TY - BOOK AU - Mewburn,Inger TI - Becoming an academic: how to get through grad school and beyond SN - 9781421428802 (paperback : acid-free paper) AV - LB 2371 M611b 2019 U1 - 378.1/55 PY - 2019/// CY - Baltimore PB - Johns Hopkins University Press KW - Universities and colleges KW - Graduate work KW - Handbooks, manuals, etc KW - Graduate students KW - Universidades y colegios KW - Trabajos de grado KW - Estudiantes de posgrado N1 - Includes bibliographical references (page 243-245) and index; Becoming the thesis whisperer Being academic? Being productive Being a writer Being employed (or not...) Being political N2 - Welcome to the university, where the Academic Hunger Games, fueled by precarious employment conditions, is the new reality: a perpetual jostle for short-term contracts and the occasional plum job. but Inger Mewburn is here to tell you that life doesn't have to be so grim. A veteran of the university gig economy, Mewburn, managing editor of the blog The Thesis Whisperer, is perfectly placed to reflect on her experience and offer a wealth of practical strategies to survive and thrive ER -