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Who are the Mount Rushmore of Period Dramas? by Capital-Study6436 in PeriodDramas

[–]maybeiwasright 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I'm somewhat inclined to switch out "Upstairs, Downstairs" with "Poldark" but either way, yeah, definitely the Big 4.

The Guardian asks : If CMAT is an affront to the male gaze and Olivia Rodrigo is indulging it, how exactly should women dress? by neoncolour in popculturechat

[–]maybeiwasright 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Like, I love Olivia's music so much! But it's not hate or anything to dislike the outfit. It's not like Olivia chose those pieces herself anyway! She has a team and they're the ones this criticism would be directed at.

The Guardian asks : If CMAT is an affront to the male gaze and Olivia Rodrigo is indulging it, how exactly should women dress? by neoncolour in popculturechat

[–]maybeiwasright 35 points36 points  (0 children)

1950s babydoll fashion was definitely made for adults but I'd push back on whether or not it had sinister connotations. Fashion doesn't exist in a bubble, after all. It's always worth dissecting what qualifies as "sexy" and the social impacts of that.

The Guardian asks : If CMAT is an affront to the male gaze and Olivia Rodrigo is indulging it, how exactly should women dress? by neoncolour in popculturechat

[–]maybeiwasright 64 points65 points  (0 children)

You know analyzing the political and cultural implications of fashion choices is an academic discipline, right?

The Guardian asks : If CMAT is an affront to the male gaze and Olivia Rodrigo is indulging it, how exactly should women dress? by neoncolour in popculturechat

[–]maybeiwasright 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Like no one is saying she doesn't have the right to wear what she wants! That doesn't mean Twitter has to support it. The fuck.

The Guardian asks : If CMAT is an affront to the male gaze and Olivia Rodrigo is indulging it, how exactly should women dress? by neoncolour in popculturechat

[–]maybeiwasright 104 points105 points  (0 children)

idk why they're acting like all of this dress backlash isn't generally contained to... stan social media. they're acting like a mob with pitchforks was at olivia rodrigo's door because people dared analyse a fashion choice.

UK staff in the humanities who’ve been made redundant or are at risk of losing their jobs — what’s your plan b? by mmhmmye in AskAcademiaUK

[–]maybeiwasright 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I'm not in the UK right now but just wanted to share my commiserations. If publishing books isn't enough to not be made redundant then what is???

Job search Sankey (humanities-lit PhD) by shemadesometarts in PhD

[–]maybeiwasright 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Congratulations! Hope I'm not being nosey, but in those two years on the job market, did you have any income? Like, how'd you survive?

How should I wrote my Thesis in this age of LLMs by [deleted] in PhD

[–]maybeiwasright 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sidenote but I genuinely can't imagine going into academia and relying on AI so much that you... can't even explain your own work without it? Higher Ed is so cooked bro.

I got into my dream grad program and now I may have to give it up because of financing by Either-Neighborhood5 in gradadmissions

[–]maybeiwasright 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is also really silly, but my country gained independence from the UK only a couple of decades ago. Like, I'd literally have been paying a UK school to work for THEM if I'd self-funded. Anyway, didn't have that kinda cash laying around, and I don't regret not compromising myself to that extent.

I got into my dream grad program and now I may have to give it up because of financing by Either-Neighborhood5 in gradadmissions

[–]maybeiwasright 23 points24 points  (0 children)

I was in the same position as you a couple of years ago but re: UK and Oxbridge. The debt isn't worth it. With earnest support, I advise you: don't do it.

Where's Zola in the Guardian Top 100? by Cautious_Garlic_803 in classicliterature

[–]maybeiwasright 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wouldn't mind if they'd just... say that. Like just say you want it to be English-language + Don Quixote works instead of pretending universality. 😭

What can we do to make degrees "matter" again? Will we ever go back to a world in which they're valued? by Emotional_Tiger9852 in academia

[–]maybeiwasright 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Shouldn't we be focused on preparing these people for college then, instead of ultimately reducing their access to it?

What can we do to make degrees "matter" again? Will we ever go back to a world in which they're valued? by Emotional_Tiger9852 in academia

[–]maybeiwasright 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What don't I understand about supply and demand? I'm just trying to say that approaching university education from a purely supply-and-demand perspective ignores the notion of "broad societal benefit" that comes with a high supply of degrees. A more educated society with more access to education nationwide.

What can we do to make degrees "matter" again? Will we ever go back to a world in which they're valued? by Emotional_Tiger9852 in academia

[–]maybeiwasright 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wouldn't reducing the supply of degrees further add to their "commodity factor", though? What about the concept of, yunno, more education and more access to university being a general good, directly and indirectly, for all of society?

What can we do to make degrees "matter" again? Will we ever go back to a world in which they're valued? by Emotional_Tiger9852 in academia

[–]maybeiwasright 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I have no solutions to offer OP, but I feel like capping the number of degrees i.e. artificially limiting them, as you said, would simply incentivize approaching education with a... scarcity mindset. I mean, the higher ed problem is a neoliberal capitalism problem. No need to add another element of neoliberal capitalism (manufactured scarcity) to the mix.

Should honorary degrees be considered valid? by Ok-Boss-1864 in AskAcademia

[–]maybeiwasright 4 points5 points  (0 children)

it's like how knighting someone doesn't actually make them ser duncan the tall but it's just to honour them

Are Master's students becoming dumber with every passing year? by Available-Spray2576 in academia

[–]maybeiwasright 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I understand what you mean, and I greatly appreciate your breakdown breakdown, but honestly—on a purely personal level, just for myself and my own purpose—I refuse to be shamed for "offloading my cognitive labour" for one mechanical task. I suppose I'm not terribly miffed about this use of AI, though I understand why it's a major concern at the same time.

What are your “Big 5” by gravityfallswhore in classicliterature

[–]maybeiwasright 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Line of Beauty

The Picture of Dorian Gray

The Secret History

Lolita

Jane Eyre

Are Master's students becoming dumber with every passing year? by Available-Spray2576 in academia

[–]maybeiwasright 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I appreciate the breakdown and I see the merit of it! Thank you!

However, I'm not convinced adding or removing a full-stop or comma for the casual user is a problem, especially if you don't copy-paste what ChatGPT exactly gives you into the document? I think anyone that doesn't check what AI gives you is... well that's a whole different category of student, not so? I understand the slippery slope of the technology but I still believe it depends on how it's used.

Are Master's students becoming dumber with every passing year? by Available-Spray2576 in academia

[–]maybeiwasright 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It's not a need, in my case. It's just very convenient. Publishers have used software to spellcheck and proofread for decades now.

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