Professor Bianet Castellanos has been awarded a 2011 Access Achievement Award by Disability Services. The awards recognize individuals who have contributed to making the University more accessible for everyone. Click here for more info.
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Dillon's Article in Captive Genders
Current graduate student, Steve Dillon's article "The Only Freedom I Can See: Imprisoned Queer Writing and the Politics of the Unimaginable" was published in the collection Captive Genders: Trans Embodiment and the Prison-Industrial Complex (AK Press, 2011). Click here for more info.
CFP: Cornell's "From Meydan Tahrir to Wisconsin"
The Department of Government at Cornell University invites submissions for the conference "From Meydan Tahrir to Wisconsin: Rethinking Revolution, Democracy and Citizenship". The conference will be held April 27-28, 2012 and will bring together a diverse group of graduate students to discuss the significance of revolutionary mobilizations and moments of solidarity. Submission deadline: November 1, 2011.
From revolutionary awakenings in the Arab world to protests against austerity measures in Europe and assaults on labor rights in Wisconsin, a "specter is haunting the world" - the specter of democracy and equality. This conference aims to discuss the significance of these revolutionary mobilizations and moments of solidarity for political thought. How do unfolding events challenge us to reconsider political concepts such as democracy, revolution, and citizenship? In light of these historical developments, papers might address political possibilities and anxieties unleashed by the current revolutionary enthusiasm: To what extent are these demands for economic equality, labor rights, and democracy compatible with contemporary hegemony of (neo)liberalism? Does the Tea Party as a conservative social movement challenge our ideas regarding the content of democratic politics? Is it the attempt to weaken union rights in Wisconsin that represents an undermining of democratic citizenship, or the recall efforts that have followed them? When are "rebels/protestors" justified in claiming popular authority and taking up "constituent power"? How should we interpret the nationalist discourse and imagery evoked in revolutions? What is at stake in the tendency to present the Egyptian revolution as a radical break from the past, as a distinctively "secular moment"? What do transnational connections between the protestors in Tahrir Square and the public workers of Wisconsin tell us about revolutionary enthusiasm from a far, about democracy's 'witness', or about projection of democratic imagery and metaphor?
We seek papers that will engage a wide range of disciplines, including politics, sociology, developmental sociology, history, anthropology, and near eastern studies. In order to be considered, applicants should email theirproposals to cornelltheoryconference@gmail.com by November 1, 2011. Proposals should include a two-page c.v. and a prospectus of 500-1000 words.
Decisions will be announced by January 15, 2012
From revolutionary awakenings in the Arab world to protests against austerity measures in Europe and assaults on labor rights in Wisconsin, a "specter is haunting the world" - the specter of democracy and equality. This conference aims to discuss the significance of these revolutionary mobilizations and moments of solidarity for political thought. How do unfolding events challenge us to reconsider political concepts such as democracy, revolution, and citizenship? In light of these historical developments, papers might address political possibilities and anxieties unleashed by the current revolutionary enthusiasm: To what extent are these demands for economic equality, labor rights, and democracy compatible with contemporary hegemony of (neo)liberalism? Does the Tea Party as a conservative social movement challenge our ideas regarding the content of democratic politics? Is it the attempt to weaken union rights in Wisconsin that represents an undermining of democratic citizenship, or the recall efforts that have followed them? When are "rebels/protestors" justified in claiming popular authority and taking up "constituent power"? How should we interpret the nationalist discourse and imagery evoked in revolutions? What is at stake in the tendency to present the Egyptian revolution as a radical break from the past, as a distinctively "secular moment"? What do transnational connections between the protestors in Tahrir Square and the public workers of Wisconsin tell us about revolutionary enthusiasm from a far, about democracy's 'witness', or about projection of democratic imagery and metaphor?
We seek papers that will engage a wide range of disciplines, including politics, sociology, developmental sociology, history, anthropology, and near eastern studies. In order to be considered, applicants should email theirproposals to cornelltheoryconference@gmail.com by November 1, 2011. Proposals should include a two-page c.v. and a prospectus of 500-1000 words.
Decisions will be announced by January 15, 2012
GWSS 8190 Spring 2012
GWSS 8190: The Body as Text and Context in Law, Public Policy, and Medicine will be taught spring 2012 by Prof. Mary Schuster on Mondays 2:30 to 5pm. This seminar will explore how the body is configured in legal decisions, public policy debates, and funding acceptance of medical research and treatment. Click here for course flyer.
Woodrow Wilson Women's Studies Fellowships
The Woodrow Wilson Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship in Women's Studies invites applications from PhD candidates in the humanities and social sciences whose work addresses topics of women and gender. Applications are invited from PhD candidates in the final year of dissertation writing. The dissertation fellowships provide one year of support. Application deadline: November 21, 2011. Click here for full eligibility requirements and more information.
Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships
The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation invites applications for the 2012 Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships. The Fellowships are provided to PhD candidates who will complete their dissertations, with topics in religious studies or ethics, during the fellowship year. Atleast 21 non-renewable Fellowships of $25,000 will be awarded for 12 months of full-time dissertation writing. Application deadline: November 15, 2011. Click here for full eligibility requirements and more information.
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Remembrance for Prof. Judith Martin Today 10/12 at 5pm and an October 30th service
Professor Judith Martin, Geography, passed away on Monday, October 3rd. Faculty, staff and students of the Geography Department will be hosting a remembrance gathering for Judith today, Wednesday, October 12th in the John S Adams Community Room, Blegen Hall 445, beginning at 5pm. All are welcome to attend. For more information about today's and an October 30th gathering, please click here.
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