{"product_id":"notions-iona-burnell-reilly-9781837080359","title":"Notions: The Lives of Irish Working Class Academics","description":"\u003cp\u003eWorking-class academics often experience difficult and turbulent times during their journey into and through academia. The terms \u003cem\u003eworking class \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eacademic \u003c\/em\u003eare somewhat paradoxical, as the assumption is, since becoming an academic, they have moved away from their class. For some, this may be true, for others, not so.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePresenting a collection of life stories written by\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eIrish-identifying\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eworking-class academics, \u003cem\u003eNotions\u003c\/em\u003e explores the lives of those not born into the elite but occupying an elite position in higher education -- how they got there, what their journey was like, what their experiences were, if they faced any struggles, and if they had to, or still do, (re)negotiate their identities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe first autoethnographic collection of working-class experiences of academia in Ireland, \u003cem\u003eNotions\u003c\/em\u003e is a valuable contribution to the existing body of literature on social class, inequalities, widening participation and higher education that will be of interest to any reader interested in Irish society and culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Iona Burnell Reilly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1837080356\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781837080359\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Emerald Publishing Limited\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/19\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Iona Burnell Reilly","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48240982917375,"sku":"9781837080359","price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_883747ca-4510-4369-b6f0-ef2f7ff3b5ce.jpg?v=1772652219","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/notions-iona-burnell-reilly-9781837080359","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}