No one can do it all, nor should they.
In most institutions, working as an academic means much more than teaching, research, writing, and service. You also have to be a project manager, website designer, digital communicator, media maven, accounting whiz, HR specialist, and a dozen other roles.
Asking for help is appropriate.
Food studies is a vast and evolving field.
Food is everything, but no one has methods and theories that cover everything. And much as we say we’re interdisciplinary, that means a lot of different things. A connection-maker and food generalist can help you see and do what isn’t always obvious.
Systems are systemic.
They need lots of bodies.
university landscapeS ain’t what THEY were.
More of us are working more independently, contributing variably to community development, knowledge creation, and output mobilization. Dissolving boundaries among academics, consultants, practitioners, and the public is the best path to success.