David M. Perry, "The Public Scholar: A Practical Handbook" (JHU Press, 2026)
From New Books in Education by Marshall Poe
April 7, 2026 · 51 min
About this episode
David M. Perry discusses his book 'The Public Scholar: A Practical Handbook' and how it helps academics engage in public scholarship.
Public scholarship is one of those things that most academics are interested in, but unfortunately for them, they don't know how to actually get started. It's not their fault: nobody's ever taught them how, because it's not a part of graduate curricula. The Public Scholar: A Practical Handbook (JHU Press, 2026) is intended to solve that part of the "hidden curriculum" by offering scholars a practical series of steps on how to get started writing for the public, and from there, all of the different directions that they can go in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/education
People in this episode
Host: Marshall Poe
Guest: David M. Perry
Topics covered
- public scholarship
- academic writing
- graduate education
- hidden curriculum
- practical handbook
Keywords
- public scholarship
- academic writing
- graduate curricula
- practical steps
- scholarly communication
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: JHU Press
Books & works: The Public Scholar: A Practical Handbook
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