In case you missed it, there was a fascinating piece in the Guardian the other day about “nostalgia memes”, which people (principally on Facebook) create and exchange to idealise the past. Who remembers “proper binmen”?
I come across a lot of an equivalent in higher education circles when people talk about the environment of academia and the student experience. And I’m sure I’ve encountered a whole range of them while watching the deliberations surrounding the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill.
There’s a strange mix in both the images on Facebook and in the examples that people use to evaluate and imagine university life.
