In this outgoing post, Director Stacy Hartman reflects on the transitional moment the PublicsLab is in. And it explains why we chose mushrooms as the visual theme for our Archive project. Click the link below to access the full post.
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Daniel Valtueña shares about how the PublicsLab prepared him to plan his job search, and how his internship with the Queens Council on the Arts opened new career paths.
In the past five years, I have talked to a lot of people about why they chose not to pursue academic jobs after graduate school––a choice that is more common than people assume. Geography might be the number one reason that I hear; not everyone is willing to throw a dart at a map of North America (or the world, for that matter) and live wherever it lands, which is essentially what one does on the academic job market. But very close behind it is this:
“I found academic research in the humanities to be too isolating. Sitting in a library carrel alone all day made me miserable.”
PublicsLab produced a variety of events that ranged from lectures, to workshares, to symposiums, and book launches.
Sociology PhD student Cristine Khan reflects on the nuances, pitfalls, and necessity of doing boundary-pushing, community-focused work.
