Hmmm. I'd inject some commentary on academia in the US, but academia is probably academia no matter what country you're in. If it's not insularity, the alma mater will undoubtedly suffer from various other daft and unhelpful values.
(When I was a student, there was quite a bit of rivalry between Japanese and Chinese studies. I joined the staff as a fresh-faced TA while still convinced that the teachers of both departments were surely above the students' petty squabbling and I would now be joining the ranks of very intelligent and rational adults. Heh. It's funny now, but the Awakening was quite traumatic at the time.)
This applies to your field's job prospects in the US, and it is increasingly applying to mine: http://chronicle.com/article/Dodging-the-Anvil/63274/
Thanks for the link. Every couple of months I go read some of Mr. Pannapacker's articles, to remind myself why I'm sticking to my non-uni-related translation job and incorporating as much practical tech and language study into my research as possible. I'm immensely glad I came across him before starting grad school. This piece (http://chronicle.com/article/Building-a-Secondary-Career/45587/) is still my favourite, especially the last two paragraphs. Are you aiming for a position in the US later on?
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(When I was a student, there was quite a bit of rivalry between Japanese and Chinese studies. I joined the staff as a fresh-faced TA while still convinced that the teachers of both departments were surely above the students' petty squabbling and I would now be joining the ranks of very intelligent and rational adults. Heh. It's funny now, but the Awakening was quite traumatic at the time.)
This applies to your field's job prospects in the US, and it is increasingly applying to mine: http://chronicle.com/article/Dodging-the-Anvil/63274/
Thanks for the link. Every couple of months I go read some of Mr. Pannapacker's articles, to remind myself why I'm sticking to my non-uni-related translation job and incorporating as much practical tech and language study into my research as possible. I'm immensely glad I came across him before starting grad school. This piece (http://chronicle.com/article/Building-a-Secondary-Career/45587/) is still my favourite, especially the last two paragraphs. Are you aiming for a position in the US later on?