Religious Studies Beyond the Discipline: A Manifesto on Earning and Awarding a Ph.D.
Relying on the collaborative input from doctoral graduates in the study of religion who have gone on to successful careers outside of academia, this essay offers a critique of the field for not adapting far quicker to the changing economic conditions of higher education over recent decades but also...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Equinox
2022
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Bulletin for the study of religion
Year: 2022, Volume: 51, Issue: 3/4, Pages: 83-92 |
Further subjects: | B
Higher Education
B Employment B Religious Studies B tenure-track B Doctoral education B Academia B alt-ac B PhD B phd |
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Summary: | Relying on the collaborative input from doctoral graduates in the study of religion who have gone on to successful careers outside of academia, this essay offers a critique of the field for not adapting far quicker to the changing economic conditions of higher education over recent decades but also provides a variety of practical suggestions for how programs in our field can make tactical and substantive changes to better prepare graduate students for a far wider variety of professional futures, inasmuch as we all know that few, at least for the foreseeable future, will ever be hired as tenure-track faculty members. |
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ISSN: | 2041-1871 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Bulletin for the study of religion
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1558/bsor.26013 |