Steve Dillon will present "'They Will Be Coming For Us That Night': Race, Queer Futurity, and the Neoliberal-Carceral State" on FRIDAY, February 8th at 1:00pm in the Scott Hall Commons, room 105.
'They Will Be Coming For Us That Night': Race, Queer Futurity, and the Neoliberal-Carceral State
Stephen Dillon
Practice Job Talk
Friday, February 8th 1:00-2:30 pm.
Scott Hall Commons (105 Scott Hall)
This talk considers how 1970s feminist and queer anti-prison activists theorized time in relation to a rising wave of incarceration driven by the racial politics of law and order politicians. The 1970s are an ideal moment from which to reexamine debates in queer studies about time and futurity--the hope of 1968 was still in the air even as new modes of state regulation and economic governance in the form of neoliberalism and mass incarceration were beginning to emerge. Yet, at the same time that activists worked to theorize and visualize what the governance of the prison and market would mean for the future of a post-civil rights U.S., early proponents of what has come to be called the prison-industrial complex made their own claims about the temporal power of incarceration. In their campaign ads and political speeches, Barry Goldwater and Richard Nixon argued that the future of the social, economic, political, and racial order of things required the prison. For Nixon and others, the very possibility of a future depended on the warehousing of those rendered surplus or resistant to new economic regimes structured around privatization, deindustrialization, deregulation, and financialization. In other words, embedded in the emergent discourses of what I term the neoliberal-carceral state was a vision of the future--one where the freedom of individuality and the market required the mass immobilization of the prison. I argue that the theories, poetry, communiqués, and prison writings of 1970s feminist and queer activists contain an analysis of power that accurately anticipated changes to economic and penal policy that would take place during the next forty years.
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Fajardo's Essay in Figures of Southeast Asian Modernity
Professor Kale Bantigue Fajardo's essay on the figure of the Filipino Seaman will be published in the edited volume Figures of Southeast Asian Modernity (University of Hawaii Press, March 2013).
Professor Kale Bantigue Fajardo has an essay on the figure of the Filipino Seaman in Figures of Southeast Asian Modernity edited by Joshua Barker, Erik Harms, and Johan Lindquis. This book is now available for pre-order from the University of Hawaii Press. It will be released in March 2013. Figures of Southeast Asian Modernity brings together the fieldwork of over 80 scholars and covers the 9 major countries of the region: Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. For more information or to pre-order the book, please go to: http://www.uhpress.hawaii.edu/p-8936-9780824837419.aspx
Professor Kale Bantigue Fajardo has an essay on the figure of the Filipino Seaman in Figures of Southeast Asian Modernity edited by Joshua Barker, Erik Harms, and Johan Lindquis. This book is now available for pre-order from the University of Hawaii Press. It will be released in March 2013. Figures of Southeast Asian Modernity brings together the fieldwork of over 80 scholars and covers the 9 major countries of the region: Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. For more information or to pre-order the book, please go to: http://www.uhpress.hawaii.edu/p-8936-9780824837419.aspx
CFP: "The Non-State of Queer Theory"
SUBMISSIONS ARE INVITED FOR Brown University's Graduate Symposium "The Non-State of Queer Theory" to be held on Thursday April 11th, 2013. The Symposium seeks to keep in tension both the generative and nonproductive aspects of imagining a "non-state" of queer theory. Submission Deadline: February 8, 2013.
THE NON-STATE OF QUEER THEORY
Graduate Symposium
Location: Brown University, Providence, RI
Date: Thursday, April 11, 2013
**CALL FOR PROPOSALS**
Keynote Speaker:
José E. Muñoz
Professor of Performance Studies, Tisch School of the Arts, NYU.
In his 1995 conference address, "Queer Theory: Unstating Desire," Lee
Edelman proposed that "To inquire into the state of queer studies--as
if it had a state and all of us happened to live in that state
together--is to presuppose a fantasy...that the very fact of a
conference like this should serve, instead, to disrupt."
This Brown Graduate Student Symposium, "The Non-State of Queer
Theory," seeks to keep in tension both the generative and
nonproductive aspects of imagining a "non-state" of queer theory.
What is the "non-state" of queer theory now? Over a decade after
Edelman's call for rupture, queer of color critique, diasporic and
trans-national perspectives and affect and performance studies have
upended the seemingly static relationships between race and sexuality,
feeling and being, queerness and space. We would like to invite
projects that participate in these disruptions.
Proposals can include paper presentations and/or media projects.
Potential topics include, but are not limited to, explorations of the following:
- Queer of Color Critique
- Queer Feminisms and Sexualities
- Queer Performance
- Queer Sexual Historiography
- Queer Genealogies
- Queer Sexuality and Eroticism in film, art, literature, music,
television, gaming, or digital/online technologies
- Queerness in Popular Culture
- Queer Icons
- Queer Bodies and Aesthetics
- Queer Labors and Sex Work
- Queer Sexual Undergrounds
- Pornography, Erotica, or Obscenity
- Neoliberalism and Queer Sexuality
- Queer Cartographies and Space
- Queerness and Class
- Queer(ing) Social Movements
Submission Guidelines:
Proposal Deadline: February 8, 2013.
For individual 15-minute presentations, please submit an abstract of
250 words to browngradsymposium@gmail.com by January 15, 2013. Include
a 2-3 sentence biographical statement that includes your institutional
affiliation and research interests. For complete panels, please submit
a 100-word proposal along with three (3) paper abstracts with
biographical statements for each panelist. Please note any
technology/multimedia services needs.
This event is sponsored by the Department of American Studies, the
Department of English, the LGBTQ Center, the Department of Modern
Culture and Media, the Pembroke Center, and the Department of Theatre
Arts and Performance Studies.
THE NON-STATE OF QUEER THEORY
Graduate Symposium
Location: Brown University, Providence, RI
Date: Thursday, April 11, 2013
**CALL FOR PROPOSALS**
Keynote Speaker:
José E. Muñoz
Professor of Performance Studies, Tisch School of the Arts, NYU.
In his 1995 conference address, "Queer Theory: Unstating Desire," Lee
Edelman proposed that "To inquire into the state of queer studies--as
if it had a state and all of us happened to live in that state
together--is to presuppose a fantasy...that the very fact of a
conference like this should serve, instead, to disrupt."
This Brown Graduate Student Symposium, "The Non-State of Queer
Theory," seeks to keep in tension both the generative and
nonproductive aspects of imagining a "non-state" of queer theory.
What is the "non-state" of queer theory now? Over a decade after
Edelman's call for rupture, queer of color critique, diasporic and
trans-national perspectives and affect and performance studies have
upended the seemingly static relationships between race and sexuality,
feeling and being, queerness and space. We would like to invite
projects that participate in these disruptions.
Proposals can include paper presentations and/or media projects.
Potential topics include, but are not limited to, explorations of the following:
- Queer of Color Critique
- Queer Feminisms and Sexualities
- Queer Performance
- Queer Sexual Historiography
- Queer Genealogies
- Queer Sexuality and Eroticism in film, art, literature, music,
television, gaming, or digital/online technologies
- Queerness in Popular Culture
- Queer Icons
- Queer Bodies and Aesthetics
- Queer Labors and Sex Work
- Queer Sexual Undergrounds
- Pornography, Erotica, or Obscenity
- Neoliberalism and Queer Sexuality
- Queer Cartographies and Space
- Queerness and Class
- Queer(ing) Social Movements
Submission Guidelines:
Proposal Deadline: February 8, 2013.
For individual 15-minute presentations, please submit an abstract of
250 words to browngradsymposium@gmail.com by January 15, 2013. Include
a 2-3 sentence biographical statement that includes your institutional
affiliation and research interests. For complete panels, please submit
a 100-word proposal along with three (3) paper abstracts with
biographical statements for each panelist. Please note any
technology/multimedia services needs.
This event is sponsored by the Department of American Studies, the
Department of English, the LGBTQ Center, the Department of Modern
Culture and Media, the Pembroke Center, and the Department of Theatre
Arts and Performance Studies.
CFP "Debilitating Queerness" DC Queer Studies Symposium
DC QUEER STUDIES SEEKS proposals for their 6th Annual Symposium "Debilitating Queerness" to be held on April 5th, 2013 at the University of Maryland. The symposium will be a daylong series of conversations in critical queer and gender studies navigating a crip turn in engagements with disability theory. Submission Deadline: February 8th, 2013.
CALL FOR PAPERS
Debilitating Queerness
The Sixth Annual DC Queer Studies Symposium
University of Maryland, College Park
Friday, April 5, 2013
Deadline for submission of materials: February 8, 2013
DC Queer Studies invites proposals for presentations at DEBILITATING QUEERNESS, the 6th Annual DC Queer Studies Symposium at the University of Maryland. The symposium will be a daylong series of conversations in critical queer and gender studies navigating a crip turn in engagements with disability theory. Events will include paper sessions featuring faculty and graduate students. The day will culminate with the keynote address by Jasbir Puar, Associate Professor of Women's and Gender Studies at Rutgers University. Puar is the author of Terrorist Assemblages: Homonationalism in Queer Times and of articles in Gender, Place, and Culture; Social Text; Radical History Review; Antipode: A Radical Journal of Geography; and Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society. She has edited or co-edited special issues of GLQ, Social Text, and Society and Space.
In recognition of the multifaceted influence of disability theory on queer studies scholarship, we are eager to invite papers that explore the matrix formed by queerness and disability. We also encourage proposals that address any of the following (or related) points of contact with this year's theme:
· Queering categories: reconsidering what is sexy and sexualizable; meanings and possibilities of bodily capacity and debility; defining norms of mental and physical disability
· Medicine, science, and impairment: uneasy collaborations and tensions between the social and the scientific; disease, infection, containment; surviving homophobia in disability services; medicalization, institutionalization, and treatment of queer and disabled bodies
· Negotiating embodiments: sex, desire, lust, and erotica; passing, pride, and in/visibility; unsettling and re-writing sexual and bodily identities; how bodies, pleasures, and identities represented as "normal" or as abject
· Revolutions/Resistances: sexual identities in ableist and heteronormative culture; compulsory heterosexuality and able-bodiedness; actions and activism; public policy impacts on queer and disabled bodies
Proposals for 15-minute presentations should include name, affiliation, e-mail address, title of paper, a 250-word abstract, and a 1-2 page CV. Please send materials by e-mail attachment (Word or PDF only) by February 8, 2013 to lgbts-dcqueer@umd.edu. Put "Submission for Debilitating Queerness" in the subject line of your message. For more information, contact JV Sapinoso at sapinoso@umd.edu. Selected participants will be notified by March 4, 2013.
DC Queer Studies is a group of faculty from schools in the Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area formed in 2006 to discuss new works in the field and to exchange, support, and cultivate new ways of engaging with LGBT/Queer/Sexuality Studies across the disciplines and across institutions. The DC Queer Studies Symposium is hosted and sponsored by the University of Maryland and co-sponsored by American University, Georgetown University, and the George Washington University. See http://www.lgbts.umd.edu for details.
CALL FOR PAPERS
Debilitating Queerness
The Sixth Annual DC Queer Studies Symposium
University of Maryland, College Park
Friday, April 5, 2013
Deadline for submission of materials: February 8, 2013
DC Queer Studies invites proposals for presentations at DEBILITATING QUEERNESS, the 6th Annual DC Queer Studies Symposium at the University of Maryland. The symposium will be a daylong series of conversations in critical queer and gender studies navigating a crip turn in engagements with disability theory. Events will include paper sessions featuring faculty and graduate students. The day will culminate with the keynote address by Jasbir Puar, Associate Professor of Women's and Gender Studies at Rutgers University. Puar is the author of Terrorist Assemblages: Homonationalism in Queer Times and of articles in Gender, Place, and Culture; Social Text; Radical History Review; Antipode: A Radical Journal of Geography; and Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society. She has edited or co-edited special issues of GLQ, Social Text, and Society and Space.
In recognition of the multifaceted influence of disability theory on queer studies scholarship, we are eager to invite papers that explore the matrix formed by queerness and disability. We also encourage proposals that address any of the following (or related) points of contact with this year's theme:
· Queering categories: reconsidering what is sexy and sexualizable; meanings and possibilities of bodily capacity and debility; defining norms of mental and physical disability
· Medicine, science, and impairment: uneasy collaborations and tensions between the social and the scientific; disease, infection, containment; surviving homophobia in disability services; medicalization, institutionalization, and treatment of queer and disabled bodies
· Negotiating embodiments: sex, desire, lust, and erotica; passing, pride, and in/visibility; unsettling and re-writing sexual and bodily identities; how bodies, pleasures, and identities represented as "normal" or as abject
· Revolutions/Resistances: sexual identities in ableist and heteronormative culture; compulsory heterosexuality and able-bodiedness; actions and activism; public policy impacts on queer and disabled bodies
Proposals for 15-minute presentations should include name, affiliation, e-mail address, title of paper, a 250-word abstract, and a 1-2 page CV. Please send materials by e-mail attachment (Word or PDF only) by February 8, 2013 to lgbts-dcqueer@umd.edu. Put "Submission for Debilitating Queerness" in the subject line of your message. For more information, contact JV Sapinoso at sapinoso@umd.edu. Selected participants will be notified by March 4, 2013.
DC Queer Studies is a group of faculty from schools in the Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area formed in 2006 to discuss new works in the field and to exchange, support, and cultivate new ways of engaging with LGBT/Queer/Sexuality Studies across the disciplines and across institutions. The DC Queer Studies Symposium is hosted and sponsored by the University of Maryland and co-sponsored by American University, Georgetown University, and the George Washington University. See http://www.lgbts.umd.edu for details.
La Raza SCC's Board Member Applications
LA RAZA STUDENT CULTURAL CENTER invites applications for board members for the spring semester. There are several positions open for undergraduates and one for graduate students. Submission Deadline: February 6, 2013 at 6:00 pm. Continue reading to view all open positions and application instructions.
Please consider applying to be on La Raza SCC's Board this Spring semester. We have several positions open. You may submit an electronic copy of the application to laraza@umn.edu or you may drop it off in La Raza SCC's office in CMU room 211 to a current board member or staff. The due date is Wednesday February 6th, 2013 at 6:00 p.m.
For the La Raza Student Cultural Center Board Application, please click here.
For a list of the La Raza SCC Board Positions and position requirements, please click here.
Please consider applying to be on La Raza SCC's Board this Spring semester. We have several positions open. You may submit an electronic copy of the application to laraza@umn.edu or you may drop it off in La Raza SCC's office in CMU room 211 to a current board member or staff. The due date is Wednesday February 6th, 2013 at 6:00 p.m.
For the La Raza Student Cultural Center Board Application, please click here.
For a list of the La Raza SCC Board Positions and position requirements, please click here.
Tucker Center's Film Festival
Tucker Center's Film Festival 27th Annual Celebration of National Girls and Women in Sports Day will be held February 4, 2013 at 7 pm in the DQ Club Room at TCF Bank Stadium.
U of M's Tucker Center's Film Festival Returns Feb. 4th
Event Kicks Off 27th Annual Celebration of National Girls and Women in Sports Day
The Tucker Center and the University of Minnesota Athletic Department are pleased to announce the third annual Tucker Center Film Festival. The festival will take place Monday, February 4, 2013, at 7:00 p.m., in the DQ Club Room at TCF Bank Stadium. The event kicks off the 26th annual celebration of National Girls and Women in Sports Day (NGWSD) and will feature the film Ready to Fly: The True Story of a Dream Worth Fighting For.
Forty years after the passage of Title IX, there are still examples of sportswomen struggling for equal opportunity. This film follows 2009 World Champion Lindsey Van and the U.S. Women's Ski Jumping team as they fight for the chance to perform on the highest stage--at the Olympics, where ski jumping is the only Winter Olympic sport that doesn't allow women. Van is thrust into a battle that is far bigger than her Olympic dreams, larger than ski jumping, and even sport, and becomes the reluctant spokesperson for gender equality and women's rights. Watch the trailer here.
We will also screen the trailer for Granny's Got Game, a highly anticipated documentary about a fiercely competitive senior women's basketball team in North Carolina and how they battle physical limitations and skepticism to keep doing what they love. The film follows them for a year as they compete for the National Senior Games championship. After two decades together, these women are more than a team...they are a family. This film is set to premier in 2013. Learn more here.
The Tucker Center Film Festival is one of more than 1,000 events taking place across the country for National Girls and Women in Sports Day. Congress has proclaimed this national day each year since 1987. It recognizes the progress of girls and women in sports and the benefits that sports and fitness activities can bring to the lives of all girls and women. The Day is organized nationally by the Girl Scouts of the USA, Girls Incorporated, the National Association for Girls and Women in Sport, the National Women's Law Center and the Women's Sports Foundation.
Directions and Parking Info for TCF Bank Stadium are available here. The Maroon and Gopher parking lots (fee is $4.00 on exit) are closest to the event entrance at Benton County, next to Goldy's Locker Room.
U of M's Tucker Center's Film Festival Returns Feb. 4th
Event Kicks Off 27th Annual Celebration of National Girls and Women in Sports Day
The Tucker Center and the University of Minnesota Athletic Department are pleased to announce the third annual Tucker Center Film Festival. The festival will take place Monday, February 4, 2013, at 7:00 p.m., in the DQ Club Room at TCF Bank Stadium. The event kicks off the 26th annual celebration of National Girls and Women in Sports Day (NGWSD) and will feature the film Ready to Fly: The True Story of a Dream Worth Fighting For.
Forty years after the passage of Title IX, there are still examples of sportswomen struggling for equal opportunity. This film follows 2009 World Champion Lindsey Van and the U.S. Women's Ski Jumping team as they fight for the chance to perform on the highest stage--at the Olympics, where ski jumping is the only Winter Olympic sport that doesn't allow women. Van is thrust into a battle that is far bigger than her Olympic dreams, larger than ski jumping, and even sport, and becomes the reluctant spokesperson for gender equality and women's rights. Watch the trailer here.
We will also screen the trailer for Granny's Got Game, a highly anticipated documentary about a fiercely competitive senior women's basketball team in North Carolina and how they battle physical limitations and skepticism to keep doing what they love. The film follows them for a year as they compete for the National Senior Games championship. After two decades together, these women are more than a team...they are a family. This film is set to premier in 2013. Learn more here.
The Tucker Center Film Festival is one of more than 1,000 events taking place across the country for National Girls and Women in Sports Day. Congress has proclaimed this national day each year since 1987. It recognizes the progress of girls and women in sports and the benefits that sports and fitness activities can bring to the lives of all girls and women. The Day is organized nationally by the Girl Scouts of the USA, Girls Incorporated, the National Association for Girls and Women in Sport, the National Women's Law Center and the Women's Sports Foundation.
Directions and Parking Info for TCF Bank Stadium are available here. The Maroon and Gopher parking lots (fee is $4.00 on exit) are closest to the event entrance at Benton County, next to Goldy's Locker Room.
Dr. Miranda Joseph Lecture on Gender and Finance at Macalester
DR. MIRANDA JOSEPH, Associate Professor and DGS at the University of Arizona, will be presenting "Gender, Entrepreneurial Subjectivity, and Pathologies of Personal Finance" at Macalester College on Thursday, February 14th at 4:30pm in the Kagin Commons. Her presentation will examine how ideas about gender participate in public debates about finance, especially in the wake of the 2008 global financial crisis.
Images from popular culture, marketing research, and legitimate social science allow Joseph to analyze the production and circulation of knowledge about finance. Engaged with scholarship in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and related fields, the talk addresses a nexus of two central features of neoliberalism: governmentality and financialization. Tracing a culture that portrays women to be, on the one hand, impulsive shopaholics and, on the other, paralyzed non-investors, Joseph points to the tensions that have emerged in a longstanding cultural commitment to entrepreneurship.
LOCATION: Macalester College KAGIN COMMONS, Corner of Snelling Avenue and Grand Avenue, Upper Level
TIME: 4:30 PM, THURSDAY FEBRUARY 14th
Reception to follow
Click here for full event details.
Images from popular culture, marketing research, and legitimate social science allow Joseph to analyze the production and circulation of knowledge about finance. Engaged with scholarship in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and related fields, the talk addresses a nexus of two central features of neoliberalism: governmentality and financialization. Tracing a culture that portrays women to be, on the one hand, impulsive shopaholics and, on the other, paralyzed non-investors, Joseph points to the tensions that have emerged in a longstanding cultural commitment to entrepreneurship.
LOCATION: Macalester College KAGIN COMMONS, Corner of Snelling Avenue and Grand Avenue, Upper Level
TIME: 4:30 PM, THURSDAY FEBRUARY 14th
Reception to follow
Click here for full event details.
History Of Medicine Spring 2013 Lecture Series
The History of Science, Technology, and Medicine Spring Colloquium series has been announced. The first event will be held on Monday, February 4th at 12:20pm in 555 Diehl Hall and will feature Jennifer Gunn's presentation "Observations from the Regiments: Minnesotans and Medicine in the Civil War". Continue reading to view the full spring series schedule.
Feb. 4 Jennifer Gunn, Ph.D., University of Minnesota, HMED
"Observations from the Regiments: Minnesotans and Medicine in the Civil War."
History of Medicine Lunchtime Lecture Series
Location: 555 Diehl Hall
Time: 12:20-1:10pm
Mar. 4 Hamilton Craven, Ph.D., Iowa State University (Emeritus)
Title TBA
History of Medicine Lunchtime Lecture Series
Location: 555 Diehl Hall
Time: 12:20-1:10pm
April 1 Karen Ross, Ph.D., Troy University
Title TBA
History of Medicine Lunchtime Lecture Series
Location: 555 Diehl Hall
Time: 12:20-1:10pm
April 19 James Colgrove, Ph.D., Columbia University
"Chronicle of an Epidemic Foretold: The Fall and Rise of Tuberculosis in Post-War New York City."
History of Science, Technology, and Medicine Colloquium Series
Location: 131 Tate Lab of Physics
Time: 3:35 (Refreshments in 216 Physics at 3:15)
May 3 Amy Fairchild, Ph. D., Columbia University
"Don‟t Panic! The „Excited and Terrified Public Mind‟ from Yellow Fever to Bioterrorism."
History of Science, Technology, and Medicine Colloquium Series
Location: 131 Tate Lab of Physics
Time: 3:35 (Refreshments in 216 Physics at 3:15)
May 10 Gianna Pomata, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University
"Epistemic Genres or Styles of Thinking? Tools for the Cultural Histories of Knowledge."
History of Science, Technology, and Medicine Colloquium Series
Location: 131 Tate Lab of Physics
Time: 3:35 (Refreshments in 216 Physics at 3:15)
For a series flyer, please click here.
Feb. 4 Jennifer Gunn, Ph.D., University of Minnesota, HMED
"Observations from the Regiments: Minnesotans and Medicine in the Civil War."
History of Medicine Lunchtime Lecture Series
Location: 555 Diehl Hall
Time: 12:20-1:10pm
Mar. 4 Hamilton Craven, Ph.D., Iowa State University (Emeritus)
Title TBA
History of Medicine Lunchtime Lecture Series
Location: 555 Diehl Hall
Time: 12:20-1:10pm
April 1 Karen Ross, Ph.D., Troy University
Title TBA
History of Medicine Lunchtime Lecture Series
Location: 555 Diehl Hall
Time: 12:20-1:10pm
April 19 James Colgrove, Ph.D., Columbia University
"Chronicle of an Epidemic Foretold: The Fall and Rise of Tuberculosis in Post-War New York City."
History of Science, Technology, and Medicine Colloquium Series
Location: 131 Tate Lab of Physics
Time: 3:35 (Refreshments in 216 Physics at 3:15)
May 3 Amy Fairchild, Ph. D., Columbia University
"Don‟t Panic! The „Excited and Terrified Public Mind‟ from Yellow Fever to Bioterrorism."
History of Science, Technology, and Medicine Colloquium Series
Location: 131 Tate Lab of Physics
Time: 3:35 (Refreshments in 216 Physics at 3:15)
May 10 Gianna Pomata, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University
"Epistemic Genres or Styles of Thinking? Tools for the Cultural Histories of Knowledge."
History of Science, Technology, and Medicine Colloquium Series
Location: 131 Tate Lab of Physics
Time: 3:35 (Refreshments in 216 Physics at 3:15)
For a series flyer, please click here.
ICGC Brown Bag: "Human Trafficking: An Overview Beyond Conventional Comprehension"
"Human Trafficking: An Overview Beyond Conventional Comprehension" will be presented by Humphrey Fellow Veerendra Mishra this Friday, February 1st at noon in 537 Heller Hall.
ICGC Brown Bag
Friday, February 1, 2013 12:00 noon, 537 Heller Hall
"Human Trafficking: an overview beyond conventional comprehension"
Presented by: Veerendra Mishra,
Humphrey Fellow,Humphrey School of Public Affairs
Reports estimate that more than 27 million persons are victimized through human trafficking every year. Human trafficking is a more than 32 billion dollar industry, the world's second largest and fastest growing criminal industry. It is an organized crime and gross violation of human rights called 'Modern day Slavery'. There is still a lot to be known about different dimensions of human trafficking. Comprehending the problem remains a challenge. How do we combat trafficking unless we understand it?
For an event flyer, please click here.
ICGC Brown Bag
Friday, February 1, 2013 12:00 noon, 537 Heller Hall
"Human Trafficking: an overview beyond conventional comprehension"
Presented by: Veerendra Mishra,
Humphrey Fellow,Humphrey School of Public Affairs
Reports estimate that more than 27 million persons are victimized through human trafficking every year. Human trafficking is a more than 32 billion dollar industry, the world's second largest and fastest growing criminal industry. It is an organized crime and gross violation of human rights called 'Modern day Slavery'. There is still a lot to be known about different dimensions of human trafficking. Comprehending the problem remains a challenge. How do we combat trafficking unless we understand it?
For an event flyer, please click here.
Minnesota Book Award Finalists Selected
Professor Emeritus David Noble and Professor Brenda Child have each been selected as finalists for the 25th annual award. Child's book Holding Our World Together: Ojibwe Women and the Survival of Community and Noble's book Debating the End of History: The Marketplace, Utopia, and the Fragmentation of Intellectual Life are nominated in the "General Nonfiction" category. Click here for more info.
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Scheduling an Appointment with the Chair, DGS, or Undergrad Advisor
To schedule an appointment with our Chair Kevin Murphy, DGS Bianet Castellanos, or Undergraduate Advisor Abby Conover, please e-mail amstdy@umn.edu or call the main office 612-624-4190 with your preferred time, date, and topic/description for the appointment.
Kevin Murphy will be holding Chair office hours on Wednesdays from 10am-12pm in his office in 104 Scott Hall. We will schedule appointments in 20 minute time slots.
Bianet Castellanos will be holding DGS office hours on Tuesdays from 3:30pm to 4:30pm in 102 Scott Hall. We will schedule appointments in 20 minute time slots.
Abby Conover will be holding her American Studies Undergraduate Advising appointments Mondays 1:30pm-4:30pm, Tuesdays 9:30am-12pm, and Fridays 1:30pm-4:30pm in 102 Scott Hall. We will schedule appointments in 30 minutes time slots.
Kevin Murphy will be holding Chair office hours on Wednesdays from 10am-12pm in his office in 104 Scott Hall. We will schedule appointments in 20 minute time slots.
Bianet Castellanos will be holding DGS office hours on Tuesdays from 3:30pm to 4:30pm in 102 Scott Hall. We will schedule appointments in 20 minute time slots.
Abby Conover will be holding her American Studies Undergraduate Advising appointments Mondays 1:30pm-4:30pm, Tuesdays 9:30am-12pm, and Fridays 1:30pm-4:30pm in 102 Scott Hall. We will schedule appointments in 30 minutes time slots.
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Bowling Green State University 8th Annual Battleground Conference
Bowling Green State University's Cultural Studies Scholar's Organization is pleased to invite submissions for the eighth annual Battleground States Conference "Crossing Boundaries, Revealing Connections: Experiments in Interdisciplinary Studies." The conference will be held February 22nd- 24th 2013. Submission deadline extended to: January 31st, 2013.
If you plan to attend Bowling Green State University's eighth annual Battleground States Conference "Crossing Boundaries, Revealing Connections: Experiments in Interdisciplinary Studies, keep reading for further information on travel grant options and updated registration information.
In addition, this year we are also trying something new. We are asking Conference participants to register ahead of time via the orgsync link. The registration fee is $8 in advance or $10 at the conference - please note, Panel Chairs do not have to pay the conference fee but are required to register. The form to register is found here. But do to our prehistoric system we can only accept payments at the actual conference. But please do register in advance!
As a reminder the final date to submit abstracts is January 31st.
For a complete copy of the CFP 2013, please click here CFP 2013-2.pdf
For a complete copy of the travel grants, please click here Travel Grants 2013-2.pdf
If you plan to attend Bowling Green State University's eighth annual Battleground States Conference "Crossing Boundaries, Revealing Connections: Experiments in Interdisciplinary Studies, keep reading for further information on travel grant options and updated registration information.
In addition, this year we are also trying something new. We are asking Conference participants to register ahead of time via the orgsync link. The registration fee is $8 in advance or $10 at the conference - please note, Panel Chairs do not have to pay the conference fee but are required to register. The form to register is found here. But do to our prehistoric system we can only accept payments at the actual conference. But please do register in advance!
As a reminder the final date to submit abstracts is January 31st.
For a complete copy of the CFP 2013, please click here CFP 2013-2.pdf
For a complete copy of the travel grants, please click here Travel Grants 2013-2.pdf
Hella Mears Graduate Fellowship in European & German Studies
GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP FOR GERMAN and European Studies: The Center for German and European Studies at the University of Minnesota invites applications for the Hella Mears Graduate Fellowship. The Fellowship provides summer support in the amount of $4,000 to full-time graduate students who are post oral preliminary exams at the time of the award. Application deadline: April 1st, 2013. Click here for full details.
Hella Mears Graduate Fellowship for German and European Studies
With the creation of the Hella Mears Graduate Fellowship fund, Hella Mears wishes to demonstrate her support and commitment to the Center for German and European Studies in the College of Liberal Arts and foster graduate student research on a wide variety of German and European topics. Find out about previous Hella Mears Fellowship winners.
Up to eight fellowships are available for summer 2013. Two types of Hella Mears Graduate Fellowships are available:
Fellowships for outstanding advanced graduate students (individuals apply directly to CGES)
The Hella Mears Graduate Fellowship provides summer support in the amount of $4,000 (funds may also be used for travel) to full-time graduate students in the College of Liberal Arts. Application deadline: April 1, 2013.
Eligibility requirements:
•Full-time graduate students in CLA seeking a Ph.D. who are in the dissertation phase or immediate pre-dissertation phase (post oral preliminary exams at time of award)
•Applicants have demonstrated outstanding academic promise and potential in their fields and propose to write a dissertation contributing to German and/or European Studies
•Good academic standing
•Willingness to share research results with an appropriate audience
To apply, submit the following documents:
•Application form
•Letter of interest, max. 2 pages (include information on your scholarly background, career goals, and how this summer support will advance your research agenda; also include statement that no other summer stipend is available).
•Detailed project description, including research project title (up to 3 pages, single-spaced, 12-point font; also include information on the current status of the project, and whether or not it is to form the basis of your dissertation)
•Current CV
•Graduate transcript
•Two confidential letters of recommendation from UofM faculty (recommenders may submit letters electronically to ENGEL056@umn.edu; please mark as "Hella Mears Graduate Fellowship letter" in subject line)
Applications will be reviewed by a committee of CGES-affiliated faculty from across the disciplines. Award decisions will be made, in writing, on April 22.
Submit application as a hard copy to:
Hella Mears Graduate Fellowships 2013
Award Committee
c/o Center for German & European Studies
University of Minnesota
309 Social Sciences
267-19th Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 5545
Hella Mears Graduate Fellowship for German and European Studies
With the creation of the Hella Mears Graduate Fellowship fund, Hella Mears wishes to demonstrate her support and commitment to the Center for German and European Studies in the College of Liberal Arts and foster graduate student research on a wide variety of German and European topics. Find out about previous Hella Mears Fellowship winners.
Up to eight fellowships are available for summer 2013. Two types of Hella Mears Graduate Fellowships are available:
Fellowships for outstanding advanced graduate students (individuals apply directly to CGES)
The Hella Mears Graduate Fellowship provides summer support in the amount of $4,000 (funds may also be used for travel) to full-time graduate students in the College of Liberal Arts. Application deadline: April 1, 2013.
Eligibility requirements:
•Full-time graduate students in CLA seeking a Ph.D. who are in the dissertation phase or immediate pre-dissertation phase (post oral preliminary exams at time of award)
•Applicants have demonstrated outstanding academic promise and potential in their fields and propose to write a dissertation contributing to German and/or European Studies
•Good academic standing
•Willingness to share research results with an appropriate audience
To apply, submit the following documents:
•Application form
•Letter of interest, max. 2 pages (include information on your scholarly background, career goals, and how this summer support will advance your research agenda; also include statement that no other summer stipend is available).
•Detailed project description, including research project title (up to 3 pages, single-spaced, 12-point font; also include information on the current status of the project, and whether or not it is to form the basis of your dissertation)
•Current CV
•Graduate transcript
•Two confidential letters of recommendation from UofM faculty (recommenders may submit letters electronically to ENGEL056@umn.edu; please mark as "Hella Mears Graduate Fellowship letter" in subject line)
Applications will be reviewed by a committee of CGES-affiliated faculty from across the disciplines. Award decisions will be made, in writing, on April 22.
Submit application as a hard copy to:
Hella Mears Graduate Fellowships 2013
Award Committee
c/o Center for German & European Studies
University of Minnesota
309 Social Sciences
267-19th Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 5545
Indiana University, Bloomington's CRRES Fellowship Application
Indiana University, Bloomington's Center for Research on Race and Ethnicity in Society (CRRES) seeks applicants for two Postdoctoral Fellowships. The positions are available for two years beginning August 1, 2013 through May 31, 2015, at a 10-month starting salary of $51,500. Each postdoctoral fellow will also receive $3,000/yr. in research support and Indiana University health benefits. Applicants must expect to have a PhD by June 30, 2013. Submission deadline: January 30, 2013.
Indiana University Postdoctoral Fellowship
Center for Research on Race and Ethnicity in Society (CRRES)
Indiana University, Bloomington is pleased to accept applications for two Postdoctoral Fellowships for scholars in a broad range of fields, including anthropology, economics, folklore, history, political science, sociology, and area studies (e.g., American Studies, Asian American Studies, African American and African Diaspora Studies). Postdoctoral fellows are an important component of the intellectual life of CRRES. The CRRES fellowship program aims to create a legacy of qualified scholars who will be positioned to address the broad issue of race and ethnicity through a multidisciplinary lens. These fellowships are designed to nurture the academic careers of scholars by allowing them the opportunity to pursue their research while gaining mentored experience as teachers, CRRES fellows, and members of the faculty in host departments. We are looking for self-motivated and highly-organized individuals who can work independently and as members of a team.
Appropriate areas of specialization include: (1) immigration, immigrant politics, and/or immigrant experiences; (2) race in electoral politics; (3) race, ethnicity, and religion; (4) health disparities, health policy, and health economics; (5) racial attitudes; (6) U.S. minorities and social movements; and (7) social inequality.
Terms of Agreement
Fellows are expected to pursue research activities associated with their primary area(s) of work, as demonstrated by conference presentations (including CRRES) and published works. Fellows will also teach two courses in their home departments in each year of their residency; are expected to participate in CRRES activities; and take part in their home departments' colloquia and/or seminars. The positions are available for two years beginning August 1, 2013 through May 31, 2015, at a 10-month starting salary of $51,500. Each postdoctoral fellow will also receive $3,000/yr. in research support and Indiana University health benefits. Fellows are allocated office space (with basic office supplies), a computer, and printer.
Application Process
We invite applications from qualified candidates who are at the beginning of their academic careers, having received the Ph.D. in 2011 or 2012 but who do not hold tenure-track academic positions. Candidates who do not hold a Ph.D. but expect to by June 30, 2013 must supply a letter from the chair of their dissertation committee, confirming the proposed timeline for completion. To be eligible, all applicants must file or deposit their dissertations no later than June 30, 2013.
Send completed applications to the CRRES office by January 30, 2013. Candidates should submit a cover letter, CV, personal statement (approximately 3000 words describing their dissertation project, work in progress, professional goals and plans for publication, and proposed major field[s] of teaching), and three letters of reference, which must be sent separately and received by the January 30, 2013 deadline. If available, applicants may also submit materials demonstrating their aptitude as teachers. Incomplete dossiers will not be reviewed. Following review by the CRRES postdoctoral committee, strong applications will be circulated to relevant departments.
We prefer materials to be sent electronically to crrespd@indiana.edu. Materials sent by mail should be sent to Pamela Braboy Jackson, Search Committee Chair, Center for Research on Race and Ethnicity in Society, Indiana University - Schuessler Institute for Social Research 209, 1022 E. Third Street, Bloomington, IN 47405.
Information about the center can be found at:
http://www.indiana.edu/~crres
Indiana University Postdoctoral Fellowship
Center for Research on Race and Ethnicity in Society (CRRES)
Indiana University, Bloomington is pleased to accept applications for two Postdoctoral Fellowships for scholars in a broad range of fields, including anthropology, economics, folklore, history, political science, sociology, and area studies (e.g., American Studies, Asian American Studies, African American and African Diaspora Studies). Postdoctoral fellows are an important component of the intellectual life of CRRES. The CRRES fellowship program aims to create a legacy of qualified scholars who will be positioned to address the broad issue of race and ethnicity through a multidisciplinary lens. These fellowships are designed to nurture the academic careers of scholars by allowing them the opportunity to pursue their research while gaining mentored experience as teachers, CRRES fellows, and members of the faculty in host departments. We are looking for self-motivated and highly-organized individuals who can work independently and as members of a team.
Appropriate areas of specialization include: (1) immigration, immigrant politics, and/or immigrant experiences; (2) race in electoral politics; (3) race, ethnicity, and religion; (4) health disparities, health policy, and health economics; (5) racial attitudes; (6) U.S. minorities and social movements; and (7) social inequality.
Terms of Agreement
Fellows are expected to pursue research activities associated with their primary area(s) of work, as demonstrated by conference presentations (including CRRES) and published works. Fellows will also teach two courses in their home departments in each year of their residency; are expected to participate in CRRES activities; and take part in their home departments' colloquia and/or seminars. The positions are available for two years beginning August 1, 2013 through May 31, 2015, at a 10-month starting salary of $51,500. Each postdoctoral fellow will also receive $3,000/yr. in research support and Indiana University health benefits. Fellows are allocated office space (with basic office supplies), a computer, and printer.
Application Process
We invite applications from qualified candidates who are at the beginning of their academic careers, having received the Ph.D. in 2011 or 2012 but who do not hold tenure-track academic positions. Candidates who do not hold a Ph.D. but expect to by June 30, 2013 must supply a letter from the chair of their dissertation committee, confirming the proposed timeline for completion. To be eligible, all applicants must file or deposit their dissertations no later than June 30, 2013.
Send completed applications to the CRRES office by January 30, 2013. Candidates should submit a cover letter, CV, personal statement (approximately 3000 words describing their dissertation project, work in progress, professional goals and plans for publication, and proposed major field[s] of teaching), and three letters of reference, which must be sent separately and received by the January 30, 2013 deadline. If available, applicants may also submit materials demonstrating their aptitude as teachers. Incomplete dossiers will not be reviewed. Following review by the CRRES postdoctoral committee, strong applications will be circulated to relevant departments.
We prefer materials to be sent electronically to crrespd@indiana.edu. Materials sent by mail should be sent to Pamela Braboy Jackson, Search Committee Chair, Center for Research on Race and Ethnicity in Society, Indiana University - Schuessler Institute for Social Research 209, 1022 E. Third Street, Bloomington, IN 47405.
Information about the center can be found at:
http://www.indiana.edu/~crres
Political Theory Colloquium: "The Commonwealth of Social Science"
The Minnesota Political Theory Colloquium will feature Political Science graduate student Joshua Anderson's presentation "The Commonwealth of Social Science Association and the Politics of Organization" on Friday, January 25th from 2:00-3:30pm in the Lippincott Room (Social Science Tower 1314). For a paper abstract and more info, please click here.
The abstract and paper are below. Coffee will be served. All are welcome.
Recent debates both in political theory and popular discourse attest to an unease over the merits of organization for democratic politics. For many, democratic politics must be spontaneous. In contrast, 19th writers were enamored of organization and its political potential. In this paper I draw on the history of the American Social Science Association (ASSA), which was the first attempt to organize social science at the national level, to demonstrate an unrecognized side to the social scientific project: the organization of political community. The organizational experiments attempted by the ASSA, such as the creation of a national journal, the failure to establish branch chapters in major American cities, and an aborted merger with Johns Hopkins University reveal a prevailing concern among the members of the ASSA with the politics - and not just policies - the organization would enact. Against those who read the history of the ASSA against the logic of rationalization (Haskell 2000) or governmentality (Hannah 2000), I show how the project of organizing the social sciences was closely connected to the creation of an American polity.
For the complete paper, please click here: CommonwealthofSocialScienceMPTC.docx
The abstract and paper are below. Coffee will be served. All are welcome.
Recent debates both in political theory and popular discourse attest to an unease over the merits of organization for democratic politics. For many, democratic politics must be spontaneous. In contrast, 19th writers were enamored of organization and its political potential. In this paper I draw on the history of the American Social Science Association (ASSA), which was the first attempt to organize social science at the national level, to demonstrate an unrecognized side to the social scientific project: the organization of political community. The organizational experiments attempted by the ASSA, such as the creation of a national journal, the failure to establish branch chapters in major American cities, and an aborted merger with Johns Hopkins University reveal a prevailing concern among the members of the ASSA with the politics - and not just policies - the organization would enact. Against those who read the history of the ASSA against the logic of rationalization (Haskell 2000) or governmentality (Hannah 2000), I show how the project of organizing the social sciences was closely connected to the creation of an American polity.
For the complete paper, please click here: CommonwealthofSocialScienceMPTC.docx
Clark Atlanta University 50th Anniversary Commemorative Conference
Clark Atlanta University seeks submissions for their 50th Anniversary Commemorative Conference held on February 20-23.
Click here for more information on the 2013 Conference and Registration Details.
W. E. B. DU BOIS AND THE WINGS OF ATLANTA
The 50th Anniversary Commemorative Conference
February 20-23, 2013
Clark Atlanta University
Click here for more information on the WEB Du Bois Legacy Project.
Online registration for conference attendance is open.
All attendees must register.
Click here for more information on the 2013 Conference and Registration Details.
W. E. B. DU BOIS AND THE WINGS OF ATLANTA
The 50th Anniversary Commemorative Conference
February 20-23, 2013
Clark Atlanta University
Click here for more information on the WEB Du Bois Legacy Project.
Online registration for conference attendance is open.
All attendees must register.
"OutSpoken" With Delta Lambda Phi and Queer Student Cultural Center
"OutSpoken", an event to celebrate the voices of the GLBTQ community will be held today, January 23rd from 7:00-10:00pm at The Whole Music Club, basement level of Coffman Union. The event is co-sponsored by Delta Lambda Phi and the Queer Student Cultural Center. Click here for more info.
To start the new year off right Delta Lambda Phi and the Queer Student Cultural Center present this OutSpoken. An event to celebrate the voices of the GLBTQ community. Shout, whisper or sing...a fresh new night of spoken word, comedy and drag. Come see what they have to say!
January 23rd
7-10pm
FREE Event
The Whole Music Club
Basement Level of Coffman Union
Your host:
Christina Jackson
Comedians:
Bjorn R-G
Jakey Emmert
Sarah McPeck
Spoken Word Artists:
Kevin Koaz Moore
Niko Martell
To start the new year off right Delta Lambda Phi and the Queer Student Cultural Center present this OutSpoken. An event to celebrate the voices of the GLBTQ community. Shout, whisper or sing...a fresh new night of spoken word, comedy and drag. Come see what they have to say!
January 23rd
7-10pm
FREE Event
The Whole Music Club
Basement Level of Coffman Union
Your host:
Christina Jackson
Comedians:
Bjorn R-G
Jakey Emmert
Sarah McPeck
Spoken Word Artists:
Kevin Koaz Moore
Niko Martell
PCard Receipts Due
Please submit receipts for all January PCard purchases to Laura by Friday, February 1st, 2013. For a blank copy of your PCard coversheet, please e-mail Laura (domin047@umn.edu).
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
University of Delaware: Two Post Doctoral Positions
The President's Diversity Initiative at the University of Delaware, in collaboration with the Center for the Study of Diversity, invites applications from recent Ph.D. graduates for two postdoctoral positions. The purpose is to promote early career scholars who are doing work that furthers our understanding of diversity. Postdoctoral scholars will receive a salary of $60,000 plus University health care benefits, $5000 for travel and research, and access to the University of Delaware Library. Deadline: February 1, 2013.
Short version: $60,000 + $5,000 research and travel funds. Feb 1 deadline.
The President's Diversity Initiative at the University of Delaware, in collaboration with the Center for the Study of Diversity, invites applications from recent Ph.D. graduates for two postdoctoral positions. The purpose is to promote early career scholars who are doing work that furthers our understanding of diversity. We are particularly interested in those who can contribute to interdisciplinary understanding in any of the following areas:
Diversity, Access, and Educational Policy;
Health, Environment, and Social Inequalities
These positions will be awarded for a one-year period beginning September 1, 2013 through August 31, 2014, renewable for a second year. Postdoctoral scholars will work with senior mentors and peers and will be expected to teach one course during each year in residence, as well as participating in faculty development opportunities provided by the Office of the President's Diversity Initiative. The time in residence will include mentoring experiences that will help these scholars publish their scholarly work, develop strong teaching skills, and learn about funding opportunities.
Postdoctoral scholars will be expected to engage with the activities of the Center for the Study of Diversity and may also be affiliated with other Centers/Institutes at the University, depending on the area of research. These scholars will be expected to share their work with other UD faculty either by a formal lecture, colloquium, or other appropriate venue.
All requirements for the Ph.D. must be completed before the start date, with strong preference for those who have earned their degree within the last two years. Applicants must not have another employment obligation to follow this appointment. Postdoctoral scholars will receive a salary of $60,000 plus University health care benefits. Postdoctoral scholars will have full access to the University of Delaware Library and will be given $5000 in support for research and /or professional travel expenses, as well as a computer and full access to the university IT resources. The term for these positions extends from September 1, 2013 until August 31, 2014.
For additional information and to apply please visit http://www.udel.edu/001548.
For questions, please contact: President's Diversity Initiative pdi@udel.edu
Short version: $60,000 + $5,000 research and travel funds. Feb 1 deadline.
The President's Diversity Initiative at the University of Delaware, in collaboration with the Center for the Study of Diversity, invites applications from recent Ph.D. graduates for two postdoctoral positions. The purpose is to promote early career scholars who are doing work that furthers our understanding of diversity. We are particularly interested in those who can contribute to interdisciplinary understanding in any of the following areas:
Diversity, Access, and Educational Policy;
Health, Environment, and Social Inequalities
These positions will be awarded for a one-year period beginning September 1, 2013 through August 31, 2014, renewable for a second year. Postdoctoral scholars will work with senior mentors and peers and will be expected to teach one course during each year in residence, as well as participating in faculty development opportunities provided by the Office of the President's Diversity Initiative. The time in residence will include mentoring experiences that will help these scholars publish their scholarly work, develop strong teaching skills, and learn about funding opportunities.
Postdoctoral scholars will be expected to engage with the activities of the Center for the Study of Diversity and may also be affiliated with other Centers/Institutes at the University, depending on the area of research. These scholars will be expected to share their work with other UD faculty either by a formal lecture, colloquium, or other appropriate venue.
All requirements for the Ph.D. must be completed before the start date, with strong preference for those who have earned their degree within the last two years. Applicants must not have another employment obligation to follow this appointment. Postdoctoral scholars will receive a salary of $60,000 plus University health care benefits. Postdoctoral scholars will have full access to the University of Delaware Library and will be given $5000 in support for research and /or professional travel expenses, as well as a computer and full access to the university IT resources. The term for these positions extends from September 1, 2013 until August 31, 2014.
For additional information and to apply please visit http://www.udel.edu/001548.
For questions, please contact: President's Diversity Initiative pdi@udel.edu
CFP: Graduate Workshop in Modern History
The Graduate Workshop in Modern History (GWMH) is currently soliciting papers for its 2013 spring semester schedule. If you would like to submit to a journal or present at a conference, the GWMH is a perfect place to receive useful and interdisciplinary feedback in an informal atmosphere.
GWMH Call for Papers, Spring Semester 2013
The Graduate Workshop in Modern History (GWMH) is currently soliciting papers for its 2013 spring semester schedule. If you have a seminar paper, dissertation chapter, MA thesis, or other project you would like to submit to a journal or present at a conference, the GWMH is a perfect place to receive useful and interdisciplinary feedback in an informal atmosphere.
Any papers that use historical methodology and focus on the modern period (very loosely defined as the early nineteenth century to the present) are welcome. The GWMH accepts papers from any geographic area and any discipline, and we value comparative and interdisciplinary work.
This semester, we are also exploring the possibility of hosting another "conference prep" session to allow several presenters to give abridged versions of papers in advance of a conference. These short oral presentations would be in lieu of the usual pre-circulated papers. Please let us know if you might be interested in participating in that session this spring.
If you are interested in presenting, please email Emily Bruce (bruce088@umn.edu) and/or Ellen Manovich (manov003@umn.edu) and indicate:
1) a general time during the semester when you would prefer to present your paper (i.e. September, November, anytime, etc.). This semester, the workshop will meet at 12:00 noon on Fridays.
2) a working title for the paper you wish to present.
3) a list of 2 or 3 professors who might serve as the faculty commentator for your paper. Faculty commentators initiate discussion of the paper being discussed that week. The GWMH has been a venue where professors and graduate students who have mutual interests yet do not know each other can meet.
GWMH Call for Papers, Spring Semester 2013
The Graduate Workshop in Modern History (GWMH) is currently soliciting papers for its 2013 spring semester schedule. If you have a seminar paper, dissertation chapter, MA thesis, or other project you would like to submit to a journal or present at a conference, the GWMH is a perfect place to receive useful and interdisciplinary feedback in an informal atmosphere.
Any papers that use historical methodology and focus on the modern period (very loosely defined as the early nineteenth century to the present) are welcome. The GWMH accepts papers from any geographic area and any discipline, and we value comparative and interdisciplinary work.
This semester, we are also exploring the possibility of hosting another "conference prep" session to allow several presenters to give abridged versions of papers in advance of a conference. These short oral presentations would be in lieu of the usual pre-circulated papers. Please let us know if you might be interested in participating in that session this spring.
If you are interested in presenting, please email Emily Bruce (bruce088@umn.edu) and/or Ellen Manovich (manov003@umn.edu) and indicate:
1) a general time during the semester when you would prefer to present your paper (i.e. September, November, anytime, etc.). This semester, the workshop will meet at 12:00 noon on Fridays.
2) a working title for the paper you wish to present.
3) a list of 2 or 3 professors who might serve as the faculty commentator for your paper. Faculty commentators initiate discussion of the paper being discussed that week. The GWMH has been a venue where professors and graduate students who have mutual interests yet do not know each other can meet.
Cassius Marcellus Clay Postdoctoral Fellowship
The Yale University Department of History seeks applications for the Cassius Marcellus Clay Postdoctoral Fellowship. This two-year fellowship supports research in U.S. history with a specialization in the history of sexuality and salary is $54,000 plus benefits and a research budget. PhD requirements must be completed by the beginning of the appointment and the PhD must have been awarded after spring 2010. Deadline: February 25, 2013.
Clay Postdoctoral Fellowship in the History of Sexuality at Yale University
The Yale University Department of History invites applications for the Cassius Marcellus Clay Postdoctoral Fellowship. This two-year fellowship supports research in U.S. history with a specialization in the history of sexuality. The fellow will be affiliated with the Yale Research Initiative on the History of Sexualities and is expected to participate in its activities and to teach one course in the second year of the fellowship. Salary is $54,000 plus benefits and a research budget. Start date August 1, 2013. PhD requirements must be completed by the beginning of the appointment and the PhD must have been awarded after spring 2010. 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. A cover letter (including a statement of qualifications and research interests), a CV, a chapter-length writing sample, a one-page proposal for a course, including illustrative readings, and three letters of reference should be submitted to https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/fellowship/2479. Review of applications will begin February 25, 2013.
Review of applications begins February 25, 2013.
Clay Postdoctoral Fellowship in the History of Sexuality at Yale University
The Yale University Department of History invites applications for the Cassius Marcellus Clay Postdoctoral Fellowship. This two-year fellowship supports research in U.S. history with a specialization in the history of sexuality. The fellow will be affiliated with the Yale Research Initiative on the History of Sexualities and is expected to participate in its activities and to teach one course in the second year of the fellowship. Salary is $54,000 plus benefits and a research budget. Start date August 1, 2013. PhD requirements must be completed by the beginning of the appointment and the PhD must have been awarded after spring 2010. 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. A cover letter (including a statement of qualifications and research interests), a CV, a chapter-length writing sample, a one-page proposal for a course, including illustrative readings, and three letters of reference should be submitted to https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/fellowship/2479. Review of applications will begin February 25, 2013.
Review of applications begins February 25, 2013.
American Studies at Purdue University 38th Annual Graduate Symposium
The American Studies Department at Purdue University invites submissions for the 38th Annual Graduate Symposium to be held April 17th-19th, 2013. They invite papers from students of all disciplines to engage the theme "Academics IRL: Taking Scholarship Out of the Ivory Tower." Extended submission deadline: January 20th, 2013.
For complete pdf doc, please extended deadline_Academics IRL CFP-1.docx
For complete pdf doc, please extended deadline_Academics IRL CFP-1.docx
The Dissertation Proposal Development Fellowship (DPDF) Program
The Social Science Research Council invites applications for their 2013 Dissertation Proposal Development Fellowship Program (DPDF). The Fellowship competition is open to second and third year graduate students in all disciplines of the humanities and social science who are enrolled full time in PhD programs. The DPDF program covers necessary costs for workshop participation and up to $5,000 for summer research. Application Deadline: January 31st, 2013 by 5pm (EST).
APPLICATION IS NOW OPEN.
APPLY BY JANUARY 31, 2013, 5PM ET.
The Dissertation Proposal Development Fellowship (DPDF) Program, which supports mid-stage graduate students in the humanities and social sciences, is now accepting applications for the 2013 fellowship cycle. This year's program contains the following research fields, led by senior faculty spanning a variety of disciplines:
-Critical Approaches to Human Rights, led by Amy Ross (Geography, University of Georgia) and Chandra Sriram (Law, University of London, School of Oriental and African Studies)
-Global Commodity Studies, led by Judith Carney (Geography, University of California, Los Angeles) and Paul Gootenberg (History, State University of New York-Stony Brook)
-Mobility, Empowerment, and Precarity in African Migration, (International Field) led by Loren Landau (Political Science and Sociology, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg) and Stephen Lubkemann (Anthropology and International Affairs, George Washington University)
-Postcolonial Identities and Decolonial Struggles: Creolization and Colored Cosmopolitanisms, (International Field) led by Gurminder K. Bhambra (Sociology, University of Warwick) and Nico Slate (History, Carnegie Mellon University)
-Public Finance and Society: The New Historical Fiscal Sociology, led by Isaac Martin (Sociology, University of California, San Diego) and Ajay K. Mehrotra (Law and History, Indiana University Bloomington)
THE PROGRAM:
DPDF Fellows work with senior faculty to formulate effective dissertation proposals within the context of multidisciplinary research fields. Fellows attend workshops in the spring and fall of the fellowship cycle, which provide a framework for pre-dissertation research and guide dissertation proposal writing. In the summer months between workshops, DPDF fellows carry out exploratory field research on their topics to evaluate issues of feasibility and methods of investigation. The DPDF program covers necessary costs for workshop participation and up to $5,000 for summer research.
ELIGIBILITY:
The Fellowship competition is open to second and third year graduate students in all disciplines of the humanities and social science who are enrolled full time in PhD programs at accredited universities in the United States. International fields are open to first year students enrolled in universities within select countries. For more information on eligibility, please visit our website.
PROGRAM CONTACTS:
For further information regarding the program and how to apply, please visit our website at www.ssrc.org/programs/dpdf/.
Program staff are available at dpdf@ssrc.org to answer additional questions.
APPLICATION IS NOW OPEN.
APPLY BY JANUARY 31, 2013, 5PM ET.
The Dissertation Proposal Development Fellowship (DPDF) Program, which supports mid-stage graduate students in the humanities and social sciences, is now accepting applications for the 2013 fellowship cycle. This year's program contains the following research fields, led by senior faculty spanning a variety of disciplines:
-Critical Approaches to Human Rights, led by Amy Ross (Geography, University of Georgia) and Chandra Sriram (Law, University of London, School of Oriental and African Studies)
-Global Commodity Studies, led by Judith Carney (Geography, University of California, Los Angeles) and Paul Gootenberg (History, State University of New York-Stony Brook)
-Mobility, Empowerment, and Precarity in African Migration, (International Field) led by Loren Landau (Political Science and Sociology, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg) and Stephen Lubkemann (Anthropology and International Affairs, George Washington University)
-Postcolonial Identities and Decolonial Struggles: Creolization and Colored Cosmopolitanisms, (International Field) led by Gurminder K. Bhambra (Sociology, University of Warwick) and Nico Slate (History, Carnegie Mellon University)
-Public Finance and Society: The New Historical Fiscal Sociology, led by Isaac Martin (Sociology, University of California, San Diego) and Ajay K. Mehrotra (Law and History, Indiana University Bloomington)
THE PROGRAM:
DPDF Fellows work with senior faculty to formulate effective dissertation proposals within the context of multidisciplinary research fields. Fellows attend workshops in the spring and fall of the fellowship cycle, which provide a framework for pre-dissertation research and guide dissertation proposal writing. In the summer months between workshops, DPDF fellows carry out exploratory field research on their topics to evaluate issues of feasibility and methods of investigation. The DPDF program covers necessary costs for workshop participation and up to $5,000 for summer research.
ELIGIBILITY:
The Fellowship competition is open to second and third year graduate students in all disciplines of the humanities and social science who are enrolled full time in PhD programs at accredited universities in the United States. International fields are open to first year students enrolled in universities within select countries. For more information on eligibility, please visit our website.
PROGRAM CONTACTS:
For further information regarding the program and how to apply, please visit our website at www.ssrc.org/programs/dpdf/.
Program staff are available at dpdf@ssrc.org to answer additional questions.
Spring Semester Syllabi & Office Hours
Spring Semester Syllabi & Office Hours: Please submit a copy of your course syllabus electronically to amstdy@umn.edu by Wednesday, January 23rd. Please also include the time(s) and day(s) you will be holding office hours for the upcoming semester.
First Spring Semester Coffee Hour
The Department of Geography, Environment and Society's first Coffee Hour talk of the spring semester will be held on Friday, February 1st. Professor Don Mitchell will give a talk titled "Prospect: Organized Resistance, Persistent Landscapes, and Sculpted Futures at the End of the Bracero Program in California." The location of the talk is TBA, but will begin at 3:30 PM.
For the first Coffee Hour, Don Mitchell, Distinguished Professor of Geography at Syracuse University, will give a talk titled "Prospect: Organized Resistance, Persistent Landscapes, and Sculpted Futures at the End of the Bracero Program in California."
Abstract: As the bracero program came to an end in 1965, agribusiness in California was faced with what seemed to be a crisis: an impending labor shortage that portended massive revolution in the way it grew profit in the fields. And yet (the rise of the United Farm Workers notwithstanding) California agribusiness survived not only intact, but more profitable than ever. I examine how and why this was the case, showing that during the bracero era (which began in 1942) growers were able to cement their power -- their control over labor relations and well as other conditions of production -- right into the landscape itself. This has implications for how we understand what the landscape is and how it functions and why understanding landscape -- as the historical-materialist as well as ideational instantiation of power -- is indispensable for understanding political economy.
For the complete pdf of coffee house speakers, please Coffee Hour Speakers.pdf
For the first Coffee Hour, Don Mitchell, Distinguished Professor of Geography at Syracuse University, will give a talk titled "Prospect: Organized Resistance, Persistent Landscapes, and Sculpted Futures at the End of the Bracero Program in California."
Abstract: As the bracero program came to an end in 1965, agribusiness in California was faced with what seemed to be a crisis: an impending labor shortage that portended massive revolution in the way it grew profit in the fields. And yet (the rise of the United Farm Workers notwithstanding) California agribusiness survived not only intact, but more profitable than ever. I examine how and why this was the case, showing that during the bracero era (which began in 1942) growers were able to cement their power -- their control over labor relations and well as other conditions of production -- right into the landscape itself. This has implications for how we understand what the landscape is and how it functions and why understanding landscape -- as the historical-materialist as well as ideational instantiation of power -- is indispensable for understanding political economy.
For the complete pdf of coffee house speakers, please Coffee Hour Speakers.pdf
Ferguson's Reading Intersectionality
Roderick A. Ferguson's article "Reading Intersectionality" was recently published in the online graduate student journal Trans-Scripts. For the complete article, please click here.
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Noble Featured in Reach Magazine
Professor Emeritus David Noble was featured in the Winter 2012 issue of CLA's Reach Magazine. For the complete article, please click here.
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
User guide for Sage Research methods online collection
Our Librarian Nancy Herther has created a user guide for the Sage Research Methods online collection.
Message from Nancy:
Hello!
I've sent along information on the Sage Research Methods online collection in the past, this extraordinary database covers everything from ethical issues to practical tips. Quantitative formula to qualitative research involving the internet or multimedia. Procedures to tips on writing up your results. All researchers - including novice students - need to use this key resource!
To provide a little incentive and review this key resource, I've attached a user guide - which can be used any way you would like. If you would like me to come to your class or meet with students about their research projects, just let me know as well. Databases in the Libraries are constantly metered for usage - and this becomes a major factor in deciding each year which databases to keep and which to let go - so using these great databases is to everyone's advantage!
Enjoy!
Nancy
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Nancy K. Herther
Librarian for American Studies, Anthropology, Asian American Studies & Sociology
herther@umn.edu
To view Nancy's user guide to Sage Research Methods, click here.
Message from Nancy:
Hello!
I've sent along information on the Sage Research Methods online collection in the past, this extraordinary database covers everything from ethical issues to practical tips. Quantitative formula to qualitative research involving the internet or multimedia. Procedures to tips on writing up your results. All researchers - including novice students - need to use this key resource!
To provide a little incentive and review this key resource, I've attached a user guide - which can be used any way you would like. If you would like me to come to your class or meet with students about their research projects, just let me know as well. Databases in the Libraries are constantly metered for usage - and this becomes a major factor in deciding each year which databases to keep and which to let go - so using these great databases is to everyone's advantage!
Enjoy!
Nancy
----
Nancy K. Herther
Librarian for American Studies, Anthropology, Asian American Studies & Sociology
herther@umn.edu
To view Nancy's user guide to Sage Research Methods, click here.
Ebert Digital Content Review Internship
Digital Content Review Internship: Ebert Digital, the digital arm of film critic Robert Ebert's media enterprise, is looking for movie-savvy reviewers to check their database of movies and reviews for errors and correct them. They are looking for interns that are available to start immediately for at least 20 hours/week for the rest of January.
We are focused on delivering top-tier movie and entertainment criticism, commentary, and community, to our global user base online.
Our flagship property is RogerEbert.com which we are in the process of rebuilding from
the ground up. We are also developing a suite of mobile apps to further enhance our users enjoyment and engagement with our content.
As part of the development effort, we need help from a team of movie-savvy content reviewers to check our database of movies and reviews for errors and correct them.
Who you are/skills required:- You are passionate about movies and a fan of Roger Ebert
- You are in university or have completed a degree in film, english, liberal arts, or some
other language-focused area
- You have strong writing and editorial skills (school newspaper perhaps?)
- You are extremely attentive to detail and a motivated self-starter
- You have strong skills with the web and are capable of doing online research
- You are available to start immediately for at least 20 hours/week for the rest of January
What you would do:
- We imported approximately 10,000 pieces of content (reviews, interviews, Q&A, etc)
from a legacy database
- Our import software did a good job of pulling over most of the data, but there are areas
that are riddled with errors including incorrect by-lines, misassigned cast & crew names,
missing movie posters, HTML and other formatting errors, and other miscellaneous stuff
- You would work with a team of other content reviewers to read through every piece of
content on the site and correct errors as they were discovered
- It should be obvious how to correct most errors
- Some errors relating to data will need to be researched
- Some errors will require a decision to be made by one of our content editors and
will be flagged as such
Compensation:
- $15/hour as an independent contractor working from home (remote work is fine)
- Being a part of an awesome team building an awesome product
To apply:
- Please email a resume and paragraph explaining your skills and qualifications to
jobs@ebertdigital.com
We are focused on delivering top-tier movie and entertainment criticism, commentary, and community, to our global user base online.
Our flagship property is RogerEbert.com which we are in the process of rebuilding from
the ground up. We are also developing a suite of mobile apps to further enhance our users enjoyment and engagement with our content.
As part of the development effort, we need help from a team of movie-savvy content reviewers to check our database of movies and reviews for errors and correct them.
Who you are/skills required:- You are passionate about movies and a fan of Roger Ebert
- You are in university or have completed a degree in film, english, liberal arts, or some
other language-focused area
- You have strong writing and editorial skills (school newspaper perhaps?)
- You are extremely attentive to detail and a motivated self-starter
- You have strong skills with the web and are capable of doing online research
- You are available to start immediately for at least 20 hours/week for the rest of January
What you would do:
- We imported approximately 10,000 pieces of content (reviews, interviews, Q&A, etc)
from a legacy database
- Our import software did a good job of pulling over most of the data, but there are areas
that are riddled with errors including incorrect by-lines, misassigned cast & crew names,
missing movie posters, HTML and other formatting errors, and other miscellaneous stuff
- You would work with a team of other content reviewers to read through every piece of
content on the site and correct errors as they were discovered
- It should be obvious how to correct most errors
- Some errors relating to data will need to be researched
- Some errors will require a decision to be made by one of our content editors and
will be flagged as such
Compensation:
- $15/hour as an independent contractor working from home (remote work is fine)
- Being a part of an awesome team building an awesome product
To apply:
- Please email a resume and paragraph explaining your skills and qualifications to
jobs@ebertdigital.com
New DVDs at University Libraries
New DVD's at University Libraries:The libraries have acquired new DVDs that are great for personal research or classwork.
For a complete list of DVDs, please click here.
For a complete list of DVDs, please click here.
Harvard Postdoctoral Fellowship in East Asian Digital Humanities and Social Sciences
Post-Doc in East Asian Studies:The John K. Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies and the Edwin O. Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies at Harvard University invite applications for a special post-doctoral fellowship for a recent Ph.D. in any field of East Asian studies. This will be a 24-month fellowship, commencing on July 1, 2013, and the annual fellowship stipend will be $60,000. Application deadline: February 15th, 2013.
The John K. Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies and the Edwin O. Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies at Harvard University announces a special post-doctoral fellowship for the 2013-2015 academic years, for a recent Ph.D. in any field of East Asian studies, with extensive expertise in the digital humanities or qualitative digital data management in the social sciences. The fellow will be expected to assist faculty, students, and research affiliates, as described below, and assist specific digital projects, including the Digital Archive of Japan's 2011 disasters http://www.jdarchive.org/ja/home.
Eligibility: Applicants must have received their PhD degree in 2008 or later, in Chinese and/or Japanese studies, in any area of the humanities or social sciences. They must have completed all requirements for the PhD degree by July 1, 2013.
This will be a 24-month fellowship, commencing on July 1, 2013, and the annual fellowship stipend will be $60,000. The application deadline is February 15, 2013.
This postdoc fellow will provide assistance to affiliates of the Fairbank Center and Reischauer Institute in the following sorts of activities:
- Defining appropriate research questions and terminology, where relevant
- Selecting appropriate print and electronic information sources and tools
- Designing search strategies to ensure retrieval of all potentially relevant information
- Selecting appropriate print and electronic information sources and tools
- Developing rigorous methods of information extraction and analysis
- Identifying background information to place the findings in context.
A strong working knowledge of Japanese, Chinese, and English languages is required. While the position will not require any direct coding, candidates for the position must be able to work closely with programmers and designers employing a variety of web technologies and programming languages, be able to understand and evaluate their work, and have the ability to effectively communicate between technical and non-technical project collaborators. An ideal candidate will have had experience designing and hosting websites (including a familiarity with HTML, CSS, and Javascript), maintaining online databases (MySQL or PostgreSQL), some experience coding for the web (PHP or any other web scripting language), experience working with Git code repositories or other version control system, and understand the principles behind
the functioning of web APIs.
Application Process: Applicants should submit 4 COMPLETE SETS (one original & three
photocopies of a complete, collated application. Each application should consist of the following item in the order listed below:
- Cover sheet: Please provide the following information, in numbered order, starting each item on a new line.
1. Name (first, LAST & email address)
2. University & dept. (of Ph.D.)
3. Field of Study
4. Thesis title
5. Date Ph.D. received (or, if pending, give specific timeline)
6. Summary of experience relevant to working with digital media, up to 500 words.
7. Have you previously applied for a Harvard postdoctoral fellowship? If yes, when?
8. Are you currently applying for other postdoctoral fellowships at Harvard? If so,
which?
- Curriculum vitae: please include citizenship, Social Security number, current and
permanent addresses, telephone number(s), email address; academic degrees with dates of conferral, discipline and institution.
- List of publications (this may be included in your CV)
- Official transcript of grades *(Only 1 original necessary; other 3 copies may be
duplicates.)
- Dissertation abstract and table of contents (up to 3 pages; be sure your name is designated at top of each page)
- Two letters of recommendation (signed and sealed). One letter must be from someone
who can comment on your experience relevant to working with digital media. These
letters must be enclosed with application unless an exception is granted (in which case
recommendations being sent separately must reach Harvard by the application deadline).
*(Only one original of each recommendation needed; fellowship administrators will
duplicate these.)
Please direct all inquiries to:
Dr. Theodore J. Gilman, Associate Director
Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies
1730 Cambridge Street, Room S234
Cambridge, MA 02138
Email: tgilman@fas.harvard.edu
Telephone: (617) 495-3220
2013-15 HARVARD POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP IN EAST ASIAN DIGITAL
HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
The John K. Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies and the Edwin O. Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies at Harvard University announces a special post-doctoral fellowship for the 2013-2015 academic years, for a recent Ph.D. in any field of East Asian studies, with extensive expertise in the digital humanities or qualitative digital data management in the social sciences. The fellow will be expected to assist faculty, students, and research affiliates, as described below, and assist specific digital projects, including the Digital Archive of Japan's 2011 disasters http://www.jdarchive.org/ja/home.
Eligibility: Applicants must have received their PhD degree in 2008 or later, in Chinese and/or Japanese studies, in any area of the humanities or social sciences. They must have completed all requirements for the PhD degree by July 1, 2013.
This will be a 24-month fellowship, commencing on July 1, 2013, and the annual fellowship stipend will be $60,000. The application deadline is February 15, 2013.
This postdoc fellow will provide assistance to affiliates of the Fairbank Center and Reischauer Institute in the following sorts of activities:
- Defining appropriate research questions and terminology, where relevant
- Selecting appropriate print and electronic information sources and tools
- Designing search strategies to ensure retrieval of all potentially relevant information
- Selecting appropriate print and electronic information sources and tools
- Developing rigorous methods of information extraction and analysis
- Identifying background information to place the findings in context.
A strong working knowledge of Japanese, Chinese, and English languages is required. While the position will not require any direct coding, candidates for the position must be able to work closely with programmers and designers employing a variety of web technologies and programming languages, be able to understand and evaluate their work, and have the ability to effectively communicate between technical and non-technical project collaborators. An ideal candidate will have had experience designing and hosting websites (including a familiarity with HTML, CSS, and Javascript), maintaining online databases (MySQL or PostgreSQL), some experience coding for the web (PHP or any other web scripting language), experience working with Git code repositories or other version control system, and understand the principles behind
the functioning of web APIs.
Application Process: Applicants should submit 4 COMPLETE SETS (one original & three
photocopies of a complete, collated application. Each application should consist of the following item in the order listed below:
- Cover sheet: Please provide the following information, in numbered order, starting each item on a new line.
1. Name (first, LAST & email address)
2. University & dept. (of Ph.D.)
3. Field of Study
4. Thesis title
5. Date Ph.D. received (or, if pending, give specific timeline)
6. Summary of experience relevant to working with digital media, up to 500 words.
7. Have you previously applied for a Harvard postdoctoral fellowship? If yes, when?
8. Are you currently applying for other postdoctoral fellowships at Harvard? If so,
which?
- Curriculum vitae: please include citizenship, Social Security number, current and
permanent addresses, telephone number(s), email address; academic degrees with dates of conferral, discipline and institution.
- List of publications (this may be included in your CV)
- Official transcript of grades *(Only 1 original necessary; other 3 copies may be
duplicates.)
- Dissertation abstract and table of contents (up to 3 pages; be sure your name is designated at top of each page)
- Two letters of recommendation (signed and sealed). One letter must be from someone
who can comment on your experience relevant to working with digital media. These
letters must be enclosed with application unless an exception is granted (in which case
recommendations being sent separately must reach Harvard by the application deadline).
*(Only one original of each recommendation needed; fellowship administrators will
duplicate these.)
Please direct all inquiries to:
Dr. Theodore J. Gilman, Associate Director
Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies
1730 Cambridge Street, Room S234
Cambridge, MA 02138
Email: tgilman@fas.harvard.edu
Telephone: (617) 495-3220
American Indian Studies Dissertation Writing Fellowship Yale University, 2013-2014
American Indian and Indigenous Studies Dissertation Writing Fellowship: The Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences in conjunction with the Howard R. Lamar Center for the Study of Frontiers and Borders invite applications for the inaugural Henry Roe Cloud Dissertation Writing Fellowship in American Indian and Indigenous Studies. The Fellowship will support a graduate scholar in any doctoral field for the academic year, beginning September 2010 and ending August 2011. Fellows are provided an annual stipend of $27,000. Application deadline: March 22nd, 2013.
The Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences in conjunction with the Howard R. Lamar Center for the Study of Frontiers and Borders and the Ethnicity, Race, and Migration Program invite applications for the 2013 Henry Roe Cloud Dissertation Writing Fellowship in American Indian and Indigenous Studies. The Roe Cloud Fellowship is intended to develop American Indian Studies at Yale and by extension throughout the academy by facilitating the completion of the doctorate by scholars working on pressing issues related to the American Indian experience. Scholars working on topics in Indigenous Studies that relate to the study of North American Indians are also encouraged to apply.
The Henry Roe Cloud Fellowship honors the legacy of Henry Roe Cloud, a member of the Winnebago Nation of Nebraska and graduate of Yale College, 1910. A tireless critic of federal Indian assimilation programs and a proponent of increased educational opportunities for American Indians, Roe Cloud transformed American Indian higher education through his leadership of the Society of American Indians, his founding of the American Indian Institute, and as co-author of "The Problem of Indian Administration," commonly known as "The Meriam Report," an extensive survey made at the request of Secretary of the Interior that detailed the appalling failures of federal Indian policy in the early twentieth century. This survey, presented to Congress in 1928, helped to set in motion many of the subsequent reforms of the Indian New Deal.
The Fellowship will support a graduate scholar in any doctoral field for the academic year, beginning August 1, 2013 and ending July 31, 2014. Graduate students working towards careers in higher education who have completed all doctoral requirements but the dissertation are invited to apply. The expectation is that the dissertation will be completed during the fellowship year. The criteria for selection will be based solely on an assessment of the quality of the candidate's work and the project's overall significance for the study of American Indian and Indigenous Studies.
The Roe Cloud Fellowship will provide support comparable to that for Yale University graduate students, including an annual stipend of $27,300, full access to Yale facilities and services, and health care coverage. The fellow will work in close affiliation with the Ethnicity, Race, and Migration Postdoctoral Program and have access to Yale's exceptional research libraries. The Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, in addition to its premier collection of Western Americana, also holds the papers of many important American Indian writers, including Joseph Bruchac, Leslie Marmon Silko, Gerald Vizenor, and James Welch, as well as those of important policy makers such as Felix Cohen and Richard Henry Pratt. Manuscripts and Archives at Sterling Memorial Library holds the papers of John Collier and Henry Roe Cloud, while the Lewis Walpole Library hosts the Yale Indian Papers Project, which provides comprehensive primary sources written for, by, and about New England Indians. For an overview of American Indian studies resources as Yale, please visit the internet portal: http://aisresources.commons.yale.edu/
The Roe Cloud Fellow will also have the opportunity to participate in the activities of the Howard R. Lamar Center for the Study of Frontiers and Borders, the Native American Cultural Center, the Ethnicity, Race, and Migration Program, and the Yale Group for the Study of Native America (YGSNA), which was formed in 2003 to bring together the intellectual community at Yale working in the area of Native American Studies. Yale student, staff, and faculty members are also increasingly active in regional and national Indian Studies networks. Additionally, the state and federally-recognized Indian Nations of Connecticut maintain museums, archives, and research centers, and host community events that draw regional, national, as well as international visitors.
Each fellow will be mentored by a professor drawn from the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and will be responsible for making a formal presentation of the project during the academic year, an event open to all interested members of the campus community. Applications must include a c.v., the dissertation prospectus, a writing sample of approximately 25 pages drawn from the dissertation, a cover letter describing plans to complete the dissertation during the fellowship period, as well as three letters of recommendation, including one from the candidate's dissertation advisor. The application deadline is March 22, 2013. For further information write to: RoeCloud.Fellowship@yale.edu.
The Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences in conjunction with the Howard R. Lamar Center for the Study of Frontiers and Borders and the Ethnicity, Race, and Migration Program invite applications for the 2013 Henry Roe Cloud Dissertation Writing Fellowship in American Indian and Indigenous Studies. The Roe Cloud Fellowship is intended to develop American Indian Studies at Yale and by extension throughout the academy by facilitating the completion of the doctorate by scholars working on pressing issues related to the American Indian experience. Scholars working on topics in Indigenous Studies that relate to the study of North American Indians are also encouraged to apply.
The Henry Roe Cloud Fellowship honors the legacy of Henry Roe Cloud, a member of the Winnebago Nation of Nebraska and graduate of Yale College, 1910. A tireless critic of federal Indian assimilation programs and a proponent of increased educational opportunities for American Indians, Roe Cloud transformed American Indian higher education through his leadership of the Society of American Indians, his founding of the American Indian Institute, and as co-author of "The Problem of Indian Administration," commonly known as "The Meriam Report," an extensive survey made at the request of Secretary of the Interior that detailed the appalling failures of federal Indian policy in the early twentieth century. This survey, presented to Congress in 1928, helped to set in motion many of the subsequent reforms of the Indian New Deal.
The Fellowship will support a graduate scholar in any doctoral field for the academic year, beginning August 1, 2013 and ending July 31, 2014. Graduate students working towards careers in higher education who have completed all doctoral requirements but the dissertation are invited to apply. The expectation is that the dissertation will be completed during the fellowship year. The criteria for selection will be based solely on an assessment of the quality of the candidate's work and the project's overall significance for the study of American Indian and Indigenous Studies.
The Roe Cloud Fellowship will provide support comparable to that for Yale University graduate students, including an annual stipend of $27,300, full access to Yale facilities and services, and health care coverage. The fellow will work in close affiliation with the Ethnicity, Race, and Migration Postdoctoral Program and have access to Yale's exceptional research libraries. The Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, in addition to its premier collection of Western Americana, also holds the papers of many important American Indian writers, including Joseph Bruchac, Leslie Marmon Silko, Gerald Vizenor, and James Welch, as well as those of important policy makers such as Felix Cohen and Richard Henry Pratt. Manuscripts and Archives at Sterling Memorial Library holds the papers of John Collier and Henry Roe Cloud, while the Lewis Walpole Library hosts the Yale Indian Papers Project, which provides comprehensive primary sources written for, by, and about New England Indians. For an overview of American Indian studies resources as Yale, please visit the internet portal: http://aisresources.commons.yale.edu/
The Roe Cloud Fellow will also have the opportunity to participate in the activities of the Howard R. Lamar Center for the Study of Frontiers and Borders, the Native American Cultural Center, the Ethnicity, Race, and Migration Program, and the Yale Group for the Study of Native America (YGSNA), which was formed in 2003 to bring together the intellectual community at Yale working in the area of Native American Studies. Yale student, staff, and faculty members are also increasingly active in regional and national Indian Studies networks. Additionally, the state and federally-recognized Indian Nations of Connecticut maintain museums, archives, and research centers, and host community events that draw regional, national, as well as international visitors.
Each fellow will be mentored by a professor drawn from the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and will be responsible for making a formal presentation of the project during the academic year, an event open to all interested members of the campus community. Applications must include a c.v., the dissertation prospectus, a writing sample of approximately 25 pages drawn from the dissertation, a cover letter describing plans to complete the dissertation during the fellowship period, as well as three letters of recommendation, including one from the candidate's dissertation advisor. The application deadline is March 22, 2013. For further information write to: RoeCloud.Fellowship@yale.edu.
Wiggins Contributes to The Encyclopedia of American Studies
Current Graduate Student Ben Wiggins contributed to The Encyclopedia of American Studies from Johns Hopkins University Press with the entry "Structuralism and American Studies."
American Studies Association members can access the encyclopedia entry for free by clicking here and logging in. For non-ASA members, a trial subscription is available by clicking here.
American Studies Association members can access the encyclopedia entry for free by clicking here and logging in. For non-ASA members, a trial subscription is available by clicking here.
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