1st Edition

Technology and English Studies Innovative Professional Paths

Edited By James A. Inman, Beth L. Hewett Copyright 2005
272 Pages
by Routledge

272 Pages
by Routledge

272 Pages
by Routledge

In scholarship about technology and English studies, there are a number of first-person narratives that suggest what may be termed "traditional" professional paths. That is, they chronicle the positive influence of a particular technology, class, professor, or publication, and suggest that it inspired a distinct and rewarding professional path. What is missing is the rest of the story--alternate... Read more
Contents: Preface. Part I: The Past as the Future. E.S. Rabkin, Democracy, Real Work, and Falling in Love With the Net. N. Hilton, Chip Off the Old Board. W. Morgan, Circe's Mirror: Professing Liminality. J.F. Barber, All About...Eclecticism as a Professional Path to English Studies. Part II: Searching the Academy. J. Castner, The Importance of Belief. D. Eyman, Moving in From the Periphery: Exploring the Disciplinary Labyrinth. K. Dorwick, From Darkness to Light: Struggling With the Tenure-Track. D. Grigar, On Chance and Change and the Paths on Which They Take Us. Part III: Pushing Boundaries. P.B. Childers, Taking Risks: How to Keep the Juices Flowing. J. Edminster, Electronic Theses and Dissertations: Constructing Professional Interest Over and Against Resistance to Innovation. J.M. Slatin, Becoming an Accessibility Researcher: A Memoir. M. Warschauer, Networking the Nile: Technology and Professional Development in Egypt. Part IV: Forging Beyond. J. Elmborg, A Long Strange Trip: Finding Humanism in the Modern Wired Library. D. Greco, My Freelance Life: Curiosity Versus Professionalization. B.L. Hewett, Interdependency: Building Relationships Between the Academy and the Private Sector. M. Amerika, Answers to Questions I Have Been Asked: A Technomadic Journey.

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