RE: [xmca] Re: Shocking treatment of Professor Ian Parker atGaskell MMU Manchester, UK

["Duvall, Emily" <emily@uidaho.edu>]

We live in medieval times....


Emily Duvall, PhD
University of Idaho, Coeur d'Alene
 
He only earns his freedom and his life, who takes them every day by storm. 
-- Johann Wolfgang Goethe 


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From: xmca-bounces@weber.ucsd.edu [mailto:xmca-bounces@weber.ucsd.edu] On Behalf Of Julian Williams
Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2012 12:38 PM
To: eXtended Mind, Culture, Activity
Subject: RE: [xmca] Re: Shocking treatment of Professor Ian Parker atGaskell MMU Manchester, UK

dear all

given employment rules, you need to know that if Ian says anything he can be fired - this is the way 'academia' works here... Is it really any different anywhere else?

Catch 22 says that if the employer accuses you, you must be guilty until proved innocent, and if you protest your innocence, then you are guilty of bringing your institution (equals its management) into ' disrepute' at least until such time as the institution is found 'guilty' which is delayed to nearly infinity.

finally in the rare event that you are found innocent, any compensation deal lays involves a no disclosure contractual clues that men's its terms re secret... Under contrct lw you lose your compensation if you tell your colleagues about it.

Hey, that's academic freedom 2013....

Julian
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From: xmca-bounces@weber.ucsd.edu [xmca-bounces@weber.ucsd.edu] on behalf of Jenna McWilliams [jennamcjenna@gmail.com]
Sent: 09 October 2012 20:07
To: eXtended Mind, Culture, Activity
Subject: Re: [xmca] Re: Shocking treatment of Professor Ian Parker at Gaskell   MMU Manchester, UK

Here's a short article in Times Higher Education about Parker's suspension: http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=421442&c=1. Here's a link to the full letter about protest efforts, from student China Mills: http://southernpsychologies.wordpress.com/2012/10/06/protesting-ian-parkers-suspension/.

And here's a Lord of the Rings meme photo related to his suspension (http://memegenerator.net/instance/27933805):




Obviously, information regarding the suspension is scarce, and as far as I can tell Ian Parker himself has either chosen not to or been told not to comment. This makes it hard to know what's going on, although it seems to me that secrecy and silence surrounding an institution's labor and suspension practices are generally bad for everyone.








On Oct 9, 2012, at 12:26 PM, Julian Williams wrote:

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> Dear xmca list
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> I picked up news of Ian Parker's suspension below (email to UCU union members at MMU): this is now the second UCU union rep under threat at MMU, and you may have seen emails and petitions circulating about Christine Vie (UCU exec member) who was made redundant by MMU.
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> Ian Parker has an outstanding reputation as a scholar in critical psychology and is highly regarded by students and colleagues: I urge you to consult the various links here and offer him support via the online petitions etc.
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> This trend seems to be growing in UK academe and I hope xmca will regard it as within its remit to act as conduit for campaigns like this.
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> Julian
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> Dear UCU members
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> MMU's summary suspension last week of Professor Ian Parker, our Gaskell UCU convenor, has brought a howl of protest from the international academic community*.
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> We too are outraged that our UCU colleague has been so shockingly mistreated**. Ian sought to support his colleagues at Gaskell by seeking transparency in workloads and conditions.
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> PLEASE COME TO THE MEETINGS TOMORROW OR THURSDAY TO SUPPORT OUR UNION AND OUR REPRESENTATIVES:
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> All Saints site:  Wednesday 10th October, 1pm - Manton 104
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> OR
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> Didsbury site: Thursday 11th October - Behrens 0.4 - 12.30pm
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> More information:
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> *Ian's colleagues are mobilising: http://www.change.org/petitions/ian-parker-should-get-back-to-his-work
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> **The TUC is mobilising: http://www.manchestertuc.org/solidarity/1464-support-ian-parker-of-mmu-ucu.html
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> Ian's students are mobilising: http://www.bulliedacademics.blogspot.co.uk/
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> Ian's academic profile: http://www.rihsc.mmu.ac.uk/staff/profile.php?surname=Parker&name=Ian
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> Sent on behalf of the UCU branch committee.
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