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Arday and the academy

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By Katy Barnett
| whatkatydid.net
The academy’s latest scandal is the downfall of Professor Jason Arday, formerly of Cambridge University, until he resigned recently. His own account indicated that he had overcome considerable disadvantage: he was a Black person who grew up on a council estate, he was autistic and had been non-verbal until he was eleven, and he was unable to read or write until he was eighteen. Nonetheless, Arday completed a PhD and, eventually, became a professor.
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[Repost] Lecturer’s duty of care

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By Katy Barnett
| Substack
[I am teaching intensively at the moment, so I thought I would publish this old post on the way I approach teaching.] I’ve said this before, but I’ll say it again. I have views. You may be able to discern what they are. I am more than happy to chat with you about them in an open and civil fashion. I make it clear to my students: they do not have to agree with my views. I don’t presume that all right-thinking people agree with me; in fact, I know many very good people who disagree with me strongly.
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Pro free speech, against antisemitism

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By Katy Barnett
| whatkatydid.net
Recently I wrote an op ed for The Age, regarding an unfortunate incident on my campus where a Jewish professor was harassed and stalked by protesters. In my byline I explained that I am a member of both the Australian Academic Alliance Against Antisemitism (5A) and the Free Speech Union of Australia. The main criticism I’ve had in relation to the article—apart from the usual nonsense—is that I cannot be both pro free speech and anti antisemitism.
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