This week I interviewed Dr. Benjamin Fortna. I have also reached out to several other professors, but we haven't scheduled anything yet.
Dr. Fortna works for the University of Arizona as the director of the Middle East & North African Studies department. His research focus on the culture of the late Ottoman Empire and the early Turkish republic. He has graduate degrees from the University of Chicago and Columbia and an undergraduate degree from Yale.
I don't know how long Fortna has worked in this field, but the earliest of his works that I was able to find was published the late 1980's. Fortna has a short biography on the University of Arizona website but is not active on social media.
Interview Questions:
1. What is the genre you most often find yourself writing in?
2. Do you prefer writing for academic audiences or more general audiences?
3. How does your approach differ when writing for other academics instead of general audiences?
4. Was your experience on Who Do You Think You Are your first time working in multimedia genres? If so, was presenting research on film significantly different than what you are used to?
5. How has the research process changed since you started working in this field?
6. Are there any skills that you think younger academics are lacking in because of technological advancements?
7. Are there any skills common among younger academics that you struggle with?
8. How are the writing situations you face in this administrative position different from the ones you faced as a student and researcher?
Dr. Fortna works for the University of Arizona as the director of the Middle East & North African Studies department. His research focus on the culture of the late Ottoman Empire and the early Turkish republic. He has graduate degrees from the University of Chicago and Columbia and an undergraduate degree from Yale.
I don't know how long Fortna has worked in this field, but the earliest of his works that I was able to find was published the late 1980's. Fortna has a short biography on the University of Arizona website but is not active on social media.
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1. What is the genre you most often find yourself writing in?
2. Do you prefer writing for academic audiences or more general audiences?
3. How does your approach differ when writing for other academics instead of general audiences?
4. Was your experience on Who Do You Think You Are your first time working in multimedia genres? If so, was presenting research on film significantly different than what you are used to?
5. How has the research process changed since you started working in this field?
6. Are there any skills that you think younger academics are lacking in because of technological advancements?
7. Are there any skills common among younger academics that you struggle with?
8. How are the writing situations you face in this administrative position different from the ones you faced as a student and researcher?
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