Professional Development Category
Introduction
Jan. 24, 2012—My name is Annette Quarcoopome and I am currently a second-year graduate student in the French program at Vanderbilt University. My research focuses largely on questions of history and memory in Antillean literature. My most recent project focuses on literary texts and legal documents in the context of the French and Haitian revolutions, and the...
Alt-Ac: HASTAC 2011 considers careers in the academy that don’t entail the tenure track
Dec. 2, 2011—I had a very affirming moment, the evening of December 1, at the HASTAC pre-conference workshop in Ann Arbor. I learned that my personal career trajectory, which has led me to my present position as the Director of Instructional Technology at the CSLS at Vanderbilt University, has a name: Alt-Ac. Alternative Academic Careers are those...