"Looks like the government has a plan to prevent further direct action from affecting the legislation with a little violence of their own. This was buried way down in a Guardian article ostensibly about the NUS intent to oust Lib Dems from key…"
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Eliza Jane Darling replied to Jonathan Newman's discussion Was the protest in London 10th November 2010 violent? in the group Anthropology of Violence and Conflict
Jonathan Newman replied to Jonathan Newman's discussion Was the protest in London 10th November 2010 violent? in the group Anthropology of Violence and Conflict"Thanks for your reply Eliza. It really got me thinking.
For me the, readily accepted, dismissal of the Goldsmith's statement reminded me of the problem with Professor Nutt and his research for the government on the dangers of drug use. That…"
Eliza Jane Darling replied to Jonathan Newman's discussion Was the protest in London 10th November 2010 violent? in the group Anthropology of Violence and Conflict"Hi Jonathan. I'm one of the lecturers at Goldsmiths who signed the statement you mention (first issued by Des Freeman and John Wadsworth) and I've also signed the one you linked. I think there are two issues at stake. One is the facile…"
Jonathan Newman added a discussion to the group Anthropology of Violence and Conflict
Was the protest in London 10th November 2010 violent?
I keep reading and watching on television that there was violence at the protest against the proposed 300% rise in fees in UK universities. I was at Millbank for a long time and it didn't strike me at the time as being particularly violent, I was thinking of joining the other diners in the Pizza Express to wine and dine with a grandstand view of the apparently appalling scenes. This view, from witnesses to a scene with little violence towards other people, is represented…See More
Jonathan Newman replied to Jonathan Newman's discussion How is anthropology shaped by a competitive educational market? in the group The Anthropology of Anthropology"Thanks Jacob. I agree it is interesting. I'd be interested in your perspective. Looking at your profile you are based in the States and I haven't spoken to anyone there yet so I'd be interested to see how your experience converges and…"
"Read through some of the documents on your Ning network. Fascinating stuff!"
Jonathan Newman added a discussion to the group The Anthropology of Anthropology
How is anthropology shaped by a competitive educational market?
HelloThis might be of interest to you.Just to let you know of a short-term project that is intended to provide quick debate over the next month and then a possible virtual workshop. Its on another ning network so its easy to get to.One of the issues that it looks at is how the taught subject of anthropology, and also anthropological research, is shaped by economic demands. Full details can be found at http://teachinganthropology.ning.com/…See More
Jonathan Newman added a discussion to the group Anthropology and Education
How is anthropology affected by market contraints on departments and universities?
HelloJust to let you know of a short-term project and is intended to provide quick debate over the next month. Its on another ning network so its easy to get to.This project aims to support departments and teachers as they develop pedagogical strategies within financial constraints. Investigation into how we negotiate and manage the influence of economic demands on teaching programmes enables us to consider how best to respond to the educational market and how, in this environment, we can…See More
Jonathan Newman joined Alex Posecznick's groupAnthropology and Education
This is a forum on educative practices, moments, systems, institutions (and their resistance), and those caught up in them as an object of anthropological inquiry. Includes traditional ethnographies of schools and related explorations beyond them.See More
Jonathan Newman added a discussion to the group Ph.D Support Group
For all the ATs - How does the educational market affect teaching anthropology?
HelloJust to let you know of a short-term project (which some ATs have already contributed to) and is intended to provide quick debate over the next month. Its on another ning network so its easy to get to.This project aims to support departments and teachers as they develop pedagogical strategies within financial constraints. Investigation into how we negotiate and manage the influence of economic demands on teaching programmes enables us to consider how best to respond to the educational…See More
Jonathan Newman added a discussion to the group Economic anthropology
Report and Debate on the economics of teaching anthroplogy
HelloJust to let you know of a short-term project and is intended to provide quick debate over the next month. Its on another ning network so its easy to get to.This project aims to support departments and teachers as they develop pedagogical strategies within financial constraints. Investigation into how we negotiate and manage the influence of economic demands on teaching programmes enables us to consider how best to respond to the educational market and how, in this environment, we can…See More
Jonathan Newman added a discussion to the group Teaching Anthropology
Report and Debate on the financial constraints teaching anthropology
HelloJust to let you know of a short-term project and is intended to provide quick debate over the next month. Its on another ning network so its easy to get to.This project aims to support departments and teachers as they develop pedagogical strategies within financial constraints. Investigation into how we negotiate and manage the influence of economic demands on teaching programmes enables us to consider how best to respond to the educational market and how, in this environment, we can…See More
Jonathan Newman added a discussion to the group Economic anthropologyTeaching Anthropology in an Educational Market (CSAP)
This might be of interest to some of you as it concerns anthropologists looking at the economics of delivering "value for money" education.C-SAP have funded a project that investigates how we negotiate and manage the impact of economic demands on pedagogical strategies.Through understanding the ways that financial constraints affect the teaching of anthropology we can consider how to improve departmental and teaching performance.A website has been set up to facilitate this investigation where…See More
Jonathan Newman added a discussion to the group Teaching AnthropologyCSAP Teaching Anthropology in an Educational Market
Apologies for sending out a message to some of you - I only intended to post to this forum!!C-SAP have funded a project that investigates how we negotiate and manage the impact of economic demands on pedagogical strategies.Through understanding the ways that teaching anthropology is affected by financial constraint we can consider how best to respond to the educational market and how we can improve departmental and teaching performance in this environment.I have set up a website to facilitate…See More
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