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  title info:
    non sort: The
    title: public scholar
    sub title: a practical handbook
  name:
    name part: Perry, David M.
    name part: 1973-
    role:
      role term: creator
    role:
      role term: author.
  type of resource: text
  genre: bibliography
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: mdu
    date issued: 2026
    copyright date: 2026
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: print
    extent: viii,148 pages ; 22 cm
  abstract: A practical guide for scholars ready to write beyond the academy. Public scholarship should not be reserved for celebrity intellectuals or tenured faculty at elite institutions. It's designed for anyone who wants to share their academic work and engage with the public beyond the classroom or conference panel. In The Public Scholar, historian and journalist David M. Perry offers a clear, candid, and practical guide to writing for public audiences. Rather than debating whether academics should write for the public, Perry focuses on the practical details of how to approach public scholarship. How do you pitch a piece to an editor? What counts as evidence in a 900-word op-ed? When should you follow or ignore the rules of the genre? And what happens once your piece is out in the world? Covering the full life cycle of public writing, Perry walks readers through pitching, writing, editing, publishing, building a platform, and navigating the real-world risks and rewards that come with stepping into the public sphere. As the author of multiple best-selling books and over five hundred essays, Perry shares insights that are direct, hard-won, and refreshingly honest. He explains how public-facing work can support an academic career, how it can provide leverage for tenure and promotion, and, importantly, how it can also live outside traditional institutional paths. Perry's accessible approach invites scholars at all stages to consider what public engagement might look like in their own lives. Whether you're hoping to write for major newspapers, connect with communities beyond your discipline, or simply make your research more visible, The Public Scholar offers the right tools to help you get started. --
  table of contents: Going Public: Four Lessons -- The Pitch -- The Essay -- Before and After Publication -- Expanding Your Writing -- Public Engagement in Twenty-First-Century Academia
  note: David M. Perry.
  note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
  subject:
    topic: Academic writing
  subject:
    topic: Scholarly publishing
  subject:
    topic: Learning and scholarship
    topic: Social aspects
  classification: PN146 .P47 2026
  identifier: 1421454653
  identifier: 9781421454658
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    record content source: YDX
    record creation date: 250803
    record change date: 20260519144146.4
    record identifier: in00005785114
    language of cataloging:
      language term: eng