A Stressed Present and a Scared Future: An Autoethnography of a Migrant Scholar in Finland

IF 1.5 Q2 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Journal of International Students Pub Date : 2022-08-21 DOI:10.32674/jis.v12is2.4344

Jawaria Khan

引用次数: 1

Abstract

As an international doctoral researcher with a new-born daughter by my side, I reveal, in this autoethnography, the struggles to survive in the academic labor market of a non-Anglophone country, Finland. This personal narrative combined with sociological theory of Marxism brings a bottom-up perspective of international doctoral students. The purpose is to look inward and expose my vulnerable self that has been affected, moved and refracted by the academic neoliberalism causing alienation and my resistance. Explaining academic work as labor through vignettes, I present four cases of Marxist alienation that corelates with the alienation of early career researchers from the product (research output), process (doing research), species-essence (the passion of research) and other workers (academic colleagues). The findings of this autoethnography reiterates that academic labor is indeed in crisis. I recommend as researchers we should recognize this estrangement of academic labor and bring change through personal agency and ethical accountability.

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压力重重的现在和恐惧的未来：一位芬兰移民学者的民族志

作为一名国际博士研究人员，我身边有一个刚出生的女儿，我在这本民族志中揭示了在非英语国家芬兰的学术劳动力市场中生存的斗争。这种个人叙事与马克思主义社会学理论相结合，带来了国际博士生自下而上的视角。目的是向内看，揭露我脆弱的自我，这种自我受到了学术新自由主义的影响、感动和折射，导致了异化和我的抵抗。通过小插曲将学术工作解释为劳动，我提出了四个马克思主义异化案例，这些案例与早期职业研究人员对产品（研究产出）、过程（做研究）、物种本质（研究激情）和其他工作者（学术同事）的异化相关联。这本民族志的发现重申了学术劳动确实处于危机之中。我建议作为研究人员，我们应该认识到学术劳动的这种隔阂，并通过个人代理和道德责任带来变革。

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Journal of International Students EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH-

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2.90

自引率

25.00%

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审稿时长

30 weeks

期刊介绍： The journal publishes scholarly peer-reviewed articles on international students in tertiary education, secondary education, and other educational settings that make significant contributions to research, policy, and practice in the internationalization of education worldwide. We encourage the submission of manuscripts from researchers and practitioners around the world from a myriad of academic fields and theoretical perspectives, including international education, comparative education, human geography, global studies, linguistics, psychology, sociology, communication, international business, economics, social work, cultural studies, and other related disciplines. We are especially interested in submissions which mark a new and demonstratively significant advancement in research on international students on topics such as: Cross-cultural studies of acculturation, intergroup relations, and intercultural communication Career preparation, employability, and career outcomes of short- and long-term mobility Development of international student social networks Emerging trends related to the mobility of international students and scholars English-mediated instruction (EMI) and second language acquisition (L2) Experiences of globally mobile LGBTQ+ students and other student populations Geopolitical perspectives and policies related to international students and other immigrants seeking education Global learning involving diverse people collaboratively analyzing and addressing complex problems that transcend borders International faculty, teaching assistants, and postdoctoral researchers Multicultural, intercultural, and cross-cultural engagement New educational contexts that involve the use of emerging technologies and online learning International student experiences in transnational higher education providers and programs.