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Identity Work in the Contemporary University

Exploring an Uneasy Profession

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Editors:
  1. Jan Smith

    1. Durham University, UK

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  2. Julie Rattray

    1. Durham University, UK

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  3. Tai Peseta

    1. University of Sydney, Australia

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  4. Daphne Loads

    1. University of Edinburgh, UK

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  • The book draws on a variety of perspectives and paradigms to present a view of the contentious and often controversial domain that is academic identity work
  • It contains a mix of personal narratives and larger research studies which speak to all who are working to find their academic identity
  • Contributions from newer and highly experienced scholars with a range of disciplinary backgrounds ensure that this book speaks to a wide audience

Part of the book series: Educational Futures (EDUFUT, volume 1)

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. On Conceptualising Academic Identities Work

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. From Professional Educational Values to the Satisfaction of Psychological Needs – A Sequence of Ideas

      • Charles Neame
      Pages 3-15

    3. Forging Academic Identities from Within

      • Susan R Robinson
      Pages 17-32

    4. A Labour of Love?

      • Paul Sutton
      Pages 33-44

    5. The Mechanics of Identity Formation

      • Neil Mclean, Linda Price
      Pages 45-57

  3. On Researching Academic Identities

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 59-59
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    2. Uneasy Academic Subjectivities in the Contemporary Ontario University

      • Sandra Acker, Michelle Webber
      Pages 61-75

    3. On The Conduct of Concern

      • Tai Peseta, Giedre Kligyte, Jan Mclean, Jan Smith
      Pages 77-90

    4. Finding a Tūrangawaewae

      • Dorothy Spiller, Pip Bruce Ferguson
      Pages 91-102

  4. On Writing Academic Identities

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 103-103
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    2. Writing of the Heart

      • Simon Warren
      Pages 105-116

    3. Doctoral Induction Day

      • James Burford
      Pages 117-127

    4. Doctoral Supervisor and Student Identities

      • Barbara Grant, Catherine Mitchell, Edward Okai, James Burford, Linlin Xu, Toni Ingram et al.
      Pages 129-142

    5. Toil and Trouble

      • Gina Wisker
      Pages 143-154

  5. On Supporting Academic Identity Development

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 155-155
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    2. Creative Research Strategies for Exploring Academic Identity

      • Virginia King, Jennie Billot
      Pages 157-167

    3. Recognising Ourselves and Each Other in Professional Recognition

      • Daphne Loads, Brigid Collins
      Pages 169-179

    4. The Metanoia of Teaching

      • Karla Benske, Catriona Cunningham, Sam Ellis
      Pages 181-193

    5. Epilogue

      • Tai Peseta, Daphne Loads
      Pages 195-201
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About this book

"Academic identities research is a growing area of scholarly enquiry especially as academics themselves question the evolving nature of their roles in rapidly-changing university environments. Performative frameworks in many countries around the world reflect these changes and this volume brings a number of disciplinary perspectives to bear on how we understand the lived experiences of academic life in a global context. Contributors explore the power of conceptual tools drawn from Philosophy, Psychology, Sociology and Politics to challenge increasingly instrumental neoliberal political approaches to higher education, supported by empirical evidence. Worthwhile teaching, learning and research require significant personal investment, and the book pays particular attention to the deeply affective dimensions of current academic practices.


In Part One, tools to conceptualise academic identity-work drawn from foundational academic disciplines are applied to contemporary higher education practices. Part Two foregrounds how working in universities today proceeds, with a particular focus on how academics respond to the multiplicity of institutional demands. The most pressing perceived demand, supported by contributions in Part Three, is publication: the need to be ‘visible’ to ‘count’ is now a global imperative, with the affective dimensions not yet well-understood at policy level. In Part Four, those who support colleagues negotiating a reconfigured academic terrain explore productive approaches towards this task to ensure that academic practice remains rooted in the values previously outlined.


This book will be of interest to those working in universities globally who seek a deeper appreciation of the contextual drivers that shape academic work."


Editors and Affiliations

  • Durham University, UK

    Jan Smith, Julie Rattray

  • University of Sydney, Australia

    Tai Peseta

  • University of Edinburgh, UK

    Daphne Loads

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Identity Work in the Contemporary University

  • Book Subtitle: Exploring an Uneasy Profession

  • Editors: Jan Smith, Julie Rattray, Tai Peseta, Daphne Loads

  • Series Title: Educational Futures

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-310-0

  • Publisher: SensePublishers Rotterdam

  • eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature B.V. 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-6300-310-0Published: 24 December 2015

  • Series ISSN: 2214-9864

  • Series E-ISSN: 2214-9872

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 222

  • Topics: Education, general

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