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Becoming a Footnote: An Activist-Scholar Finds His Voice, Learns to Write, and Survives Academia
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher State Univ of New York Pr
Publication date July 1, 2013
Pages 227
Binding Paperback
Book category Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13 9781438447742
ISBN-10 1438447744
Dimensions 0.75 by 6 by 9 in.
Weight 0.74 lbs.
Original list price $31.95
Other format details university press
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Amazon.com description: Product Description: Humorous and witty recollections of the author’s journey from insecure graduate student to noted activist-scholar.

How does a graduate student acquire the skills necessary to define a clear research agenda and write meaningful contributions to the scholarship in his or her field? Can the requirements of professional advancement in the ivory tower be reconciled with making a difference in the bare-knuckle world of policymaking? Can even a celebrated activist-scholar survive the seemingly relentless neoliberalization of higher education? Becoming a Footnote takes the reader on an inspirational journey through the experiences of researcher Sanford F. Schram, illuminating how he overcame his early insecurities and limitations, particularly about his writing, to develop into someone cited by both scholars and people involved in the policymaking process. With wit and humor, Schram illustrates how his award-winning research on race, poverty, and welfare emerged from the political struggles in which he was immersed, and how we all have something unique to contribute if we commit ourselves to making it happen.

“For those who know of the author’s work, this book provides a revealing glimpse into the man behind the reputation. But, even for those unfamiliar with it, Becoming a Footnote is a highly readable and engaging account of a life’s work that would be of interest to anyone pursuing an academic position, including those who wonder how to remain real and relevant from inside academia.” — Vicki Lens, Columbia University

“This book drew me in and works as a narrative on two levels. First, it is disarmingly and convincingly self-deprecating about the struggle to become a critical thinker, to write well, and to devise research programs that would shed light on major questions. Second, it is a valuable history of the central debates around social welfare policy, neoliberalism, and racial stigma.” — James Scott, author of The Art of Not Being Governed: An Anarchist History of Upland Southeast Asia

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9781438447759 | details & prices | 227 pages | 6.25 × 9.00 × 1.00 in. | 1.15 lbs | List price $80.00
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9781438447742 | details & prices | 227 pages | 6.00 × 9.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.74 lbs | List price $31.95
About: Humorous and witty recollections of the author’s journey from insecure graduate student to noted activist-scholar.

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