Tara Brabazon's 12 Rules for (academic) life - a stroppy feminist's guide through teaching, learning, politics and Jordan Peterson

Tara presents her flipped keynote for the Australian Women's and Gender Studies Association.   

Join the online chat.  See you on September 25!  https://twitter.com/AWGSA1/status/1299538650972082176

 

Here are the 12 Rules.

Rule 1             Always ask why.

Rule 2             Be an intellectual and make your choices about the mode.

Rule 3             Laugh like a Medusa and maintain the confidence of a mediocre white man.

Rule 4             Empowered groups have to be very confident in their power to give some away.

Rule 5             Intellectual generosity is the foundation of scholarly life.

Rule 6             Just because you work in higher education does not mean you are an expert in higher education.

Rule 7             Freedom to read is more important than freedom of speech.

Rule 8             Be a leader, rather than complain about leadership.

Rule 9             Teaching matters.  Learning matters more.

Rule 10           Women are humans, citizens, and fully formed people.

Rule 11.          Respect the vulnerable, the sick, the dying and the dead.

Rule 12           Be the change you want to see.