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Peterson explored the narratives ofthe aspirations of research academics as they moved forward in the academy, only to find a tale of woe (Peterson, 2011) . There was, found Peterson, a malaise in the university. Early career scholars were making choicesand expressing aspirations in an atmosphere of, as they understood and experienced it, overwork and undervalue. Instead of exciting career path strategies, Peterson encountered coping strategies and exit strategies. She concluded that policy makers and university managers would do well to listen to the stories of these academics, their narratives, instead of continuing, as she claimed, to dismiss and denigrate them. A grim picture indeed: one that, although the word was not used, lacked compassion. We prefer, for the moment, not to revisit that tale of woe. We do note, nevertheless, that such a tale reflects a common situation in the academy. Many academics begin their career at university full of hope and ambition, todo, as Anne Pirrie (2018) calls it,‘good work well’. They arrive with plans to inspire their students, to instil a love of learning and of their chosen discipline, only to have the shine on their hope tarnished by the sheer grind of working in a higher education institution.There are many reasons for this – the increasing bureaucratisation of the university, shifting government and societal expectations, performance reporting processes, attitudes towards university education as job training, funding pressures, and  \nso on.As far back as 1992, the effects of such organisational sensibilities were recognised for the potentially destructive forces they appear to have become (Palmer, 1992) . At that time, Palmer noted the importance of balance and symbiosis between, on the one hand, the conservative role of organisations and, on the other hand, the dynamic roles of social movements, in simultaneously maintaining status quo and driving change.This balance, Palmer reminded us, is essential to a healthy society. However, he then warned us (p. 10),‘when an organisation mentality is imposed on a problem that requires movement sensibilities, the result is often despair’. It appears we have progressed beyond this Palmerian moment.  \nThis opinion piece is, for this moment, a response, a thinking experiment about how to make a shift against narratives that oppress,and how to respond positively to the‘compelling need for compassionate academic leadership in our universities’(Waddington, 2018, p.87).We unashamedly draw on writers from more demanding educational circumstances – from the socially charged environments of late twentieth century Brazil and the emergence of post-apartheid South Africa – to provide inspiration that demonstrates change is possible in the academy.  \nHow do we know that we are beyond the Palmerian moment? The evidence is clear. It lies in the narratives that academics provide when asked about their daily experience of working in the university. We appear tobe in a situation, rightly or wrongly, that fosters deficit narratives, narratives of coping, narratives of leaving, and narratives of despair. These are easy narratives to  \nvol. 61, no. 1, 2019 Unveiling opportunities for hope Bill Boyd & Airdre Grant 71  \nA U S T R A L I A N U N I V E R S I T I E S ’ R E V I E W  \nperpetuate, founded on a strong sense of being uncared for, of being unappreciated, and of being put upon. Who reading this opinion piece has not experienced the narratives of woe from disgruntled colleagues? The war stories of excessive hours of marking? The inequities of rules that ‘they’, some ","cbCaibvu1MiXS3Ch","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaibvu1MiXS3Ch","pdf",141496,"English","# Unveiling opportunities for hope\n## From hope to despair in academic careers\n## Beyond the Palmerian moment\n## Countering deficit narratives with hopeful practice","[{\"question\":\"What problem does the opinion piece highlight in universities?\",\"answer\":\"It argues that universities can lack compassion, leading to overwork and undervaluation and producing narratives of woe, coping, leaving, and despair.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the article describe the “Palmerian moment” and why it matters?\",\"answer\":\"It discusses a warning that arises when an organisation mindset is imposed on issues requiring movement-oriented sensitivities, often resulting in despair, and questions whether that stage has passed.\"},{\"question\":\"What approach does the piece propose to replace deficit narratives?\",\"answer\":\"It suggests that countering negative stories requires hopeful intent and practice focused on humanisation, beginning anew, and refusing to bureaucratise the mind, drawing on Freire’s statements.\"}]","Unveiling opportunities for hope - opinion piece | PDF",1792079934,13]