Hard to let go of girlish fantasy
Men in Wonderland
Men in Wonderland
In this well-written work, David Cordingly displays ingenuity in weaving together mermaids and prostitutes, women going to sea dressed as men, female pirates, captains' wives and female lighthouse...
Moments of Truth
Prostitution and Sexuality in Shanghai
Josephine Butler
Competition between university departments is leading to an increase in "subject chauvinism" - article by Grenville Wall, THES , February 22. Item 12. Dr Quintock, I believe this is yours. Thank you...
The claim that generativist linguistics is "dead in its stall" (Books, THES , February 15) is based on a misunderstanding. Generativists believe language has properties that should be construed...
Brian Harrison's quirky constitutionalist rewriting of women's suffrage history (Letters, THES , February 15) is on a par with his misconception of Sylvia Pankhurst's role. The campaign for her...
Olga Wojtas's report of fears that the Department of Trade and Industry is trying to pressure Universities UK to support the application of the World Trade Organisation's General Agreement on Trade...
Stephen Phillips suggests that the United States enjoys a more favourable regime of tax relief on gifts to charity than Europe ("In the game of seeking out sponsors, institutions may be gambling...
The inability of some universities to support research (Leader, THES , February 22) is partly a consequence of the "one-size-fits-all" policies of the research councils. Projects funded by these...
Citation counts could form a key component of a slimmed-down RAE (Soapbox, THES , February 15). Citations have three merits: they reflect the view of the international academic community rather than...
I am sorry that Ormond Simpson thought my RAE categories were tongue in cheek (Letters, THES , February 15). I have had to tell colleagues that they were not being submitted, and to commiserate with...
Graham Gibbs's suggestion that researchers should make "pedagogic impact statements" to show how their proposals benefit undergraduate students fills me with foreboding ("Real cost of RAE cuts", THES...
It is not the RAE that has favoured the separation of teaching and research. What seriously undermines research-led teaching is pressure on universities to increase student numbers without receiving...