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andersj andersj |
Just identifying myself
Sep 24 2007, 6:33 PM EDT Sorry, I forgot to introduce myself. The last comment - A great idea - was posted by me, Janna Anderson. I'm an assistant professor at Elon University in North Carolina, US, and I also do research on the future of the internet for the Pew Internet Project under a special contract. Do you find this valuable? |
 MarcusAnthony |
My two cents worth
Jan 30 2008, 8:06 PM EST This is really important for Futures Studies in general. It seems a bit crazy tat we don't have such a program going somewhere. I did manage to get a PhD centred upon Futures Studies in Low Residency fashion. However it is officially in Policy Studies, from the University of the Sunshine Coast, in QLD, Australia. Noted futurist Sohail Inayatullah was my supervisor. Basically my PhD is in critical futures, which is an analytical branch of Futures which employs postcritical theory to examine various subject matters. I looked at theories of mind and intelligence, and modern education systems. However I now write quite a bit in Futures journals on a number of different topics, and starting to do a bit of work for www.shapingtomorrow.com. I also have a book coming out v. soon, based on my thesis. I have found it a bit frustrating as far as getting work out of my PhD goes. I've applied for at least 50 academic jobs. It would be good if there were programs that had closer links to industry and education, so graduates like me had the connections to actually use their Futures knowledge. I have a lot of knowledge and skills that are presently going to waste teaching public high school English! I would be happy to help out in any way that I can. Do you find this valuable? |
 JohnMSmart |
RE: My two cents worth
Feb 3 2008, 5:39 PM EST Congrats to you Marcus! You and the tens (possibly low hundreds?) of folks who have done FS related PhDs, either full time or low residency, really are the pioneers we will all follow. I think its time for us to reach out and find all the folks who have done this and pool their common wisdom, as well as reach out to all the academic faculty that we know who are interested in FS to see what options are available. Looking forward to working with you in coming months. I'll be pretty scarce to work on this in February but able to put a good deal more time in when March arrives. Do you find this valuable? |