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Joey McCollum deposited Bayesian Textual Criticism since Hort: A Synthesis and Demonstration in the group
New Testament on Humanities Commons 2 years, 1 month agoIn his introduction to The New Testament in the Original Greek, F. J. A. Hort laid out a taxonomy of evidence for text-critical judgments that is still followed today. In addition to the external evidence pertaining to the textual affinities, dates, and provenances of manuscripts, versions, and patristic quotations, he divided the internal…[Read more]
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Joey McCollum deposited Bayesian Textual Criticism since Hort: A Synthesis and Demonstration in the group
Digital Humanists on Humanities Commons 2 years, 1 month agoIn his introduction to The New Testament in the Original Greek, F. J. A. Hort laid out a taxonomy of evidence for text-critical judgments that is still followed today. In addition to the external evidence pertaining to the textual affinities, dates, and provenances of manuscripts, versions, and patristic quotations, he divided the internal…[Read more]
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Joey McCollum deposited Bayesian Textual Criticism since Hort: A Synthesis and Demonstration in the group
Biblical Studies on Humanities Commons 2 years, 1 month agoIn his introduction to The New Testament in the Original Greek, F. J. A. Hort laid out a taxonomy of evidence for text-critical judgments that is still followed today. In addition to the external evidence pertaining to the textual affinities, dates, and provenances of manuscripts, versions, and patristic quotations, he divided the internal…[Read more]
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Joey McCollum deposited Bayesian Textual Criticism since Hort: A Synthesis and Demonstration on Humanities Commons 2 years, 1 month ago
In his introduction to The New Testament in the Original Greek, F. J. A. Hort laid out a taxonomy of evidence for text-critical judgments that is still followed today. In addition to the external evidence pertaining to the textual affinities, dates, and provenances of manuscripts, versions, and patristic quotations, he divided the internal…[Read more]
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Joey McCollum posted an update on Humanities Commons 2 years, 3 months ago
Dr. Mehreen Faruqi, Deputy Leader of the Australian Greens and Senator for NSW, has even written an open letter to Education Minister Jason Clare. She notes that the affected staff were never consulted in the formation of the academic change plan, and she calls for “Overhauling governance structures in universities to make them more democratic.”…[Read more]
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Joey McCollum posted an update on Humanities Commons 2 years, 3 months ago
Marilyn Rodrigues covered the story of ACU’s proposed cuts to the humanities for Catholic Weekly: https://www.catholicweekly.com.au/deep-cuts-to-acu-humanities-to-stem-growth-of-30m-deficit/
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Joey McCollum posted an update on Humanities Commons 2 years, 3 months ago
Michael McDonnell at the University of Sydney has posted an open letter against ACU’s proposed cuts to the humanities for the History Matters blog: https://historymatters.sydney.edu.au/
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Joey McCollum posted an update on Humanities Commons 2 years, 3 months ago
Veronica Lenard has also covered the story of ACU’s proposed cuts in the humanities for Honi Soit: http://honisoit.com/2023/09/acu-proposes-job-cuts-and-the-closure-of-a-research-program-and-institute/
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Joey McCollum posted an update on Humanities Commons 2 years, 3 months ago
The History Council of NSW has also issued a condemnation of staff cuts in the humanities at ACU: https://historycouncilnsw.org.au/staff-cuts-acu/
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Joey McCollum posted an update on Humanities Commons 2 years, 3 months ago
Most recently, Luara Ferracioli has written a fantastic opinion piece for ABC connecting the state of political debate in Australia to cuts in the humanities, including the one currently proposed by ACU’s new administration: https://www.abc.net.au/religion/ferracioli-referendum-absence-of-nuanced-debate-in-australia/102885810.
A humanities…[Read more]
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Joey McCollum posted an update on Humanities Commons 2 years, 3 months ago
ACU’s Miles Pattenden has also written a piece for ABC on the threat that the university’s cuts to the humanities pose to its reputation as an institute of higher education operating in the Catholic tradition: https://www.abc.net.au/religion/miles-pattenden-acu-lament-catholic-university/102856898
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Joey McCollum posted an update on Humanities Commons 2 years, 3 months ago
The Times Higher Education also put out a piece on the ACU change plan and its damaging effect on humanities departments and faculty that have been crucial in establishing the university’s international reputation: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/catholic-university-cuts-ability-engage-own-heritage
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Joey McCollum posted an update on Humanities Commons 2 years, 3 months ago
The Daily Nous covered ACU’s proposed academic change plan and its destructive effect on the Dianoia Institute of Philosophy early on, and it has posted multiple updates since: https://dailynous.com/2023/09/16/acu-proposes-closing-dianoia-institute/.
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Joey McCollum posted an update on Humanities Commons 2 years, 3 months ago
Thanks to scholars speaking out and signing petitions like the ones I’ve shared, the proposal by ACU’s new administration to pare down humanities jobs and disband entire institutes has come to the attention of the media, other academic institutions, and politicians. The Guardian was among the first to cover the story:…[Read more]
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Joey McCollum posted an update on Humanities Commons 2 years, 3 months ago
A petition against ACU’s proposed dissolution of the Medieval and Early Modern Studies (MEMS) department is also being circulated: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScLAzmPu84ys2STLOX599BHoc53QmOm03upXJe3yqujeB1TiQ/viewform. Please sign and share it!
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Joey McCollum posted an update on Humanities Commons 2 years, 3 months ago
Another petition against ACU’s proposed cuts to humanities departments is being circulated by Australia’s National Tertiary Education Union at https://act.newmode.net/action/nteu/acu-senate-dont-make-staff-pay-acus-overspending. Even if you are not at an academic institution or in Australia, you are welcome and encouraged to sign and share with…[Read more]
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Joey McCollum posted an update on Humanities Commons 2 years, 3 months ago
To those who have not already seen the news on other social media sites, the current administration at Australian Catholic University (where I’m doing my PhD research) has released a change plan that recommends disbanding the Medieval and Early Modern Studies (MEMS) department, the Dianoia Institute of Philosophy, and other humanities departments.…[Read more]
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Joey McCollum's profile was updated on Humanities Commons 2 years, 9 months ago
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Joey McCollum deposited Bayesian Textual Criticism: Evolutionary Genetics and the Transmission of New Testament Texts in the group
New Testament on Humanities Commons 3 years, 1 month ago[Note: these are the slides for the second talk described in the abstract.]
Phylogenetics is an approach developed in evolutionary biology to reconstruct organisms’ relationships of descent based on observations of their trait similarities and differences. It finds a close analogue in textual criticism, where manuscripts correspond to o…[Read more]
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Joey McCollum deposited Bayesian Textual Criticism: Evolutionary Genetics and the Transmission of New Testament Texts in the group
Digital Humanists on Humanities Commons 3 years, 1 month ago[Note: these are the slides for the second talk described in the abstract.]
Phylogenetics is an approach developed in evolutionary biology to reconstruct organisms’ relationships of descent based on observations of their trait similarities and differences. It finds a close analogue in textual criticism, where manuscripts correspond to o…[Read more]
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