Eric Whitmer
ewhitmer.bsky.social
Eric Whitmer
@ewhitmer.bsky.social
Musicologist and Occasional Academic. Musicology, Disability Studies, & Digital Studies. Queer + AuDHD. They/He

Lab Member - Digital Accessible Futures — part of The DISCO Network
(@disconetwork.bsky.social)
Ph.D. Pre-Candidate @umichsmtd.bsky.social
It me
April 22, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Reposted by Eric Whitmer
i got a musicology degree which i guess you could quibble about the usefulness of

but people are going to be denied education in STEM, in medicine, in law, etc. bc of lack of funding. There's just not going to be a way if the bottom of the job market goes out again
March 13, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Reposted by Eric Whitmer
"But humanities PhDs aren't worth anything in industry..."

WE TEACH EVERY SINGLE GEN ED CLASS IN LIBERAL ARTS. PAY US LIKE WE'RE THE FOUNDATION OF THE INSTITUTION, BECAUSE WE LITERALLY ARE.
March 3, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Which also makes me wonder if we could see this as an example of @lnakamura.bsky.social’s conception of woke “AI”.
February 28, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Or read them against your will (I’m guessing)
February 20, 2025 at 7:13 PM
How, pray tell, (asking for a friend) does one cultivate enjoying academic texts?
February 20, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Reposted by Eric Whitmer
February 20, 2025 at 3:55 PM