Careers in Practice

Bibliographic Data

ID23720408
AuthorsSusan Squires (corresponding author)
Year2013
Pages61-70
Publication date2013-03-22
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeOTHER
VenueA Handbook of Practicing Anthropology (JOURNAL)
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/9781118486597.ch6
OpenAlexW1507201953
ISBN9781118486597
LanguageEN
References cited11

In this chapter, the author draws on her experiences to discuss the sometimes circuitous path followed by practitioners as they build careers and develop their professional identities. The chapter begins by looking back at practice, and how current practitioners created a career path for themselves starting as ethnographers. Using examples from her own career, the author discusses the importance of continuing to learn on the job, and how practitioner career arcs involve progressive increases in roles and responsibilities, while also noting some of the salient differences between practice and the academy. The chapter concludes by offering some lessons learned, as well as a reminder that the field of anthropology practice is still evolving. Future practitioners can be more proactive in their career trajectory than the anthropologists who laid the groundwork for today's practice. It is no longer a “random walk” but a career choice with its own challenges and opportunities.

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