Simon During on the demoralisation of the humanities, and what can be done about it
- Written by: Simon During, Professor of Culture and Communication, The University of Melbourne
The Librarian - Giuseppe Arcimboldo (1562).Public domainWhat state are the Australian academic humanities in? Simple. They’re demoralised. How can I tell? The signs are everywhere, but let’s just say that whenever humanities academics get together these days, conversations inevitably turn to a single topic: how bad things are.
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