Emma Abell‐selby
Biographic Data
| ID | 119247 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Emma Abell‐selby |
| GIVEN NAMES | Emma |
| FAMILY NAME | Abell‐selby |
| SIGNATURE | SELBY E A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of South Florida |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3718-3635 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Cost of Precarity in U.S. Higher Education
From rhetoric to reality: Why we need an anthropology of higher education policy
In October 2011, then-Governor (now Senator) Rick Scott proclaimed the state of Florida did not need any more anthropologists (Gomberg-Muñoz, 2013). On May 15, 2023, current Governor Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill 266, which sanctioned a multipronged attack on public higher education, with disciplines like anthropology in the crosshairs. In a short 12 years, we had gone from rhetoric to reality. Backed by financial penalties for failure to compl…
On the Frontlines: Anthropological Reflections of Grocery Store Work During the Covid-19 Pandemic
The Impacts of Ongoing Higher Education Legislation on University Instruction: Perspectives from an Anthropology Graduate Student in the State of Florida
In this essay, I reflect on my own experiences as a graduate student in applied anthropology working in the context of ongoing higher education legislation implemented under the DeSantis administration in the state of Florida. In particular, I focus on the ways Florida’s House Bill 7 and Senate Bill 266 have impacted my experiences as a graduate student teaching general education courses in anthropology. This commentary argues that these laws hav…
From rhetoric to reality: Why we need an anthropology of higher education policy
In October 2011, then-Governor (now Senator) Rick Scott proclaimed the state of Florida did not need any more anthropologists (Gomberg-Muñoz, 2013). On May 15, 2023, current Governor Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill 266, which sanctioned a multipronged attack on public higher education, with disciplines like anthropology in the crosshairs. In a short 12 years, we had gone from rhetoric to reality. Backed by financial penalties for failure to compl…
The Impacts of Ongoing Higher Education Legislation on University Instruction: Perspectives from an Anthropology Graduate Student in the State of Florida
In this essay, I reflect on my own experiences as a graduate student in applied anthropology working in the context of ongoing higher education legislation implemented under the DeSantis administration in the state of Florida. In particular, I focus on the ways Florida’s House Bill 7 and Senate Bill 266 have impacted my experiences as a graduate student teaching general education courses in anthropology. This commentary argues that these laws hav…
On the Frontlines: Anthropological Reflections of Grocery Store Work During the Covid-19 Pandemic
The Impacts of Ongoing Higher Education Legislation on University Instruction: Perspectives from an Anthropology Graduate Student in the State of Florida
In this essay, I reflect on my own experiences as a graduate student in applied anthropology working in the context of ongoing higher education legislation implemented under the DeSantis administration in the state of Florida. In particular, I focus on the ways Florida’s House Bill 7 and Senate Bill 266 have impacted my experiences as a graduate student teaching general education courses in anthropology. This commentary argues that these laws hav…
The Cost of Precarity in U.S. Higher Education
From rhetoric to reality: Why we need an anthropology of higher education policy
In October 2011, then-Governor (now Senator) Rick Scott proclaimed the state of Florida did not need any more anthropologists (Gomberg-Muñoz, 2013). On May 15, 2023, current Governor Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill 266, which sanctioned a multipronged attack on public higher education, with disciplines like anthropology in the crosshairs. In a short 12 years, we had gone from rhetoric to reality. Backed by financial penalties for failure to compl…
Sociology (3 works) · Anthropology (2 works) · Higher Education Governance and Development (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Advertising (1 works) · Aesthetics (1 works) · Anthropology: Ethics, History, Culture (1 works) · Art (1 works) · Business (1 works) · Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice (1 works)