A conversation with Anna O. Law, Professor of Political Science, Herbert Kurz Chair in Constitutional Rights at CUNY Brooklyn College, and the author of Migration and the Origins of American Citizenship which was published earlier this year by Oxford University Press.
We discuss why it took 16 years to research and write the book, strategic decisions about research and publishing, the satisfactions of working at a public institution with a diverse student body, and even promoting your own book.
Read the full transcript on my website here: Why it took 16 years to write a book with Anna O. Law
Anna's book is available via Oxford University Press here: Migration and the Origins of American Citizenship: African Americans, Native Americans, and Immigrants
Anna's website: https://www.annaolaw.com/
Anna has written a blog post about why the 2nd book is much harder, including the care duties people have mid-career including eldercare and childcare.
Read 'Why the SECOND book is so hard and what to do about it' here.
The related posts that inspired the title of my podcast:
- Creating A Satisfying Academic Career - Part 1
- Creating A Satisfying Academic Career - Part 2
And another related post from my blog: The Spectre of Professionalism: Field, discipline, interdisciplinary
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