Thank you to all the university department coordinators, procurement staff, vendor managers, and administrative assistants we've had the privilege of working with in 2019.
Client books in transgnder studies, cultural studies, art history, sound studies, political science, communication, queer theory, and more.
Learn strategies to manage the end-of-term crunch with energy to spare, avoid burnout, and lay the groundwork for a relaxing and productive winter break.
Learn how to articulate academic service priorities to yourself and colleagues and say no and yes in ways that align with your values and support your career.
Tips on how to organize your computer desktop, including building a file system that works for you, and utilizing your task bar and trash folder.
Tips for teaching toward inclusive excellence, including writing the syllabus, planning the first day of class, and leading classroom discussions.
Practical techniques for taking notes that ensure you can find, understand, expand, and use them later in your various projects.
Learn how to foster intellectual community in academic workplaces using reading and writing groups, engaging mentorship, and other strategies.
How to get started with interdisciplinary oral history, including researching formats, finding training, and critically reflecting on power dynamics.
Strategies to write a student-centered syllabus that also saves you time as an instructor—from day one until the end of the term.
Dismantle Magazine's interview with Ideas on Fire CEO Cathy Hannabach about building a feminist editing and indexing agency.
We've been expanding our editing and indexing team here at Ideas on Fire. Meet the new developmental editors, copyeditors, and indexers.
Major themes at the 2019 Editors Canada conference included diversity in editing, the importance of plain language, and sensitivity reading.
How creative writing techniques can deepen classroom discussions, improve academic texts, and expand your own scholarly thinking.
Learn how to move to a new city, settle in, and make any place feel like home—no matter how contingent the position or temporary the stay.
An overview of online remote teaching opportunities for PhDs seeking more flexibility and options in their teaching careers.
3-week online workshop for scholars wanting to build their public scholarship profile, reach wider and more diverse audiences, and get paid for their work.
Learn best practices for doing community-engaged scholarship and teaching, including answers to those thorny ethical questions often provoked by this work.
Tips on editing footnotes and endnotes, helping authors decide between them, keeping up with citation style changes, and curbing overcitation.
Strategies and tactics for improving mental health in academia by providing resources to students, faculty, and staff and prioritizing wellness.
Strategies to avoid the siren song of academic busyness, preserve your time, and finally take those weekends off—for real.
Strategies for surviving job burnout in the academy and beyond, including continuing on when you'd rather do just about anything else.
How to use recursive outlines for writing projects to keep your writing on track while also making room for your ideas to evolve.
Part instructional session, part love letter to literature's favorite hangers-on. How to edit, use, and love footnotes and endnotes.
A behind-the-scenes look at how Dismantle Magazine co-founders Elise Chatelain and Sara Tatyana Bernstein are turning their side project into a career.
How archival sources can enrich the learning experience and tips on creating assignments that show the political and intellectual stakes of the archive.
How to make career decisions in an era of uncertainty and with limited information, and learn to live with those choices even as circumstances change.
How to write a great author bio or speaker bio that introduces you to specific audiences and brings in professional opportunities.
Easy daily self-care practices to treat yourself with kindness, move a little slower, and find comfort amidst your personal and professional lives.
Help navigating academic politics for new and contingent faculty, including finding allies, trusting colleagues, and knowing when to stay out of it.
How to write a book review that works for your own research and goals, as well as why scholars should write them to build intellectual community.
Wellness for academics, scholars, & cultural workers, including fitting exercise, healthy food, laughter, and joy into a busy schedule.
Ideas on Fire's 2018 year in review, including client projects, live shows, workshops, conferences, and podcast episodes.
Navigating imposter syndrome and other insecurities to regain confidence, free up mental space for work, and feel at home where you are.
Interdisciplinary scholars often make fantastic academic editors. Here’s how you can get started building an interdisciplinary editing career.
Join us for a book launch party and discussion to celebrate the publication of Succeeding Outside the Academy: Career Paths beyond the Humanities, Social Sciences, and STEM.
A great index is a work of art, helping readers find what they need. Here are 5 things professional book indexers wish authors knew about the process.
How to manage social media for academics wanting to build their careers, publish scholarship, foster community, and improve their research.
Whether poetic, snarky, informative, or scandalous, footnotes forge complex social bonds between readers, authors, and editors.
Celebrate International Podcast Day by listening to your favorite episodes of the Imagine Otherwise podcast!
Teaching takes up as much time as we let it. But how do we save time without shortchanging students? Learn teaching techniques to save you time and energy.
Embracing the seasonality of academic life can mean more creativity, productivity, and inspiration while also avoiding burnout.
Peer Review Week 2018 celebrates the importance of peer review in scholarly publishing and knowledge production.
An academic book tour is a fantastic way to publicize your new scholarly book. Here's how to put one together that fits your time, resources, and goals.
Finishing a dissertation while being a parent can be challenging. Here are strategies for getting research done while also spending time with your kids.
The passion for your research project is gone, taking your motivation with it. Learn how to get re-inspired by an old project to finish that book, dissertation, or article and jump-start new research.
