Starting Over, With a Bad Attitude

Starting Over, With a Bad Attitude 1

Joyce Hesselberth for The Chronicle Review

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Joyce Hesselberth for The Chronicle Review

Let me be clear. I am A.B.D. in my discipline of art history. I did not finish my dissertation. I had a horrible adviser: a noncommunicative boozer and a womanizer, with no voice mail or e-mail, who didn't care much for me. I was 25 when I began my Ph.D., and instead of being lauded for my pluck and verve, I was eyed like a fresh piece of meat that he wanted to devour.

To make a long story short, I left after my coursework. I figured, what the hell? The job listings

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