Independent scholar
Encyclopedia
An independent scholar is anyone who conducts scholarly research outside universities and traditional academia
. Independent scholars play an especially important role in areas such as art history
and other humanities
fields. In fields such as advanced mathematics, physics and engineering, however, relatively few researchers make contributions outside the context of established institutes and organizations.
Academia
Academia is the community of students and scholars engaged in higher education and research.-Etymology:The word comes from the akademeia in ancient Greece. Outside the city walls of Athens, the gymnasium was made famous by Plato as a center of learning...
. Independent scholars play an especially important role in areas such as art history
Art history
Art history has historically been understood as the academic study of objects of art in their historical development and stylistic contexts, i.e. genre, design, format, and style...
and other humanities
Humanities
The humanities are academic disciplines that study the human condition, using methods that are primarily analytical, critical, or speculative, as distinguished from the mainly empirical approaches of the natural sciences....
fields. In fields such as advanced mathematics, physics and engineering, however, relatively few researchers make contributions outside the context of established institutes and organizations.