G. Semenza 
Graduate Study for the Twenty-First Century [PDF ebook] 
How to Build an Academic Career in the Humanities

In a straightforward manner, Semenza identifies the obstacles along the path of the academic career and offers tangible advice. Fully revised and updated, this edition’s new material on advising, electronic publishing, and the post-financial crisis humanities job market will help students negotiate the changing landscape of academia.

Tabella dei contenuti

Foreword by Michael Bérubé Introduction The Culture of a Graduate Program The Structure of a Graduate Career Organization and Time Management The Graduate Seminar The Seminar Paper Teaching Exams The Dissertation Attending Conferences Publishing Service and Participation The Job Market Appendix A: Sample CVs Appendix B: Sample Syllabi Appendix C: Sample Teaching Portfolios Appendix D: Examination Materials Appendix E: Sample Dissertation Prospectus Appendix F: Conference Materials Appendix G: Book Prospectus Materials Appendix H: Job Market Materials Index

Circa l’autore

Gregory Colón Semenza is Associate Professor of English at the University of Connecticut, USA. He is the author of Sport, Politics, and Literature in the English Renaissance and, with Laura L. Knoppers, Milton in Popular Culture. He has also published numerous essays on such popular culture topics as Tim Blake Nelson’s ‘O, ‘ children’s versions of Milton’s Comus, and Shakespeare: The Animated Tales .