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In contrast to the narrative of a single flight from academia, this chapter talks about my circular career experiences with academia and university administration roles. By writing it, I want to erode static notions of ‘being an academic’, while also discussing the costs of negotiating my career agility.
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Khoo, T. (2014). Right Back Where We Started From. In: Lemon, N., Garvis, S. (eds) Being “In and Out”. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-830-5_6
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