In his cultural writings, Gramsci writes quite a lot about popular literature, and this should naturally be connected to his thinking around hegemony, where cultural products disseminate ideological messages, consciously or not…
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Bildung and Usefulness in Physics and Engineering Education
So, after 23 years working in higher education, I finally defended my PhD dissertation, with the title in, well, the title. I could share a few thoughts about it, but I am…
Science educators cannot remain silent: a call for Palestinian solidarity
This is probably my most important publication in a scientific journal to date. It will not bring fame or glory, but it takes the responsibility that follows science education seriously. As Howard…
Engineering, Physics and Bildung: Can engineering and physics students be engaged in society through a Bildung-oriented education?
It was a privilege and honor to be invited to hold a guest lecture at the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture at Ghent University today, about Engineering, Physics and Bildung. I had…
So, this happened
Yesterday I was awarded the title “excellent teaching practitioner” from my university. Of course, Groucho Marx famously said: I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member. Given…
Building and Bildung
I finally got the paper hardback copy of the second book I have contributed to this year – Building Networks for Critical and Altruistic Science Education, edited by John Lawrence Bencze. Seen…
Common sense in translation
This is a parallell post from my Gramsci blog. As a thank you for being the conferancier at the Red party’s electoral wake in Trondheim recently, I got the book “Consequences of…
Working class engineers
The path from vocational education to engineering as a path for recruiting working-class students into higher education Last autumn, I was at a wonderful conference at Chalmers in Gothenburg, organized by the…
Teaching Climate Change to Engineering Students in an Oil-Based Economy
By coincidence, just days after I posted another update on a book I had contributed to, another volume where I have a chapter is out. This volume is edited by Larry Bencze,…
Usefulness and Bildung: Engaging Students in a Bildung-oriented Engineering Education
Togehter with a colleague, I have been lucky to be included with a chapter in this great new anthology on Bildung and engineering education: Our contribution is named Usefulness and Bildung: Engaging…