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Forging a Rewarding Careerin the Humanities

Advice for Academics

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  • © 2014

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Editors:
  1. Karla P. Zepeda

    1. Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne, USA

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  2. Ellen Mayock

    1. Washington and Lee University, Lexington, USA

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  • The volume offers a broad slate of experiences and advice for individuals who want to approach the career path in an informed, deliberate, and flexible way.

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiv
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  2. Building a Well-Rounded Career

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. A New Walk

      • Lesley Wheeler
      Pages 3-13

    3. Step Out of the Box

      • Michelle Durán-Ruiz
      Pages 15-22

    4. Ten Tapas for a Career in the Humanities

      • Sheri Spaine Long, Jean W. Leloup
      Pages 23-36

    5. The Generalist

      • Paul Hanstedt
      Pages 37-46

    6. Humans and the Humanities in the Market Era

      • Mónica González García
      Pages 47-69

    7. Marketing the Unmarketable

      • Katherine K. O’sullivan
      Pages 71-86

    8. Top Tips For Humanities Professionals From Humanities Professionals

      • Ellen Mayock, Karla P. Zepeda
      Pages 87-110

  3. Overcoming Obstacles

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 111-111
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    2. The Sanity Project

      • Michael F. Mcclure
      Pages 113-124

    3. Transitioning From Secondary to Higher Ed

      • Mary Ann Dellinger
      Pages 125-140

    4. Valuing Governance

      • Beatriz Trigo
      Pages 141-147

    5. Halfway Up or Halfway Down

      • Elizabeth Kuebler-Wolf
      Pages 149-160

    6. Finding Fulfilment through Self, Purpose and Community

      • Christa Bucklin
      Pages 161-167

    7. Interview with Legal Counsel Mark E. Giaquinta

      • Karla P. Zepeda
      Pages 169-178

  4. Back Matter

    Pages 179-184
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About this book

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

Editors and Affiliations

  • Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne, USA

    Karla P. Zepeda

  • Washington and Lee University, Lexington, USA

    Ellen Mayock

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Forging a Rewarding Careerin the Humanities

  • Book Subtitle: Advice for Academics

  • Editors: Karla P. Zepeda, Ellen Mayock

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-845-9

  • Publisher: SensePublishers Rotterdam

  • eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Education (R0)

  • Copyright Information: SensePublishers-Rotterdam, The Netherlands 2014

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-6209-845-9Published: 26 November 2014

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXIV, 184

  • Topics: Education, general

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