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 |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Published: |
2022
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| In: |
Bulletin for the study of religion
Year: 2022, Volume: 51, Issue: 3/4, Pages: 83-92 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
USA
/ Academic
/ Doctor
/ Labor market
/ Religious studies
/ The Humanities
/ University education (motif)
/ Reform
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| IxTheo Classification: | AA Study of religion KBQ North America ZA Social sciences ZF Education |
| 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 |
| Online Access: |
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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 |
