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OverviewHumorous and witty recollections of the author's journey from insecure graduate student to noted activist/scholar. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Sanford F. SchramPublisher: State University of New York Press Imprint: State University of New York Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.517kg ISBN: 9781438447759ISBN 10: 1438447752 Pages: 237 Publication Date: 01 July 2013 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsPreface Introduction 1. How I Had Four Majors in College 2. Going Postal, Getting Drafted: How I Ended Up in Graduate School 3. How I Learned To Read 4. I Went Down to the Crossroads: Activism and Scholarship 5. Standing on Shoulders: Scholarship as Networking 6. Theory and Practice: Research and the Court 7. Is Anybody Listening? Testifying before Congress 8. Calling Out Racial Bias: Images, Words, and Numbers 9. The Deep Semiotic Structure of Deservingness: Enduring Identities in Dependency Discourse 10. Three Heads Are Better than One: Collaboration, Mixed Methods, and Disciplining the Poor 11. Moving On: Turning To Europe 12. Making It Matter: Real Social Scene in the Neoliberal Academy Conclusion: A Postscript on Writing Acknowledgments Notes IndexReviewsFor those who know of the author s work, this book provides a revealing glimpse into the man behind the reputation. But, even for those unfamiliar with it, Becoming a Footnote is a highly readable and engaging account of a life s work that would be of interest to anyone pursuing an academic position, including those who wonder how to remain real and relevant from inside academia. Vicki Lens, Columbia University This book drew me in and works as a narrative on two levels. First, it is disarmingly and convincingly self-deprecating about the struggle to become a critical thinker, to write well, and to devise research programs that would shed light on major questions. Second, it is a valuable history of the central debates around social welfare policy, neoliberalism, and racial stigma. James Scott, author of The Art of Not Being Governed: An Anarchist History of Upland Southeast Asia For those who know of the author s work, this book provides a revealing glimpse into the man behind the reputation. But, even for those unfamiliar with it, Becoming a Footnote is a highly readable and engaging account of a life s work that would be of interest to anyone pursuing an academic position, including those who wonder how to remain real and relevant from inside academia. Vicki Lens, Columbia University <br><br> This book drew me in and works as a narrative on two levels. First, it is disarmingly and convincingly self-deprecating about the struggle to become a critical thinker, to write well, and to devise research programs that would shed light on major questions. Second, it is a valuable history of the central debates around social welfare policy, neoliberalism, and racial stigma. James Scott, author of The Art of Not Being Governed: An Anarchist History of Upland Southeast Asia Author InformationSanford F. Schram is Visiting Professor of Social Work and Social Research at Bryn Mawr College. His many books include (with coeditors Bent Flyvbjerg and Todd Landman) Real Social Science: Applied Phronesis. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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