Graduate Study for the Twenty-First Century: How to Build an Academic Career in the Humanities - Softcover

Semenza, Gregory Colon

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1403969361 ISBN 13: 9781403969361

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2005

Synopsis

As opposed to graduate school "survival guides," this book is the only book to confront the complex realities of graduate study in the humanities. Semenza prepares graduate students and recent graduates for what they really seek: a successful academic car

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From the Author

Five characteristics distinguish Graduate Study for the 21st Century. First, this is a book designed solely for graduate students who wish to become professors on the tenure track; it does not spend time on alternative career paths for terminal M.A.s or Ph.D.s. Second, the unique focus on building a professorial career means that this book dedicates a significant amount of attention to professional development issues, including publishing, attending conferences, and job searching. In a straightforward and non-condescending manner, it emphasizes how a smart and informed "streamlining" approach to graduate study and teaching can lead to both a meaningful (and relatively short) graduate career and the sort of professional accomplishments that will make you a standout on the job market. Third, Graduate Study for the 21st Century is the only guide that recognizes the specific needs of students in the humanities. It does not assume that the concerns of a history student (or professor) are the same as those of an individual specializing in chemistry or engineering. Fourth, this book deliberately counters the tendency of the aforementioned guides to present an image of graduate school as unrelated to and unaffected by the brutal realities of late 20th-century and 21st-century politics and corporate economics. One gets the impression from previous graduate school guides that academe is no different today from what it was fifty or seventy-five years ago. Finally, this book operates at a level of detail simply not found in any of the aforementioned works. Focusing in depth on such important practical matters as selecting the right seminars, making the most of exams, and constructing effective CV’s, teaching portfolios, and job applications, the emphasis of this book is very much on how to succeed in graduate school.

About the Author

Gregory Colon Semenza is Assistant Professor of English, University of Connecticut.

Edition details

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1403969361
• ISBN 13: 9781403969361
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 336