CUP published our brief reflection on what it’s like to co-write a textbook on its academic blog, Fifteeneightyfour.
We are lucky to work at institutions (Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf and the University of Wisconsin-Madison) that recognize the importance of connecting teaching and research. Still, setting considerable time apart for a project whose main goal is not to produce new knowledge in the traditional sense is a decision one doesn’t make light-heartedly. We could not have done such a project while we were junior scholars.
Bonus: Doodle I did when the book arrived in the mail!