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Karen Kelsky put me on blast on her professional Facebook page for The Professor Is In. Some folks who know me have likely seen it by now. I acknowledge that the initial tweet was not me at my most considered but I stand by my argument that Kelsky's "get tenure" grift is a fraud
I think she has profited enormously from the desperation and misery of academic laborers victimized by a cruel and arbitrary job market while selling her product as some kind of magical solution that will guarantee you a stable career either in or out of the academy.
Karen Kelsky is a product of a greater structural weakness in the academy caused by the devaluation of our labor as faculty members. She saw an opportunity to grift off that weakness and has since perpetuated magical thinking about the incredible possibilities of a PhD
If I hold her responsible for anything, it is the perpetuation of a discourse that says the only way to have a secure job that uses your PhD is to focus on getting yours and only yours. I believe academic labor solidarity that fights for better paying faculty jobs is possible too
Pretty overwhelmed by the outpouring of support for this thread and my engagement with Kelsky. I still wish I was less snarky given how many people have now seen the original thread but I honestly cannot put into words how much all of you have made this adjunct prof feel heard.
