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Articles by Emma Rees
From dedicating time for brainstorming to taking inspiration from their dog, five writers explain how they are changing their approach to academia and life as another academic year begins in the northern hemisphere
With hostility from the ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ Office over international student numbers, membership of Horizon Europe slipping away and heavy demands placed on institutions by regulators, UK university staff will be wondering how 2023 will play out. Patrick McGhee and Emma Rees read the runes
All academics have had that anxiety dream about standing up to give a lecture, only to realise they have forgotten to prepare anything ¨C or to put on any clothes. But real teaching failures are rarely so disastrous ¨C and many are teachable moments. Seven academics tell us their hard-earned lessons
Emma Rees is impressed by a disturbing study of how universities largely fail to address their employees¡¯ grievances
A new term is beginning in the northern hemisphere, and many campuses are reopening. But are academics relishing a return to relative normality or fearful of unvaccinated students? And what has the Covid experience taught them about their approach to teaching? Six scholars offer their perspectives
Not before time, the female partners whose intellectual contributions enhanced their husbands¡¯ work get long-overdue credit, writes Emma Rees
Emma Rees enjoys a vivid if familiar exploration of changing attitudes to romance
Emma Rees praises a lively yet forensic analysis of systemic misogyny
Still on mute? Then let¡¯s begin, says Emma Rees
Emma Rees applauds a detailed analysis of how women are sidelined in the art world ¨C and how they can fight back
Book of the week: Emma Rees salutes a wide-ranging study of women who passed as men or found other means to serve in combat
Book of the week: Emma Rees praises a brilliantly wide-ranging study of the menopause across the centuries
Emma Rees is unconvinced by an attempt to shed new light on sexual conflict in the Bard¡¯s works
The iconic dictionary¡¯s misogynist descriptions of female genitalia were ripe for revision, say Emma Rees and Ellie Stedall
Emma Rees is impressed by a wide-ranging study of how governments have encouraged and discouraged citizens to have children
Emma Rees celebrates a new generation of online feminist campaigners
Book of the week: Josh Cohen¡¯s ruminations on slobbishness and lethargy will resonate with many readers
Book of the week: leaning in self-determinedly sidelines collective efforts to secure equality, says Emma Rees
Book of the Week: Emma Rees on the key role of feelings in spurring individuals to political action
Book of the week: This tale of female activists is impressive and an important driver for change, writes Emma Rees
Women and their clothing are scrutinised more closely because men are seen as the norm in academia. Emma Rees considers the codes at play in what is supposedly a radical space
Emma Rees on a challenging study that leads to flashbacks of Foucault and Xena: Warrior Princess
Time to cut down on sarcasm, Buzzfeed quizzes, references to neoliberalism and ad hoc usage of Latinate and French phrases, says Emma Rees
Witty asides permeate a study contemplating money, love, hope and rappers, says Emma Rees
