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Gramsci and the Superhero
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…
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,…