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Before you get excited, I’m not actually back! I’m just popping in with some news!
So, first of all, if you’ve been missing my writing, I have good news for you. I’ve recently started writing the University Affairs’s Careers Café column! You can check out my first two pieces, on opportunities and online job announcements. Here’s a preview of the latter:
Digital technology, including social media, has dramatically transformed the academic landscape over the last 10 years. Some of these changes have been positive, and some negative. Some platforms like Twitter have facilitated the creation of online communities for academics, creating spaces where we can provide support for each other, engage in conversation, and share our work. But at the same time, new publication venues, like blogs, have put even more pressure on graduate students and early career academics to produce material. Other changes are less easily categorized, but raise important questions that we, as a field, need to address. In this case, I’m speaking about the increasingly common practice of online job announcements. To be clear, I’m not referring to job ads, but rather, the announcements from the individuals who get the jobs and/or promotions.
Secondly, Stephanie and I have been chatting about what to do with Unwritten Histories. We’ve basically come to the conclusion that we’d like to keep everything up, and write occasional posts when the mood strikes us. I don’t think we’ll reactivate the Patreon account right now, though maybe we can consider switching to a per-post model. I’d love to hear your thoughts on the subject.
And on that note, keep your eye out for a brand new blog post on Tuesday. I wasn’t planning to do a gift guide for this year, but I couldn’t resist it. See you then!
