Performing Professor: An Autoethnographic Dialogue

Presenter Information

C. Amelia DavisFollow
Mary Alice Varga

Location

Room #2078

Format Type

Paper

Start Date

January 2014

End Date

January 2014

Abstract

The first-year experience of tenure-track professors is a complex transition that requires performing a new role in academia. In this session we illustrate our experiences transitioning from student to professor through a performance dialogue based on reflective journals and existing literature. Our dialogue gives insight into the emotions surrounding this experience and demonstrates how existing literature supports the notion of performance in various ways for new faculty.

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Performing Professor: An Autoethnographic Dialogue

Room #2078

The first-year experience of tenure-track professors is a complex transition that requires performing a new role in academia. In this session we illustrate our experiences transitioning from student to professor through a performance dialogue based on reflective journals and existing literature. Our dialogue gives insight into the emotions surrounding this experience and demonstrates how existing literature supports the notion of performance in various ways for new faculty.