Chances are you were not attracted to academia by the professional identity of "Historian" or "Literary Scholar" or "Sociologist" or whatever they call people in your field. You were attracted by the possibilities of particular research questions. You selected a program that would enable you to … [Read more...] about The Spectre of Professionalism: Field, discipline, interdisciplinary
An example of an academic career
It's easy to imagine that an academic career is simple. You get a tenure-track position in a department. You teach. You do research. You sit on some committees. You get promoted. It is also easy to get discouraged at the conservatism of academic cultures. To see the difficulties for … [Read more...] about An example of an academic career
Peer reviewed journal articles and monographs in the academic evaluation process
This is the 2nd post in a series on how your scholarship is evaluated in various academic evaluation processes. I was inspired by the comments on a blog post on Melville and the knowledge that some of my readers do blog and worry about how this will affect their careers. The first post is … [Read more...] about Peer reviewed journal articles and monographs in the academic evaluation process
