An Activist Posing as an Academic?

Autor/in	Corntassel, Jeff J.
Titel	An Activist Posing as an Academic?
Quelle	In: American Indian Quarterly, 27 (2003) 1-2, S.160-171 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0095-182X
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Political Science; Tenure; College Faculty; Activism; American Indians; Employment Interviews; Bias; Research Methodology; Scientific Research; Indigenous Populations; Teacher Attitudes; Multicultural Education; Accountability; Diversity (Faculty) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Staatslehre; Politikwissenschaft; Politische Wissenschaft; Amtszeit; Beschäftigungsdauer; Fakultät; Aktivismus; Politischer Protest; American Indian; Indianer; Employment interview; Employment interviewing; Einstellungsgespräch; Bewerbungsgespräch; Research method; Forschungsmethode; Sinti und Roma; Lehrerverhalten; Multikulturelle Erziehung; Verantwortung
Abstract	A few years ago, while interviewing for a tenure-track position at a large, public institution in the Midwest, the author was informed that several faculty members suspected him of being "an activist posing as an academic" because the faculty thought that his research lacked "objectivity." Based on subsequent conversations the author had during the interview process, he deduced that their ideal academic was someone who applied reductionist, social scientific methodologies to parochial, data-driven research questions. As a Tsalagi (Cherokee) scholar, who initially found the label of "activist posing as an academic" personally offensive, the author now takes pride in it, knowing that his dedication to Tsalagi people and Indigenous communities did not conveniently fit into a Western conceptualization of "objectivity." He is also proud that these guardians of disciplinary turf so clearly recognized the "applied" nature of his research and community outreach. In this article, the author shares his experiences at a large, public university in the southeastern United States, where he had a tenure-track position with the political science department. The author's experiences at the university made him realize that he did not aspire to live in a world where his work would be read exclusively by other academics and where his work with Indigenous communities might be perceived as a distraction from the "publish or perish" mentality. By writing about his experiences at the university, the author hopes these stories will benefit other students and faculty members who may have confronted or will confront similar people and situations. (Contains 8 notes.) (ERIC).
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Update	2017/4/10