Jonathan Potter
@profjonathanpotter.bsky.social
Rutgers distinguished emeritus professor, discursive psychologist, now back in the UK.
Views everyone else’s (see Barthes, etc).
Currently building an emotionography for American Psychological Association Books with @alexahepburn.bsky.social
Views everyone else’s (see Barthes, etc).
Currently building an emotionography for American Psychological Association Books with @alexahepburn.bsky.social
More details soon.
November 7, 2025 at 4:42 PM
More details soon.
#9
If we want universities to defend society against pseudoscience & conspiracy (ever more needed), they need sustained support rather than caricatured takedowns.
If we want universities to defend society against pseudoscience & conspiracy (ever more needed), they need sustained support rather than caricatured takedowns.
September 23, 2025 at 4:53 PM
#9
If we want universities to defend society against pseudoscience & conspiracy (ever more needed), they need sustained support rather than caricatured takedowns.
If we want universities to defend society against pseudoscience & conspiracy (ever more needed), they need sustained support rather than caricatured takedowns.
#8
Lazy claims about squeamishness or bias obscure the real bind: govt frameworks + financial erosion + political hostility particularly from the right. That is what’s crippling UK universities.
Lazy claims about squeamishness or bias obscure the real bind: govt frameworks + financial erosion + political hostility particularly from the right. That is what’s crippling UK universities.
September 23, 2025 at 4:53 PM
#8
Lazy claims about squeamishness or bias obscure the real bind: govt frameworks + financial erosion + political hostility particularly from the right. That is what’s crippling UK universities.
Lazy claims about squeamishness or bias obscure the real bind: govt frameworks + financial erosion + political hostility particularly from the right. That is what’s crippling UK universities.
#7
It’s glib to sneer at “VR caves” or gender theory syllabi. The real crisis is a system trying to do more with less while navigating hostile policy & public misunderstanding.
It’s glib to sneer at “VR caves” or gender theory syllabi. The real crisis is a system trying to do more with less while navigating hostile policy & public misunderstanding.
September 23, 2025 at 4:53 PM
#7
It’s glib to sneer at “VR caves” or gender theory syllabi. The real crisis is a system trying to do more with less while navigating hostile policy & public misunderstanding.
It’s glib to sneer at “VR caves” or gender theory syllabi. The real crisis is a system trying to do more with less while navigating hostile policy & public misunderstanding.
#6
Staff precarity, casualisation, and burnout don’t come from “fashionable taboos.” They come from impossible workloads, insecure contracts, and too much compliance paperwork.
Staff precarity, casualisation, and burnout don’t come from “fashionable taboos.” They come from impossible workloads, insecure contracts, and too much compliance paperwork.
September 23, 2025 at 4:53 PM
#6
Staff precarity, casualisation, and burnout don’t come from “fashionable taboos.” They come from impossible workloads, insecure contracts, and too much compliance paperwork.
Staff precarity, casualisation, and burnout don’t come from “fashionable taboos.” They come from impossible workloads, insecure contracts, and too much compliance paperwork.
#5
The gap has been filled by international students. Now govt policy in the form of visa restrictions, and hostile rhetoric is driving them away. This is financial self-sabotage.
The gap has been filled by international students. Now govt policy in the form of visa restrictions, and hostile rhetoric is driving them away. This is financial self-sabotage.
September 23, 2025 at 4:53 PM
#5
The gap has been filled by international students. Now govt policy in the form of visa restrictions, and hostile rhetoric is driving them away. This is financial self-sabotage.
The gap has been filled by international students. Now govt policy in the form of visa restrictions, and hostile rhetoric is driving them away. This is financial self-sabotage.
#4
Meanwhile central funding has been hollowed out. Domestic fees frozen since 2017 while costs rise steeply. Govt support shrinks year by year.
Meanwhile central funding has been hollowed out. Domestic fees frozen since 2017 while costs rise steeply. Govt support shrinks year by year.
September 23, 2025 at 4:53 PM
#4
Meanwhile central funding has been hollowed out. Domestic fees frozen since 2017 while costs rise steeply. Govt support shrinks year by year.
Meanwhile central funding has been hollowed out. Domestic fees frozen since 2017 while costs rise steeply. Govt support shrinks year by year.
#3
REF, TEF, KEF aren’t abstract acronyms. They tie every university to govt metrics: research outputs, teaching “excellence,” knowledge exchange. All policed, all audited. They are good and bad, but any serious criticism of universities in the UK needs to address their role.
REF, TEF, KEF aren’t abstract acronyms. They tie every university to govt metrics: research outputs, teaching “excellence,” knowledge exchange. All policed, all audited. They are good and bad, but any serious criticism of universities in the UK needs to address their role.
September 23, 2025 at 4:53 PM
#3
REF, TEF, KEF aren’t abstract acronyms. They tie every university to govt metrics: research outputs, teaching “excellence,” knowledge exchange. All policed, all audited. They are good and bad, but any serious criticism of universities in the UK needs to address their role.
REF, TEF, KEF aren’t abstract acronyms. They tie every university to govt metrics: research outputs, teaching “excellence,” knowledge exchange. All policed, all audited. They are good and bad, but any serious criticism of universities in the UK needs to address their role.
#2
Marriott paints universities as indulgent, decadent, and squeamish. But the reality is very different: an over-regulated, underfunded system caught between REF, TEF, KEF, and shrinking resources.
Marriott paints universities as indulgent, decadent, and squeamish. But the reality is very different: an over-regulated, underfunded system caught between REF, TEF, KEF, and shrinking resources.
September 23, 2025 at 4:53 PM
#2
Marriott paints universities as indulgent, decadent, and squeamish. But the reality is very different: an over-regulated, underfunded system caught between REF, TEF, KEF, and shrinking resources.
Marriott paints universities as indulgent, decadent, and squeamish. But the reality is very different: an over-regulated, underfunded system caught between REF, TEF, KEF, and shrinking resources.
Excellent thesis! Now the publications! 😊
September 12, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Excellent thesis! Now the publications! 😊