The University is requiring all employees and students to migrate to Google mail. This means we will now have to use Google Calendar instead of UM Cal to communicate department deadlines and events. Even if you have a gmail account, the University is not allowing access to University Google calendars until you migrate your @umn account to Google. Please take the steps to transition to Google within the next two weeks.
Email/Calendar Update
You have a couple of options for how to transition to Google mail. You can go to the central University website click on the "sign up" button found just below the "Google Apps for the University of Minnesota" banner. That site is: http://www.oit.umn.edu/google/ Once you go to the sign up you log in with your x500 and you will either be notified on how to proceed with the migration or you will be notified that there are issues you need to resolve before migration (in our experience this has usually been individual email that are too large). If you prefer to have a technician work with you on the migration, you can work with the CLA Office of Information Technology. The steps for contacting them are found at this website: https://sites.google.com/a/umn.edu/cla-google/i-need-to-migrate Please feel free to contact Colleen with any questions.
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Card Key Access
The University recently updated the card key access system - the system that allows building entrance after hours and entrance to the graduate student computer lab with your University ID. All access should be restored, but please let Colleen know if you experience any problems with access.
PCard Reminder
Please submit receipts for all August PCard purchases to date to Laura by Wednesday, September 1, 2010.
PCard Reminder
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UC Berkeley-Department of History Position
The Department of History at the University of California, Berkeley seeks applications for a full-time, tenure track appointment at the assistant professor level with a start date of July 1, 2011. Scholars in the fields of women, gender, and sexuality and/or the history of slavery are especially encouraged to apply. Application deadline: October 1, 2010.
UC Berkeley-Department of History Position
The Department of History at the University of California, Berkeley seeks applications for a full-time, tenure track appointment at the assistant professor level with a start date of July 1, 2011. Scholars in the fields of women, gender, and sexuality and/or the history of slavery are especially encouraged to apply. Applications must include a detailed letter, a curriculum vitae, a representative sample of written work (an article, book chapter, or dissertation chapter), and three letters of reference. All items must be submitted electronically no later than October 1, 2010.
For instructions about submitting materials, please visit http://ls-urunit.berkeley.edu:80/sReg.php?i=423. For the university's statement on confidentiality, see http://apo.chance.berkeley.edu/evalltr.html.
Questions may be addressed to Mary Elizabeth Berry, Chair, Department of History, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-2550. The department seeks candidates whose research and teaching has prepared them to contribute to our commitment to diversity and inclusion in higher education.
UC Berkeley-Department of History Position
The Department of History at the University of California, Berkeley seeks applications for a full-time, tenure track appointment at the assistant professor level with a start date of July 1, 2011. Scholars in the fields of women, gender, and sexuality and/or the history of slavery are especially encouraged to apply. Applications must include a detailed letter, a curriculum vitae, a representative sample of written work (an article, book chapter, or dissertation chapter), and three letters of reference. All items must be submitted electronically no later than October 1, 2010.
For instructions about submitting materials, please visit http://ls-urunit.berkeley.edu:80/sReg.php?i=423. For the university's statement on confidentiality, see http://apo.chance.berkeley.edu/evalltr.html.
Questions may be addressed to Mary Elizabeth Berry, Chair, Department of History, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-2550. The department seeks candidates whose research and teaching has prepared them to contribute to our commitment to diversity and inclusion in higher education.
Princeton Fellowship in LGBT Studies
The Princeton Society of Fellows, an interdisciplinary group of scholars in the humanities, social sciences, and selected natural sciences, invites applications for the 2011-2014 Fellowship competition. The stipend for academic year 2011-12 will be approximately $72,000. Fellows are provided with a shared office, a personal computer, a research account of $5000 a year, and access to university grants, benefits and other resources. Application deadline: October 1, 2010.
Princeton Fellowship in LGBT Studies
Five three-year Postdoctoral Fellowships (including the Fellowship in LGBT Studies) will be awarded this year. The stipend for academic year 2011-12 will be approximately $72,000. Fellows are provided with a shared office, a personal computer, a research account of $5000 a year, and access to university grants, benefits and other resources.
Fellows are expected to reside in or near Princeton during the academic year in order that they can attend weekly seminars and participate fully in the intellectual life of the Society.
Fellowship Description:
Fund for Reunion, Inc., the LGBT Alumni Association of Princeton University, and the Society of Fellows are co-sponsors of a three-year postdoctoral fellowship to be awarded to a scholar working on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender issues in any of the disciplines represented in the Society, and particularly in new and emerging fields.
The postdoctoral fellow will be expected to pursue research in any scholarly areas that will make a positive contribution toward public discourse around contemporary LGBT issues. The successful candidate is required to teach one course each semester for the first two years and normally does some advising in his/her specialty or related areas. In the third year, the fellow
teaches only one course and devotes the final semester to full-time research.
The LGBT fellow is also encouraged to share research interests with the wider campus community, with the aim of creating a sustained dialogue on issues related to LGBT equality.
To Apply:
For further information, please visit:
http://www.princeton.edu/~sf/new_fellowships.shtml
Princeton Fellowship in LGBT Studies
Five three-year Postdoctoral Fellowships (including the Fellowship in LGBT Studies) will be awarded this year. The stipend for academic year 2011-12 will be approximately $72,000. Fellows are provided with a shared office, a personal computer, a research account of $5000 a year, and access to university grants, benefits and other resources.
Fellows are expected to reside in or near Princeton during the academic year in order that they can attend weekly seminars and participate fully in the intellectual life of the Society.
Fellowship Description:
Fund for Reunion, Inc., the LGBT Alumni Association of Princeton University, and the Society of Fellows are co-sponsors of a three-year postdoctoral fellowship to be awarded to a scholar working on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender issues in any of the disciplines represented in the Society, and particularly in new and emerging fields.
The postdoctoral fellow will be expected to pursue research in any scholarly areas that will make a positive contribution toward public discourse around contemporary LGBT issues. The successful candidate is required to teach one course each semester for the first two years and normally does some advising in his/her specialty or related areas. In the third year, the fellow
teaches only one course and devotes the final semester to full-time research.
The LGBT fellow is also encouraged to share research interests with the wider campus community, with the aim of creating a sustained dialogue on issues related to LGBT equality.
To Apply:
For further information, please visit:
http://www.princeton.edu/~sf/new_fellowships.shtml
The Ohio State University-Queer Studies Position
The Department of English at The Ohio State University invites applications for a tenure-eligible assistant professor position in queer studies.The successful candidate will teach courses in English and Sexuality Studies at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Ph.D. required. Application deadline: November 1, 2010.
The Ohio State University-Queer Studies Position
The Department of English at The Ohio State University invites
applications for a tenure-eligible assistant professor position in
queer studies. We will consider candidates in any field of literary,
ethnic, and/or cultural studies with expertise in GLBTQ theory and
criticism. The successful candidate will teach courses in English and
Sexuality Studies at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Ohio
State's thriving interdisciplinary Sexuality Studies Program, to which
the Department of English contributes, offers undergraduate and
graduate degrees, and includes faculty and courses from across the
university. Ph.D. in hand required at time of appointment.
Preliminary interviews at the MLA Convention. The Ohio State
University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. GLBT
people, women, minorities, Vietnam-era veterans, disabled veterans,
and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Send cover
letter and c.v. only by Nov. 1 to Englishjobs@osu.edu, or mail to
Professor Debra Moddelmog, Chair of Sexuality Studies Search
Committee, Department of English, Ohio State University, 421 Denney
Hall, 164 W. 17th Ave., Columbus, OH 43210.
***
Please also note the following about the vibrant field of Sexuality
Studies at Ohio State:
(1) The English Department at Ohio State has an area group in Gender
and Sexuality Studies, and two permanent courses in the field: 282:
Introduction to Queer Studies and 580: GLBTQ Studies in Literature and
Culture. We also have other courses that are sometimes taught with a
sexuality focus, including film and theory courses at both the
undergrad and graduate levels.
(2) Ohio State offers an interdisciplinary undergraduate minor and an
interdisciplinary graduate specialization in Sexuality Studies, and by
the time the person starts the job, we should also have a
free-standing interdisciplinary undergraduate major (we'll be one of
the few schools in the country to have all three of these degrees).
Over 30 faculty members in six colleges and 14 departments are
affiliated with the Sexuality Studies Program, and we offer
approximately 20 permanent courses in the area. The Sexuality Studies
minor is the 2nd-highest enrolling interdisciplinary minor at OSU,
with approximately 300 students enrolling since it began in 2002, and
the graduate specialization has been selected by 30 students in it
four years of existence. http://sexualitystudies.osu.edu/
(3) Sexuality Studies is closely partnered with other
identity/culture-based programs via the formation known as DISCO
(Diversity and Identity Studies Collective at OSU), which is composed
of African American and African Studies, American Indian Studies,
Asian American Studies, Comparative Ethnic and American Studies,
Disability Studies, Latino/a Studies, Sexuality Studies, and the newly
named Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. http://disco.osu.edu/
The Ohio State University-Queer Studies Position
The Department of English at The Ohio State University invites
applications for a tenure-eligible assistant professor position in
queer studies. We will consider candidates in any field of literary,
ethnic, and/or cultural studies with expertise in GLBTQ theory and
criticism. The successful candidate will teach courses in English and
Sexuality Studies at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Ohio
State's thriving interdisciplinary Sexuality Studies Program, to which
the Department of English contributes, offers undergraduate and
graduate degrees, and includes faculty and courses from across the
university. Ph.D. in hand required at time of appointment.
Preliminary interviews at the MLA Convention. The Ohio State
University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. GLBT
people, women, minorities, Vietnam-era veterans, disabled veterans,
and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Send cover
letter and c.v. only by Nov. 1 to Englishjobs@osu.edu, or mail to
Professor Debra Moddelmog, Chair of Sexuality Studies Search
Committee, Department of English, Ohio State University, 421 Denney
Hall, 164 W. 17th Ave., Columbus, OH 43210.
***
Please also note the following about the vibrant field of Sexuality
Studies at Ohio State:
(1) The English Department at Ohio State has an area group in Gender
and Sexuality Studies, and two permanent courses in the field: 282:
Introduction to Queer Studies and 580: GLBTQ Studies in Literature and
Culture. We also have other courses that are sometimes taught with a
sexuality focus, including film and theory courses at both the
undergrad and graduate levels.
(2) Ohio State offers an interdisciplinary undergraduate minor and an
interdisciplinary graduate specialization in Sexuality Studies, and by
the time the person starts the job, we should also have a
free-standing interdisciplinary undergraduate major (we'll be one of
the few schools in the country to have all three of these degrees).
Over 30 faculty members in six colleges and 14 departments are
affiliated with the Sexuality Studies Program, and we offer
approximately 20 permanent courses in the area. The Sexuality Studies
minor is the 2nd-highest enrolling interdisciplinary minor at OSU,
with approximately 300 students enrolling since it began in 2002, and
the graduate specialization has been selected by 30 students in it
four years of existence. http://sexualitystudies.osu.edu/
(3) Sexuality Studies is closely partnered with other
identity/culture-based programs via the formation known as DISCO
(Diversity and Identity Studies Collective at OSU), which is composed
of African American and African Studies, American Indian Studies,
Asian American Studies, Comparative Ethnic and American Studies,
Disability Studies, Latino/a Studies, Sexuality Studies, and the newly
named Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. http://disco.osu.edu/
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Two positions at University Hawaii at Manoa, Dept. of American Studies
The University of Hawaii at Manoa, Department of American Studies, is pleased to announce two positions: Indigenous Studies and Film, TV, and/or New Media. Both are tenure-track Assistant Professor full-time 9-month appointments, to begin August 2011, pending position clearance and availability of funds. Ph.D. in American Studies or related field is required. Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience. Application deadline: October 1, 2010.
Two positions at University Hawaii at Manoa, Dept. of American Studies
American Studies: The University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Department of American Studies, invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor appointment, full-time, 9-months, to begin August 2011, pending position clearance and availability of funds. Duties: Teach Indigenous Studies/American Studies undergraduate and graduate courses; conduct research in Indigenous Studies/American Studies; work with graduate students; and other duties as assigned by chair. Minimum qualifications: Ph.D. in American Studies or related area, ABDs will be considered. Ability to teach undergraduate/graduate courses and conduct research in Indigenous Studies with emphasis on North America and/or Asia/Pacific including Hawai'i. Desirable qualifications: Ability to teach and conduct research in American Studies. Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience. To apply, send letter of application indicating how you satisfy the minimum and, if applicable, desirable qualifications, curriculum vitae, three letters of recommendation, and graduate school transcripts (copies are acceptable, original transcripts will be required at time of hire) to Indigenous Studies Search Committee Chair, Department of American Studies, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, 1890 East-West Road, Moore Hall 324, Honolulu, HI 96822-2318. Departmental representatives plan to conduct invited interviews at the annual meeting of the American Studies Association. For inquiries contact Professor Kathleen M. Sands, Indigenous Studies Search Committee Chair,kmsands@hawaii.edu or 808-956-9093. Closing Date: October 1, 2010. An EEO/AA Employer.
American Studies: The University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Department of American Studies, invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor full-time 9-month appointment, to begin August 2011, pending position clearance and availability of funds. Duties: Teach American Studies undergraduate and graduate courses; teach/conduct research in Film, TV, and/or New Media; work with graduate students; and other duties as assigned by chair. Minimum qualifications: Ph.D. in American Studies or related area, ABDs will be considered. Ability to teach American Studies undergraduate and graduate courses and to teach/conduct research in Film, TV and/or New Media. Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience. To apply, send letter of application indicating how you satisfy the minimum qualifications, curriculum vitae, three letters of recommendation, and graduate school transcripts (copies are acceptable, however original transcripts will be required at time of hire) to Film/Media Search Committee Chair, Department of American Studies, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, 1890 East-West Road, Moore Hall 324, Honolulu, HI 96822-2318. Departmental representatives plan to conduct invited interviews at the annual meeting of the American Studies Association. For inquiries contact Professor Vernadette Gonzalez, Film/Media Search Committee Chair, vvg@hawaii.edu or 808-956-8587. Closing Date: October 1, 2010. An EEO/AA Employer.
Two positions at University Hawaii at Manoa, Dept. of American Studies
American Studies: The University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Department of American Studies, invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor appointment, full-time, 9-months, to begin August 2011, pending position clearance and availability of funds. Duties: Teach Indigenous Studies/American Studies undergraduate and graduate courses; conduct research in Indigenous Studies/American Studies; work with graduate students; and other duties as assigned by chair. Minimum qualifications: Ph.D. in American Studies or related area, ABDs will be considered. Ability to teach undergraduate/graduate courses and conduct research in Indigenous Studies with emphasis on North America and/or Asia/Pacific including Hawai'i. Desirable qualifications: Ability to teach and conduct research in American Studies. Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience. To apply, send letter of application indicating how you satisfy the minimum and, if applicable, desirable qualifications, curriculum vitae, three letters of recommendation, and graduate school transcripts (copies are acceptable, original transcripts will be required at time of hire) to Indigenous Studies Search Committee Chair, Department of American Studies, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, 1890 East-West Road, Moore Hall 324, Honolulu, HI 96822-2318. Departmental representatives plan to conduct invited interviews at the annual meeting of the American Studies Association. For inquiries contact Professor Kathleen M. Sands, Indigenous Studies Search Committee Chair,kmsands@hawaii.edu or 808-956-9093. Closing Date: October 1, 2010. An EEO/AA Employer.
American Studies: The University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Department of American Studies, invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor full-time 9-month appointment, to begin August 2011, pending position clearance and availability of funds. Duties: Teach American Studies undergraduate and graduate courses; teach/conduct research in Film, TV, and/or New Media; work with graduate students; and other duties as assigned by chair. Minimum qualifications: Ph.D. in American Studies or related area, ABDs will be considered. Ability to teach American Studies undergraduate and graduate courses and to teach/conduct research in Film, TV and/or New Media. Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience. To apply, send letter of application indicating how you satisfy the minimum qualifications, curriculum vitae, three letters of recommendation, and graduate school transcripts (copies are acceptable, however original transcripts will be required at time of hire) to Film/Media Search Committee Chair, Department of American Studies, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, 1890 East-West Road, Moore Hall 324, Honolulu, HI 96822-2318. Departmental representatives plan to conduct invited interviews at the annual meeting of the American Studies Association. For inquiries contact Professor Vernadette Gonzalez, Film/Media Search Committee Chair, vvg@hawaii.edu or 808-956-8587. Closing Date: October 1, 2010. An EEO/AA Employer.
"Queering the Countryside: New Directions in Rural Queer Studies"
Indiana University will host a two-day, interdisciplinary symposium called "Queering the Countryside: New Directions in Rural Queer Studies", on November 6-7, 2010. It will include a day-long public conference on Saturday, November 6th, and a series of concurrent writing workshops on Sunday morning in which selected participants will be given the opportunity to share their work-in-progress with visiting scholars and other symposium attendees. Submission deadline: September 24, 2010.
"Queering the Countryside: New Directions in Rural Queer Studies"
New Directions in Rural Queer Studies
November 6 - 7, 2010
Indiana Memorial Union
Indiana University Bloomington
November 6 -7 Indiana University will host a two-day, interdisciplinary symposium called "Queering the Countryside: New Directions in Rural Queer Studies." This event, co-organized by Indiana University faculty members Mary L. Gray and Colin R. Johnson, will include a day-long public conference on Saturday, November 6th, and a series of concurrent writing workshops on Sunday morning in which selected participants will be given the opportunity to share their work-in-progress with visiting scholars and other symposium attendees.
Confirmed speakers for Saturday's conference include:
Marlon Bailey (AAADS and Gender Studies, Indiana)
Mary Pat Brady (English and Latino/a Studies, Cornell)
Mary L. Gray (Communication and Culture, Indiana)
John Howard (American Studies, King's College London)
Colin R. Johnson (Gender Studies, Indiana)
E. Patrick Johnson (African-American Studies and Performance Studies, Northwestern)
Scott Herring (English, Indiana)
Gayle Rubin (Anthropology and Women's Studies, Michigan)
Mab Segrest (Women's and Gender Studies, Connecticut College)
Please mark your calendar for this event. Please also take a moment to visit the conference website at http://www.iub.edu/~gender/queering-the-countryside.html to learn more about what we have planned.
Graduate students and other emerging scholars who have topically or thematically relevant work that they would like to share in the context of one of Sunday's concurrent writing workshops are invited to submit an initial proposal to the conference organizers no later than Friday, August 27, 2010. Please include the title of the piece you would like to workshop, a 150 word abstract, and a 1 - 2 page CV in your communication and direct it via email it to Mary L. Gray (mLg@indiana.edu) and Colin R. Johnson (crj2@indiana.edu). Papers that are chosen to be work-shopped will be pre-circulated to commentators and other workshop participants in advance of the symposium itself, so you must be prepared to submit a completed draft of your essay no later than Friday, September 24, 2010. Those who are interested in submitting a proposal can visit the "Workshop" page on the conference website for additional information.
"Queering the Countryside: New Directions in Rural Queer Studies"
New Directions in Rural Queer Studies
November 6 - 7, 2010
Indiana Memorial Union
Indiana University Bloomington
November 6 -7 Indiana University will host a two-day, interdisciplinary symposium called "Queering the Countryside: New Directions in Rural Queer Studies." This event, co-organized by Indiana University faculty members Mary L. Gray and Colin R. Johnson, will include a day-long public conference on Saturday, November 6th, and a series of concurrent writing workshops on Sunday morning in which selected participants will be given the opportunity to share their work-in-progress with visiting scholars and other symposium attendees.
Confirmed speakers for Saturday's conference include:
Marlon Bailey (AAADS and Gender Studies, Indiana)
Mary Pat Brady (English and Latino/a Studies, Cornell)
Mary L. Gray (Communication and Culture, Indiana)
John Howard (American Studies, King's College London)
Colin R. Johnson (Gender Studies, Indiana)
E. Patrick Johnson (African-American Studies and Performance Studies, Northwestern)
Scott Herring (English, Indiana)
Gayle Rubin (Anthropology and Women's Studies, Michigan)
Mab Segrest (Women's and Gender Studies, Connecticut College)
Please mark your calendar for this event. Please also take a moment to visit the conference website at http://www.iub.edu/~gender/queering-the-countryside.html to learn more about what we have planned.
Graduate students and other emerging scholars who have topically or thematically relevant work that they would like to share in the context of one of Sunday's concurrent writing workshops are invited to submit an initial proposal to the conference organizers no later than Friday, August 27, 2010. Please include the title of the piece you would like to workshop, a 150 word abstract, and a 1 - 2 page CV in your communication and direct it via email it to Mary L. Gray (mLg@indiana.edu) and Colin R. Johnson (crj2@indiana.edu). Papers that are chosen to be work-shopped will be pre-circulated to commentators and other workshop participants in advance of the symposium itself, so you must be prepared to submit a completed draft of your essay no later than Friday, September 24, 2010. Those who are interested in submitting a proposal can visit the "Workshop" page on the conference website for additional information.
UTSA Call for Papers Black and Brown Feminisms in Hip Hop Media
University of Texas at San Antonio has announced a call for papers for their Interdisciplinary Conference, "Black and Brown Feminisms in Hip Hop Media," on March 4-5, 2011. This interdisciplinary conference will feature unpublished work on women in Hip Hop to exchange ideas, share research, and initiate a sustained conversation by and about Black and Brown women in Hip Hop media. Abstract deadline: November 15, 2010.
UTSA Call for Papers Black and Brown Feminisms in Hip Hop Media
Black and Latina feminist scholars offer multiple ways of understanding feminist cultures that transcend ideological borders and patriarchal conventions. More recently, Black and Latina feminists have negotiated the positionality of the woman of color in the ever-changing world of Hip Hop since its inception. The Black and Brown Feminisms in Hip Hop Media Conference situates Black and Latina feminist theory in the context of Hip Hop representation to discuss ways Hip Hop music, film, and club industries fetishize, exploit, celebrate, empower and/or disempower Black and Brown women.
This interdisciplinary conference will feature unpublished work on women in Hip Hop to exchange ideas, share research, and initiate a sustained conversation by and about Black and Brown women in Hip Hop media. Vital to this discussion is attention to the blurring lines between Black and Latina feminist studies and a dialogue that attempts to understand an interweaving history of objectification, struggle, and potential for agency. How do we read Black and Brown women in Hip Hop culture? What readings of Black and Brown women other than conventional black feminist readings and Latina feminist analyses are cogent? What theories enable those readings? Finally, what would an investigation into autobiographical stories of video models yield? How would those narratives differ from that of more conventional readings?
A select number of accepted papers will be included in a one-day, academic conference at the University of Texas at San Antonio as a part of UTSA's celebration of Women's History Month on March 4, 2011 with a Hip Hop performance from local Texas as well as national hip hop artists on the evening of March 5, 2011. This conference will be an opportunity for presenters to share views and concerns on the growing intersections between Black and Brown women in hip hop culture. Possible Panel Topics Include:
Interdisciplinary Approaches to Gender and Race in Hip Hop
Colorism within Hip-Hop video culture
The New Female Entrepreneur
Negotiating Sexualities
Black and Latina Diasporas
Video Vixens or Video Models?
Female Rappers
Chicana/o Rap
Alternative Models of Black Femininity
Latinas in Video Model Culture
Intersections of Video Models with Youth Culture
Performing the Black Body/ Brown Body
Reggaeton
A Case Study of Karrine Steffans
Strip Club Culture
Confessions of Video Vixens
Eroticism vs. Pornography
Women as Exchange among a Male Economy
Please submit a 500 word abstract to Kinitra Brooks and/or Marco Cervantes blackandbrownfeminisms@gmail.com on or before November 15, 2010.
UTSA Call for Papers Black and Brown Feminisms in Hip Hop Media
Black and Latina feminist scholars offer multiple ways of understanding feminist cultures that transcend ideological borders and patriarchal conventions. More recently, Black and Latina feminists have negotiated the positionality of the woman of color in the ever-changing world of Hip Hop since its inception. The Black and Brown Feminisms in Hip Hop Media Conference situates Black and Latina feminist theory in the context of Hip Hop representation to discuss ways Hip Hop music, film, and club industries fetishize, exploit, celebrate, empower and/or disempower Black and Brown women.
This interdisciplinary conference will feature unpublished work on women in Hip Hop to exchange ideas, share research, and initiate a sustained conversation by and about Black and Brown women in Hip Hop media. Vital to this discussion is attention to the blurring lines between Black and Latina feminist studies and a dialogue that attempts to understand an interweaving history of objectification, struggle, and potential for agency. How do we read Black and Brown women in Hip Hop culture? What readings of Black and Brown women other than conventional black feminist readings and Latina feminist analyses are cogent? What theories enable those readings? Finally, what would an investigation into autobiographical stories of video models yield? How would those narratives differ from that of more conventional readings?
A select number of accepted papers will be included in a one-day, academic conference at the University of Texas at San Antonio as a part of UTSA's celebration of Women's History Month on March 4, 2011 with a Hip Hop performance from local Texas as well as national hip hop artists on the evening of March 5, 2011. This conference will be an opportunity for presenters to share views and concerns on the growing intersections between Black and Brown women in hip hop culture. Possible Panel Topics Include:
Interdisciplinary Approaches to Gender and Race in Hip Hop
Colorism within Hip-Hop video culture
The New Female Entrepreneur
Negotiating Sexualities
Black and Latina Diasporas
Video Vixens or Video Models?
Female Rappers
Chicana/o Rap
Alternative Models of Black Femininity
Latinas in Video Model Culture
Intersections of Video Models with Youth Culture
Performing the Black Body/ Brown Body
Reggaeton
A Case Study of Karrine Steffans
Strip Club Culture
Confessions of Video Vixens
Eroticism vs. Pornography
Women as Exchange among a Male Economy
Please submit a 500 word abstract to Kinitra Brooks and/or Marco Cervantes blackandbrownfeminisms@gmail.com on or before November 15, 2010.
GWSS 8102
GWSS 8102, "Advanced Studies in Sexuality, Gender and Queer Theory: Whither Feminism?" will be taught fall 2010 Thursdays from 2:00-4:30 p.m.
GWSS 8102
This course will provide a deep foundation and extensive overview of contemporary theory in sexuality and GLBTQ theory. The relationship between feminist theory and these newly emerging and hybridized areas of sexuality and gender studies will provide a recurring point of inquiry. Students interested in the new Feminist and Critical Sexuality Studies Graduate Minor and other graduate students pursuing research and scholarship in sexuality, gender and GLBTQ studies are especially welcome.
GWSS 8102
This course will provide a deep foundation and extensive overview of contemporary theory in sexuality and GLBTQ theory. The relationship between feminist theory and these newly emerging and hybridized areas of sexuality and gender studies will provide a recurring point of inquiry. Students interested in the new Feminist and Critical Sexuality Studies Graduate Minor and other graduate students pursuing research and scholarship in sexuality, gender and GLBTQ studies are especially welcome.
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Urban Indian Education Partnership with Anishinaabe Academy is Seeking Applicants 25% or 50% Research Assistant Position.
The Urban Indian Education Partnership with Anishinaabe Academy is seeking applicants for 25% or 50% research assistant postion. Must be available to work during school hours (8am - 2pm) and have reliable transportation. Contact Jennifer McComas at jmccomas@umn.edu with any questions.
Urban Indian Education Partnership with Anishinaabe Academy is Seeking Applicants 25% or 50% Rsearch Assistant Position
Research Assistant
Job Description
Urban Indian Education Partnership
10 (.25) or 20 (.50) hours per week
Responsibilities:
·Collect direct observation data of student-teacher interactions in classrooms at Anishinaabe Academy
·Partner with Anishinaabe Academy teachers to support professional development goals and action research projects. Activities may include providing classroom support; collecting, managing, and/or analyzing data; contributing to the direction of research projects; and other activities as needed.
·Work directly with children in tutoring capacity
·Analyze and report data to supervisor weekly
·Attend weekly research meetings
·Communicate with supervisor on a weekly basis
Expectations:
·Must be available to work at school site during school hours (8 am - 2 pm)
·Must have reliable transportation
·Work collaboratively with Anishinaabe Academy staff, students, and community as well as University colleagues
·Be prompt, dependable, and respectful
·Embrace Ojibwe and Dakota cultures
·RAs will attend Language Tables
·Implement all instructional protocols with integrity
·If you are unable to attend scheduled observation/activity, communicate in advance with University supervisor and Anishinaabe Academy staff
·RAs are mandatory reporters; report any and all student-specific concerns to supervisor immediately
Contact Jennifer McComas at jmccomas@umn.edu
Urban Indian Education Partnership with Anishinaabe Academy is Seeking Applicants 25% or 50% Rsearch Assistant Position
Research Assistant
Job Description
Urban Indian Education Partnership
10 (.25) or 20 (.50) hours per week
Responsibilities:
·Collect direct observation data of student-teacher interactions in classrooms at Anishinaabe Academy
·Partner with Anishinaabe Academy teachers to support professional development goals and action research projects. Activities may include providing classroom support; collecting, managing, and/or analyzing data; contributing to the direction of research projects; and other activities as needed.
·Work directly with children in tutoring capacity
·Analyze and report data to supervisor weekly
·Attend weekly research meetings
·Communicate with supervisor on a weekly basis
Expectations:
·Must be available to work at school site during school hours (8 am - 2 pm)
·Must have reliable transportation
·Work collaboratively with Anishinaabe Academy staff, students, and community as well as University colleagues
·Be prompt, dependable, and respectful
·Embrace Ojibwe and Dakota cultures
·RAs will attend Language Tables
·Implement all instructional protocols with integrity
·If you are unable to attend scheduled observation/activity, communicate in advance with University supervisor and Anishinaabe Academy staff
·RAs are mandatory reporters; report any and all student-specific concerns to supervisor immediately
Contact Jennifer McComas at jmccomas@umn.edu
Director of Graduate Studies - Tracey Deutsch
A note from the Chair: I am very pleased to welcome Professor Tracey Deutsch as the interim Director of Graduate Studies. Tracey has graciously agreed to fill in for Kevin Murphy who is on sabbatical in the 2010-11 academic year. Like Kevin, Tracey comes to us on generous "loan" from the History Department. Soon we will be announcing details on the welcome back potluck, where we invite you all to join us in welcoming not only the new cohort but Tracey as well.
BTHX 5000/JOUR 5990
BTHX 5000/JOUR 5990, "Fear and Loathing in Bioethics", will be taught fall 2010 by Professor Carl Elliott on Thursdays 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
BTHX 5000/JOUR 5990
Fear and Loathing in Bioethics.pdf
BTHX 5000/JOUR 5990
Fear and Loathing in Bioethics.pdf
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