Forging a rewarding career in the humanities [electronic resource] : advice for academics / edited by Karla P. Zepeda and Ellen Mayock.

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Forging a rewarding career in the humanities [electronic resource] : advice for academics / edited by Karla P. Zepeda and Ellen Mayock.

9789462098459 electronic book
946209845X electronic book
9789462098442
9789462098435

Rotterdam : Sense Publishers, [2014]

English

1 online resource (xxiv, 184 pages)

10.1007/978-94-6209-845-9 doi

LC1011

370.11/2

As has been abundantly documented in the popular and academic press, the humanities are facing challenging times marked by national debate regarding the importance of the humanities in higher education, program and budget cuts, and an ever-decreasing number of tenure-track jobs. In addition, the humanities face quite literally a quantification of their value as the Academy adopts a more corporate mindset. This volume provides advice to professionals in the humanities on how to forge a useful, compelling, and productive career. The book?s 13 chapters address professional approaches to developing and maintaining an active research agenda, fomenting the ideals of the teacher-scholar model, managing the service demands within and outside the college or university, and navigating institutional politics. The collection offers practical and theoretical approaches to higher education, personal anecdotes, intelligent advice, and interviews with colleagues in the humanities. Specific themes addressed include the transition from graduate student to humanities professional, diverging from prescribed paths, the humanities professor as creative writer, moving from secondary to post-secondary education, humanities in an international, market-based context, and participation in governance structures. Cover photograph ?Silent Flutes? by Adilia D. Ortega

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