of justice, a jury in West Palm Beach, Florida, ruled unanimously in favor of Florida Atlantic University and against former Media Studies Professor James Tracy, who was suing for reinstatement after his firing in 2016. The jury found that Tracy’s “controversial” articles […]

Mainstream Media Fake News: 21st Century Wire Debates American ‘Liberal’ Academic

This past week saw one of the most colorful debates regarding the CNN and US mainstream media meltdown over the Russia-gate conspiracy. CrossTalk says: “Trust in the mainstream media is at an all-time low. But no one should be surprised and the media has itself to blame. This sad state of affairs is a self-inflicted […]

Hans Zatzka’s Academic Art and Flowery Fantasies

Hans Zatzka (1859 – 1945) was an Austrian Academic and fantasy painter, who also went by a number of other pseudonyms in order to be able to sell lots of paintings without avoid breaking contracts. He was born in Vienna, son of a carpenter and an actress. He was able to make a good living […]

French Academic: Create a Muslim State Within France to Avoid Civil War

A French academic has suggested creating a Muslim state within France to prevent a civil war. Professor Christian de Moliner claims that a second society has formed in France, which he described as: “A branch that wants to settle their lives on religious values and is fundamentally opposed to the liberal consensus on which our country was […]

Dr. Paul Offit’s aluminum deceptions and academic misconduct

(Natural News) “Parents can be reassured that the trace quantities of aluminum in vaccines can’t possibly do harm.”-Dr Paul Offit: Vaccine promoter, vaccine patent licensor, and autism pundit, 2015 NOTE: Since this article as written (in 2015), CHOP and Offit removed some of their statements quoted here. I suppose they realized their statements were indefensible. This […]

Steven Salaita keynotes conference on academic boycott of Israel in Ireland

This conference, organized by the M.Phil. in Ethnic and Racial Studies at Trinity College Dublin, and supported by Trinity College Dublin (TCD), aimed to explore the paradoxes and limits of free speech and academic freedom under the conditions of the neoliberal university.  The academic boycott of Israeli higher education institutions was taken as an example of […]

Indian Man Obtains 145 Academic Degrees In 30 Years

You think obtaining an academic degree is a daunting task? Try 145. Professor VN Parthiban, who teaches in Chennai, India, has obtained 145 degrees over the last 30 years and has no plans to stop studying anytime soon. Parthiban’s journey started after he struggled with his first degree. He was a disorganized student who would often […]

Israel Demolishes Palestinian Schools On Eve Of New Academic Year

Following the summer holidays, Israeli authorities have destroyed three Palestinian schools in the occupied West Bank. The European Union has condemned the demolitions before start of classes next Wednesday. In a statement the EU expressed “strong concern about the recent confiscations of Palestinian school structures undertaken by Israel in Bedouin communities in the occupied West […]

Iran, Armenia ink MoU to boost academic cooperation

IRNA – Iran’s Minister of Science, Research and Technology Mohammad Farhadi and his Armenian counterpart Levon Mkrtchyan on Friday inked a cooperation document to enhance scientific, research, educational and technological cooperation between the two states. The cooperation document would promote collaboration between Iranian and Armenian scientific, research and academic centers. The five-year MoU will facilitate […]

The Battle for Palestine on US Campuses: a review of ‘We Will Not Be Silenced: The Academic Repression of Israel’s Critics’

WE WILL NOT BE SILENCED: The Academic Repression of Israel’s Critics Edited by William I. Robinson and Maryam S. Griffin Forward by Cynthia McKinney and Preface by Richard Falk 280 pp. AK Press, 2017. $19.95. There are many ways to try to silence people whose ideas you don’t like. You can bully, blackmail, violate, isolate, […]

TWO ZIO-GANG ACADEMIC RAGS RUN BY THE BRITISH-ISRAEL ROTHSCHILDS ZIO-CRIME SYNDICATE INDICATE HOW PARANOID AND PANICKED THE ROTHSCHILDS ZIO-GANG IS OVER TRUMP!

TWO ZIO-GANG ACADEMIC RAGS RUN BY THE BRITISH-ISRAEL ROTHSCHILDS ZIO-CRIME SYNDICATE INDICATE HOW PARANOID AND PANICKED THE ROTHSCHILDS ZIO-GANG IS OVER TRUMP! FOREIGN AFFAIRS March/April 2017 Issue on Trump Administration by Gideon Rose, Foreign Affairs ROTHSCHILD KING OF USA + ZIO-MOB GANG LEADER + NETANYAHU KING OF TERROR & WARMONGERING LIES! Click for Source Article in […]

Academic freedom Turkish style: Prosecutor issued arrest warrants for historians who criticized Atatürk

Christof Lehmann (nsnbc) : A chief public prosecutor in Istanbul, on May 11, issued arrest warrants for two historians for insulting Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. […]

Canadian Academic Wrongfully Accused of Terrorism: Support Dr. Hassan Diab’s Right to Come Home

Malaria cure "developed" by academic institute found to have been documented in ancient Chinese Medicine text written over five centuries ago

(Natural News) When dried plant leaves completely cured all 18 malaria patients who were approaching death, it was very encouraging news, but there is one part of this story that no one else reported: the same cure that the academic institute claims to have “developed” has actually been used in Traditional Chinese Medicine for more […]

Official: Iraqi Kurdistan seeks expanding academic ties with Iran

IRNA — Head of Sulaymaniyah Polytechnic University of Iraq’s Kurdistan Region said on Wednesday that the region’s government is seeking to expand scientific diplomacy with Islamic Republic of Iran to utilize the two sides’ capacities. Speaking in the opening ceremony of the 1st International Conference on Economic Planning and Sustainable and Balanced Regional Development; Approaches […]

Speaking of Palestine and academic freedom

In the past few years, I’ve become something of a counselor.  I have no formal credentials and a bad track record at the very thing I’m supposed to help others avoid.  How can I be critical of Israel, friends and strangers ask, without losing my job or getting into trouble?  I’m flattered to be approached […]

Losing Control: The Dangers of Killer Robots

New technology could lead humans to relinquish control over decisions to use lethal force. As artificial intelligence advances, the possibility that machines could independently select and fire on targets is fast approaching. Fully autonomous weapons, also known as “killer robots,” are quickly moving from the realm of science fiction toward reality. These […]

ISIS digs trenches, plants mines on Syrian border as Turkish military looks away (EXCLUSIVE)

The government of Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has recently been keen to demonstrate its tough stance on Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL), with reports of Turkish military operations against the terror group filling the national headlines. However, RT learned that the situation on the ground is very different from that presented by Ankara when […]

Henry Kissinger Does The Bilderberg Walk Of Shame

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Iran pumps over 8 bn cubic meters of gas to Turkey, Caucasus in a year

Tabriz, May 11, IRNA – Director of the 8th region of Iran’s gas transition operation Yadollah Baybordi said on Wednesday that this region has pumped 25 billion cubic meters of natural gas last year, 8.566 billion cubic meters of which has been sent to Turkey, Azerbaijan and Armenia. Of the mentioned exported gas, over 8 […]

CPCIF declares interest in investment in Iran

TEHRAN, May 09, (Shana) — Vice Chairmen of China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation (CPCIF) Li Shousheng on Monday declared interest in investment in Iran’s projects. He made the remarks in a meeting with Iranian Deputy Oil Minister for International Affairs Amir-Hossein Zamani-Nia. CPCIF vice chairman said that his company is interested in participating Iran’s […]

The occupied mentality Syndrome

Since the Korean War, but particularly since the Iranian Revolution of 1979 until today, the United States has been steadily escalating its military presence in the Persian Gulf. Taking advantage of many colossal events of the past 36 years, [1] the hyper-empire has institutionalized its massive presence on land and sea, and expanded its objectives […]

Russia ‘disappointed’ by Qatar oil talks after ‘last-minute demands’ from Gulf states

Speaking to Russian media following the conclusion of the discussions, which lasted over 12 hours, Novak explained that the 11 OPEC states, and seven outsiders present in the Qatari capital had spent two months drafting an agreement that would cap oil production at January levels, to avoid a further price collapse. “Some OPEC […]

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