The Wellbeing and Self-care in Higher Education series reveals the stories of those working in higher education and illuminates the constant reconstruction of identities and work practices that places self-care at the centre of the work we do. Highlighted through image and word narratives (visual narratives) are realities, the voice of our colleagues, and (re)positioning of a shift into what is possible when we care for ourselves and others.
This series places academic wellbeing and self-care at the heart of discussions around working in higher education and provides a diverse range of strategies for how to put in place wellbeing and self-care approaches as an academic. It contributes to the conversation on ways that wellbeing and self-care can be positioned in the work that those working in higher education do and highlights new ways of working in higher education that disrupt current tensions that neglect wellbeing. Including both edited and authored collections, the lived experiences shared and practical strategies offered within will be vital reading for all those working in academia.
CURRENT CALL FOR CHAPTER PROPOSALS:
This is a work in progress with many seeds planted…watch this space.
books OUT in 2021:
Creating a Place for Self-care and Wellbeing in Higher Education: Finding Meaning Across Academia with Narelle Lemon (editor)
Healthy Relationships in Higher Education: Promoting Wellbeing Across Academia with Narelle Lemon (editor)
books OUT in 2022:
Creative Expression and Wellbeing in Higher Education: Making and Movement as Mindful Moments of Self-care with Narelle Lemon (editor)
Reflections on Valuing Wellbeing in Higher Education: Reforming our Acts of Self-care with Narelle Lemon (editor)
Watch out for these books in 2023:
Supporting and Promoting Staff Wellbeing in Higher Education: A Toolkit for Putting Innovative Practices into Action with Angela Dobele and Lisa Farrell (editors)
Writing Well and Being Well for Your PhD and Beyond: How to Cultivate a Strong and Sustainable Writing Practice for Life with Katherine Firth (author)
Women practising resilience, self-care and well being in academia: International Stories from Lived experience with Ida Fatimawati Adi Badiozaman, Voon Mung Ling and Kiran deep Sandhu (editors)
Practising Compassion in Higher Education: Caring for Self and Others Through Challenging Times with Narelle Lemon, Heidi Harju-Luukkainen, and Susanne Garvis (editors)
books that are currently being lovingly written for 2024
Navigating Tensions and Transitions in Higher Education: Effective Skills for Maintaining Wellbeing and Self-care with Kay Hammond and Narelle Lemon (editors)
Exploring Time as a Resource for Wellness in Higher Education: Identity, Self-care and Wellbeing at Work with Sharon McDonough and Narelle Lemon (editors)
Prioritising Wellbeing and Self-Care in Higher Education: How We Can Do Things Differently to Disrupt Silence with Narelle Lemon (editor)
· Reclaiming Your Well-being in Higher Education: Self-care for Work & Life, Jordan Cummings (author)
Understanding Wellbeing in Higher Education of the Global South: Contextually Sensitive and Culturally Responsive Perspectives, Youmen Chaaban, Abdellatif Sellami and Igor Jacky Dimitri Michaleczek (editors)
Passion and Purpose: The Worlds of Early Career Researcher’s in the Humanities, Marcus Bussey, Camila Mozzini-Alister, Ken Greenwood, Bingxin Wang and Samantha Willcocks (editors).
Others under contract and will be revealed shortly.
The book series page on Routledge can be found here.
The book launch series of IN CONVERSATION events can be found here:
Writing well/Being well in academia - watch or listen
Leading from within, up, out & across career trajectories - watch or listen
Identity, Interruption, and Inspiration as scholars - watch or listen
Contemplative practices and institutional change - watch or listen