Chapter Retirement as going through a portal of possibilities

The essay contemplates retirement as a portal of possibilities which may open time for diving into both haunting and joyful questions that being tied up with admin work formerly prevented the pursuit of. Questions which the retired academic could engage in are piled up, e.g. the haunting ones concer...

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Main Author: Lykke, Nina (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam Amsterdam University Press 2023
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