An Academic Life Worth Living

How to Write, Publish, and Build a Career with Joy and Meaning
1. Auflage 2027
ISBN: 978-0-520-43234-5
Verlag: University of California Press

Buch, Englisch, 304 Seiten, Trade Paperback, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Your guide to a successful academic career that centers joy and avoids burnout.Academic life is often imagined as a straight path—publish, earn tenure, keep producing—but the reality is far messier. In An Academic Life Worth Living, Tanya Maria Golash-Boza draws on decades of experience as a scholar, teacher, mentor, and academic leader to offer a clear-eyed, compassionate account of how to write, publish, and sustain a joyful professional life. Having moved across continents and career stages while raising three children, Golash-Boza blends personal stories—from fieldwork and family life to tenure reviews and leadership roles—into concrete strategies for developing sustainable writing practices and making intentional career choices. In the process, she demystifies academic labor while confronting the structural pressures that make burnout feel inevitable. An Academic Life Worth Living is a pragmatic guide for anyone seeking to do meaningful scholarly work without sacrificing health, family, or purpose.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Golash-Boza, Tanya Maria

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Berufliche Bildung Berufs- und Studienberatung, Karriereplanung
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologie: Sachbuch, Ratgeber
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Lehrerausbildung
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Schreiben und Publizieren, Kreatives Schreiben

Inhaltsverzeichnis

ContentsList of IllustrationsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Choosing the Long Road1. Cultivating Creativity as an Academic Writer2. Aligning Your Days with Your Vision3. Writing Anywhere, Writing Every Day4. Writing and Revising with Purpose5. Publishing Journal Articles with Confidence6. Publishing Books: The Long Game7. Sharing Ideas Beyond the Ivory Tower8. Thriving at Every Stage of Your Career9. Charting Your Own Path to Tenure and BeyondConclusion: Taking the Long Road to the Sacred ValleyNote on Generative AIRecommended Further ReadingWorks CitedIndex

Über Autor(innen)

Tanya Maria Golash-Boza is Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Merced; Executive Director of the University of California Washington Center; and author of six previous books.