Navigating Voices of Higher Education

A Poetic Ethnography of a University

Justin Nicholes

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Routledge
29 July 2025

Social & cultural anthropology; Moral & social purpose of education; Higher & further education, tertiary education

Series: Routledge Research in Higher Education

This fascinating book comprises a poetic ethnography, featuring poems that capture the experiences of students, professors, administrators, custodians, a chancellor, and other people who work in institutions of US higher education.

Using established poetic research methods, it invites readers to consider various points of view, while providing granular, concrete insight into working life at a US university. Across the volume, participants’ interviews are analyzed through a lens of embodied cognition to explore the physical experiences and metaphors that university workers use when discussing their roles and lives. The result is a truly innovative and multilayered look at the lived experiences and emotions of individuals within the university setting, as well as the sense of community that comes from inhabiting the same social and physical spaces.

A vivid ethnographic picture of academic culture, this volume will appeal to qualitative and arts-based researchers, students, academic staff, as well as anyone interested in understanding more about the university experience through poetic ethnography.

By: Justin Nicholes
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
ISBN: 9781032910079
ISBN 10: 1032910070
Series: Routledge Research in Higher Education
Pages: 290
Publication Date: 29 July 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Justin Nicholes is Associate Professor of Rhetoric and Composition at the University of Wisconsin-Stout, USA.

Reviews for Navigating Voices of Higher Education: A Poetic Ethnography of a University

""A lively voyage, navigating higher education in poetry. An imaginative ethnography of contemporary academe. Creatively manifest here are the people around a college, each with a voice, all with a role. At its core, this is a fascinating experiment in both story-telling and poetic discovery."" Graeme Harper, Editor, New Writing: The International Journal for the Practice and Theory of Creative Writing ""Creative, inclusive, and powerful rendition of a poetic ethnography portraying a university community. Amplifying voices and experiences of every individual that makes up the university at large, Justin Nicholes centers on “embodied cognition” delving deeper into the experiences within the university community, ultimately influencing the future of the higher education landscape in the current tumultuous era."" Gloria Park, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, USA