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Written/Unwritten
Patricia A. Matthew
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Description for Written/Unwritten
Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 Table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL3; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 689.
The academy may claim to seek and value diversity in its professoriate,but reports from faculty of colour around the country make clear that departmentsand administrators discriminate in ways that range from unintentionalto malignant. Stories abound of scholars—despite impressive records ofpublication, excellent teaching evaluations, and exemplary service to theiruniversities—struggling on the tenure track. These stories, however, are rarelyshared for public consumption. Written/Unwritten reveals that faculty ofcolour often face two sets of rules when applying for reappointment, tenure,and promotion: those made explicit in handbooks and faculty orientationsor determined by union contracts and those that operate beneath the surface.It is this second, unwritten ... Read more
The academy may claim to seek and value diversity in its professoriate,but reports from faculty of colour around the country make clear that departmentsand administrators discriminate in ways that range from unintentionalto malignant. Stories abound of scholars—despite impressive records ofpublication, excellent teaching evaluations, and exemplary service to theiruniversities—struggling on the tenure track. These stories, however, are rarelyshared for public consumption. Written/Unwritten reveals that faculty ofcolour often face two sets of rules when applying for reappointment, tenure,and promotion: those made explicit in handbooks and faculty orientationsor determined by union contracts and those that operate beneath the surface.It is this second, unwritten ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Chapel Hill, United States
ISBN
9781469630168
SKU
V9781469630168
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About Patricia A. Matthew
Patricia A. Matthew is associate professor of English at Montclair State University, USA.
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