Copyright

Nur Daut

Published On

2026-04-29

Language

  • English

Print Length

14 pages

THEMA

  • JBFH
  • JHB
  • JHBA
  • JN
  • JBFA

BISAC

  • SOC007000
  • SOC026000
  • SOC026040
  • SOC008000
  • EDU015000

Keywords

  • migrant academics
  • academic precarity
  • academic mobility
  • autoethnography
  • postcolonial academia
  • global higher education

Nami ni noru 波に乗る (riding the waves)

My Journey as a Migrant Academic

Chapter of: From the Margins: Migrant Academics’ Narratives of Precarity

Nami ni noru 波に乗る (riding the waves) is a personal reflection of the author’s profound academic experiences in her home country Malaysia and then as a foreigner in Türkiye and Japan, where she resided at the time of writing. Her essay captures the trials and tribulations as well as the joy, passion and excitement of academia. As her journey unfolds, she realises that academia presents unique challenges for a foreign female academic like herself.

Contributors

Nur Daut

(author)
https://orcid.org/0009-0001-6570-4979

Nur Daut (PhD) is an academic nomad who has resided in seven different countries. A researcher by training, she holds a PhD degree in International Relations from the United Kingdom. Nur Daut is fascinated by issues of identity politics and the struggles of various forms of identity such as national, ethnic, religious and gender. Her research interests include ethnic and religious conflicts, nationalism, nation building and social movements in Southeast Asia. When she is not busy with academic research, she loves to travel and is passionate about food. Nur’s teaching and research take her around the world, allowing her to experience different food cultures. In her free time, she writes about her travels and shares tips and knowledge on various cooking topics and food-related businesses with hungry audiences.