From my point of view, as one of those many who realized what was going to happen to the Australian university system over three decades ago, and critiqued the managerialism and commercialization brought in with Dawkins’ “reforms” at the time they began, there’s a certain schadenfreude in seeing figures like Graeme finally get the point. For too long, they objected to our critique, and instead promulgated the “new humanities,” assisted in the collapse of autonomous, discipline-based departments, and prided themselves on their good relations with politicians, etc etc.
From my point of view, as one of those many who realized what was going to happen to the Australian university system over three decades ago, and critiqued the managerialism and commercialization brought in with Dawkins’ “reforms” at the time they began, there’s a certain schadenfreude in seeing figures like Graeme finally get the point. For too long, they objected to our critique, and instead promulgated the “new humanities,” assisted in the collapse of autonomous, discipline-based departments, and prided themselves on their good relations with politicians, etc etc.