Publicly-Engaged Scholars: Identities, Purposes, Practices
The book that Debra Castillo and I co-edited, Scholars as Humans: Research and Teaching for Public Impact, was the inaugural text in a series from Cornell University Press, entitled Publicly-Engaged Scholars: Identities, Purposes, Practices. Our aim (Debra and I, plus Scott Peters are co-editors) with the series is to deepen and expand understandings not only of public scholarship but of public scholars: why do some academics choose to use their tools for these particular kinds of purposes? What happens in the heart and mind and of a scholar whose dedication to public work is challenged by their institution, their discipline, their mentors — and who choose to pursue it anyway? The results have been powerful so far.
Especially delightful as been a new review of Yxta Maya Murray’s new contribution: We Make Each Other Beautiful: Art, Activism, and the Law.
Maria Avila et al’s earlier collection, Building Collective Leadership for Change, has also been extremely well-received, as indicated by Peter Levine’s respectful review in his blog.
The other books in the series are Faith Made Flesh: the Black Child Legacy Campaign for Transformative Justice and Healthy Futures, edited by Lawrence “Torry” Winn, Vajra M. Watson, Maisha T. Winn and Kindra F. Montgomery-Block; Scholars in COVID Times, edited by Melissa Castillo Planas and Debra A. Castillo; as well as the inaugural volume (which is also open access!), The Scholar as Human. If you are interested in publishing with our series, or if you have someone to recommend, please reach out to me!
Scholars as Humans 