Forging a Rewarding Careerin the Humanities : Advice for Academics / edited by Karla P. Zepeda, Ellen Mayock.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Zepeda, Karla P., Editor.

Mayock, Ellen., Editor.

Series:

Humanities, Social Sciences and Law Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education.

Local Subjects:

Education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (203 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2014.

Place of Publication:

Rotterdam : SensePublishers : Imprint: SensePublishers, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / Karla P. Zepeda and Ellen Mayock

A New Walk / Lesley Wheeler

Step Out of the Box / Michelle Durán-Ruiz

Ten Tapas for a Career in the Humanities / Sheri Spaine Long and Jean W. Leloup

The Generalist / Paul Hanstedt

Humans and the Humanities in the Market Era / Mónica González García

Marketing The Unmarketable / Katherine K. O’Sullivan

Top Tips for Humanities Professionals from Humanities Professionals / Ellen Mayock and Karla P. Zepeda

The Sanity Project / Michael F. Mcclure

Transitioning from Secondary to Higher Ed / Mary Ann Dellinger

Valuing Governance / Beatriz Trigo

Halfway Up or Halfway Down / Elizabeth Kuebler-Wolf

Finding Fulfilment through Self, Purpose and Community / Christa Bucklin

Interview with Legal Counsel Mark E. GiaQuinta / Karla P. Zepeda

About the Contributors / Karla P. Zepeda and Ellen Mayock

Index / Karla P. Zepeda and Ellen Mayock.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9789462098459

946209845X

OCLC:

900884765