Residential Spread
52 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago -A podcast about college & coronavirus.
We are term-limited contingent faculty teaching the humanities in U.S. higher ed. Our schools have experienced massive disruption, shifts, and changes due to the spread of coronavirus. On this show, we investigate the sources and consequences of the policies that led us here and discuss what it's like to navigate higher ed during a pandemic as members of the precariat.
The views expressed on this show those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of any other agency, organization, employer or company.
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Episodes
"Record Scratch/Freeze Frame"
August 10, 2020 11:00 - 23 minutes - 17.7 MBIn our first episode, we compare universities’ responses to COVID-19 in the spring, when case numbers were low but rising, and the fall, when they are high and steady. We also wistfully remember the days when an academic job market existed and friends could share snacks while preparing for campus visits. Links AJC Covid Dashboard Open Letter RE: Online Teaching During Coronavirus “Colleges face Rising Revolt by Professors” Tweet from @CabreraAngel Tweet from @CabreraAngel @Aslavitt th...
Sneak Peak: "Close Reading"
August 07, 2020 11:00 - 7 minutes - 6.79 MBIn this sneak peak of Residential Spread, we discuss the origin of our show's title. We take it from the name of the mode of course delivery at Georgia Tech that includes the most in-person contact. We discuss how the label is at once evocative of fungi and indicative of higher ed's motivations for pushing face to face instruction in the fall . "COVID-19 Information for Faculty and Instructors" Episode Transcript Theme song credit: Canon in D Major by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompe...