The Role of Public-Facing Scholarship in Tumultuous Times: Challenges, Strategies and Opportunities

Session Submission Type: Roundtable

Brief Description

At this moment when higher education is under assault and many programs relating to our region are facing cutbacks, it seems especially important to highlight the value of what we do for broader audiences.  This roundtable brings together a distinguished group of panelists representing several disciplines to discuss the stakes, demands and strategies of public-facing scholarship in 2025.   The panelists will consider questions including: What are the best ways to conduct public outreach? (social media, trade books, op-eds, film, interviews, work with cultural institutions, etc.).  What are some of the rewards of public-facing work and what might be some of the risks?  Ample time will be left for Q&A with the audience.

Sub Unit

• Professional Development, Non-language Pedagogy, State-of-Field

Chair

• Sarah Cameron, U of Maryland, College Park

Roundtable Speakers

• Piotr H Kosicki, U of Maryland, College Park

• Nargis Kassenova, Harvard U

• Irena Grudzinska Gross, Polish Academy of Sciences (Poland)

• Nancy Condee, U of Pittsburgh