Dear all,
There's an interesting article in "academics.de" on the situation of the arts in HE in Japan, the US, and the UK, which basically sees the impact, accountability, and Drittmittel culture as being indicative of an Abschied von den Geisteswissenschaften:
https://www.academics.de/wissenschaft/angriff_auf_die_freien_denker_58368.html?wt_cc1=Artikel.Angriff_auf_die_freien_Denker&wt_zmc=nl.int.aca.jobnewsletter.2016-04-14.acade.textlink.selektion.x&c=491272&si=loD3fR1z413OfaWAKxq6cy4nPyqsJs4YcFLu1j8eDi5ucA1jQgt8a8gUMAuifI6basHQRBihhMzYevSd3KQ&utm_medium=nl&utm_campaign=jobnewsletter&utm_source=2016-04-14
Somewhat depressing reading...
All best,
Beate
Dr Beate Müller
Reader in Modern German Studies
Head of German
School of Modern Languages
Newcastle University
Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU
http://www.ncl.ac.uk/sml/staff/profile/beate.muller
https://newcastle.academia.edu/BeateM%C3%BCller
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