Meandering academics

Sama, L. M., Egan, M., Friedman, V. J., Jones, D. R., Rhew, N. D. and Robinson, S. (2023) Meandering academics. In: Robinson, S., Bristow, A. and Ratle, O. (eds.) Doing Academic Careers Differently: Portraits of Academic Life. Routledge, pp. 13-22. ISBN 9781032212609

Abstract

In this chapter, six “meandering academics” share their journey through academe, presenting individual narratives that coalesce into a collage of collective meandering. Sharing consonant and dissonant themes, they arrive at a common understanding of their careers as purposeful, typically non-traditional, and often activist in rejecting conventional norms that would otherwise strangle their creativity. Their meanderings reject a corporatized academic model and both assert and cultivate attitudes and behaviors that permit restoration and scholarly reflection. In doing so, they seek to offer a channel for those embarking on an academic career to be bold in choosing their own path, and to be open to meandering digressions that might enlighten and refresh.

• Item Type: Book Sections
• Additional Information: eISBN 9781003267553
• Status: Published
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Robinson, Professor Sarah
• Authors: Sama, L. M., Egan, M., Friedman, V. J., Jones, D. R., Rhew, N. D., and Robinson, S.
• College/School: College of Social Sciences > Adam Smith Business School > Management
• Publisher: Routledge
• ISBN: 9781032212609
• Copyright Holders: Copyright: © 2024 selection and editorial matter, Sarah Robinson, Alexandra Bristow, and Olivier Ratle; individual chapters, the contributors
• First Published: First published in Doing Academic Careers Differently: Portraits of Academic Life
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced in accordance with the publisher copyright policy

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