The Legal History Workshop for Spring 2010 will meet Friday afternoons from 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. For detailed meeting information please see full blog entry.
The Legal History Worshop for Spring 2010 will be meeting on Friday afternoons from 3:30-5:00 p.m. alternating weeks with the Workshop on the Comparative History of Women, Gender, and Sexuality. They will have workshops on January 22, February 5 and 19, March 5 and 26, April 9 and 23, and May 7th.
Please let Barbara Welke know (welke004@umn.edu) if you have work that you would like to workshop and note dates that would work for you.
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Preparing for Spring Courses
Attention all Spring 2010 course instructors: If you would like to request a WebVista course site, please see full blog entry for instruction.
Preparing for Spring Courses
If you would like to request a WebVista course site, please contact Yu-Wen (claitf14@umn.edu) with the following information:
Instructor name(s), UMN email, and x.500:
TA(s) and x.500:
Department and course number:
Do you want the website to be available as soon as it's created? (if not, IT will need to have WebVista grant access to students at the beginning of the term):
Preparing for Spring Courses
If you would like to request a WebVista course site, please contact Yu-Wen (claitf14@umn.edu) with the following information:
Instructor name(s), UMN email, and x.500:
TA(s) and x.500:
Department and course number:
Do you want the website to be available as soon as it's created? (if not, IT will need to have WebVista grant access to students at the beginning of the term):
Dept. of History at Kean University Assistant Professor Position
The Department of History at Kean University invites applications for a tenure track Assistant Professor position in African American History, pending budgetary and administrative approval. It is strongly preferred that this candidate also have precollegiate experience teaching in order to lead in the advising and preparing of prospective social studies teachers. Ph.D. required. Position beginning September 1, 2010.
Dept. of History at Kean University Assistant Professor Position
The Department of History at Kean University invites applications for an Assistant Professor in African American History, pending budgetary and administrative approval. This is a tenure track position beginning September 1, 2010. We seek a teacher/scholar able to offer lower and upper level undergraduate courses (with the occasional graduate course) in African American History, with the ability to handle regular American history classes, particularly post Reconstruction. It is strongly preferred that this candidate also have precollegiate experience teaching in order to lead in the advising and preparing of prospective social studies teachers. Other responsibilities include but are not limited to teaching a history course in the University's general education program, advising students, and participating in faculty activities. Candidates must hold the Ph.D. , have at least two years of teaching experience at the undergraduate and preferably also the precollegiate level, and possess a strong scholarly record. Short-listed candidates will present copies of sample publications or other writing. Letters of application should include a full CV, and applicants should arrange three letters of reference. Kean is an EOAAE.
Contact Info:
Dr. Sue Gronewold, Chair
History Department
Willis 205
Kean University
Union, NJ 07083
Phone: 908 7374250
E-mail: sgronewo@kean.edu
Website: http://www.kean.edu/~history/
Dept. of History at Kean University Assistant Professor Position
The Department of History at Kean University invites applications for an Assistant Professor in African American History, pending budgetary and administrative approval. This is a tenure track position beginning September 1, 2010. We seek a teacher/scholar able to offer lower and upper level undergraduate courses (with the occasional graduate course) in African American History, with the ability to handle regular American history classes, particularly post Reconstruction. It is strongly preferred that this candidate also have precollegiate experience teaching in order to lead in the advising and preparing of prospective social studies teachers. Other responsibilities include but are not limited to teaching a history course in the University's general education program, advising students, and participating in faculty activities. Candidates must hold the Ph.D. , have at least two years of teaching experience at the undergraduate and preferably also the precollegiate level, and possess a strong scholarly record. Short-listed candidates will present copies of sample publications or other writing. Letters of application should include a full CV, and applicants should arrange three letters of reference. Kean is an EOAAE.
Contact Info:
Dr. Sue Gronewold, Chair
History Department
Willis 205
Kean University
Union, NJ 07083
Phone: 908 7374250
E-mail: sgronewo@kean.edu
Website: http://www.kean.edu/~history/
Save the Date: Critical Ethnic Studies and the Future of Genocide Conference
Save the Date: Critical Ethnic Studies and the Future of Genocide Conference will be held at the University of California, Riverside March 10-12, 2011(not 2010). Call For Papers forthcoming January 2010.
U.S. Department of State Call for Papers
The U.S. Department of State announces a call for papers for a conference on the American Experience in Southeast Asia, 1946-1975 in Washington, D.C. September 29-30, 2010. Submission deadline: March 1, 2010.
U.S. Department of State Call for Papers
The Office of the Historian, Department of State, will hold a conference on September 29-30, 2010, on American policy and war in Southeast Asia, 1946-1975. The conference will take place in the George C. Marshall Conference Center at the Department of State in Washington, D.C. and will serve three purposes. It will showcase and commemorate the work of the Historian's Office in documenting United States policy in Southeast Asia in the Foreign Relations of the United States (FRUS) series in over 24,000 pages of documents; and it will provide--through
participants' papers, presentations, and panels--a full-scale examination/re-examination
of United States policy, beginning with the Indochina War (1946-1954), continuing through the
American periods of advice and support (1955-1964) and intervention (1965-1973), and ending with the Fall of Saigon (1975). Finally, the conference will explore the relationship between force and diplomacy in both the prosecution of the war and the peace negotiations. Proposals on the post-1975 era leading to "normalization" will be considered but the conference will focus on the period of greatest American involvement.
The first day's program will include the following: a keynote address by a senior official
of the Department of State; a roundtable discussion by Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon-Ford
Administration policy advisors on Vietnam; presentations by scholars from the Socialist
Republic of Vietnam; and a panel of presentations by senior scholars of the War. The second day's program will consist of a series of panels where academic and independent scholars will present papers on topics/themes related directly or indirectly to American policy in Indochina from 1946 to 1975.
Those interested in submitting proposals should keep in mind that the Program Committee will be more likely to form panels by historical period than by theme, but the latter will be considered.
To achieve the above objectives, the Program Committee welcomes proposals for original
papers/panels dealing with, but not limited to, the following topics:
The Cold War and United States policy in/for Southeast Asia
Early United States involvement in Southeast Asia: Truman to Kennedy
The Americanization of the Vietnam War policy, strategy, and operations
United States relationships with and/or involvement in South Vietnamese governments
The role of force and diplomacy in the implementation of policy
The air war against North Vietnam
Vietnamese Communists' approaches to the war
The influence of non-governmental players e.g., the media, the anti-war movement on policy and public opinion
Intelligence and policy
Pacification and nation-building in South Vietnam
Embassy Saigon and the implementation of United States policy in SouthVietnam
Explanations for the outcome of the Vietnam War
The legacy of the Vietnam War for American military and foreign policies
Paper and panel proposals (abstracts and curricula vitae) must be in English, which is the
language of the conference, and should be sent, via e-mail or fax, by March 1, 2010 to:
Dr. John M. Carland, Program Committee Chair, Office of the Historian
email: vietnamconference@state.gov
Visit the website at http://history.state.gov>http://history.state.gov
U.S. Department of State Call for Papers
The Office of the Historian, Department of State, will hold a conference on September 29-30, 2010, on American policy and war in Southeast Asia, 1946-1975. The conference will take place in the George C. Marshall Conference Center at the Department of State in Washington, D.C. and will serve three purposes. It will showcase and commemorate the work of the Historian's Office in documenting United States policy in Southeast Asia in the Foreign Relations of the United States (FRUS) series in over 24,000 pages of documents; and it will provide--through
participants' papers, presentations, and panels--a full-scale examination/re-examination
of United States policy, beginning with the Indochina War (1946-1954), continuing through the
American periods of advice and support (1955-1964) and intervention (1965-1973), and ending with the Fall of Saigon (1975). Finally, the conference will explore the relationship between force and diplomacy in both the prosecution of the war and the peace negotiations. Proposals on the post-1975 era leading to "normalization" will be considered but the conference will focus on the period of greatest American involvement.
The first day's program will include the following: a keynote address by a senior official
of the Department of State; a roundtable discussion by Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon-Ford
Administration policy advisors on Vietnam; presentations by scholars from the Socialist
Republic of Vietnam; and a panel of presentations by senior scholars of the War. The second day's program will consist of a series of panels where academic and independent scholars will present papers on topics/themes related directly or indirectly to American policy in Indochina from 1946 to 1975.
Those interested in submitting proposals should keep in mind that the Program Committee will be more likely to form panels by historical period than by theme, but the latter will be considered.
To achieve the above objectives, the Program Committee welcomes proposals for original
papers/panels dealing with, but not limited to, the following topics:
The Cold War and United States policy in/for Southeast Asia
Early United States involvement in Southeast Asia: Truman to Kennedy
The Americanization of the Vietnam War policy, strategy, and operations
United States relationships with and/or involvement in South Vietnamese governments
The role of force and diplomacy in the implementation of policy
The air war against North Vietnam
Vietnamese Communists' approaches to the war
The influence of non-governmental players e.g., the media, the anti-war movement on policy and public opinion
Intelligence and policy
Pacification and nation-building in South Vietnam
Embassy Saigon and the implementation of United States policy in SouthVietnam
Explanations for the outcome of the Vietnam War
The legacy of the Vietnam War for American military and foreign policies
Paper and panel proposals (abstracts and curricula vitae) must be in English, which is the
language of the conference, and should be sent, via e-mail or fax, by March 1, 2010 to:
Dr. John M. Carland, Program Committee Chair, Office of the Historian
email: vietnamconference@state.gov
Visit the website at http://history.state.gov>http://history.state.gov
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Clarification regarding Preliminary Portfolio Exam Schedule
Clarification regarding Preliminary Portfolio Exam Schedule: There are two dates annually that Written Preliminary Portfolio Exam materials are accepted by the department. In Fall that date is November 1, and in Spring that date is April 1. If November 1or April 1 falls on a weekend, the acceptance date is the following Monday. The Oral Preliminary Exam must be held no later than the last day of the semester in which written materials are submitted.
Clarification regarding Preliminary Portfolio Exam Schedule
Clarification regarding Preliminary Portfolio Exam Schedule: There are two dates annually that Written Preliminary Portfolio Exam materials are accepted by the department. In Fall that date is November 1, and in Spring that date is April 1. If November 1or April 1 falls on a weekend, the acceptance date is the following Monday. The Oral Preliminary Exam must be held no later than the last day of the semester in which written materials are submitted. Students are required to fulfill the Preliminary Portfolio Examination by the end of the second semester of their third year. Please refer to your Graduate Handbook, pp. 17 -19, for details about this requirement.
Clarification regarding Preliminary Portfolio Exam Schedule
Clarification regarding Preliminary Portfolio Exam Schedule: There are two dates annually that Written Preliminary Portfolio Exam materials are accepted by the department. In Fall that date is November 1, and in Spring that date is April 1. If November 1or April 1 falls on a weekend, the acceptance date is the following Monday. The Oral Preliminary Exam must be held no later than the last day of the semester in which written materials are submitted. Students are required to fulfill the Preliminary Portfolio Examination by the end of the second semester of their third year. Please refer to your Graduate Handbook, pp. 17 -19, for details about this requirement.
PCard Receipt Reminder
PCard receipts for all purchases made through 12/24/09 are due to Laura by December 31, 2009.
PCard Receipt Reminder
See attachment below for the 'Generic Justification Worksheet'
COVERSHEET generic-1.xlsx
PCard Receipt Reminder
See attachment below for the 'Generic Justification Worksheet'
COVERSHEET generic-1.xlsx
Call For Papers: "Thinking About 'Things'"
The University of Michigan is pleased to announce a call for papers for the Thinking About 'Things' (TAT): Interdisciplinary Futures in Material Culture an Interdisciplinary, International Material Culture Conference for Graduate Students on May 10-12, 2010. Deadline for submission of abstracts is January 15, 2010.
Call For Papers: "Thinking About 'Things'"
Title: Call For Papers Thinking About 'Things': Interdisciplinary
Futures in Material Culture
Deadline: 2010-01-15
Description: Thinking About 'Things' (TAT): Interdisciplinary
Futures in Material Culture An Interdisciplinary, International
Material Culture Conference for Graduate Students May 10-12,
2010 University of Michigan Call for papers: please circulate
widely Thinking about 'Things': Interdisciplinary Futures in
Mat ...
Contact: kelly@tat2010.com, sarah@tat2010.com
Announcement ID: 172552
http://www.h-net.org/announce/show.cgi?ID=172552
Call For Papers: "Thinking About 'Things'"
Title: Call For Papers Thinking About 'Things': Interdisciplinary
Futures in Material Culture
Deadline: 2010-01-15
Description: Thinking About 'Things' (TAT): Interdisciplinary
Futures in Material Culture An Interdisciplinary, International
Material Culture Conference for Graduate Students May 10-12,
2010 University of Michigan Call for papers: please circulate
widely Thinking about 'Things': Interdisciplinary Futures in
Mat ...
Contact: kelly@tat2010.com, sarah@tat2010.com
Announcement ID: 172552
http://www.h-net.org/announce/show.cgi?ID=172552
Mixed Race in the Age of Obama at University of Chicago
The Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture at the University of Chicago invites paper proposals for a daylong conference, "Mixed Race in the Age of Obama", to be held on March 5, 2010. Paper proposals should be sent by January 25, 2010.
Mixed Race in the Age of Obama at University of Chicago
CFP: Mixed Race in the Age of Obama (University of Chicago)
Conference/Publication
Deadline: 2010-01-25
Description: The Center for the Study of Race, Politics and
Culture at the University of Chicago invites paper proposals
for a daylong conference to be held on campus on March 5, 2010.
Mixed Race in the Age of Obama seeks to intervene in the
discursive, material, and ideological debates involving
mixed-race peop ...
Contact: rgutierrez@uchicago.edu
Announcement ID: 172733
http://www.h-net.org/announce/show.cgi?ID=172733
Mixed Race in the Age of Obama at University of Chicago
CFP: Mixed Race in the Age of Obama (University of Chicago)
Conference/Publication
Deadline: 2010-01-25
Description: The Center for the Study of Race, Politics and
Culture at the University of Chicago invites paper proposals
for a daylong conference to be held on campus on March 5, 2010.
Mixed Race in the Age of Obama seeks to intervene in the
discursive, material, and ideological debates involving
mixed-race peop ...
Contact: rgutierrez@uchicago.edu
Announcement ID: 172733
http://www.h-net.org/announce/show.cgi?ID=172733
International Conference on Queer Crossings
The Ethos Department of the University of Palermo, Italy announces a call for papers for an International Conference on Queer Crossings: Contemporary Perspectives on Gender and Sexuality on June 18-19, 2010. Abstracts should be submitted by February, 28 2010.
International Conference on Queer Crossings
Queer Crossings. Contemporary Perspectives on Gender and
Sexuality, 18-19 June 2010 Palermo (Italy)
Deadline: 2010-02-28
Description: The Ethos Department of the University of Palermo is
organising an International Conference on Queer Crossings:
Contemporary Perspectives on Gender and Sexuality. The
conference will take place on 18-19 June 2010, and it will
include two keynote talks by Prof. Marco Pustianaz (Universit
del Piemonte ...
Contact: silviantosa@gmail.com
Announcement ID: 172750
http://www.h-net.org/announce/show.cgi?ID=172750
International Conference on Queer Crossings
Queer Crossings. Contemporary Perspectives on Gender and
Sexuality, 18-19 June 2010 Palermo (Italy)
Deadline: 2010-02-28
Description: The Ethos Department of the University of Palermo is
organising an International Conference on Queer Crossings:
Contemporary Perspectives on Gender and Sexuality. The
conference will take place on 18-19 June 2010, and it will
include two keynote talks by Prof. Marco Pustianaz (Universit
del Piemonte ...
Contact: silviantosa@gmail.com
Announcement ID: 172750
http://www.h-net.org/announce/show.cgi?ID=172750
Mesa State College Assistant Professor of History
Mesa State College invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor of History, Twentieth Century United States to begin Fall 2010. Ph.D. required. Preference given to those with experience in secondary history education. Salary will commensurate with rank and qualifications. Open until filled but to ensure consideration, apply by January 25, 2010.
Mesa State College Assistant Professor of History
Mesa State College
Assistant Professor of History, Twentieth Century United States
RESPONSIBILITIES: Teach four classes per semester: two introductory and two upper division courses. Student advising, scholarship, and campus committee work is expected, and this position serves as liaison with the College's Teacher Education program.
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE: PhD required, as well as college-level teaching experience and demonstrated research ability. Preference given to those with experience in secondary history education.
TYPE OF APPOINTMENT: Full-time, tenure-track appointment, to begin Fall 2010.
SALARY: Commensurate with education and experience. Excellent health and retirement benefits package.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Open until filled. To ensure consideration, apply by January 25, 2010.
APPLICATION: Submit a cover letter describing qualifications and experience as they relate to the specific requirements and responsibilities of this position, curriculum vitae, a copy of transcripts for all degrees completed (official transcripts will be required upon hire), three letters of reference as well as the names, phone numbers and e-mail addresses of three professional references, and a completed voluntary affirmative action form (available at http://www.mesastate.edu/hr/documents/Form-Affirmativeaction.pdf) to:
Asst. Professor of History, 20th Century U. S. Search Committee
Human Resources, LHH 237
Mesa State College
1100 North Avenue
Grand Junction, Colorado 81501-3122
Phone: 970 248-1820
Mesa State College is committed to providing a safe and productive learning and living community. To achieve that goal, we conduct background investigations for all final applicants being considered for employment. Background investigations include reference checks, a criminal history record check, and when appropriate, a financial and/or motor vehicle history. Mesa State College is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to a culturally diverse faculty, staff and student body.
Contact Info:
Asst. Professor of US History Search Committee
Human Resources, LHH 237
Mesa State College
1100 North Avenue
Grand Junction, Colorado 81501-3122
Website: http://www.mesastate.edu
Mesa State College Assistant Professor of History
Mesa State College
Assistant Professor of History, Twentieth Century United States
RESPONSIBILITIES: Teach four classes per semester: two introductory and two upper division courses. Student advising, scholarship, and campus committee work is expected, and this position serves as liaison with the College's Teacher Education program.
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE: PhD required, as well as college-level teaching experience and demonstrated research ability. Preference given to those with experience in secondary history education.
TYPE OF APPOINTMENT: Full-time, tenure-track appointment, to begin Fall 2010.
SALARY: Commensurate with education and experience. Excellent health and retirement benefits package.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Open until filled. To ensure consideration, apply by January 25, 2010.
APPLICATION: Submit a cover letter describing qualifications and experience as they relate to the specific requirements and responsibilities of this position, curriculum vitae, a copy of transcripts for all degrees completed (official transcripts will be required upon hire), three letters of reference as well as the names, phone numbers and e-mail addresses of three professional references, and a completed voluntary affirmative action form (available at http://www.mesastate.edu/hr/documents/Form-Affirmativeaction.pdf) to:
Asst. Professor of History, 20th Century U. S. Search Committee
Human Resources, LHH 237
Mesa State College
1100 North Avenue
Grand Junction, Colorado 81501-3122
Phone: 970 248-1820
Mesa State College is committed to providing a safe and productive learning and living community. To achieve that goal, we conduct background investigations for all final applicants being considered for employment. Background investigations include reference checks, a criminal history record check, and when appropriate, a financial and/or motor vehicle history. Mesa State College is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to a culturally diverse faculty, staff and student body.
Contact Info:
Asst. Professor of US History Search Committee
Human Resources, LHH 237
Mesa State College
1100 North Avenue
Grand Junction, Colorado 81501-3122
Website: http://www.mesastate.edu
Assistant Professor Position in Modern American History/American Studies
The Division of Legal, Ethical, and Historical Studies at the University of Baltimore seeks applicants for a tenure track Assistant Professor position in Modern American History/American Studies beginning in August 2010. Ph.D. in American History or American Studies is required. Salary will commensurate with qualifications. Application materials must be received by February 1, 2010.
Tenure-Track position in Modern American History/American Studies
University of Baltimore
Tenure-Track Assistant Professor, Modern American History/Studies (Social/Cultural)
Division of Legal, Ethical and Historical Studies
Position Type: Faculty position with benefits package
Application materials must be received by 02/01/10
Salary: Commensurate with qualifications
The Division of Legal, Ethical, and Historical Studies at the University of Baltimore seeks applicants for a tenure track position in Modern American History/American Studies beginning in August 2010, pending budget approval. The successful candidate will be expected to teach introductory survey courses, intermediate/advance undergraduate courses in Modern American social/cultural history, and first-year learning community courses.
Ph.D. in American History or American Studies is required. Preference will be given to candidates with evident experience in teaching (especially in the area of the American South and the Baltimore region) and curriculum development. Applicants are requested to send a letter of application, curriculum vitae, and three confidential letters of recommendation, including letters from a major advisor and someone who can speak to teaching skills and curriculum development experience (if applicable), to:
Dr. Thomas E. Carney
Division Chair, Legal, Ethical & Historical Studies
University of Baltimore
1420 N. Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21201-5779
or tcarney@ubalt.edu
The deadline for submitting applications for the position is February 1, 2010. The University of Baltimore is an EEO/AA employer.
Contact Info:
See job announcement.
Website: http://www.ubalt.edu/hr
Tenure-Track position in Modern American History/American Studies
University of Baltimore
Tenure-Track Assistant Professor, Modern American History/Studies (Social/Cultural)
Division of Legal, Ethical and Historical Studies
Position Type: Faculty position with benefits package
Application materials must be received by 02/01/10
Salary: Commensurate with qualifications
The Division of Legal, Ethical, and Historical Studies at the University of Baltimore seeks applicants for a tenure track position in Modern American History/American Studies beginning in August 2010, pending budget approval. The successful candidate will be expected to teach introductory survey courses, intermediate/advance undergraduate courses in Modern American social/cultural history, and first-year learning community courses.
Ph.D. in American History or American Studies is required. Preference will be given to candidates with evident experience in teaching (especially in the area of the American South and the Baltimore region) and curriculum development. Applicants are requested to send a letter of application, curriculum vitae, and three confidential letters of recommendation, including letters from a major advisor and someone who can speak to teaching skills and curriculum development experience (if applicable), to:
Dr. Thomas E. Carney
Division Chair, Legal, Ethical & Historical Studies
University of Baltimore
1420 N. Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21201-5779
or tcarney@ubalt.edu
The deadline for submitting applications for the position is February 1, 2010. The University of Baltimore is an EEO/AA employer.
Contact Info:
See job announcement.
Website: http://www.ubalt.edu/hr
Villanova Center for Liberal Education Postdoctoral Teaching Fellowship
The Villanova Center for Liberal Education seeks scholars in the Humanities to apply for the Lawrence C. Gallen, OSA, Post-doctoral Teaching Fellowship, starting in the Fall Semester 2010. Ph.D. in a Humanities discipline required. All material must be received by February 1, 2010.
Villanova Center for Liberal Education Postdoctoral Teaching Fellowship
The Villanova Center for Liberal Education seeks scholars in the Humanities to apply for the Lawrence C. Gallen, OSA, Post-doctoral Teaching Fellowship, starting in the Fall Semester 2010. Each Gallen Teaching Fellowship is a continuing, renewable teaching appointment in the Villanova Center for Liberal Education (VCLE) subject to yearly review.
Each Fellow is responsible for teaching three sections per semester of the Augustine and Culture Seminar. Duties and Responsibilities: Each Fellow helps develop and oversee various scholarly activities sponsored by the program, including conferences, faculty workshops, a book series, its journal, Expositions, and other projects. In addition, each Fellow is required to contribute to Villanova's residential learning communities.
Villanova is a Roman Catholic University sponsored by the Augustinian Order. An AA/EEO employer, Villanova seeks a diverse faculty committed to scholarship, service, and especially teaching, who understand, respect, and can contribute to the University's mission and values.
The mission of the VCLE is to introduce first-year students to the shared intellectual inquiry that marks a community of scholars. We therefore seek candidates who will engage our students and our faculty, in studying questions of common concern in the Augustinian Catholic intellectual tradition.
Minimum Qualifications: Each candidate must have a Ph.D. in a Humanities discipline and a strong commitment to teaching and learning in the liberal arts. In addition, each candidate must have an interest in teaching the thought of Augustine and its influence.
Candidates with strong interdisciplinary backgrounds and an interest in working with diverse scholars in other humanities disciplines receive preference.
Applicants must apply on-line at http://jobs.villanova.edu. All material must be received by February 1, 2010. Questions about the position can be directed to Dr. John Doody, Director, Villanova Center for Liberal Education at john.doody@villanova.edu.
Villanova Center for Liberal Education Postdoctoral Teaching Fellowship
The Villanova Center for Liberal Education seeks scholars in the Humanities to apply for the Lawrence C. Gallen, OSA, Post-doctoral Teaching Fellowship, starting in the Fall Semester 2010. Each Gallen Teaching Fellowship is a continuing, renewable teaching appointment in the Villanova Center for Liberal Education (VCLE) subject to yearly review.
Each Fellow is responsible for teaching three sections per semester of the Augustine and Culture Seminar. Duties and Responsibilities: Each Fellow helps develop and oversee various scholarly activities sponsored by the program, including conferences, faculty workshops, a book series, its journal, Expositions, and other projects. In addition, each Fellow is required to contribute to Villanova's residential learning communities.
Villanova is a Roman Catholic University sponsored by the Augustinian Order. An AA/EEO employer, Villanova seeks a diverse faculty committed to scholarship, service, and especially teaching, who understand, respect, and can contribute to the University's mission and values.
The mission of the VCLE is to introduce first-year students to the shared intellectual inquiry that marks a community of scholars. We therefore seek candidates who will engage our students and our faculty, in studying questions of common concern in the Augustinian Catholic intellectual tradition.
Minimum Qualifications: Each candidate must have a Ph.D. in a Humanities discipline and a strong commitment to teaching and learning in the liberal arts. In addition, each candidate must have an interest in teaching the thought of Augustine and its influence.
Candidates with strong interdisciplinary backgrounds and an interest in working with diverse scholars in other humanities disciplines receive preference.
Applicants must apply on-line at http://jobs.villanova.edu. All material must be received by February 1, 2010. Questions about the position can be directed to Dr. John Doody, Director, Villanova Center for Liberal Education at john.doody@villanova.edu.
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Race and Gender Studies
The Center for Race and Ethnicity and Institute for Research on Women at Rutgers University announces a post-doctoral fellowship for scholars pursuing research in race and gender studies. Ph.D. required. The fellowship of $45,000 is of one year duration and includes benefits and a $2,000 research stipend. The deadline for applications is February 28, 2010.
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Race and Gender Studies
The Center for Race and Ethnicity and Institute for Research on Women at Rutgers University announce a post-doctoral fellowship for scholars pursuing research in race and gender studies. The Successful applicant must have the doctorate in hand at the time of application, be no more than six years beyond the Ph.D., and be able to teach history courses. The fellowship of $45,000 is of one year duration and includes benefits and a $2,000 research stipend. The recipient will teach at least one small course in the history department and participate in the seminar series at either the Center for Race and Ethnicity or the Institute for Research on Women (whichever is the better fit). For information regarding the Center and Institute see respectively: http://raceethnicity.rutgers.edu/ and http://irw.rutgers.edu.
Please send letter of interest, c.v., dossier with at least three letters of reference and research proposal to Professor Deborah Gray White, Post-Doc Search, Department of History, Rutgers University, 16 Seminary Place, Van Dyck Hall, New Brunswick, NJ 08901. The deadline for applications is Febuary 28, 2010.
Contact Info:
Professor Deborah Gray White
Post-Doc Search
Department of History
Rutgers University
16 Seminary Place
Van Dyck Hall
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Race and Gender Studies
The Center for Race and Ethnicity and Institute for Research on Women at Rutgers University announce a post-doctoral fellowship for scholars pursuing research in race and gender studies. The Successful applicant must have the doctorate in hand at the time of application, be no more than six years beyond the Ph.D., and be able to teach history courses. The fellowship of $45,000 is of one year duration and includes benefits and a $2,000 research stipend. The recipient will teach at least one small course in the history department and participate in the seminar series at either the Center for Race and Ethnicity or the Institute for Research on Women (whichever is the better fit). For information regarding the Center and Institute see respectively: http://raceethnicity.rutgers.edu/ and http://irw.rutgers.edu.
Please send letter of interest, c.v., dossier with at least three letters of reference and research proposal to Professor Deborah Gray White, Post-Doc Search, Department of History, Rutgers University, 16 Seminary Place, Van Dyck Hall, New Brunswick, NJ 08901. The deadline for applications is Febuary 28, 2010.
Contact Info:
Professor Deborah Gray White
Post-Doc Search
Department of History
Rutgers University
16 Seminary Place
Van Dyck Hall
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Office Space & Keys
Grad Instructors & TAs with Scott Hall Offices: If you are not teaching or TAing in Spring 2010, please remove all personal items from your office and return your key to the department office by Monday, December 28. Any unclaimed items will be removed.
University Holidays
University Holidays: During the break between fall and spring semesters, the Department of American Studies will be open regular hours (8 a.m. - Noon and 1 p.m. - 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday) except for University Holidays, when the office is closed. The University Holidays are: December 24th and 25th, and January 1st, and 18th.
Department Main Office Hours Friday, December 18th
The American Studies main office will be closed slightly longer at lunch time this Friday, December 18th. The office will close at 11:45 a.m. and re-open at 1:15 p.m. We apologize for any inconvenience.
GWSS 4690/5690
GWSS 4690/5690, "An Introduction to Black Feminism" will be taught spring 2010 by Dr. Zenzele Isoke on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12:45 - 2:00 p.m. in Room 56 Rapson Hall.
GWSS 4690/5690
An Introduction to Black Feminism
T-Th 12:45-2:00pm
Rapson Hall, Room 56
Instructor: Dr. Zenzele Isoke
Spring 2010
This interdisciplinary course will explore how black women in North America and the Caribbean have theorized self, community, and politics. We will consider how black women have challenged the simultaneous effects on racism, sexism, colonialism, homophobia, media exploitation, and other forms of social violence through a complex interplay of storytelling, autoethnography, poetry, spiritualized feminism, other forms intersectional praxis. We will consider how black feminists have resisted rage, alienation, and despair through community-building, humor, and the cultivation of self-love, effectively reframing scholarly discussions of subjectivity, inter-subjectivity, and political agency in the Late 20th and Early 21st Century. Finally, we will explore the emancipatory potential of black feminism, with special attention paid to how black feminism urges us to decolonize the politics of knowledge in the academy by "worrying the lines" between teaching and learning, power and marginality, past and present, fatalism and futurity, and "the real" and the unreal.
For more information please contact:
Zenzele Isoke
Assistant Professor
Department of Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies
University of Minnesota--Twin Cities Campus
224 Church Street, 437 Ford Hall
Minneapolis, MN 55455
612-626-8954
GWSS 4690/5690
An Introduction to Black Feminism
T-Th 12:45-2:00pm
Rapson Hall, Room 56
Instructor: Dr. Zenzele Isoke
Spring 2010
This interdisciplinary course will explore how black women in North America and the Caribbean have theorized self, community, and politics. We will consider how black women have challenged the simultaneous effects on racism, sexism, colonialism, homophobia, media exploitation, and other forms of social violence through a complex interplay of storytelling, autoethnography, poetry, spiritualized feminism, other forms intersectional praxis. We will consider how black feminists have resisted rage, alienation, and despair through community-building, humor, and the cultivation of self-love, effectively reframing scholarly discussions of subjectivity, inter-subjectivity, and political agency in the Late 20th and Early 21st Century. Finally, we will explore the emancipatory potential of black feminism, with special attention paid to how black feminism urges us to decolonize the politics of knowledge in the academy by "worrying the lines" between teaching and learning, power and marginality, past and present, fatalism and futurity, and "the real" and the unreal.
For more information please contact:
Zenzele Isoke
Assistant Professor
Department of Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies
University of Minnesota--Twin Cities Campus
224 Church Street, 437 Ford Hall
Minneapolis, MN 55455
612-626-8954
Call for Papers: "Queer Privates"
The 2010 Queer Studies Graduate Symposium at the University of California, Davis is pleased to announce a call for papers, "Queer Privates" for their May 14, 2010 conference. The keynote speaker is Mel Chen, Assistant Professor of Gender & Women's Studies at UC Berkeley. Abstract deadline: March 1, 2010.
Call for Papers: "Queer Privates"
2010 Queer Studies Graduate Symposium
University of California, Davis
Date: Friday, May 14
http://www.facebook.com/l/b95cf;www.queersymposium.org
Keynote Speaker: Mel Chen, Assistant Professor of Gender & Women's
Studies, UC Berkeley
Mel Chen's research interests include queer and feminist theory,
critical linguistics, contagion and contamination, critical animal
studies, and the cultural politics of race, sexuality, ability, and
immigration.
While the theme "queer privates" certainly invites theoretical
considerations of the body and embodied practices, this symposium aims
to situate discussions of private parts and intimate acts in relation
to liberal discourses of privacy and neoliberal processes of
privatization. Recent queer scholarship has criticized the tendency
for racially and economically privileged lesbian and gay activists to
argue for the "right to privacy" in order to gain access to marriage,
the military, and health care. Calls for institutional inclusion often
demand public recognition of a privatized lesbian and gay identity
that further marginalizes queers who cannot or will not conform to the
expectations of homonormativity. Queer scholarship has also
interrogated the steady dismantling of the welfare state and the
increased privatization of public education, the prison-industrial
complex, and practices of war and empire. These processes unevenly
affect queers of color, working-class queers, queers with
disabilities, gender-nonconforming queers, and other queer and trans
subjects. In addition to investigating the ways in which discourses of
individual privacy work in synchrony with trans/national processes of
privatization, this symposium seeks to not simply diagnose the
differences but also to understand the convergences between
homonormative investments in the imagined private sphere and queer
calls for public culture and public accountability. By exploring the
multiple iterations of "queer privates" that operate on personal and
collective levels, this symposium aims to open up possibilities for
imagining other forms of desiring, belonging, and organizing.
For whom is privacy a privilege? How can queer scholarship think
critically about the desirability of privacy? What are the limits of
activist projects that strategically call for privacy rights? In what
ways do notions of privacy depend upon liberal discourses of
individualism? How might a consideration of the permeability of bodies
allow for a reconceptualization of personhood and privacy? In what
ways might a queering of domesticity trouble homonormative conceptions
of the private sphere? How can we reimagine queer public culture
beyond pride parades and wedding celebrations? What is the
relationship between nationalist discourses of respectability and the
relegation of certain intimacies to the realm of the private? How has
the commodification of queerness led to the professionalization of
lesbian and gay politics? In what ways have queer and trans
communities responded to the privatization of social services? Which
bodies benefit from encounters with medical and scientific
technologies, and which bodies are susceptible to medical and state
surveillance technologies? How might queer and trans studies critique
transnational economies and environmental racism? What strategies have
queer and trans people devised for negotiating privatized systems of
crime prevention and immigration control? How does the privatization
of public education endanger the place of queer, trans, and ethnic
studies within the academy while simultaneously excluding those who
cannot afford the high cost of tuition?
We invite scholarship from a broad range of disciplines, especially
interdisciplinary work in queer theory and trans theory. We especially
encourage theoretical work and empirically-informed investigations
that critically engages mutually constitutive articulations of gender
and sexuality, race and ethnicity, structures of class, religion and
nationality, and hierarchies of dis/ability. We also welcome papers
engaging activism and community organizing.
Possible topics include (but are not limited to):
- Body parts, bodily schemas, embodied lives
- Affective economies of love, hate, intimacy, shame, etc.
- Queer privates in memoirs, journals and other narratives
- Medical technologies as coercive and/or transformative
- Cyberprivacy and digital bodies
- Queer parenting and the erotics of domesticity
- Literary and artistic queerings of the private sphere
- Children as private property, the child as public figure
- Contagion, contamination, and queer bodies / ecologies
- Legal discourses of privacy
- Private parts in/of public performance
- Ethnographies of privacy, privates, and privatization
- Citizenship, the private sphere, and national belonging
- Temporalities of the private and privatization
- Queer effects of privatized education and social services
- Surveillance technologies and the "invasion" of privacy
- Political responses to criminalization and incarceration
- Privatization of immigration control and homeland security
Please send a 500-word abstract and a one-page CV to
queersymposium2010@gmail.com by March 1, 2010. Along with this
abstract, please indicate if your presentation requires any A/V
equipment. Acceptances will be sent out by March 15, 2010.
For more information, please contact the symposium co-chairs, Tristan
Josephson and Liz Montegary, at queersymposium2010@gmail.com.
Call for Papers: "Queer Privates"
2010 Queer Studies Graduate Symposium
University of California, Davis
Date: Friday, May 14
http://www.facebook.com/l/b95cf;www.queersymposium.org
Keynote Speaker: Mel Chen, Assistant Professor of Gender & Women's
Studies, UC Berkeley
Mel Chen's research interests include queer and feminist theory,
critical linguistics, contagion and contamination, critical animal
studies, and the cultural politics of race, sexuality, ability, and
immigration.
While the theme "queer privates" certainly invites theoretical
considerations of the body and embodied practices, this symposium aims
to situate discussions of private parts and intimate acts in relation
to liberal discourses of privacy and neoliberal processes of
privatization. Recent queer scholarship has criticized the tendency
for racially and economically privileged lesbian and gay activists to
argue for the "right to privacy" in order to gain access to marriage,
the military, and health care. Calls for institutional inclusion often
demand public recognition of a privatized lesbian and gay identity
that further marginalizes queers who cannot or will not conform to the
expectations of homonormativity. Queer scholarship has also
interrogated the steady dismantling of the welfare state and the
increased privatization of public education, the prison-industrial
complex, and practices of war and empire. These processes unevenly
affect queers of color, working-class queers, queers with
disabilities, gender-nonconforming queers, and other queer and trans
subjects. In addition to investigating the ways in which discourses of
individual privacy work in synchrony with trans/national processes of
privatization, this symposium seeks to not simply diagnose the
differences but also to understand the convergences between
homonormative investments in the imagined private sphere and queer
calls for public culture and public accountability. By exploring the
multiple iterations of "queer privates" that operate on personal and
collective levels, this symposium aims to open up possibilities for
imagining other forms of desiring, belonging, and organizing.
For whom is privacy a privilege? How can queer scholarship think
critically about the desirability of privacy? What are the limits of
activist projects that strategically call for privacy rights? In what
ways do notions of privacy depend upon liberal discourses of
individualism? How might a consideration of the permeability of bodies
allow for a reconceptualization of personhood and privacy? In what
ways might a queering of domesticity trouble homonormative conceptions
of the private sphere? How can we reimagine queer public culture
beyond pride parades and wedding celebrations? What is the
relationship between nationalist discourses of respectability and the
relegation of certain intimacies to the realm of the private? How has
the commodification of queerness led to the professionalization of
lesbian and gay politics? In what ways have queer and trans
communities responded to the privatization of social services? Which
bodies benefit from encounters with medical and scientific
technologies, and which bodies are susceptible to medical and state
surveillance technologies? How might queer and trans studies critique
transnational economies and environmental racism? What strategies have
queer and trans people devised for negotiating privatized systems of
crime prevention and immigration control? How does the privatization
of public education endanger the place of queer, trans, and ethnic
studies within the academy while simultaneously excluding those who
cannot afford the high cost of tuition?
We invite scholarship from a broad range of disciplines, especially
interdisciplinary work in queer theory and trans theory. We especially
encourage theoretical work and empirically-informed investigations
that critically engages mutually constitutive articulations of gender
and sexuality, race and ethnicity, structures of class, religion and
nationality, and hierarchies of dis/ability. We also welcome papers
engaging activism and community organizing.
Possible topics include (but are not limited to):
- Body parts, bodily schemas, embodied lives
- Affective economies of love, hate, intimacy, shame, etc.
- Queer privates in memoirs, journals and other narratives
- Medical technologies as coercive and/or transformative
- Cyberprivacy and digital bodies
- Queer parenting and the erotics of domesticity
- Literary and artistic queerings of the private sphere
- Children as private property, the child as public figure
- Contagion, contamination, and queer bodies / ecologies
- Legal discourses of privacy
- Private parts in/of public performance
- Ethnographies of privacy, privates, and privatization
- Citizenship, the private sphere, and national belonging
- Temporalities of the private and privatization
- Queer effects of privatized education and social services
- Surveillance technologies and the "invasion" of privacy
- Political responses to criminalization and incarceration
- Privatization of immigration control and homeland security
Please send a 500-word abstract and a one-page CV to
queersymposium2010@gmail.com by March 1, 2010. Along with this
abstract, please indicate if your presentation requires any A/V
equipment. Acceptances will be sent out by March 15, 2010.
For more information, please contact the symposium co-chairs, Tristan
Josephson and Liz Montegary, at queersymposium2010@gmail.com.
Torske Klubben Fellowship for Minnesota Residents
The University of Minnesota Graduate School is pleased to announce applications for the Torske Klubben Fellowship for Minnesota Residents. Applicants should have a strong, mature, and clearly defined career interest in a specific field, with a sound research or study plan. Winners receive a stipend of $13,000 for the academic year. Application deadline: March 1, 2010.
Torske Klubben Fellowship for Minnesota Residents
Background: The Torske Klubben, founded in 1933, is a Minneapolis luncheon club of men of Norwegian heritage who are deeply interested in Norway and NorwegianAmerican history and relationships. The organization funds University of Minnesota graduate fellowships for Norwegian citizens, as well as fellowships for Minnesota residents who have an interest in or connection with Norway and/or its culture. The overarching goal of the fellowship program is supporting future leaders.
Eligibility: Students currently registered for credit in the University of Minnesota Graduate School who are official stateofMinnesota residents may apply. The award is open to individuals who have an interest in or connection with Norway and/or its culture. Applicants should have a strong, mature, and clearly defined career interest in a specific field, with a sound research or study plan. Applicants must be able to demonstrate outstanding leadership skills and high academic achievement. Preference will be
given to students who earned their undergraduate degrees from a Minnesota college or university, or from a college founded by or associated with NorwegianAmericans,
such as Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, and Augustana College in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Fellowship Amount: A stipend of $13,000 for the academic year. For recipients without another source of tuition support, such as an assistantship, the Graduate School Fellowship Office will provide a Tuition Scholarship for fulltime study for the academic year. Recipients may supplement the stipend with funds in any amount from any other source.
Application: The Torske Klubben Fellowship application consists of the following:
1. Application form.
2. Proposed plan of study or research.
3. Personal biographical statement.
4. Transcripts from graduate and undergraduate institution.
5. Two letters of recommendation.
Selection Criteria: Torske Klubben is interested in supporting students of high academic achievement who show great promise of becoming leaders in their chosen profession and/or in the Norwegian - American community, who have a deep and abiding cultural and/or professional interest in Norway (in a historical or presentday
context), and who convey a sensitivity to the future of Norway and NorwayAmerica
relationships. Need may be taken into account, all other factors being equal.
Application Procedure: Complete Fellowship description, application form, and instructions are available on the web at http://www.grad.umn.edu/fellowships/Instructions/TorskeKlubbenMN.html.
Graduate School Fellowship Office
University of Minnesota
314 Johnston Hall - East Bank Campus
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Telephone: 6126257579
Email: gsfellow@umn.edu
Deadline: March 1, 2010
Torske Klubben Fellowship for Minnesota Residents
Background: The Torske Klubben, founded in 1933, is a Minneapolis luncheon club of men of Norwegian heritage who are deeply interested in Norway and NorwegianAmerican history and relationships. The organization funds University of Minnesota graduate fellowships for Norwegian citizens, as well as fellowships for Minnesota residents who have an interest in or connection with Norway and/or its culture. The overarching goal of the fellowship program is supporting future leaders.
Eligibility: Students currently registered for credit in the University of Minnesota Graduate School who are official stateofMinnesota residents may apply. The award is open to individuals who have an interest in or connection with Norway and/or its culture. Applicants should have a strong, mature, and clearly defined career interest in a specific field, with a sound research or study plan. Applicants must be able to demonstrate outstanding leadership skills and high academic achievement. Preference will be
given to students who earned their undergraduate degrees from a Minnesota college or university, or from a college founded by or associated with NorwegianAmericans,
such as Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, and Augustana College in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Fellowship Amount: A stipend of $13,000 for the academic year. For recipients without another source of tuition support, such as an assistantship, the Graduate School Fellowship Office will provide a Tuition Scholarship for fulltime study for the academic year. Recipients may supplement the stipend with funds in any amount from any other source.
Application: The Torske Klubben Fellowship application consists of the following:
1. Application form.
2. Proposed plan of study or research.
3. Personal biographical statement.
4. Transcripts from graduate and undergraduate institution.
5. Two letters of recommendation.
Selection Criteria: Torske Klubben is interested in supporting students of high academic achievement who show great promise of becoming leaders in their chosen profession and/or in the Norwegian - American community, who have a deep and abiding cultural and/or professional interest in Norway (in a historical or presentday
context), and who convey a sensitivity to the future of Norway and NorwayAmerica
relationships. Need may be taken into account, all other factors being equal.
Application Procedure: Complete Fellowship description, application form, and instructions are available on the web at http://www.grad.umn.edu/fellowships/Instructions/TorskeKlubbenMN.html.
Graduate School Fellowship Office
University of Minnesota
314 Johnston Hall - East Bank Campus
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Telephone: 6126257579
Email: gsfellow@umn.edu
Deadline: March 1, 2010
MAASA 2010 Conference
Mid-America American Studies Association is pleased to announce a call for papers for their conference, "Studying America? Critical Conjunctures for the 21st Century", on March 26-27, 2010 at the University of Kansas in Lawrence. Extended proposal deadline: January 11, 2010.
MAASA 2010 Conference
Mid-America American Studies Association Conference- Call for Papers
March 26-27, 2010 - University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
"Studying 'America?' Critical Conjunctures for the 21st Century"
with Special Session in Honor of the Retirement of David Katzman
and a Special Focus on African American Life and History
In 2010, MAASA will mark the 50th anniversary of American Studies with a conference examining generative moments and regenerative possibilities in scholarship about culture and society in the U.S. This milestone arrives at a time of economic upheaval and self-reflection not only for the U.S. as a nation among other nations, but also for educational institutions and individual departments. Thus, this anniversary provides an opportunity to critically examine American Studies and American Studies as sites for producing ideas about what it means to study America: What is "American Studies" eliding or omitting as it constructs "America" as an object of inquiry? What does it privilege? As departments and institutions downsize, expand, and rethink their missions, questions about the purpose and possibilities of interdisciplinary inquiry become critical. Taking the archive represented by fifty years of American Studies as a starting point--but not an endpoint--we hope to thoughtfully investigate the political, cultural, and economic ramifications attending current and past paradigms for studying "America."
In addition, the conference will honor the retirement of David Katzman, longtime editor of the journal American Studies, and author of Before the Ghetto: Black Detroit in the Nineteenth Century (1973); Seven Days a Week: Women and Domestic Service in Industrializing America (1978); 3 edited collections; and, with Mary Beth Norton and William M. Tuttle, People and a Nation (1982).
We seek panels, workshops, discussions, or other forms of creative expression that may address the conference themes by 1) investigating past, present, and potential paradigms of interdisciplinary work in publications, in the academy, in the media, in public performances, and in the community or 2) modeling the variety of contemporary ways of engaging the study of America."
Proposals are due on or before January 11, 2010. Proposals for complete panels/discussions are preferred over individual submissions. Panel proposals should include 1) session title, 2) session abstract (250 words or less), 3) titles of individual papers, 4) abstracts of individual papers (250 words or less), and 5) information for each participant (name, contact information, affiliation, 1-page CV). Proposals for discussions or creative presentations should include 1) Session title; 2) session abstract (500 words or less), and 3) information for each participant (name, contact information, affiliation, 1-page CV). Proposals should be submitted electronically as a single Word document to midamerica.asa@gmail.com.
For conference updates and information, please visit our website at http://midamerica-asa.net.
MAASA 2010 Conference
Mid-America American Studies Association Conference- Call for Papers
March 26-27, 2010 - University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
"Studying 'America?' Critical Conjunctures for the 21st Century"
with Special Session in Honor of the Retirement of David Katzman
and a Special Focus on African American Life and History
In 2010, MAASA will mark the 50th anniversary of American Studies with a conference examining generative moments and regenerative possibilities in scholarship about culture and society in the U.S. This milestone arrives at a time of economic upheaval and self-reflection not only for the U.S. as a nation among other nations, but also for educational institutions and individual departments. Thus, this anniversary provides an opportunity to critically examine American Studies and American Studies as sites for producing ideas about what it means to study America: What is "American Studies" eliding or omitting as it constructs "America" as an object of inquiry? What does it privilege? As departments and institutions downsize, expand, and rethink their missions, questions about the purpose and possibilities of interdisciplinary inquiry become critical. Taking the archive represented by fifty years of American Studies as a starting point--but not an endpoint--we hope to thoughtfully investigate the political, cultural, and economic ramifications attending current and past paradigms for studying "America."
In addition, the conference will honor the retirement of David Katzman, longtime editor of the journal American Studies, and author of Before the Ghetto: Black Detroit in the Nineteenth Century (1973); Seven Days a Week: Women and Domestic Service in Industrializing America (1978); 3 edited collections; and, with Mary Beth Norton and William M. Tuttle, People and a Nation (1982).
We seek panels, workshops, discussions, or other forms of creative expression that may address the conference themes by 1) investigating past, present, and potential paradigms of interdisciplinary work in publications, in the academy, in the media, in public performances, and in the community or 2) modeling the variety of contemporary ways of engaging the study of America."
Proposals are due on or before January 11, 2010. Proposals for complete panels/discussions are preferred over individual submissions. Panel proposals should include 1) session title, 2) session abstract (250 words or less), 3) titles of individual papers, 4) abstracts of individual papers (250 words or less), and 5) information for each participant (name, contact information, affiliation, 1-page CV). Proposals for discussions or creative presentations should include 1) Session title; 2) session abstract (500 words or less), and 3) information for each participant (name, contact information, affiliation, 1-page CV). Proposals should be submitted electronically as a single Word document to midamerica.asa@gmail.com.
For conference updates and information, please visit our website at http://midamerica-asa.net.
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Sarah Pettit Fellowship at Yale
The Sarah Pettit Doctoral Fellowship seeks applicants for their biennial fellowship that provides a year of support to a graduate student who is writing a dissertation in LGBT Studies, with lesbian studies particularly encouraged. The winner receives $20,000. The fellowship runs September 2010-June-2011.
Sarah Pettit Fellowship at Yale
The Sarah Pettit Doctoral Fellowship is a biennial fellowship providing s a year of support to a graduate student, from an institution other than Yale, who is writing a dissertation in LGBT Studies, with lesbian studies particularly encouraged. The winner receives $20,000. The next fellowship runs from September 1, 2010-June 31, 2011. Residence in New Haven and participation in LGBTS is required during the tenure of the fellowship.
To apply, please send a short cover letter describing your engagement with LGBT Studies, a CV, a 1,000-word project description (with one-page bibliography), and a 100-word abstract of your project. Three letters of recommendation should be sent separately, including at least one letter from a member of your dissertation committee. The deadline for applications is January 15, 2010. Send all materials by USPS to: Sarah Pettit Fellowship, Yale LGBT Studies, PO Box 208334, New Haven, CT 06520-8334, or via private overnight delivery service to: Sarah Pettit Fellowship, Yale LGBT Studies, Harkness Hall room 312, 100 Wall St., New Haven, CT 06511.
The Sarah Pettit Fund was established in 2003 as a permanent endowment to honor and perpetuate the memory of lesbian activist Sarah Pettit, who earned her BA from Yale in 1988. Pettit died in 2003 in the midst of a high profile career as a writer, editor, and LGBTQ advocate. She was for many years the editor-in-chief and vice president of OUT Magazine, which she co-founded in 1992. In 1999, she was appointed the senior editor of Newsweek's Arts and Entertainment section. She served on the advisory board of the New York Lesbian and Gay Anti-Violence Project.
More information can be found on the Yale LGBT Studies Web site: http://www.yale.edu/lgbts/pettit.html
Sarah Pettit Fellowship at Yale
The Sarah Pettit Doctoral Fellowship is a biennial fellowship providing s a year of support to a graduate student, from an institution other than Yale, who is writing a dissertation in LGBT Studies, with lesbian studies particularly encouraged. The winner receives $20,000. The next fellowship runs from September 1, 2010-June 31, 2011. Residence in New Haven and participation in LGBTS is required during the tenure of the fellowship.
To apply, please send a short cover letter describing your engagement with LGBT Studies, a CV, a 1,000-word project description (with one-page bibliography), and a 100-word abstract of your project. Three letters of recommendation should be sent separately, including at least one letter from a member of your dissertation committee. The deadline for applications is January 15, 2010. Send all materials by USPS to: Sarah Pettit Fellowship, Yale LGBT Studies, PO Box 208334, New Haven, CT 06520-8334, or via private overnight delivery service to: Sarah Pettit Fellowship, Yale LGBT Studies, Harkness Hall room 312, 100 Wall St., New Haven, CT 06511.
The Sarah Pettit Fund was established in 2003 as a permanent endowment to honor and perpetuate the memory of lesbian activist Sarah Pettit, who earned her BA from Yale in 1988. Pettit died in 2003 in the midst of a high profile career as a writer, editor, and LGBTQ advocate. She was for many years the editor-in-chief and vice president of OUT Magazine, which she co-founded in 1992. In 1999, she was appointed the senior editor of Newsweek's Arts and Entertainment section. She served on the advisory board of the New York Lesbian and Gay Anti-Violence Project.
More information can be found on the Yale LGBT Studies Web site: http://www.yale.edu/lgbts/pettit.html
World Literature Course Instructor Position
The Department of Post Secondary Teaching and Learning at the University of Minnesota is looking for a spring 2010 world literature instructor. The course enrolls a maximum of 45 students and is not writing intensive
World Literature Course Instructor Position
To see the job description, go to https://employment.umn.edu and search for
requisition number 164107.
World Literature Course Instructor Position
To see the job description, go to https://employment.umn.edu and search for
requisition number 164107.
A Special Issue of the Radical History Review, "Historicizing 9/11"
Radical History Review is pleased to announce a call for proposals for a special issue on the different ways in which the events of September 11, 2001 have been rendered as history. They seek both research-based and reflective pieces. Deadline for submissions is February 15, 2010.
A Special Issue of the Radical History Review, "Historicizing 9/11"
The Radical History Review is planning a special issue on the different ways in which the events of September 11, 2001 have been rendered as history. We seek both research-based and reflective pieces. Examples of possible topics include:
• the ways in which the 9/11 events have been defined in the public media, and the political uses to which the definitions have been put;
• the debates over the extent to which 9/11 represents a "watershed," or "turning point," in US history (e.g., the claim that, as a nation, the US has lost its innocence);
• pieces reflecting on the problem or uses of addressing 9/11 as an "anniversary"
• the extent to which the 9/11 is understood and interpreted differently in various regions of the globe;
• whether 9/11 established "terrorism" as a full substitute for Communism in the public consciousness as a threat to the US;
• public history, public memorials, and public commemorations of the events of 9/11;
• the archiving of 9/11 documentation, oral histories, and video histories through physical and online projects;
• the "9/11 Truth" movement;
• depictions of the 9/11 events in movies, novels, plays, television programs, and other forms of popular media;
• experiences of teaching about the 9/11 events in classrooms at all levels to be included in a special section of the issue;
• art and visual materials produced in response to the 9/11 events;
Procedures for Submission of Articles
Preliminary inquiries may be sent to either of the editors, Andor Skotnes (skotna@sage.edu) or Jim O'Brien (jimobrien48@gmail.com). By February 15, 2010, please submit a 1-2 page abstract summarizing the article you wish as an attachment to rhr@igc.org with "Issue 111 abstract submission" in the subject line. By March 15 authors will be notified whether they should submit a full version of their article for peer review. The due date for complete articles is August 1. Articles should be submitted electronically with "Issue 111 submission" in the subject line. For artwork, please send low resolution digital files (totaling less than 2 MB in size) to rhr@igc.org. If chosen for publication it will be required that you send high resolution image files (JPG or TIF files at a minimum of 300 dpi) along with permissions to reprint all images. Those articles selected for publication after the peer review process will be included in issue 111 of the Radical History Review, scheduled to appear in Fall 2011.
Abstract Deadline: February 15, 2010
Radical History Review
Tamiment Library, 10th Floor
New York University
70 Washington Square South
New York, NY 10012
Email: rhr@igc.org
Visit the website at http://chnm.gmu.edu/rhr/rhr.htm
A Special Issue of the Radical History Review, "Historicizing 9/11"
The Radical History Review is planning a special issue on the different ways in which the events of September 11, 2001 have been rendered as history. We seek both research-based and reflective pieces. Examples of possible topics include:
• the ways in which the 9/11 events have been defined in the public media, and the political uses to which the definitions have been put;
• the debates over the extent to which 9/11 represents a "watershed," or "turning point," in US history (e.g., the claim that, as a nation, the US has lost its innocence);
• pieces reflecting on the problem or uses of addressing 9/11 as an "anniversary"
• the extent to which the 9/11 is understood and interpreted differently in various regions of the globe;
• whether 9/11 established "terrorism" as a full substitute for Communism in the public consciousness as a threat to the US;
• public history, public memorials, and public commemorations of the events of 9/11;
• the archiving of 9/11 documentation, oral histories, and video histories through physical and online projects;
• the "9/11 Truth" movement;
• depictions of the 9/11 events in movies, novels, plays, television programs, and other forms of popular media;
• experiences of teaching about the 9/11 events in classrooms at all levels to be included in a special section of the issue;
• art and visual materials produced in response to the 9/11 events;
Procedures for Submission of Articles
Preliminary inquiries may be sent to either of the editors, Andor Skotnes (skotna@sage.edu) or Jim O'Brien (jimobrien48@gmail.com). By February 15, 2010, please submit a 1-2 page abstract summarizing the article you wish as an attachment to rhr@igc.org with "Issue 111 abstract submission" in the subject line. By March 15 authors will be notified whether they should submit a full version of their article for peer review. The due date for complete articles is August 1. Articles should be submitted electronically with "Issue 111 submission" in the subject line. For artwork, please send low resolution digital files (totaling less than 2 MB in size) to rhr@igc.org. If chosen for publication it will be required that you send high resolution image files (JPG or TIF files at a minimum of 300 dpi) along with permissions to reprint all images. Those articles selected for publication after the peer review process will be included in issue 111 of the Radical History Review, scheduled to appear in Fall 2011.
Abstract Deadline: February 15, 2010
Radical History Review
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New York University
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New York, NY 10012
Email: rhr@igc.org
Visit the website at http://chnm.gmu.edu/rhr/rhr.htm
STS Graduate Student Conference
The annual STS Graduate Student Conference will be held at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY on February 19-22, 2010. The conference will be hosted by RPI's Department of Science and Technology Studies. They invite papers from all corners of the STS field. Submission deadline: February 1, 2010.
STS Graduate Student Conference
New Directions in STS
Probing Science & Technology
February 19-21, 2010
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
The annual STS Graduate Student Conference will be held at Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY on 19-22 of February, 2010. The
conference will be hosted by RPI's Department of Science and
Technology Studies. Graduate students are invited to present their
work in an informal setting ideal for feedback, discussion, and
meeting fellow colleagues.
They invite papers from all corners of the STS field. Works in progress,
along with presentations based on seminar papers and dissertation
chapters are all welcome. Graduate students of all levels are
encouraged to attend and present! Those who wish to simply attend and
not present are also welcome.
Tentative Schedule
The conference will begin Friday evening, February 19, 2010, with a
reception and will be followed by presentations beginning on Saturday
morning. Each presentation will be 20 minutes with a 10 minute
question & discussion period to immediately follow. Sunday morning
there will be a panel of distinguished STS scholars in who will
discuss their opinions on new directions in the Science and Technology
Studies field.
Logistics
The conference is free. A reception on Friday, breakfast, lunch, and
coffee Saturday and Sunday, as well as a party on Saturday will all be
provided. Accommodations can be arranged with local students.
Unfortunately, funds are not available to defray transportation costs
to and from the conference. Projectors and printers will also be
available for use.
Submission/Registration Guidelines
Please submit at 250 word abstract along with your name, affiliation,
year of study, and email address to STSGradConf@gmail.com by Monday,
February 1, 2010. If you would like to attend but will not be
presenting a paper send only your contact information. In both cases
please indicate if you will need lodging (and if you have any pet
allergies!).
STS Graduate Student Conference
New Directions in STS
Probing Science & Technology
February 19-21, 2010
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
The annual STS Graduate Student Conference will be held at Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY on 19-22 of February, 2010. The
conference will be hosted by RPI's Department of Science and
Technology Studies. Graduate students are invited to present their
work in an informal setting ideal for feedback, discussion, and
meeting fellow colleagues.
They invite papers from all corners of the STS field. Works in progress,
along with presentations based on seminar papers and dissertation
chapters are all welcome. Graduate students of all levels are
encouraged to attend and present! Those who wish to simply attend and
not present are also welcome.
Tentative Schedule
The conference will begin Friday evening, February 19, 2010, with a
reception and will be followed by presentations beginning on Saturday
morning. Each presentation will be 20 minutes with a 10 minute
question & discussion period to immediately follow. Sunday morning
there will be a panel of distinguished STS scholars in who will
discuss their opinions on new directions in the Science and Technology
Studies field.
Logistics
The conference is free. A reception on Friday, breakfast, lunch, and
coffee Saturday and Sunday, as well as a party on Saturday will all be
provided. Accommodations can be arranged with local students.
Unfortunately, funds are not available to defray transportation costs
to and from the conference. Projectors and printers will also be
available for use.
Submission/Registration Guidelines
Please submit at 250 word abstract along with your name, affiliation,
year of study, and email address to STSGradConf@gmail.com by Monday,
February 1, 2010. If you would like to attend but will not be
presenting a paper send only your contact information. In both cases
please indicate if you will need lodging (and if you have any pet
allergies!).
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
SOC8890 Spring 2010
SOC 8890, "Advanced Topics in Research Methods", will be taught by Professor Joe Gerteis spring semester 2010 on Wednesdays 2:30 - 5:00 p.m.
SOC8890 Spring 2010
Sociology 8890: Advanced Topics in Research Methods
Prof. Joe Gerteis
Spring Semester 2010, Wednesdays 2:30-5:00 p.m.
In which we shall consider questions of method big and small, including: what it means to do historically oriented research from a social science perspective, how we might see different kinds of archival documents as data, ways we can trace social life in the past from both macro- and micro-sociological perspectives, and why we should rethink what we mean by terms such as "events" and "cases" in our research designs. Along the way we will: count things that have not before been counted, interpret documents from perspectives the authors never intended, and trace changes in social life both extraordinary and prosaic.
SOC8890 Spring 2010
Sociology 8890: Advanced Topics in Research Methods
Prof. Joe Gerteis
Spring Semester 2010, Wednesdays 2:30-5:00 p.m.
In which we shall consider questions of method big and small, including: what it means to do historically oriented research from a social science perspective, how we might see different kinds of archival documents as data, ways we can trace social life in the past from both macro- and micro-sociological perspectives, and why we should rethink what we mean by terms such as "events" and "cases" in our research designs. Along the way we will: count things that have not before been counted, interpret documents from perspectives the authors never intended, and trace changes in social life both extraordinary and prosaic.
Spring 2010 Course Advertising
Notice to Fall 2009 Instructors: Course advertising postcards have been put in the mailboxes for American Studies instructors. If you're teaching in another department and would like to help advertise our Spring 2010 courses, please stop by our office to pick up postcards.
Library Book & Video Return
Reminder to all Faculty and Students: Return any books and videos you have checked out from the department library. Return materials to the "task box" in the department office by Wednesday, December 23.
Postdoctoral Positions at The Center for the Study of Social Stratification and Inequality
The Center for the Study of Social Stratification and Inequality (CSSI) Graduate School of Arts and Letters at Tohoku University in Sendai, Japan, invites applications for a few postdoctoral positions. Ph.D. required. Position term is April 1, 2010 through March 31, 2011. Application deadline: January 31, 2010.
Postdoctoral Positions at The Center for the Study of Social Stratification and Inequality
The Center for the Study of Social Stratification and Inequality
Graduate School of Arts and Letters, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
http://www.sal.tohoku.ac.jp/gcoewiki/en/wiki.cgi
The Center for the Study of Social Stratification and Inequality (CSSI) invites applications from excellent scholars for a few postdoctoral positions. (The number of the positions depends on the center's budget for the next academic year.) The center pursues development of new theories and methodologies on social stratification and inequality with emphasis on studies of rational choice theory, minorities (including gender stratification and inequality), East Asia, transnational migration (especially focusing on "newcomers" in Japan), and fairness. Faculty members of the center are sociologists, social psychologists, cultural anthropologists, religious anthropologists, a historian, and economists, and they study social stratification and inequality from various viewpoints. In addition, the CSSI conducts comparative studies of absolute poverty with the Stanford Center for the Study of Poverty and Inequality.
Applicants should hold doctoral degrees or show academic performance equivalent to holders of doctoral degrees. They should have a good command of English. Postdoctoral fellows of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science are not eligible for this application.
The successful candidates will be expected to work under the supervision of the faculty members of the center from April 1, 2010 through March 31, 2011. (The starting date is negotiable.) Though the initial contract ends on March 31, 2011, the contract will be extended for one more year. The salary of a successful candidate will be 270,000 - 350,000 yen per month depending on his/her academic career. Travel and housing allowances will be paid to those who are eligible for them. Grants for excellent research projects proposed by the successful candidates will be provided. The center also academically and financially supports their presentations at international conferences.
Applicants should send a curriculum vitae, a list of their presentations and publications, a research plan at the CSSI (less than 1,500 words), each copy of three major publications at most, and a letter of reference to:
Dr. Yoshimichi Sato, Director
Center for the Study of Social Stratification and Inequality
Graduate School of Arts and Letters, Tohoku University
27-1, Kawauchi, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8576 JAPAN
Phone: +81-22-795-6036 Fax: +81-22-795-5972
The deadline for completed applications is January 31, 2010.
All inquiries concerning the application should be addressed to Yoshimichi Sato at ysato@sal.tohoku.ac.jp.
Postdoctoral Positions at The Center for the Study of Social Stratification and Inequality
The Center for the Study of Social Stratification and Inequality
Graduate School of Arts and Letters, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
http://www.sal.tohoku.ac.jp/gcoewiki/en/wiki.cgi
The Center for the Study of Social Stratification and Inequality (CSSI) invites applications from excellent scholars for a few postdoctoral positions. (The number of the positions depends on the center's budget for the next academic year.) The center pursues development of new theories and methodologies on social stratification and inequality with emphasis on studies of rational choice theory, minorities (including gender stratification and inequality), East Asia, transnational migration (especially focusing on "newcomers" in Japan), and fairness. Faculty members of the center are sociologists, social psychologists, cultural anthropologists, religious anthropologists, a historian, and economists, and they study social stratification and inequality from various viewpoints. In addition, the CSSI conducts comparative studies of absolute poverty with the Stanford Center for the Study of Poverty and Inequality.
Applicants should hold doctoral degrees or show academic performance equivalent to holders of doctoral degrees. They should have a good command of English. Postdoctoral fellows of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science are not eligible for this application.
The successful candidates will be expected to work under the supervision of the faculty members of the center from April 1, 2010 through March 31, 2011. (The starting date is negotiable.) Though the initial contract ends on March 31, 2011, the contract will be extended for one more year. The salary of a successful candidate will be 270,000 - 350,000 yen per month depending on his/her academic career. Travel and housing allowances will be paid to those who are eligible for them. Grants for excellent research projects proposed by the successful candidates will be provided. The center also academically and financially supports their presentations at international conferences.
Applicants should send a curriculum vitae, a list of their presentations and publications, a research plan at the CSSI (less than 1,500 words), each copy of three major publications at most, and a letter of reference to:
Dr. Yoshimichi Sato, Director
Center for the Study of Social Stratification and Inequality
Graduate School of Arts and Letters, Tohoku University
27-1, Kawauchi, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8576 JAPAN
Phone: +81-22-795-6036 Fax: +81-22-795-5972
The deadline for completed applications is January 31, 2010.
All inquiries concerning the application should be addressed to Yoshimichi Sato at ysato@sal.tohoku.ac.jp.
"Oil + Water: The Case of Southern California" Conference
As part of its "Oil + Water" series, the Interdisciplinary Humanities Center at UC Santa Barbara will be holding a two-day conference on "Oil + Water: The Case of Southern California" on April 9 -10, 2010. The conference will explore how these two elements have created and transformed the history and culture of Southern California. Application deadline: January 15, 2010.
"Oil + Water: The Case of Southern California" Conference
As part of its "Oil + Water" series (http://www.ihc.ucsb.edu/oil-water.html), the Interdisciplinary Humanities Center at UC Santa Barbara will be holding a two-day conference on "Oil + Water: The Case of Southern California" on April 9 and 10, 2010.
The conference will explore how these two elements have created and transformed the history and culture of Southern California; speakers may address both elements, or focus on either oil or water. Topics can range widely and could include the history of oil in Southern California; culture's role in Southern California's use of oil and water; surfing; car culture; marine life and coastal development; suburbia and urban planning; water use and ownership; oil production and the depletion of water reserves; oil, water and the politics of race in Southern California; Southern California after oil; oil, water and agriculture in Southern California; global networks of exchange in oil and water that involve Southern California; and eco-activism in Southern California. Papers should be 20 minutes long.
Application: Please send a CV and one page abstract to oilandwaterUCSB@gmail.com.
UCSB has small travel subventions available for UC presenters coming from outside Santa Barbara. Please indicate in you application if you wish to be considered for one.
Application Deadline: January 15, 2010
"Oil + Water: The Case of Southern California" Conference
As part of its "Oil + Water" series (http://www.ihc.ucsb.edu/oil-water.html), the Interdisciplinary Humanities Center at UC Santa Barbara will be holding a two-day conference on "Oil + Water: The Case of Southern California" on April 9 and 10, 2010.
The conference will explore how these two elements have created and transformed the history and culture of Southern California; speakers may address both elements, or focus on either oil or water. Topics can range widely and could include the history of oil in Southern California; culture's role in Southern California's use of oil and water; surfing; car culture; marine life and coastal development; suburbia and urban planning; water use and ownership; oil production and the depletion of water reserves; oil, water and the politics of race in Southern California; Southern California after oil; oil, water and agriculture in Southern California; global networks of exchange in oil and water that involve Southern California; and eco-activism in Southern California. Papers should be 20 minutes long.
Application: Please send a CV and one page abstract to oilandwaterUCSB@gmail.com.
UCSB has small travel subventions available for UC presenters coming from outside Santa Barbara. Please indicate in you application if you wish to be considered for one.
Application Deadline: January 15, 2010
Ithaca College Assistant Professor Position in Latino/a Studies
Ithaca College in New York invites applications for an Assistant Professor Position in Latino/a Studies. It is a full-time, tenure-eligible position to begin August 2010. Ph.D. required. Please apply as soon as possible.
Ithaca College Assistant Professor Position in Latino/a Studies
Job Description: Ithaca College is seeking applications for a full-time,
tenure-eligible Assistant Professor of Latino/Latina Studies, to begin
August 16, 2010. Responsibilities include teaching inter- and
multidisciplinary courses that add to our minor in Latino/ Latina
Studies (with some flexibility in designing these courses), advising
students, and providing service to the Center and College.
Qualifications: Ph.D. or advanced ABD (near completion) in the
Humanities or Social Sciences with a research focus on African, Latino,
Native American, and Asian-American (ALANA) people. Field of
specialization is open but the primary research area must be in
Latino/Latina Studies. We are especially interested in candidates whose
work is comparative in nature and opens up new ways of thinking about
race/racial identities. A focus on connections between ALANA people,
gender and sexuality, and domestic (U.S.) and/or global/international
issues is particularly welcome. Candidates must have an active research
and scholarly agenda and evidence of successful teaching in an
undergraduate liberal arts program.
Ithaca College, founded in 1892, is a private college offering a wide
variety of graduate and undergraduate programs, and is located in the
Finger Lakes region of upstate New York. Ithaca College is an
Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer.
For more information:
http://www.insidehighered.com/career/seekers/search?post_id=95794&cat=715
Ithaca College Assistant Professor Position in Latino/a Studies
Job Description: Ithaca College is seeking applications for a full-time,
tenure-eligible Assistant Professor of Latino/Latina Studies, to begin
August 16, 2010. Responsibilities include teaching inter- and
multidisciplinary courses that add to our minor in Latino/ Latina
Studies (with some flexibility in designing these courses), advising
students, and providing service to the Center and College.
Qualifications: Ph.D. or advanced ABD (near completion) in the
Humanities or Social Sciences with a research focus on African, Latino,
Native American, and Asian-American (ALANA) people. Field of
specialization is open but the primary research area must be in
Latino/Latina Studies. We are especially interested in candidates whose
work is comparative in nature and opens up new ways of thinking about
race/racial identities. A focus on connections between ALANA people,
gender and sexuality, and domestic (U.S.) and/or global/international
issues is particularly welcome. Candidates must have an active research
and scholarly agenda and evidence of successful teaching in an
undergraduate liberal arts program.
Ithaca College, founded in 1892, is a private college offering a wide
variety of graduate and undergraduate programs, and is located in the
Finger Lakes region of upstate New York. Ithaca College is an
Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer.
For more information:
http://www.insidehighered.com/career/seekers/search?post_id=95794&cat=715
Visiting Professorial Fellowships at The School of Advanced Study
The School of Advanced Study at the University of London offers two visiting professional fellowships in humanities and social sciences: The ST Lee Professional Fellowship and The School of Advanced Study Professional Fellowship. The fellowships offer travel, accommodation and research expenses up to a determined maximum. Applications for 2010-11 much be submitted by: January 31, 2010.
Visiting Professorial Fellowships at The School of Advanced Study
The School of Advanced Study, University of London offers two Visiting Professorial Fellowships the humanities and social sciences:
The ST Lee Professorial Fellowship and
The School of Advanced Study Professorial Fellowship.
Applications for 2010-11 are now invited from senior scholars wishing to pursue research in London in any of the areas covered by the School, and to engage in an active relationship with the multidisciplinary scholarly community across the School. Both Fellowships are tenable for up to six consecutive months between September and June of any academic year.
The Fellowships offer travel, accommodation and research expenses up to a determined maximum.
Application and Contact Details
Holders of the Fellowships will be ready to pursue their work in the context of an active and vigorous relationship with the multidisciplinary scholarly community within the School, and to play a leading intellectual role in cross-School seminars and other programmes. Applicants must be able to show that their research can benefit from the resources of one or more of the Institutes in the School, and that it will contribute productively to the range of activities across the School. Intending applicants may wish to contact the Director(s) of the relevant Institute(s) in advance (see below for the website address).
Deadline for submission is 31 January 2010
Further particulars and the application form are available from the website: www.sas.ac.uk/fellowshipprogrammes.html
or
Peter Niven
Research Grants and Fellowships Officer
School of Advanced Study
University of London
Senate House (Room 263)
Malet Street
London, WC1E 7HU
UK
Visiting Professorial Fellowships at The School of Advanced Study
The School of Advanced Study, University of London offers two Visiting Professorial Fellowships the humanities and social sciences:
The ST Lee Professorial Fellowship and
The School of Advanced Study Professorial Fellowship.
Applications for 2010-11 are now invited from senior scholars wishing to pursue research in London in any of the areas covered by the School, and to engage in an active relationship with the multidisciplinary scholarly community across the School. Both Fellowships are tenable for up to six consecutive months between September and June of any academic year.
The Fellowships offer travel, accommodation and research expenses up to a determined maximum.
Application and Contact Details
Holders of the Fellowships will be ready to pursue their work in the context of an active and vigorous relationship with the multidisciplinary scholarly community within the School, and to play a leading intellectual role in cross-School seminars and other programmes. Applicants must be able to show that their research can benefit from the resources of one or more of the Institutes in the School, and that it will contribute productively to the range of activities across the School. Intending applicants may wish to contact the Director(s) of the relevant Institute(s) in advance (see below for the website address).
Deadline for submission is 31 January 2010
Further particulars and the application form are available from the website: www.sas.ac.uk/fellowshipprogrammes.html
or
Peter Niven
Research Grants and Fellowships Officer
School of Advanced Study
University of London
Senate House (Room 263)
Malet Street
London, WC1E 7HU
UK
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
PA 5490
PA 5490 (section 004), "Topics in Social History: Exploring Immigration Policy and the Immigrant Experience through Film", will be taught Spring 2010 by Professor Katherine Fennelly on Tuesdays 6:00-9:00 p.m. in Room 30 Humphrey Center.
PA 5490
Exploring Immigration Policy and the Immigrant Experience through Film
Professor Katherine Fennelly
Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs
Spring, 2010, 3 credits
Tuesdays, 6-9 pm, Room 30, Humphrey Center
We live in a time when images and messages disseminated through popular media dwarf other educational forums. Films that capture the public attention promote particular views of social issues and can inspire action and altruism or reinforce stereotypes and prejudices. In the words of cultural observer, Henry Giroux,
Films do more than entertain; they offer up subject positions, mobilize desires, influence us unconsciously and help to construct the landscape of American culture. Deeply imbricated within social and material relations of power, movies produce and incorporate ideologies that represent the outcome of struggles marked by the historical realities of power and the deep anxieties of the times...put simply, films both entertain and educate.
In this course film is used as a vehicle to explore the meanings of nationality, citizenship, and belonging, and the human impacts of government policies. This will be done through critical analyses of films, scholarly readings, and vigorous class discussions.
Learning objectives:
By the end of the course students will understand:
The history of constructions of immigrant 'legality' and 'illegality' in the United States and the EU
The human impact of public policies regarding immigrant status
Cross-national similarities and differences in immigration policies and the immigrant experience
During each class session we will view a film together and then have a discussion led by 2-3 students on the underlying context of migration, the immigrant experience, and how these are portrayed in the film. An extensive list of possible discussion questions is shown below. (Note that student-led discussions begin on February 2nd). Discussion leaders must have viewed the film before-hand. Other students will view the film for the first time in class.
FILMS TO VE VIEWED
Dirty, Pretty Things
The Visitor
The Emigrants I
The Emigrants II
Sweetland
Chinatown Files
La Haine
La Promesse
SPRING BREAK
Crossing Arizona
Sentenced Home
So Far from India
God Grew Tired of Us
Farmingville
Welcome Europa
WHERE TO FIND FILMS: All class films are on reserve in Walter Library. Students can come to Walter to view films during building hours: http://www.lib.umn.edu/about/collections/scieng/hours. If you would like to own or rent the films, you should check the availability of new or used copies on the internet.
(Schedule of Readings and Class sessions available later)
FILM ANALYSIS QUESTIONS:
o How is the narrative point of view constructed: whose story is being told?
o How do the cinematic elements (beyond narrative point of view) such as visuals and music contribute to our sense of the characters, the drama, and the values that are presented?
o What's the historical period and political context? What has changed since then?
o What is the image of the "typical immigrant" in the film? Are immigrants portrayed as diverse individuals, or as indistinguishable? are they portrayed as victims? Heroes? Villains? Naifs? Exotic figures? Stereotypes?
o What about the "typical" non-immigrant?
o How is the inner world of the characters shaped by immigration or their roles as outsiders?
o What are the characteristics of the most 'assimilated' immigrants in the film?
o How is the American (or European) dream and American/European society depicted in the film? Are there challenges to the symbols of these societies?
o How do people cope or survive? How do immigrants construct/reconstruct their identities?
o How (if at all) is the homeland portrayed?
o How are cultural clashes presented?--with humor? Irony? Disdain? Despair?
o Is there a moral to the story? Are actions viewed as right or wrong, or nuanced?
o How are issues of race, racism and class treated in the film? What about gender roles and sexuality?
o How would you compare the portrayal of the immigrant experience in this and other films that we are discussing in the class?
Grading:
Class Participation (20%): Attendance and active participation in discussions. On-time arrival is essential since we will begin viewing the week's film at the beginning of each session.
Web Journal (20%). By Saturday noon after each class post a journal entry (minimum one page) with your personal comments and reactions to the film and the readings for the previous class. These journal entries should help you write the short papers.
Discussion Leader (20%). Discussion leaders should view the assigned film prior to class and demonstrate a thorough command of the assigned readings and the ability to engage the class in a spirited conversation. In these sessions presenters will briefly (in 10 minutes) describe the national setting and relevant historical context (for example, the history of Turkish guest workers in Germany). They will then lead the class in a critical analysis of the selected film and its portrayal of the setting and the immigrant experience.
Short papers (40%): Two 5-page (double-spaced) reviews that contrast the immigrant experience in two films viewed in class. The analysis of the film should be placed within the historical and political context and
PA 5490
Exploring Immigration Policy and the Immigrant Experience through Film
Professor Katherine Fennelly
Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs
Spring, 2010, 3 credits
Tuesdays, 6-9 pm, Room 30, Humphrey Center
We live in a time when images and messages disseminated through popular media dwarf other educational forums. Films that capture the public attention promote particular views of social issues and can inspire action and altruism or reinforce stereotypes and prejudices. In the words of cultural observer, Henry Giroux,
Films do more than entertain; they offer up subject positions, mobilize desires, influence us unconsciously and help to construct the landscape of American culture. Deeply imbricated within social and material relations of power, movies produce and incorporate ideologies that represent the outcome of struggles marked by the historical realities of power and the deep anxieties of the times...put simply, films both entertain and educate.
In this course film is used as a vehicle to explore the meanings of nationality, citizenship, and belonging, and the human impacts of government policies. This will be done through critical analyses of films, scholarly readings, and vigorous class discussions.
Learning objectives:
By the end of the course students will understand:
The history of constructions of immigrant 'legality' and 'illegality' in the United States and the EU
The human impact of public policies regarding immigrant status
Cross-national similarities and differences in immigration policies and the immigrant experience
During each class session we will view a film together and then have a discussion led by 2-3 students on the underlying context of migration, the immigrant experience, and how these are portrayed in the film. An extensive list of possible discussion questions is shown below. (Note that student-led discussions begin on February 2nd). Discussion leaders must have viewed the film before-hand. Other students will view the film for the first time in class.
FILMS TO VE VIEWED
Dirty, Pretty Things
The Visitor
The Emigrants I
The Emigrants II
Sweetland
Chinatown Files
La Haine
La Promesse
SPRING BREAK
Crossing Arizona
Sentenced Home
So Far from India
God Grew Tired of Us
Farmingville
Welcome Europa
WHERE TO FIND FILMS: All class films are on reserve in Walter Library. Students can come to Walter to view films during building hours: http://www.lib.umn.edu/about/collections/scieng/hours. If you would like to own or rent the films, you should check the availability of new or used copies on the internet.
(Schedule of Readings and Class sessions available later)
FILM ANALYSIS QUESTIONS:
o How is the narrative point of view constructed: whose story is being told?
o How do the cinematic elements (beyond narrative point of view) such as visuals and music contribute to our sense of the characters, the drama, and the values that are presented?
o What's the historical period and political context? What has changed since then?
o What is the image of the "typical immigrant" in the film? Are immigrants portrayed as diverse individuals, or as indistinguishable? are they portrayed as victims? Heroes? Villains? Naifs? Exotic figures? Stereotypes?
o What about the "typical" non-immigrant?
o How is the inner world of the characters shaped by immigration or their roles as outsiders?
o What are the characteristics of the most 'assimilated' immigrants in the film?
o How is the American (or European) dream and American/European society depicted in the film? Are there challenges to the symbols of these societies?
o How do people cope or survive? How do immigrants construct/reconstruct their identities?
o How (if at all) is the homeland portrayed?
o How are cultural clashes presented?--with humor? Irony? Disdain? Despair?
o Is there a moral to the story? Are actions viewed as right or wrong, or nuanced?
o How are issues of race, racism and class treated in the film? What about gender roles and sexuality?
o How would you compare the portrayal of the immigrant experience in this and other films that we are discussing in the class?
Grading:
Class Participation (20%): Attendance and active participation in discussions. On-time arrival is essential since we will begin viewing the week's film at the beginning of each session.
Web Journal (20%). By Saturday noon after each class post a journal entry (minimum one page) with your personal comments and reactions to the film and the readings for the previous class. These journal entries should help you write the short papers.
Discussion Leader (20%). Discussion leaders should view the assigned film prior to class and demonstrate a thorough command of the assigned readings and the ability to engage the class in a spirited conversation. In these sessions presenters will briefly (in 10 minutes) describe the national setting and relevant historical context (for example, the history of Turkish guest workers in Germany). They will then lead the class in a critical analysis of the selected film and its portrayal of the setting and the immigrant experience.
Short papers (40%): Two 5-page (double-spaced) reviews that contrast the immigrant experience in two films viewed in class. The analysis of the film should be placed within the historical and political context and
Tales of Transit International Conference
"Tales of Transit: Narrative Migrant Spaces in Transatlantic Perspective, 1830- 1954" invites submissions for their international conference in Antwerp, Belgium on June 9-12, 2010. Submission deadline: December 15, 2009.
Tales of Transit International Conference
*Narrative Migrant Spaces in Transatlantic Perspective*
*1830-1954*
International conference
Felix Archive
Antwerp, Belgium
*new date: 9-12 June, 2010*
deadline: 15 December, 2009**
*Conference Theme*
Tales of Transit will bring together insights and methodologies from migration and maritime history, translation studies and literary studies, and confront these with the rich but largely underexplored archive of transatlantic migrant narratives. In view of the opening of the Red Star Line Museum in Antwerp, /Tales of Transit/ takes the city as its starting point to rethink transatlantic migration.
We encourage contributions offering comparative perspectives on migrants traveling through well-known as well as lesser known ports in Europe, Africa and the Americas. The focus may be broadened to include mainland cities functioning as nodal points for migration flows or border crossing points on the frontier between states or regions. Overall, the stress lies on how such liminal spaces are narrated or visualized in testimonies or fiction: How vital are these sites for the migrant's tale? Do such loci affirm or rather subvert the migrants' aspirations and hopes? Does the perspective shift in accordance with the linguistic medium or audience expectations and, if so, in what ways?
Contributions may address any of the above questions in relation to the Atlantic migration flows that came into force roughly from the 1830s onwards, as a consequence of unsettled conditions in Europe and elsewhere. The year 1954, when the Ellis Island Immigration Station closed, was selected as an appropriate /terminus ad quem/, indicating the transition from steamers to planes as the dominant mode of transatlantic transportation.
*Suggested Thematic Areas*
Language and translation
Migration as business
Iconography of migration
Archiving testimonies
A more detailed description of the theme can be found on the conference website: http://www.talesoftransit.eu/
*Keynote Speakers*
Matthew Frye Jacobson (Yale University)
Nancy K. Miller (City University of New York)
Adam Walaszek (Jagiellonian University Krakow)
Werner Sollors (Harvard University) TBC
*Organizing Institutions *
Ghent University Association Research Group on Literature in Translation
Faculty of Translation Studies, Ghent University College
Institute of Jewish Studies, University of Antwerp
Leuven Research Group on Literary Relations and Postnational Identities
Lessius University College Department of Applied Language Studies
Roosevelt Study Center, Middelburg
Red Star Line Museum, Antwerp
*Guidelines for Submission and Presentation*
Paper proposals in English of no more than 300 words can be submitted to michael.boyden@hogent.be or liselotte.vandenbussche@hogent.be by **December 15, 2009**. The academic committee will evaluate the abstracts and send out notifications of acceptance by the end of the calendar year.
Each participant will be given 20 minutes to present, followed by 10 minutes of discussion. A selection of papers will be published in the conference proceedings.
*Congress Fees*
Participants are expected to pay a conference fee of 60 EUR (88 USD), which covers the academic program, congress documentation, coffee breaks, a reception in the Antwerp city hall and an exclusive guided tour of the Red Star Line Museum (http://www.redstarline.be
*Accommodation and City*
The conference site (http://www.felixarchief.be
Special hotel rates for conference participants are being negotiated. Details will be posted on the conference website.
Tales of Transit International Conference
*Narrative Migrant Spaces in Transatlantic Perspective*
*1830-1954*
International conference
Felix Archive
Antwerp, Belgium
*new date: 9-12 June, 2010*
deadline: 15 December, 2009**
*Conference Theme*
Tales of Transit will bring together insights and methodologies from migration and maritime history, translation studies and literary studies, and confront these with the rich but largely underexplored archive of transatlantic migrant narratives. In view of the opening of the Red Star Line Museum in Antwerp, /Tales of Transit/ takes the city as its starting point to rethink transatlantic migration.
We encourage contributions offering comparative perspectives on migrants traveling through well-known as well as lesser known ports in Europe, Africa and the Americas. The focus may be broadened to include mainland cities functioning as nodal points for migration flows or border crossing points on the frontier between states or regions. Overall, the stress lies on how such liminal spaces are narrated or visualized in testimonies or fiction: How vital are these sites for the migrant's tale? Do such loci affirm or rather subvert the migrants' aspirations and hopes? Does the perspective shift in accordance with the linguistic medium or audience expectations and, if so, in what ways?
Contributions may address any of the above questions in relation to the Atlantic migration flows that came into force roughly from the 1830s onwards, as a consequence of unsettled conditions in Europe and elsewhere. The year 1954, when the Ellis Island Immigration Station closed, was selected as an appropriate /terminus ad quem/, indicating the transition from steamers to planes as the dominant mode of transatlantic transportation.
*Suggested Thematic Areas*
Language and translation
Migration as business
Iconography of migration
Archiving testimonies
A more detailed description of the theme can be found on the conference website: http://www.talesoftransit.eu/
*Keynote Speakers*
Matthew Frye Jacobson (Yale University)
Nancy K. Miller (City University of New York)
Adam Walaszek (Jagiellonian University Krakow)
Werner Sollors (Harvard University) TBC
*Organizing Institutions *
Ghent University Association Research Group on Literature in Translation
Faculty of Translation Studies, Ghent University College
Institute of Jewish Studies, University of Antwerp
Leuven Research Group on Literary Relations and Postnational Identities
Lessius University College Department of Applied Language Studies
Roosevelt Study Center, Middelburg
Red Star Line Museum, Antwerp
*Guidelines for Submission and Presentation*
Paper proposals in English of no more than 300 words can be submitted to michael.boyden@hogent.be or liselotte.vandenbussche@hogent.be by **December 15, 2009**. The academic committee will evaluate the abstracts and send out notifications of acceptance by the end of the calendar year.
Each participant will be given 20 minutes to present, followed by 10 minutes of discussion. A selection of papers will be published in the conference proceedings.
*Congress Fees*
Participants are expected to pay a conference fee of 60 EUR (88 USD), which covers the academic program, congress documentation, coffee breaks, a reception in the Antwerp city hall and an exclusive guided tour of the Red Star Line Museum (http://www.redstarline.be
*Accommodation and City*
The conference site (http://www.felixarchief.be
Special hotel rates for conference participants are being negotiated. Details will be posted on the conference website.
Innovations in Research CFP
This year's Mid-American American Studies Annual Meeting at the University of Kansas is seeking applications for panelists. This panel will highlight research innovations and will focus on the expected and unexpected difficulties of research and how they were resolved. The meeting will take place March 2010. Please submit as soon as possible.
Innovations in Research CFP
Have you been faced with a research dilemma recently? Perhaps it was reticent human subjects, impossible-to-obtain records, materials that you just couldn't get a handle on, or something else unexpected. How did you resolve it? What disciplinary or interdisciplinary methods did you use--or invent--to address the issue? How did it all work out (or fail)?
This panel will highlight research innovations--the kind of thinking that helps us troubleshoot difficulties that arise as we research. While panelists will discuss the content of their work enough to familiarize the audience with their projects, they will focus on the expected and unexpected difficulties of research and how they were resolved.
Submit a title, 250 word abstract, and one-page CV to Rebecca Barrett-Fox at rebeccabfox@ku.edu if interested.
Innovations in Research CFP
Have you been faced with a research dilemma recently? Perhaps it was reticent human subjects, impossible-to-obtain records, materials that you just couldn't get a handle on, or something else unexpected. How did you resolve it? What disciplinary or interdisciplinary methods did you use--or invent--to address the issue? How did it all work out (or fail)?
This panel will highlight research innovations--the kind of thinking that helps us troubleshoot difficulties that arise as we research. While panelists will discuss the content of their work enough to familiarize the audience with their projects, they will focus on the expected and unexpected difficulties of research and how they were resolved.
Submit a title, 250 word abstract, and one-page CV to Rebecca Barrett-Fox at rebeccabfox@ku.edu if interested.
Journal of Korean Adoptions Third Issue Call for Papers
The Journal of Korean Adoptions is pleased to announce a call for papers for their upcoming third issue: Community. The issue will focus on community as a significant project that Korean adoptees have been engaged in building since the early 1980s. Submission deadline: April 1, 2010.
Journal of Korean Adoptions Third Issue Call for Papers
Journal of Korean Adoption Studies
Number 3: Community
Edited by Jennifer Kwon Dobbs
Deadline for submissions:
1 April 2010
The third issue of the journal focuses on community as a significant
project that Korean adoptees have been engaged in building since the
early 1980s. This issue facilitates opportunities to examine struggles
for community by documenting previous models on which adoptees have
relied to imagine possible directions toward developing collective
unity.
Currently, Korean adoptee community consists of an assortment of urban
local and national organizations that are located in adoptive
countries and Seoul, where sizeable adoptee populations reside.
Equally important yet not contingent on location, adoptee digital
communities - blogs, chat rooms, and websites - document adoptee
experiences and make possible "identifying and finding one another."
These sites of community interact at different levels in national and
transnational settings at conferences, events, and gatherings that
network new members.
Because the Korean adoption program is the longest and continuously
running adoption program in the world, it has made possible the
largest multi-generational population of adoptees in modern history.
Consequently, its work to define and organize itself as a community
has inspired adoptee diasporas originating beyond Korea to
conceptualize their own.
Realizing the historical significance and variety of adoptee community
building efforts, we ought not to take notions of community for
granted, but instead ought to return to questions of empowerment to
consider the challenges, risks, and stakes that are involved in
forming a substantial, self-reflexive adoptee presence that can
represent its interests and that can collaborate with advocates and
allies for shared goals.
Toward that objective, we might problematize current models of
identity-based community that privilege neutrality and socializing
while recognizing the important work such inclusivity performs. Beyond
the descriptive, we might look to more definitions of community that
have made possible coalitions with other members of the adoption
community, Korean nationals, and overseas advocates and allies.
Possible questions include, but are not limited to: How have practices
of adoptee community drawn from and put pressure on theories of social
action such as anarchism, counterpublicity, multiculturalism,
multitude, netizen networks, transnationalism, among others? How has
producing community compelled us to revisit definitions of adoptee
identity along with strategic uses of adoptee cultural capital as
activists, artists, businesspersons, intellectuals, lawyers, teachers,
and other professions? Which class, gendered, racial, and sexual
contexts have we overlooked in the interest of narrating our
experience? What comparisons might be drawn between our community and
adoptee diasporas or even groups within a larger Korean diaspora
toward greater collectivity?
The theme of the third issue of Journal of Korean Adoption Studies is
community. We invite you to submit scholarly papers as well as
creative work related to Korean adoption studies. We also welcome
papers that are related to Korean adoption studies, but do not
particularly deal with community.
* * *
Journal of Korean Adoption Studies is dedicated to all aspects of
international adoption from Korea. The peer-reviewed journal welcomes
academic essays, testimonies of adoption, illustrations, and reviews
of new publications or releases related to Korean adoption studies.
The bi-annual journal is published in English and Korean. Academic
essays are expected to follow the standard North American MLA style
(see MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 6th edition).
Guest Editor: Jennifer Kwon Dobbs, Ph.D. in Literature and Creative
Writing, St. Olaf College. Journal of Korean Adoption Studies is
published by the Korean adoptee organization Global Overseas Adoptees'
Link (G.O.A.'L), Seoul, Korea.
Please send your submissions to:
jkas.goal@gmail.com
Journal of Korean Adoptions Third Issue Call for Papers
Journal of Korean Adoption Studies
Number 3: Community
Edited by Jennifer Kwon Dobbs
Deadline for submissions:
1 April 2010
The third issue of the journal focuses on community as a significant
project that Korean adoptees have been engaged in building since the
early 1980s. This issue facilitates opportunities to examine struggles
for community by documenting previous models on which adoptees have
relied to imagine possible directions toward developing collective
unity.
Currently, Korean adoptee community consists of an assortment of urban
local and national organizations that are located in adoptive
countries and Seoul, where sizeable adoptee populations reside.
Equally important yet not contingent on location, adoptee digital
communities - blogs, chat rooms, and websites - document adoptee
experiences and make possible "identifying and finding one another."
These sites of community interact at different levels in national and
transnational settings at conferences, events, and gatherings that
network new members.
Because the Korean adoption program is the longest and continuously
running adoption program in the world, it has made possible the
largest multi-generational population of adoptees in modern history.
Consequently, its work to define and organize itself as a community
has inspired adoptee diasporas originating beyond Korea to
conceptualize their own.
Realizing the historical significance and variety of adoptee community
building efforts, we ought not to take notions of community for
granted, but instead ought to return to questions of empowerment to
consider the challenges, risks, and stakes that are involved in
forming a substantial, self-reflexive adoptee presence that can
represent its interests and that can collaborate with advocates and
allies for shared goals.
Toward that objective, we might problematize current models of
identity-based community that privilege neutrality and socializing
while recognizing the important work such inclusivity performs. Beyond
the descriptive, we might look to more definitions of community that
have made possible coalitions with other members of the adoption
community, Korean nationals, and overseas advocates and allies.
Possible questions include, but are not limited to: How have practices
of adoptee community drawn from and put pressure on theories of social
action such as anarchism, counterpublicity, multiculturalism,
multitude, netizen networks, transnationalism, among others? How has
producing community compelled us to revisit definitions of adoptee
identity along with strategic uses of adoptee cultural capital as
activists, artists, businesspersons, intellectuals, lawyers, teachers,
and other professions? Which class, gendered, racial, and sexual
contexts have we overlooked in the interest of narrating our
experience? What comparisons might be drawn between our community and
adoptee diasporas or even groups within a larger Korean diaspora
toward greater collectivity?
The theme of the third issue of Journal of Korean Adoption Studies is
community. We invite you to submit scholarly papers as well as
creative work related to Korean adoption studies. We also welcome
papers that are related to Korean adoption studies, but do not
particularly deal with community.
* * *
Journal of Korean Adoption Studies is dedicated to all aspects of
international adoption from Korea. The peer-reviewed journal welcomes
academic essays, testimonies of adoption, illustrations, and reviews
of new publications or releases related to Korean adoption studies.
The bi-annual journal is published in English and Korean. Academic
essays are expected to follow the standard North American MLA style
(see MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 6th edition).
Guest Editor: Jennifer Kwon Dobbs, Ph.D. in Literature and Creative
Writing, St. Olaf College. Journal of Korean Adoption Studies is
published by the Korean adoptee organization Global Overseas Adoptees'
Link (G.O.A.'L), Seoul, Korea.
Please send your submissions to:
jkas.goal@gmail.com
Advanced Filipino Abroad Program 2010
De La Salle University at Dasmarinas invites graduate students to apply for their Advanced Filipino Abroad Program, June 11-August 7, 2010. The program is a highly intensive eight-week program offered to students with at least intermediate level study of Filipino (Tagalog) language (or the equivalent). Application deadline: February 8, 2010.
Advanced Filipino Abroad Program 2010
De La Salle University at Dasmariñas
June 11 - August 7, 2010
This program is a highly intensive eight-week program offered to students with at least intermediate level study of Filipino (Tagalog) language (or the equivalent). The site of the program will be at De La Salle University-Dasmarinas. Participants will be staying with selected Filipino families (homestay) for 4 weeks at Dasmarinas, Cavite; 3 weeks in the De La Salle dorms; and one week in a Filipino town. It is funded by Fulbright-Hays and supported by the SEA Consortium Centers and the Consortium for the Advancement of Filipino (CAF) in cooperation with the De La Salle University at Dasmarinas. An applicant must be a graduate student, or a junior or senior in an institution of higher education at the time of the 2010 AFA Program, and a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
Application Deadline: Monday, February 8, 2010
For more information visit: http://www.afaprogram.org
For application information about the program and the availability of fellowships (covering transportation, partial Filipino program costs), please contact the following by December 2009.
Teresita Ramos
Emeritus Professor, IPLL
Univ. of Hawaii-Manoa
2540 Maile Way,
Spalding Hall 456
Honolulu, HI 96822
Phone: (808) 956-8933
Fax: (808) 956-5978
Email: teresita@hawaii.edu
Ruth Mabanglo
Professor, IPLL
Univ. of Hawaii-Manoa
2540 Maile Way,
Spalding Hall 459
Honolulu, HI 96822
Phone: (808) 956-6970
Fax: (808) 956-5978
Email: mabanglo@hawaii.edu
Advanced Filipino Abroad Program 2010
De La Salle University at Dasmariñas
June 11 - August 7, 2010
This program is a highly intensive eight-week program offered to students with at least intermediate level study of Filipino (Tagalog) language (or the equivalent). The site of the program will be at De La Salle University-Dasmarinas. Participants will be staying with selected Filipino families (homestay) for 4 weeks at Dasmarinas, Cavite; 3 weeks in the De La Salle dorms; and one week in a Filipino town. It is funded by Fulbright-Hays and supported by the SEA Consortium Centers and the Consortium for the Advancement of Filipino (CAF) in cooperation with the De La Salle University at Dasmarinas. An applicant must be a graduate student, or a junior or senior in an institution of higher education at the time of the 2010 AFA Program, and a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
Application Deadline: Monday, February 8, 2010
For more information visit: http://www.afaprogram.org
For application information about the program and the availability of fellowships (covering transportation, partial Filipino program costs), please contact the following by December 2009.
Teresita Ramos
Emeritus Professor, IPLL
Univ. of Hawaii-Manoa
2540 Maile Way,
Spalding Hall 456
Honolulu, HI 96822
Phone: (808) 956-8933
Fax: (808) 956-5978
Email: teresita@hawaii.edu
Ruth Mabanglo
Professor, IPLL
Univ. of Hawaii-Manoa
2540 Maile Way,
Spalding Hall 459
Honolulu, HI 96822
Phone: (808) 956-6970
Fax: (808) 956-5978
Email: mabanglo@hawaii.edu
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Five Colleges Research Associateship in Women's/Gender Studies
Five College Women's Studies Research Center invites applications for its Research Associateships for 2010-2011 from scholars and teachers at all levels of the educational system. The Center supports projects in all disciplines so long as they focus centrally on women or gender. Research Associateships are non-stipendiary. They accept about 15-18 Research Associates per year. Application deadline: February 8, 2010.
Five Colleges Research Associateship in Women's/Gender Studies
FIVE COLLEGE WOMEN'S STUDIES RESEARCH CENTER
A collaborative project of Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke, and
Smith Colleges and the University of Massachusetts, Amherst
The Center invites applications for its RESEARCH ASSOCIATESHIPS for 2010-2011 from scholars and teachers at all levels of the educational system, as well as from artists, community organizers and political activists, both local and international. Associates are provided with offices in our spacious facility, faculty library privileges, and the collegiality of a diverse community of feminists. Research Associate applications are accepted for either a semester or the academic year. The Center supports projects in all disciplines so long as they focus centrally on women or gender. Research Associateships are non-stipendiary. We accept about 15-18 Research Associates per year.
Applicants should submit a project proposal (up to 4 pages), curriculum vitae, two letters of reference, and on-line application cover form. Applications received by February 8 (including letters of recommendation) will receive full consideration. Submit all applications to: Five College Women's Studies Research Center, Mount Holyoke College, 50 College Street, South Hadley, MA 01075-6406. Deadline is February 8, 2010. For further information, contact the Center at TEL 413.538.2275, FAX 413.538.3121, email fcwsrc@fivecolleges.edu, website: http://www.fivecolleges.edu/sites/fcwsrc
Five Colleges Research Associateship in Women's/Gender Studies
FIVE COLLEGE WOMEN'S STUDIES RESEARCH CENTER
A collaborative project of Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke, and
Smith Colleges and the University of Massachusetts, Amherst
The Center invites applications for its RESEARCH ASSOCIATESHIPS for 2010-2011 from scholars and teachers at all levels of the educational system, as well as from artists, community organizers and political activists, both local and international. Associates are provided with offices in our spacious facility, faculty library privileges, and the collegiality of a diverse community of feminists. Research Associate applications are accepted for either a semester or the academic year. The Center supports projects in all disciplines so long as they focus centrally on women or gender. Research Associateships are non-stipendiary. We accept about 15-18 Research Associates per year.
Applicants should submit a project proposal (up to 4 pages), curriculum vitae, two letters of reference, and on-line application cover form. Applications received by February 8 (including letters of recommendation) will receive full consideration. Submit all applications to: Five College Women's Studies Research Center, Mount Holyoke College, 50 College Street, South Hadley, MA 01075-6406. Deadline is February 8, 2010. For further information, contact the Center at TEL 413.538.2275, FAX 413.538.3121, email fcwsrc@fivecolleges.edu, website: http://www.fivecolleges.edu/sites/fcwsrc
Ramapo College of New Jersey-Assistant Professor Position in American Studies
Ramapo College of New Jersey invites applications for an Assistant Professor position in American Studies. Must have Ph.D. in American Studies or a related field by September 1, 2010 and have college teaching experience. Appointment begins fall 2010.
Ramapo College of New Jersey-Assistant Professor Position in American Studies
Focus on the United States in the 20th or 21st century, with scholarship and teaching that are expressly interdisciplinary, and with demonstrated ability to approach American society and culture from a transnational perspective. Should be able to demonstrate the value of using sources in more than one language. Preference will be given to someone whose work focuses on ethnicity and/or gender. Will teach Introduction to American Studies and upper level courses in area of expertise, and will be required to contribute to the college's general education program and to at least one other major program in the School of American and International Studies (History, International Studies, Literature, Political Science, and Spanish Language Studies).
REQUIREMENTS
Must have a Ph.D. in American Studies or a related field by September 1, 2010, and must have college teaching experience.
Faculty members are expected to maintain active participation in research, college governance, and academic advisement.
All applications must be completed online at: http://www.ramapojobs.com
Attach resume, cover letter, statement of teaching philosophy, research interests and a list of three references to your completed application. Since its beginning, Ramapo College has had an intercultural/international mission. Please tell us how your background, interest and experience can contribute to this mission, as well as to the specific position for which you are applying.
Supporting documentation in non-electronic format can be sent to Stephen Rice, Search Committee Chair. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Position offers excellent state benefits. To request accommodations, call (201) 684-7486.
RAMAPO COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY
505 Ramapo Valley Road
Mahwah, NJ 07430
Ramapo College is a member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges (COPLAC), a national alliance of leading liberal arts colleges in the public sector. * EEO/AA
Contact Info:
www.ramapojobs.com
Dr. Stephen Rice, Search Committee Chair
RAMAPO COLLEGE of NJ
505 Ramapo Valley Rd
Mahwah, NJ 07430
Website: http://www.ramapo.edu
Ramapo College of New Jersey-Assistant Professor Position in American Studies
Focus on the United States in the 20th or 21st century, with scholarship and teaching that are expressly interdisciplinary, and with demonstrated ability to approach American society and culture from a transnational perspective. Should be able to demonstrate the value of using sources in more than one language. Preference will be given to someone whose work focuses on ethnicity and/or gender. Will teach Introduction to American Studies and upper level courses in area of expertise, and will be required to contribute to the college's general education program and to at least one other major program in the School of American and International Studies (History, International Studies, Literature, Political Science, and Spanish Language Studies).
REQUIREMENTS
Must have a Ph.D. in American Studies or a related field by September 1, 2010, and must have college teaching experience.
Faculty members are expected to maintain active participation in research, college governance, and academic advisement.
All applications must be completed online at: http://www.ramapojobs.com
Attach resume, cover letter, statement of teaching philosophy, research interests and a list of three references to your completed application. Since its beginning, Ramapo College has had an intercultural/international mission. Please tell us how your background, interest and experience can contribute to this mission, as well as to the specific position for which you are applying.
Supporting documentation in non-electronic format can be sent to Stephen Rice, Search Committee Chair. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Position offers excellent state benefits. To request accommodations, call (201) 684-7486.
RAMAPO COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY
505 Ramapo Valley Road
Mahwah, NJ 07430
Ramapo College is a member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges (COPLAC), a national alliance of leading liberal arts colleges in the public sector. * EEO/AA
Contact Info:
www.ramapojobs.com
Dr. Stephen Rice, Search Committee Chair
RAMAPO COLLEGE of NJ
505 Ramapo Valley Rd
Mahwah, NJ 07430
Website: http://www.ramapo.edu
Dissertation Fellowship-Boston College
Boston College's African and African Diaspora Studies Program (AADS) is proud to announce the inaugural year of its dissertation fellowship competition. The 9th month 2010/2011 academic year fellowship includes a $30,000 stipend, health insurance, and a $1,500 research budget. Application deadline: January 22, 2010.
Dissertation Fellowship-Boston College
Boston College's African and African Diaspora Studies Program (AADS) is proud to announce the inaugural year of its dissertation fellowship competition. Scholars working in any discipline in the Humanities or Social Sciences with projects focusing on any topic within African and/or African Diaspora Studies are eligible. We seek applicants pursuing innovative, preferably comparative, projects in dialogue with critical issues and trends within the field.
This 2010/2011 fellowship includes a $30,000 stipend, health insurance, a $1,500 research budget, and a fully equipped office. The fellow must remain in residence for the 9-month academic year, deliver one public lecture, and teach one seminar course.
The successful applicant will have full access to BC's seven libraries as well as several rare books and manuscripts collections. Of particular interest is the Nicholas M. Williams/Caribbeana Collection, consisting of materials from and about Africa, Jamaica, and the British West Indies. The fellow can also benefit from BC's newly founded Institute for the Liberal Arts, as well as events sponsored by programs/installations in International Studies, American Studies, Asian American Studies, Middle East Studies, Islamic Civilization and Societies, as well as the internationally renowned McMullen Museum.
Applications must include the following: 1) a 2000 word, detailed project proposal that includes a plan for completion, 2) an 800 word personal essay that describes how this fellowship will assist you in achieving future professional goals, and 3) three letters of recommendation, one of which must be from the dissertation advisor. Eligible applicants must complete all requirements for the PhD, aside from the dissertation, by the start of the fellowship year.
Applications must be submitted by 22 January 2010, either electronically to aads@bc.edu or postmarked by regular mail to Chair, AADS Fellowship Committee, Boston College, 301 Lyons Hall, 140 Commonwealth Avenue, Chestnut Hill, MA, 02467-3806.
Boston College is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer dedicated to building a culturally diverse faculty and a multicultural environment. We strongly encourage applications from women, individuals from historically underrepresented groups and individuals with disabilities, and covered veterans.
Contact Info:
Chair
AADS Fellowship Committee
Boston College
Lyons Hall 301
140 Commonwealth Ave
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
Website: http://www.bc.edu/schools/cas/aads/resources/dissfellowship.html
Dissertation Fellowship-Boston College
Boston College's African and African Diaspora Studies Program (AADS) is proud to announce the inaugural year of its dissertation fellowship competition. Scholars working in any discipline in the Humanities or Social Sciences with projects focusing on any topic within African and/or African Diaspora Studies are eligible. We seek applicants pursuing innovative, preferably comparative, projects in dialogue with critical issues and trends within the field.
This 2010/2011 fellowship includes a $30,000 stipend, health insurance, a $1,500 research budget, and a fully equipped office. The fellow must remain in residence for the 9-month academic year, deliver one public lecture, and teach one seminar course.
The successful applicant will have full access to BC's seven libraries as well as several rare books and manuscripts collections. Of particular interest is the Nicholas M. Williams/Caribbeana Collection, consisting of materials from and about Africa, Jamaica, and the British West Indies. The fellow can also benefit from BC's newly founded Institute for the Liberal Arts, as well as events sponsored by programs/installations in International Studies, American Studies, Asian American Studies, Middle East Studies, Islamic Civilization and Societies, as well as the internationally renowned McMullen Museum.
Applications must include the following: 1) a 2000 word, detailed project proposal that includes a plan for completion, 2) an 800 word personal essay that describes how this fellowship will assist you in achieving future professional goals, and 3) three letters of recommendation, one of which must be from the dissertation advisor. Eligible applicants must complete all requirements for the PhD, aside from the dissertation, by the start of the fellowship year.
Applications must be submitted by 22 January 2010, either electronically to aads@bc.edu or postmarked by regular mail to Chair, AADS Fellowship Committee, Boston College, 301 Lyons Hall, 140 Commonwealth Avenue, Chestnut Hill, MA, 02467-3806.
Boston College is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer dedicated to building a culturally diverse faculty and a multicultural environment. We strongly encourage applications from women, individuals from historically underrepresented groups and individuals with disabilities, and covered veterans.
Contact Info:
Chair
AADS Fellowship Committee
Boston College
Lyons Hall 301
140 Commonwealth Ave
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
Website: http://www.bc.edu/schools/cas/aads/resources/dissfellowship.html
University of New Mexico, Dept. of American Studies- Assistant/Associate Professor Position
The Department of American Studies at the University of New Mexico is currently searching for an Assistant or Associate Professor in American Studies with expertise in Native American Studies. The appointment will begin August 2010. Please apply by January 4, 2010 for best consideration.
University of New Mexico, Dept. of American Studies- Assistant/Associate Professor Position
The Department of American Studies at the University of New Mexico invites applicants for a probationary appointment leading to a tenure decision in American Studies with expertise in Native American Studies at the level of Assistant or Associate Professor. For an Assistant Professor applicant, the PhD must be completed prior to appointment. For an applicant seeking appointment at the level of Associate Professor, applicants must show evidence of qualifications commensurate with tenure eligibility. The appointment will begin in August, 2010. Responsibilities will include teaching in the area of specialization at the undergraduate and graduate level, graduate student mentoring, and service. Competitive salary, commensurate with qualifications of successful applicant and the rank at which appointment occurs.
The UNM American Studies Department organizes its interdisciplinary curriculum around these concentrations: Native American Studies; Transnationalism and Globalization; Critical Regionalism and Southwest Studies; Critical Race and Class Studies; Gender, Sexuality and Feminist Studies; Comparative Cultural and Popular Culture Studies; and Environment, Science and Technology Studies.
UNM provides a diversified package of benefits including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance. In addition, UNM offers educational benefits through the tuition remission and dependent education programs. For a more complete explanation of the benefits, please go to http://hr.unm.edu/ and click the benefits link.
University of New Mexico is committed to promoting and supporting the diversity of our campuses. UNM is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.
You can now apply for this position by visiting the following link: unmjobs.unm.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=55272
University of New Mexico, Dept. of American Studies- Assistant/Associate Professor Position
The Department of American Studies at the University of New Mexico invites applicants for a probationary appointment leading to a tenure decision in American Studies with expertise in Native American Studies at the level of Assistant or Associate Professor. For an Assistant Professor applicant, the PhD must be completed prior to appointment. For an applicant seeking appointment at the level of Associate Professor, applicants must show evidence of qualifications commensurate with tenure eligibility. The appointment will begin in August, 2010. Responsibilities will include teaching in the area of specialization at the undergraduate and graduate level, graduate student mentoring, and service. Competitive salary, commensurate with qualifications of successful applicant and the rank at which appointment occurs.
The UNM American Studies Department organizes its interdisciplinary curriculum around these concentrations: Native American Studies; Transnationalism and Globalization; Critical Regionalism and Southwest Studies; Critical Race and Class Studies; Gender, Sexuality and Feminist Studies; Comparative Cultural and Popular Culture Studies; and Environment, Science and Technology Studies.
UNM provides a diversified package of benefits including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance. In addition, UNM offers educational benefits through the tuition remission and dependent education programs. For a more complete explanation of the benefits, please go to http://hr.unm.edu/ and click the benefits link.
University of New Mexico is committed to promoting and supporting the diversity of our campuses. UNM is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.
You can now apply for this position by visiting the following link: unmjobs.unm.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=55272
Yale Assistant Professor Position-LGBT Studies
The Yale University Program in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies intends to make a tenure-track assistant professor appointment, to begin July 1, 2010, in the field of LGBT studies. Applications are invited from scholars in any discipline or interdisciplinary field. Application deadline: December 31, 2009.
Yale Assistant Professor Position-LGBT Studies
The Yale University Program in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies intends to make a tenure-track assistant professor appointment, to begin July 1, 2010, in the field of LGBT Studies. Applications are invited and welcome from scholars in any discipline or interdisciplinary field; scholars in the social sciences and/or working on areas outside the U.S. are especially encouraged to apply. Yale University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Yale values diversity among its students, staff, and faculty and strongly welcomes applications from women and underrepresented minorities. Ph.D. preferred.
A letter of application describing your research, teaching interests, and engagement with LGBT Studies, a c.v., a two-page dissertation abstract, a chapter-length writing sample, and three letters of reference should be sent via USPS to the address below, or via private overnight delivery service to: LGBT Studies Search/WLH 312, Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Harkness Hall room 312, 100 Wall St., New Haven, CT 06511.
Application deadline: December 31, 2009.
Postal Address:
LGBT Studies Search
Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Yale University
PO Box 208334
100 Wall Street, Harkness Hall Room 312
New Haven, CT 06520-8334
Yale University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Yale values diversity among its students, staff, and faculty and strongly welcomes applications from women and underrepresented minorities.
Yale Assistant Professor Position-LGBT Studies
The Yale University Program in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies intends to make a tenure-track assistant professor appointment, to begin July 1, 2010, in the field of LGBT Studies. Applications are invited and welcome from scholars in any discipline or interdisciplinary field; scholars in the social sciences and/or working on areas outside the U.S. are especially encouraged to apply. Yale University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Yale values diversity among its students, staff, and faculty and strongly welcomes applications from women and underrepresented minorities. Ph.D. preferred.
A letter of application describing your research, teaching interests, and engagement with LGBT Studies, a c.v., a two-page dissertation abstract, a chapter-length writing sample, and three letters of reference should be sent via USPS to the address below, or via private overnight delivery service to: LGBT Studies Search/WLH 312, Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Harkness Hall room 312, 100 Wall St., New Haven, CT 06511.
Application deadline: December 31, 2009.
Postal Address:
LGBT Studies Search
Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Yale University
PO Box 208334
100 Wall Street, Harkness Hall Room 312
New Haven, CT 06520-8334
Yale University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Yale values diversity among its students, staff, and faculty and strongly welcomes applications from women and underrepresented minorities.
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