Ten Tapas for a Career in the Humanities
Abstract
The purpose of this essay is to advance collective wisdom about a productive career in the Humanities with a special focus on the field traditionally called languages, literatures, and linguistics. Between the two of us, we estimate that se have taught more than 7,500 students over 74 years, helped repopulate our chosen profession with 150 language teachers and professors, wrote 70 published papers and book chapters, delivered at lest 335 presentations, co-authored nine books and been honored with 24 awards. Our numbers may seem robust because we are no spring chickens! Through the years we have never lost our passion for teaching and research in the Humanities. We are privileged to be in a special cohort of professors who truly enjoy what we do, and this fact more than any other reason makes us successful. We are humanities professors who are aware that the field is evolving and has been in a transitional state since early in our careers. So we aim to reflect on our own experiences and extrapolate the ten elements or tapas that have been essential to our success. We view the ten papas as traits of future successful humanities professors. The word tapa is normally used to describe a wide variety of Spanish appetizers. We hope that these starters will provide you with food for thought as you contemplate a career in the Humanities.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 25, 2014
- Accession Number
- AD1015423
Entities
People
- Jean W. Leloup
- Sheri S. Long
Organizations
- United States Air Force Academy