Service as a Subversive Activity
On the centrality of service to an academic career
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7102031 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Susan Hanson (0000-0002-2198-1595, Clark University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 29-34 |
| Publication date | 2007-02-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Gender Place & Culture (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0966-369X • E-ISSN: 1360-0524 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09663690601122176 |
| OpenAlex | W2087026362 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 3 |
In the normative view of academic life, service is presented as an unfortunate inconvenience, a dull distraction from the real work of the academy, which is taken to be teaching and research. Service is also presented to the novice academic as an activity that is completely unconnected with the real work of teaching and research. Jan Monk has made service central to her academic career. A brief overview of her service activities shows how closely intertwined they have been with her scholarship and teaching. Moreover, I believe that Jan's service work demonstrates not only how service is central to a vibrant, meaningful, and rich academic life; it is also an essential vehicle for creating change within, as well as outside of, the academy
Business · Centrality · Normative · Pedagogy · Political science · Public relations · Scholarship · Service (business · Service-learning · Sociology · Work (physics · Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice · Engineering · Law · Psychology · Marketing
When you have a hammer in your hand, everything looks like a nail
Composing our careers
Flourishing in fragile academic work spaces and learning environments
Creating a community of support for graduate students and early career academics
Geographies of identity
The spaces of critical geography
On not wanting it to count
| Citations per year | 0.37 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2007 - 2019 (13) |
| Highly cited | No |