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*8/1: The above comments by 7/18, 7/23, and 7/30 are a form of white cisgender male privilege and represent forces of gatekeeping and violence against historically oppressed and marginalized communities. To allow these words to stand here is to signal the community's support for racism, homophobia, sexism, and religious bigotry, no different from the worship of Confederate Statues in our present day. As a Marginalized Trans Person of Color, I Reclaim this space for all Persons! I will not be silenced! Moderator, please remove these posts immediately and block the offender. |
*8/1: The above comments by 7/18, 7/23, and 7/30 are a form of white cisgender male privilege and represent forces of gatekeeping and violence against historically oppressed and marginalized communities. To allow these words to stand here is to signal the community's support for racism, homophobia, sexism, and religious bigotry, no different from the worship of Confederate Statues in our present day. As a Marginalized Trans Person of Color, I Reclaim this space for all Persons! I will not be silenced! Moderator, please remove these posts immediately and block the offender. |
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*9/1: I feel like I need to encapsulate the past few years on this forum, which have been undeniably tumultuous. I recall reading Karen Kelsky's book about getting an academic job. I questioned it, since it felt like the whole thing was basically her opinion. She thought it was best to be what I thought was kind of a jerk in the application materials. She mentioned all the "weepy" materials academics had to read and how boring they were. Ultimately, I go against this, for better or worse. By standing up for the most kind thing I can do, I'm avoiding those who lack this quality. It's tempting to believe that a person should do anything for a job. But for me, I find it more satisfying to gather truth whether or not it leads to a job. Are you a failure if you don't get a job? Not if you stood up for the others who needed you and spread good things around you. Despite what a few have said on here, no one person is inherently superior. Many people are struggling. It's probable that some people on here are even contemplating suicide. I only wish to offer hope beyond this. Many have devoted their entire lives to music only to find that after thousands of dollars of debt they can't find a full time job. The least thing we can do is understand, support, and help them see different perspectives, not condemn. |
*9/1: I feel like I need to encapsulate the past few years on this forum, which have been undeniably tumultuous. I recall reading Karen Kelsky's book about getting an academic job. I questioned it, since it felt like the whole thing was basically her opinion. She thought it was best to be what I thought was kind of a jerk in the application materials. She mentioned all the "weepy" materials academics had to read and how boring they were. Ultimately, I go against this, for better or worse. By standing up for the most kind thing I can do, I'm avoiding those who lack this quality. It's tempting to believe that a person should do anything for a job. But for me, I find it more satisfying to gather truth whether or not it leads to a job. Are you a failure if you don't get a job? Not if you stood up for the others who needed you and spread good things around you. Despite what a few have said on here, no one person is inherently superior. Many people are struggling. It's probable that some people on here are even contemplating suicide. I only wish to offer hope beyond this. Many have devoted their entire lives to music only to find that after thousands of dollars of debt they can't find a full time job. The least thing we can do is understand, support, and help them see different perspectives, not condemn. |
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| − | *9/25 I appreciate 9/1's comments very much. We should always err on the side of kindness and humility and be nice to each other and to ourselves (rather than harm ourselves or others in any way or be rude on this wiki, or just pretend to know stuff that we don't actually know). My impression from Karen Kelsky's materials (mainly the book, but also through sporadic visits to her website),--is that she is quite committed to DEI and is certainly more conversant and competent in critical discourses (surrounding race and gender, say) than I am, which is quite an understatement. I don't think that she's advocating reckless egotism or "being a jerk"--I read her advice as more geared towards presenting oneself professionally in the best possible light. After securing a tenure-track job and tenure (neither of which, of course, is guaranteed to anyone), a scholar is better-positioned to do a lot of service (e.g., for DEI in a scholarly discipline). So let's say that it's 8-10 years (or so) of job hunting + tenure track, followed by, say, 20 years of a tenured appointment that provides more freedom (in research, teaching, and service)--it's possible that altruistic service contributions will follow the focused ambition of early-career phases, but I don't think that it's a zero-sum game between kindness and professionalization. (As others have suggested on this wiki, search committees are looking for a nice, kind colleague with whom to spend the next 10-15-20 or however many years at work, and if they sense entitlement or hostility or arrogance during the interview, they might not react well). If you look at the NCFDD's materials, they encourage faculty (especially at early stages) to make sure that they do whatever they need to do in order to succeed (whatever their blend of expectations on research and teaching are, with some institutions heavier on the research and others heavier on the teaching), without getting bogged down with service (and often, with teaching), and also without neglecting their personal well-being and life/work balance, which the NCFDD really stresses. Good luck to everyone--please be very kind and nice to yourself and to each other on this forum (and outside of it)! |
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