Katja ThiemeGrandstanding with Faux Diagnoses: J. Michael Bailey AgainJ. Michael Bailey seems to specialize in touting faux-clinical diagnoses. If one follows his work, one can witness how, with some…5 min read·Sep 1, 2023--1--1
Katja ThiemeThe Road to Retraction: J. Michael Bailey and ROGDLet us imagine that you do not really know who J. Michael Bailey is, what his previous research output has been, or how his work has been…6 min read·Jun 21, 2023--1--1
Katja ThiemeAgainst the Social Concept of Free SpeechIn Twitter-fueled free speech discussions, I often remind my interlocutors of the distinction between a legal, constitutional conception of…6 min read·Apr 5, 2023----
Katja ThiemeJust Dropped in to See What Position Your Position Was inPositionality statements have been a hot topic on academic Twitter. Some bold positions have been taken during these discussions. Do you…7 min read·Feb 22, 2023----
Katja ThiemeMoving A Complaint from Occlusion to Disclosure: Jordan Peterson's GambitJordan Peterson has placed himself in the spotlight of Canadian media again. This time it is with a campaign against complaints that were…8 min read·Jan 22, 2023----
Katja ThiemeWriting Backwards, Forwards, Sideways, and AroundThe publishing of research articles is a central activity in contemporary academia: publications are the way to build one’s livelihood, to…6 min read·Dec 28, 2022----
Katja ThiemeLook over There! An Academic Freedom Crisis!If you have followed think tank reports on academic freedom over the past number of years, you will have already noticed the pattern I…6 min read·Sep 21, 2022--1--1
Katja ThiemeCorrection Junction*: Grammar FunctionThere is a long tradition of university and college instructors lamenting the state of grammar in their students’ writing. Students’…6 min read·Jan 27, 2021----
Katja ThiemeWhat Even Is Writing Studies? How Does It Work?Writing studies by that name is a young field. It has grown with increasing production of written genres in many professions and positions…5 min read·Nov 9, 2020----
Katja ThiemeWhat Have You Learned about Math Today?George Orwell was not a mathematician.5 min read·Aug 5, 2020--3--3