Edited collections are widely supposed to contain lesser work than scholarly journals; to be incoherent as volumes, no more than the sum of their parts; and to be less visible to potential readers once published. It is also often taken as axiomatic that those who make decisions in relation to hiring, promotion, tenure, and funding do so agree. To publish in or edit an essay collection is thought to risk being penalised for the format before even a word is read.
After examining the origins of this critique, this Element explores the modern history of the edited collection and the particular roles it has played. It examines each component part of the critique, showing that they are either largely unfounded or susceptible of solution. It proposes the edited collection as a model of one possible idea of scholarly community: collaboration, trust, and mutual obligation in pursuit of a wider good.
| ISBN: | 9781108739375 |
| Publication date: | 4th June 2020 |
| Author: | Peter Webster |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 75 pages |
| Series: | Elements in Publishing and Book Culture |
| Genres: |
Publishing and book trade Literary reference works Literary theory |
Edited collections are widely supposed to contain lesser work than scholarly journals; to be incoherent as volumes, no more than the sum of their parts; and to be less visible to potential readers once published. It is also often taken as axiomatic that those who make decisions in relation to hiring, promotion, tenure, and funding do so agree.
The Edited Collection features in the following genres: Publishing and book trade, Literary reference works, Literary theory
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The Edited Collection was written by Peter Webster and published by Cambridge University Press
The Edited Collection has 75 pages
Yes it is part of Elements in Publishing and Book Culture series