Reading academic quit lit – how and why precarious scholars leave academia

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Abstract

Academic ‘quit lit’ is an emerging genre of academic writing focused on authors’ reasons for leaving academia. Drawing on an analysis of this literature and interviews with precarious academics in Australia, Lara McKenzie discusses what this genre says about the current state of academia, those who leave it, and how not all acts of quitting are the same.
Original languageEnglish
Specialist publicationLSE Impact Blog
Publication statusPublished - 18 Aug 2021
Externally publishedYes

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