In two previous posts, I’ve talked about how the global university rankings system is affecting scholarship and the work of scholars. (here and here)Various metrics are used in creating university…
In an earlier post, I wrote about the ways in which journal rankings systems can make it difficult for people in small specialized fields to meet the “key performance indicators”…
I keep coming across references to this idea that in 1802, Nguyễn Phúc Ánh, the founder of the Nguyễn Dynasty, to quote Wikipedia: “crowned himself emperor, under the reign name…
The world of academic knowledge production today is very different from what it was just 5-10 years ago and it will continue to change rapidly in the years ahead.I will…
The topic of Việt origins is one that many people find interesting. However, it is a topic that requires that one constantly update one’s knowledge.Over the past 10 years, a…
For the past two decades, I have been working in higher education and observing how the Internet, and the digital revolution more generally, has transformed my profession (History).While there have…
“Gia Định báo” is the name of what many people consider to be the first Vietnamese newspaper. It was first published in 1865 in Vietnamese using the Latin script.“Gia Định”…
Well, no, that’s not what this post is actually about.Instead, it’s just that I recently published a new article in which I “expose” some of what I think about academia,…
Over the past couple of months, I have spent some time exploring Vietnamese materials that the National Library of France has digitized. As I have done so, I have asked…
Several months ago, or maybe longer, I downloaded a new article that I wanted to read, but I’ve only now had time to do so.The article is by Trần Thị…