The Making Academic
eBook - ePub

The Making Academic

Perspectives on Expressive Practice and Wellbeing in Higher Education

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  2. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Making Academic

Perspectives on Expressive Practice and Wellbeing in Higher Education

About this book

By showcasing the experiences of making academics, this book advocates for higher education professionals to integrate creative practices into their lives, recognising the potential to facilitate personal growth, self-discovery, and alternative ways of knowing. Higher education contexts can be demanding, challenging, and rewarding and this book shares the practices of scholars who intertwine their intellectual pursuits with hands-on creative activities to support both their scholarly work and their wellbeing.

Presenting visual narratives and describing their experiences, the authors inspire readers to consider how creative expression can support fulfilment, meaning, purpose, and wellbeing in academic work and life. The chapters focus on the arts, making, creating, and creativity, highlighting the crucial role these making practices play in the embodiment of knowing and exploring the self. Ultimately, this book contributes to a broader conversation about the importance of valuing and nurturing various forms of creativity within the higher education sector, as a means of promoting wellbeing, self-care, and a more holistic approach to scholarship.

This is an essential read for individuals working in higher education at various career stages, as well as higher degree research students.

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Yes, you can access The Making Academic by Narelle Lemon,Sharon McDonough,Mark Selkrig in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Education & Creativity. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2025
eBook ISBN
9781040434529
Subtopic
Creativity

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Half Title page
  3. Series Page
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Contents
  7. Figures
  8. Images
  9. Contributor Bios
  10. Series Preface
  11. Foreword: The Making Academic
  12. Section One Playing with Identity and Place
  13. Section Two Developing, Growing, and Maintaining Self-care and Wellbeing
  14. Section Three Thinking, Telling, and Sharing Stories
  15. Section Four Developing and Informing Scholarly Inquiry
  16. Section Five Power, Aesthetics, and Knowing