The Slow Professor

Challenging the Culture of Speed in the Academy

De: Maggie Berg, Barbara K. Seeber

Narrado por: Emily Sutton-Smith

If there is one sector of society that should be cultivating deep thought in itself and others, it is academia. Yet the corporatisation of the contemporary university has sped up the clock, demanding increased speed and efficiency from faculty regardless of the consequences for education and scholarship.

In The Slow Professor, Maggie Berg and Barbara K. Seeber discuss how adopting the principles of the Slow movement in academic life can counter this erosion of humanistic education. Focusing on the individual faculty member and his or her own professional practice, Berg and Seeber present both an analysis of the culture of speed in the academy and ways of alleviating stress while improving teaching, research, and collegiality. The Slow Professor will be a must-listen for anyone in academia concerned about the frantic pace of contemporary university life.

©2016 University of Toronto Press (P)2017 Audible, Inc.

The Slow Professor is just what the harried academic needs

I felt seen by this book. I didn't have the words to describe they what they call the corporatization of academia. Now that I do, I feel much more empowered to resist it and to enlist my colleagues in doing the same in order to build a more resilient, nurturing, and supportive learning and teaching community.

quick read on academic culture

thought provoking, concise commentary on the changing culture in academics and how to implement changes.

Great resource and encouraging

The Sloow Professor is in easy read, filled with thoughtful reflections,and a positive tone making it a greatly enjoyable read.

I needed to listen to this, thank you!

I want to believe that slow work still has a place in academia and this book helps me see that there are others who feel the same way!

important work, but omg the narrator

it could be an academic text that doesn't translate, but I had to rewind often.

Good content, not so good performance

The content resonates deeply. The authors understand the current academic culture, give precise diagnosis, and offer advise that are both thoughtful and useful.
The narration of the book often sounds like it is delivered by AI, instead of a human being. If it were not for my deep interest in this topic, it would have been difficult to sustain my attention. The narrator also seemed to get all the chapter numbers wrong, which can be confusing if one does not finish reading in one sitting.