As a couple of folks have noticed: I haven’t issued a new video in a while, despite having fifteen or so great interviews backed up on my monster new 750-gig external hard drive.
The videos will begin releasing again in May, about 1 per week. They include great interviews with AAUP past president Jane Buck and California faculty unionists Robert Samuels, Susan Meisenhelder, and Elizabeth Hoffman; a twofer with Steven Mailloux and Patty Harkin, a blistering conversation with Sid Dobrin, a view from the dark side of administration with Joe Urgo, gloomy thoughts on the future of academic freedom with John Wilson, and much, much more. Each video takes about 8 hours to edit and publish, so once a week is about the best I can do. And when I’m doing family videography, the series goes on hold!
While I’m traveling this month for a series of book-related appearances, I’ll have my video gear and be collecting another 20 or so interviews–with academic staff, faculty serving contingently, and working undergraduates, as well as with thinkers and activists like Stanley Aronowitz. If you’ll be near one of my talks and are interested in telling your story on camera, please let me know and I’ll reserve a few minutes to talk. Each interview takes about 20 minutes, and I can store about 10 per trip on my camera’s hard drive.
Recently:
- Happy Fourth?
- Poverty In Higher Ed
- What I’m Reading Now
- Meet the Trustees, Part 1: Trustees Behind Bars
- They’ll Be Watching You
- Maybe He Can’t
- Academic Labor Bookshelf
- Job Listing #666
- Psst! Forward this Link to Grad Students
- Don’t Miss COCAL VIII
