Academia & Publishing

Academic Librarians on Intellectual Freedom and Change, Part 4: An Interview with Fiona Greig

As University Librarian and Chief Information Officer, Fiona Greig supports the University of Winchester’s ambition to serve as the “anchor university” for its region. In the latest instalment of our interview series, she talked about what this means for the library’s collections, her views on the role of the librarian today, and many other topics.

Politics & Society

Gender, Embodiment, Desire: A Discussion with Meg Fernandes and Jack Halberstam

Should gender be abolished? Why do conservatives fixate on trans youths? And what exactly do we mean by “non-binary”? In a recent event in our “Humanities for Humans” series, poet Meg Fernandes and gender theorist Jack Halberstam discussed today’s vital questions around gender, the body, and desire.

Politics & Society

Talking About Sustainability: What’s New in the “Green” Lexicon?

From “green loans” to “green hushing” – environmental discourse is continually expanding with new terms to guide us through a sustainability-oriented world. So, what’s the latest in the green lexicon?

Academia & Publishing

Academic Librarians on Intellectual Freedom and Change, Part 3: An Interview with Beau Case

This week, Beau Case reflects on his career as a university librarian, culminating in his current role as the Inaugural Dean of Libraries at the University of Central Florida. He talked to us about the challenges he had faced, social bias in libraries, and why he doesn’t mind students putting books back out of order.

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