Reconsidering Development invites graduate students to apply for a web-based journal's Editorial Board. This is an exciting opportunity for individuals who are passionate about international development issues, who are interested in working with authors and editors with different intellectual and cultural backgrounds, and/or who are looking for editing, designing, publishing, and teamwork experiences. Application deadline: April 15th 2013.
Reconsidering Development is an innovative student-run web-based journal focused on advancing a critical, interdisciplinary perspective on international development. The Journal is published twice per year - once in April and once in October. By including the voices of those normally marginalized within the academy (graduate students, farmers, NGO workers, local citizen), they hope to move beyond the status quo of the scholarship and practice of international development.
Reconsidering Development holds one election every Spring semester. This year, they are looking for creative applications to fill the following positions: Managing Editor (1), Senior Editor (1), Associate Web Editor (2), Associate Writing Editor (7-8), and Associate Audiovisual Editor (1). This is an exciting opportunity for individuals who are passionate about international development issues, who are interested in working with authors and editors with different intellectual and cultural backgrounds, and/or who are looking for editing, designing, publishing, and teamwork experiences. We provide our editors with trainings and workshops on different aspects of an editing process. Previous editors all have gained positive and valuable experiences, and have seen a huge improvement in their critical thinking, writing, and editing skills.
Please see attachments for details on the positions. If you are interested in any of the positions, please email Joy Wang at wang4025@umn.edu with your name, academic program and year, the position for which you are applying, a copy of your resume and 200 words of intent. All applicants must be a University of Minnesota graduate student at time of application.
Again, please join us from 4-5pm next Wednesday in Coffman Room 307 if you want to learn more about Reconsidering Development and its recruitment process. If you cannot come to the information session but have questions, feel free to email Joy Wang at wang4025@umn.edu. She is happy to answer all of them!
Please Click here for more info.
Friday, March 29, 2013
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
American Studies Teaching Application for Summer 2013
To apply for a summer teaching position, please complete the included application. To be eligible for the teaching positions you must have passed your preliminary examinations. Please feel free to contact Colleen (612-624-1871) with any questions. The deadline for the application is Friday, April 12, 2013.
To apply for a summer teaching position, please complete the included application. To be eligible for the teaching positions you must have passed your preliminary examinations. Please feel free to contact Colleen (612-624-1871) with any questions. The deadline for the application is Friday, April 12, 2013. The processes and selection criteria by which teaching assistant resources are distributed in American Studies are intended to seek balance among the following rationales: curricular needs, programmatic obligations, equity, and merit. The goal of the Department is that every graduate student will, at some point before graduation, have the opportunity to teach his or her own American Studies course. In accordance with University policy, the Chair of the Department ultimately makes staffing decisions.
App Teaching Pool Summer 2013.docx
To apply for a summer teaching position, please complete the included application. To be eligible for the teaching positions you must have passed your preliminary examinations. Please feel free to contact Colleen (612-624-1871) with any questions. The deadline for the application is Friday, April 12, 2013. The processes and selection criteria by which teaching assistant resources are distributed in American Studies are intended to seek balance among the following rationales: curricular needs, programmatic obligations, equity, and merit. The goal of the Department is that every graduate student will, at some point before graduation, have the opportunity to teach his or her own American Studies course. In accordance with University policy, the Chair of the Department ultimately makes staffing decisions.
App Teaching Pool Summer 2013.docx
GIGSS: "Rethinking Pedagogy in the Contemporary University: A Critical Symposium by and for Graduate Students"
The Graduate Interdisciplinary Group in Sexuality Studies and the Feminist Studies Graduate Student Association invite you to join them at "Rethinking Pedagogy in the Contemporary University: A Critical Symposium by and for Graduate Students" on Friday April 12th, 2013 in Appleby Room 103.
The Graduate Interdisciplinary Group in Sexuality Studies and the Feminist Studies Graduate Student Association invite you to join them at: Rethinking Pedagogy in the Contemporary University: A Critical Symposium by and for Graduate Students.
Friday, April 12th
Appleby Room 103
This day-long symposium will focus on critical pedagogy and common issues facing graduate teaching assistants and instructors. Meant to be by and for graduate instructors, the panel topics arise from our own experiences and draw on the knowledge, skills, and ideas of fellow graduate instructors. We will hold six sessions throughout the day, each one taking a slightly different format, with fellow graduate students serving as the panel participants and workshop leaders.
Through this symposium, they hope to establish a common language and community for discussing critical pedagogy and graduate student instruction - one where graduate students from various academic fields and disciplines come together around the intersectional issues of race, class, gender, ability and sexuality in the classroom.
Symposium Schedule:
Session 1 - 9:00am - 10:30am
Balancing Professionalism and Personal Politics in the Classroom
Session 2 - 10:45am - 12:00pm
Emotions as Pedagogy? The Potential of Affect in Education
Session 3 - 12:15pm - 1:15pm (Lunch Provided - Please RSVP!*)
Theorizing Our Experience: Discussion of Kevin Kumashiro's "Toward a Theory of Anti-Oppressive Education"
Session 4 - 1:30pm-2:30pm
Dis/Ability in the Classroom
Session 5 - 2:45pm- 4:00pm
Facing White Privilege - Teaching Anti-Racism
Session 6 - 4:15pm-5:45 pm
Teaching from the Margins: Instructing from our Subject Positions - A Panel Discussion
GIGSS & FSGSA
*RSVP for lunch and the Kumashiro article by emailing Angela at carte489@umn.edu
For more information on GIGSS's on-going initiatives check our our website: www.giggssumn.org. General inquiries may be sent to our email: gigss@umn.edu.
If at any point, you'd like to leave the GIGSS listserv send a blank email with the subject "SIGNOFF GIGSS-UMN" to LISTSERV@LISTS.UMN.EDU. Though, know you will be missed.
The Graduate Interdisciplinary Group in Sexuality Studies and the Feminist Studies Graduate Student Association invite you to join them at: Rethinking Pedagogy in the Contemporary University: A Critical Symposium by and for Graduate Students.
Friday, April 12th
Appleby Room 103
This day-long symposium will focus on critical pedagogy and common issues facing graduate teaching assistants and instructors. Meant to be by and for graduate instructors, the panel topics arise from our own experiences and draw on the knowledge, skills, and ideas of fellow graduate instructors. We will hold six sessions throughout the day, each one taking a slightly different format, with fellow graduate students serving as the panel participants and workshop leaders.
Through this symposium, they hope to establish a common language and community for discussing critical pedagogy and graduate student instruction - one where graduate students from various academic fields and disciplines come together around the intersectional issues of race, class, gender, ability and sexuality in the classroom.
Symposium Schedule:
Session 1 - 9:00am - 10:30am
Balancing Professionalism and Personal Politics in the Classroom
Session 2 - 10:45am - 12:00pm
Emotions as Pedagogy? The Potential of Affect in Education
Session 3 - 12:15pm - 1:15pm (Lunch Provided - Please RSVP!*)
Theorizing Our Experience: Discussion of Kevin Kumashiro's "Toward a Theory of Anti-Oppressive Education"
Session 4 - 1:30pm-2:30pm
Dis/Ability in the Classroom
Session 5 - 2:45pm- 4:00pm
Facing White Privilege - Teaching Anti-Racism
Session 6 - 4:15pm-5:45 pm
Teaching from the Margins: Instructing from our Subject Positions - A Panel Discussion
GIGSS & FSGSA
*RSVP for lunch and the Kumashiro article by emailing Angela at carte489@umn.edu
For more information on GIGSS's on-going initiatives check our our website: www.giggssumn.org. General inquiries may be sent to our email: gigss@umn.edu.
If at any point, you'd like to leave the GIGSS listserv send a blank email with the subject "SIGNOFF GIGSS-UMN" to LISTSERV@LISTS.UMN.EDU. Though, know you will be missed.
Legal History Workshop
Please join the IHRC Friday March 29th for the Legal History Workshop. William Forbath will lead discussion on "Jews, Law and Identity Politics". The workshop will take place at Walter Mondale Hall in room 15 at 10:10am.
Abstract:
The fundamental tension for American Jews has been one between assimilating into the larger national community and keeping a separate identity. Not rabbis but lawyers produced the most important responses to this tension. A century ago, the first generation of nationally prominent Jewish attorneys fashioned an enduring vocabulary of Jewish membership in and apartness from the national community - and with it, key features of American Jewish identity - out of the materials of constitutional law. The context was the mass immigration of two million "poor Russian Jews" around the turn of the last century. Singled out as "un-American" racial others, these newcomers produced a crisis for the small, established Jewish community. The crisis was practical: How to keep the gates open for these fellow Jews, while safeguarding one's own welcome? It was also existential: What was it to be an American and a Jew? Must Jewishness be recast as a private religious faith and nothing more - publicly invisible, with no distinctive social identity and no group claims on the law or polity; or could Jews publicly remain a "people apart," a distinct "nation" and even a separate "race," while participating fully and equally in American life? This handful of elite attorneys crafted the Jewish community's competing answers, fashioning key terms of American Jewish identity for the next century. In the process, the resources and constraints of U.S. constitutionalism shaped their rival accounts of American Jewishness. Scholars have left this history largely unstudied. Examining it reveals much about law's part in the creation of ethnic and cultural identities and how to study it.
The paper is attached below.
Forbath Jews Law Identity Politics.docx
Abstract:
The fundamental tension for American Jews has been one between assimilating into the larger national community and keeping a separate identity. Not rabbis but lawyers produced the most important responses to this tension. A century ago, the first generation of nationally prominent Jewish attorneys fashioned an enduring vocabulary of Jewish membership in and apartness from the national community - and with it, key features of American Jewish identity - out of the materials of constitutional law. The context was the mass immigration of two million "poor Russian Jews" around the turn of the last century. Singled out as "un-American" racial others, these newcomers produced a crisis for the small, established Jewish community. The crisis was practical: How to keep the gates open for these fellow Jews, while safeguarding one's own welcome? It was also existential: What was it to be an American and a Jew? Must Jewishness be recast as a private religious faith and nothing more - publicly invisible, with no distinctive social identity and no group claims on the law or polity; or could Jews publicly remain a "people apart," a distinct "nation" and even a separate "race," while participating fully and equally in American life? This handful of elite attorneys crafted the Jewish community's competing answers, fashioning key terms of American Jewish identity for the next century. In the process, the resources and constraints of U.S. constitutionalism shaped their rival accounts of American Jewishness. Scholars have left this history largely unstudied. Examining it reveals much about law's part in the creation of ethnic and cultural identities and how to study it.
The paper is attached below.
Forbath Jews Law Identity Politics.docx
Diversity Dialogue: "Native Youth Development: Perspectives, Participartory Approaches and Possibilities"
The Department of Curriculum and Instruction is hosting a Diversity Dialogue presented by Prof. Katie Johnston Goodstar titled "Native Youth Development: Perspectives, Participatory Approaches and Possibilities". This event will be held March 29th, 2013 from 12:00-1:30, Peik 355.
"Native Youth Development: Perspectives, Participatory Approaches and Possibilities"
Presentation by Katie Johnston Goodstar, Assistant Professor, School of Social Work
Dr. Johnston Goodstar presents her critique of dominant youth development and education theory before documenting the deficit-based research that has emerged from this theoretical tradition and presents participatory approaches to working with Native youth. Specifically, she addresses indigenous theory/goals for youth coupled with Social justice youth development and Youth participatory action research which present youth as active agents in the development of self, community and society.
Friday, March 29, 2013
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm, Peik 355
Pizza will be provided.
ABOUT DIVERSITY DIALOGUES:
Diversity Dialogues are monthly gatherings focused on education, difference, and social justice. Each Dialogue features a presentation by a local or visiting scholar, followed by questions and conversation. Diversity Dialogues are sponsored by the Diversity Committee of the Department of Curriculum & Instruction. These events are open to
"Native Youth Development: Perspectives, Participatory Approaches and Possibilities"
Presentation by Katie Johnston Goodstar, Assistant Professor, School of Social Work
Dr. Johnston Goodstar presents her critique of dominant youth development and education theory before documenting the deficit-based research that has emerged from this theoretical tradition and presents participatory approaches to working with Native youth. Specifically, she addresses indigenous theory/goals for youth coupled with Social justice youth development and Youth participatory action research which present youth as active agents in the development of self, community and society.
Friday, March 29, 2013
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm, Peik 355
Pizza will be provided.
ABOUT DIVERSITY DIALOGUES:
Diversity Dialogues are monthly gatherings focused on education, difference, and social justice. Each Dialogue features a presentation by a local or visiting scholar, followed by questions and conversation. Diversity Dialogues are sponsored by the Diversity Committee of the Department of Curriculum & Instruction. These events are open to
Coffee Talk Hour: "Arab Labor Markets in the Run-Up to the Arab Spring"
A Coffee Talk Hour hosted by the Department of Geography, Environment and Society titled "Arab Labor Markets in the Run-Up to the Arab Spring" will be given by Prof. Ragui Assaad. This talk will be held on Friday March 29th in Blegen Hall 445 beginning at 3:30.
Ragui Assaad, Associate Professor of Planning and Public Affairs at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs here at UMN, will give a talk titled "Arab Labor Markets in the Run-Up to the Arab Spring."
Ragui Assaad, professor, researches labor policy and labor market analysis in developing countries, the informal economy, community and economic development, and developing countries' urban planning. His current research projects include studying the effects of economic reform on the Egyptian labor market, female labor supply in Egypt, and community development efforts among Cairo's informal waste collectors.
The talk will be held in Blegen Hall 445 beginning at 3:30. Complimentary refreshments and coffee will be served at 3:15.
Please see attached flyer.
RaguiAssaad.pdf
Ragui Assaad, Associate Professor of Planning and Public Affairs at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs here at UMN, will give a talk titled "Arab Labor Markets in the Run-Up to the Arab Spring."
Ragui Assaad, professor, researches labor policy and labor market analysis in developing countries, the informal economy, community and economic development, and developing countries' urban planning. His current research projects include studying the effects of economic reform on the Egyptian labor market, female labor supply in Egypt, and community development efforts among Cairo's informal waste collectors.
The talk will be held in Blegen Hall 445 beginning at 3:30. Complimentary refreshments and coffee will be served at 3:15.
Please see attached flyer.
RaguiAssaad.pdf
MNHS Summer and Fall 2013 Internship Opportunities
Undergrad and grad students:The Minnesota Historical Society is seeking advanced undergraduate and graduate student interns for their summer and fall 2013 Internships. Applications for the summer positions will open April 1st and close April 14th. Five of the 17 positions available are paid and a limited number of additional stipends are available for students who are from communities of color or American Indian nations currently underrepresented in the Society and the public history field.
For Summer 2013, they have 17 positions available across 37+ majors in 15 departments - including 2 historic sites. A list of these opportunities is attached to this email and the details can be found on their website starting on April 1 at: http://www.mnhs.org/about/interns Five of these positions are paid, and there are a limited number of additional stipends for students who are from communities of color or American Indian nations currently underrepresented in the Society and the public history field. Students from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply.
The Summer semester internship starts with Orientation on June 4, 2013 and runs through the end of August. Looking ahead to Fall, we are also sharing a sneak preview of our Fall opportunities at the same time on our website and in this attachment, as that application will open up on July 1, 2013 and close on July 21, 2013. Students who are interested in future opportunities are encouraged to "like" their Facebook page for early notifications of internship opportunities as well as insights into the program. They can find them on Facebook here: http://www.facebook.com/MHSinterns
For Summer 2013, they have 17 positions available across 37+ majors in 15 departments - including 2 historic sites. A list of these opportunities is attached to this email and the details can be found on their website starting on April 1 at: http://www.mnhs.org/about/interns Five of these positions are paid, and there are a limited number of additional stipends for students who are from communities of color or American Indian nations currently underrepresented in the Society and the public history field. Students from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply.
The Summer semester internship starts with Orientation on June 4, 2013 and runs through the end of August. Looking ahead to Fall, we are also sharing a sneak preview of our Fall opportunities at the same time on our website and in this attachment, as that application will open up on July 1, 2013 and close on July 21, 2013. Students who are interested in future opportunities are encouraged to "like" their Facebook page for early notifications of internship opportunities as well as insights into the program. They can find them on Facebook here: http://www.facebook.com/MHSinterns
Monday, March 25, 2013
Archives of American Art Essay Prize 2013
The Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, is accepting submissions for the 2013 Archives of American Art Graduate Research Essay Prize to be given to compelling original research using the resources of the Archives of American Art as primary evidence. The winner will receive $1000 and the essay will be published on the Archives' Website. Submission deadline: July 1st, 2013.
The Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, is accepting submissions for the 2013 Archives of American Art Graduate Research Essay Prize Funded by the Dedalus Foundation, Inc., to be given to compelling original research using the resources of the Archives of American Art as primary evidence.
Authors should present an original argument by marshaling evidence from the holdings of the Archives of American Art. For example, authors may interpret a series of letters or photographs, a diary, oral history interviews. Authors may also analyze a range of primary sources to contextualize and interpret historical events from a fresh perspective.
Submissions that incorporate digital tools such as hyperlinks, mapping, word clouds, text mining, interactive timelines, and social media platforms may be favored. Authors may indicate in the body of the essay where he or she would add or embed digital features that would enhance the online presentation of the essay.
Students may consult original documents by appointment at the Archives' headquarters in Washington, D.C., view more than two million digital files and interviews online through the Archives website, www.aaa.si.edu, or use the substantial microfilm holdings available through interlibrary loan or at the Archives' Washington, D.C. headquarters, New York Research Center at 300 Park Avenue South, and affiliated research centers at the Amon Carter Museum, Boston Public Library, de Young American Art Study Center, and the Huntington Library
The competition is open to anyone currently enrolled in a graduate program in Art History, Visual Culture, American Studies, or related fields.
Review Criteria
How to Enter
The Prize
Questions should be directed to AAAPrize@si.edu
The Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, is accepting submissions for the 2013 Archives of American Art Graduate Research Essay Prize Funded by the Dedalus Foundation, Inc., to be given to compelling original research using the resources of the Archives of American Art as primary evidence.
Authors should present an original argument by marshaling evidence from the holdings of the Archives of American Art. For example, authors may interpret a series of letters or photographs, a diary, oral history interviews. Authors may also analyze a range of primary sources to contextualize and interpret historical events from a fresh perspective.
Submissions that incorporate digital tools such as hyperlinks, mapping, word clouds, text mining, interactive timelines, and social media platforms may be favored. Authors may indicate in the body of the essay where he or she would add or embed digital features that would enhance the online presentation of the essay.
Students may consult original documents by appointment at the Archives' headquarters in Washington, D.C., view more than two million digital files and interviews online through the Archives website, www.aaa.si.edu, or use the substantial microfilm holdings available through interlibrary loan or at the Archives' Washington, D.C. headquarters, New York Research Center at 300 Park Avenue South, and affiliated research centers at the Amon Carter Museum, Boston Public Library, de Young American Art Study Center, and the Huntington Library
The competition is open to anyone currently enrolled in a graduate program in Art History, Visual Culture, American Studies, or related fields.
Review Criteria
- Entries must be in English.
- The entry must not be under consideration for publication elsewhere.
- It is a condition of entry that all entrants assign a non-exclusive license to the Archives of American Art if accepted for publication.
- Word limit: maximum of 8,000 words, inclusive of all footnotes and references.
- More than one prize may be awarded.
- Closing date for submissions: July 1, 2013
- Prize-winners will be notified in writing by September 1, 2013.
- Essays are judged by a panel of scholars of American art and one staff member.
How to Enter
- Submissions should be in Microsoft Word; the total file size should be no larger than 10 MB. Submissions not complying with the specifications will not be accepted.
- Email your submission as an attachment to AAAPrize@si.edu by July 1, 2013, along with the following information:
- Your name, mailing address, email, and phone number
- Your dissertation or thesis topic or title (if known), name of academic advisor, department/program, and university
- How did you become aware of the Archives of American Art Graduate Research Essay Prize
The Prize
- A cash prize of $1,000
- Publication of the essay on the Archives of American Art's website
- One year's free subscription to the Archives of American Art Journal
Questions should be directed to AAAPrize@si.edu
Kasey Keeler will present her research at the 2013 Doctoral Research Showcase, April 9, 2013
Kasey Keeler, recipient of the 2012-2013 Interdisciplinary Doctoral Fellowship (IDF) award, will present her research at the 2013 Doctoral Research Showcase on Tuesday, April 9, 2013, Noon - 2 p.m., in The Great Hall, Coffman Memorial Union. More than sixty recipients of prestigious doctoral fellowships will present their research in a casual and conversational environment. Click here for more information.
The Friends of The Saint Paul Public Library presents "Untold Stories"
The Friends of The Saint Paul Public Library is sponsoring "Untold Stories" with lectures, tours, performances and more honoring labor history throughout April and May in various locations around the Twin Cities. The series will begin with The David Noble Lecture presented by Tiya Miles at the Weisman Art Museum on April 9th, 2013.
For full schedule and information, please visit www.thefriends.org. or see the attached flyer.
untold-stories-final-0315.pdf
For full schedule and information, please visit www.thefriends.org. or see the attached flyer.
untold-stories-final-0315.pdf
"The Rise and Near Fall of Flexner's Anti-meningitis Serum in World War I"
The Program in the History of Medicine presents Prof. Karen Ross PhD, Department of History, Troy University, on the topic of "The Rise and Near Fall of Flexner's Anti-meningitis Serum in World War I" as a part of its Lunchtime Lecture Series on Monday, April 1, 12:20-1:10 PM in 555 Diehl Hall.
Ross HMED Lecture Series poster Spring 2013.pdf
Ross HMED Lecture Series poster Spring 2013.pdf
"A Young Workshop: Crafting a Film Culture in the Czechslovak Army"
The Moving Image Studies Interdisciplinary Graduate Group presents "A Young Workshop: Crafting a Film Culture in the Czechoslovak Army". This event will be held on Friday, March 29th, 2013 from 3:00-4:50 in 135 Nicholson Hall.
Austrian Studies, Cultural Studies & Comparative Literature, European Studies Consortium, Global Studies, Moving Image Studies (MIMS) are co-sponsoring "A Young Workshop: Crafting a Film Culture in the Czechoslovak Army". This event will be held on Friday, March 29th, 2013 from 3:00-4:50 in 135 Nicholson Hall.
Click link for more information.
Austrian Studies, Cultural Studies & Comparative Literature, European Studies Consortium, Global Studies, Moving Image Studies (MIMS) are co-sponsoring "A Young Workshop: Crafting a Film Culture in the Czechoslovak Army". This event will be held on Friday, March 29th, 2013 from 3:00-4:50 in 135 Nicholson Hall.
Click link for more information.
Modesto Milanés Lectures on Cuban author, Virgilio Piñera.
The Department of Spanish and Portuguese Studies will be hosting "Virgilio Piñero o el poder de la ficción", a lecture with Modesto Milanés who will explore the thematic and stylistic lines of development of Piñera's narrative oeuvre over the trajectory of his four-decade career. The lecture will be held on Thursday, April 11th, 2013 at 4:00 pm in 102 Walter Library.
"Virgilio Piñera o el poder de la ficción"
A Lecture with Modesto Milanés
On the occasion of the centenary of Cuban author Virgilio Piñera's birth, Modesto Milanés explores the thematic and stylistic lines of development of Piñera's narrative oeuvre over the trajectory of his four-decade career.
The lecture will be followed by a reception. An exhibit of books by and about Pinera, "Remembering Virgilio Pinera," will be on display in the Upson Room during the event. Light refreshments will be served.
Modesto Milanés is Subdirector of Cuba's largest digital publisher and online literary venue Cubaliteraria, and Adjunct Professor in the Facultad de Artes y Letras at the Universidad de la Habana. He is the author of Escala crítica (Editorial Letras Cubanas, 2009), a compilation of critical essays on Piñera and Jorge Luis Borges, and Virgilio Piñera o el poder de la ficción (forthcoming).
Thursday, April 11
4:00 p.m.
The Upson Room - 102 Walter Library
Sponsored by: University of Minnesota Library and the Department of Spanish & Portuguese Studies
"Virgilio Piñera o el poder de la ficción"
A Lecture with Modesto Milanés
On the occasion of the centenary of Cuban author Virgilio Piñera's birth, Modesto Milanés explores the thematic and stylistic lines of development of Piñera's narrative oeuvre over the trajectory of his four-decade career.
The lecture will be followed by a reception. An exhibit of books by and about Pinera, "Remembering Virgilio Pinera," will be on display in the Upson Room during the event. Light refreshments will be served.
Modesto Milanés is Subdirector of Cuba's largest digital publisher and online literary venue Cubaliteraria, and Adjunct Professor in the Facultad de Artes y Letras at the Universidad de la Habana. He is the author of Escala crítica (Editorial Letras Cubanas, 2009), a compilation of critical essays on Piñera and Jorge Luis Borges, and Virgilio Piñera o el poder de la ficción (forthcoming).
Thursday, April 11
4:00 p.m.
The Upson Room - 102 Walter Library
Sponsored by: University of Minnesota Library and the Department of Spanish & Portuguese Studies
University Libraries' sponsers BrowZine
The University Libraries' has decided to sponsor a new technology called BrowZine, which is a tablet application that allows you to browse, read, and monitor some of the library's best journals, all from your iPad. Built to accompany your searching needs, items found in BrowZine can easily be synced up with Zotero, Dropbox or several other services to help keep all of your information together in one place.
Built to accompany your searching needs, items found in BrowZine can easily be synced up with Zotero, Dropbox or several other services to help keep all of your information together in one place.
To learn more, please take a look at this short two minute video: http://thirdiron.com/browzine-ipad-app/video/
To get started, search for "BrowZine" in the App Store and download the app for free; when initially launching BrowZine, select University of Minnesota from the drop down list. This service will continue to expand and add new titles and features as time goes on.
If you have any questions about BrowZine check this website z.umn.edu/browzine or feel free to contact Nancy Herther.
Built to accompany your searching needs, items found in BrowZine can easily be synced up with Zotero, Dropbox or several other services to help keep all of your information together in one place.
To learn more, please take a look at this short two minute video: http://thirdiron.com/browzine-ipad-app/video/
To get started, search for "BrowZine" in the App Store and download the app for free; when initially launching BrowZine, select University of Minnesota from the drop down list. This service will continue to expand and add new titles and features as time goes on.
If you have any questions about BrowZine check this website z.umn.edu/browzine or feel free to contact Nancy Herther.
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
David Noble Lecture: Tiya Miles Tuesday 4/9 at 6pm
The 19th Annual David Noble Lecture will be held on Tuesday, April 9th at 6:00pm in Weisman Art Museum's Shepard Room. Alumna Professor Tiya Miles (PhD '00) will be speaking on "Detroit: Then and Now". Miles is a professor at the University of Michigan and a MacArthur Fellowship "genius grant" recipient.
In public discussions about the current state and future prospects of the post-industrial American city, Detroit is often viewed as a potentially fruitful test case or frightening cautionary tale. Community members and academic partners are in search for ways to build constructive change on the ground and shape positive visions for the city's residents. Through a reconstruction of early Detroit in the first American decades with a focus on the role of slavery, this presentation considers whether understanding Detroit then can help to shape visionary thinking and action for Detroit now.
This David Noble Lecture is presented by Tiya Miles, a professor at the University of Michigan, a CLA alumna, and a MacArthur Fellowship "genius grant" recipient. The event is part of the "Black Studies and American Studies at the Crossroads Lecture Series" put on by the African American & African Studies and the American Studies Departments, and is co-sponsored by the Weisman Art Museum. Free!
Click here for events calendar page.
19th Annual David Noble Lecture
featuring
Professor Tiya Miles
"Detroit: Then and Now"
Tuesday, April 9th ~ 6:00pm, Weisman Art Museum
In public discussions about the current state and future prospects of the post-industrial American city, Detroit is often viewed as a potentially fruitful test case or frightening cautionary tale. Community members and academic partners are in search for ways to build constructive change on the ground and shape positive visions for the city's residents. Through a reconstruction of early Detroit in the first American decades with a focus on the role of slavery, this presentation considers whether understanding Detroit then can help to shape visionary thinking and action for Detroit now.
This David Noble Lecture is presented by Tiya Miles, a professor at the University of Michigan, a CLA alumna, and a MacArthur Fellowship "genius grant" recipient. The event is part of the "Black Studies and American Studies at the Crossroads Lecture Series" put on by the African American & African Studies and the American Studies Departments, and is co-sponsored by the Weisman Art Museum. Free!
Click here for events calendar page.
SAVE THE DATES: Lary May's Retirement Events
Join us May 9th-10th, 2013 for events honoring Prof. Lary May on the occasion of his retirement. The celebration will begin with a public lecture "Unraveling the Culture of War: Global Hollywood and American Politics in the Age of 9/11" presented by Prof. May on Thursday, May 9th at 6:00pm at the Weisman Art Museum. A symposium will be held on Friday, May 10th beginning at 9am in 1210 Heller Hall. Continue reading for more info.
Thursday, May 9th, 2013
Prof. Lary May presents "Unraveling the Culture of War: Global Hollywood and American Politics in the Age of 9/11"
6:00pm ~ Weisman Art Museum
Click here for full event details.
Friday, May 10th, 2013
Symposium: Politics and Popular Culture
Please save the date for this symposium honoring Lary May on the occasion of his retirement. The day includes an opening keynote address by Dr. Reinhold Wagnleitner, University of Salzburg, and a closing keynote address by Dr. Judith Smith, University of Massachusetts at Boston. Symposium will begin at 9am and a dinner will be held at 6pm. Please check back here for a complete schedule. More details will be announced in the digest as they come available.
Thursday, May 9th, 2013
Prof. Lary May presents "Unraveling the Culture of War: Global Hollywood and American Politics in the Age of 9/11"
6:00pm ~ Weisman Art Museum
Click here for full event details.
Friday, May 10th, 2013
Symposium: Politics and Popular Culture
Please save the date for this symposium honoring Lary May on the occasion of his retirement. The day includes an opening keynote address by Dr. Reinhold Wagnleitner, University of Salzburg, and a closing keynote address by Dr. Judith Smith, University of Massachusetts at Boston. Symposium will begin at 9am and a dinner will be held at 6pm. Please check back here for a complete schedule. More details will be announced in the digest as they come available.
LGBTQ Studies 2 year Visiting Position at Oberlin
The Comparative American Studies Program at Oberlin College invites applications for a full-time Visiting Assistant Professor position in LGBTQ Studies. Appointment to this position will be for a term of two years beginning fall 2013, with the possibility of renewal for an additional two years. Applicants must have PhD in hand or expected by the first semester of 2013-14 academic year. Application review will begin March 29, 2013.
The incumbent will teach five courses a year in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Studies. Courses will include both general introductions to the major and intermediate and advanced courses in LGBTQ Studies. Areas of expertise may include but are not limited to health and social justice, disability studies, race and ethnicity, social movements, and queer theory. Ability to teach community-based learning courses is also desirable. The Comparative American Studies Program is committed to interdisciplinary and theoretically informed intersectional pedagogy at the undergraduate level. Faculty are expected to integrate issues of gender, race, ethnicity, class, sexuality, and citizenship within comparative and/or transnational frames throughout their teaching.
Among the qualifications required for the appointment is the Ph.D. degree (in hand or expected by the first semester of 2013-2014 academic year). Candidates must demonstrate interest and potential excellence in undergraduate teaching. Successful teaching experience at the college level is desirable.
To be assured of consideration, please submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, and the title and brief descriptions of 2-3 courses the candidate can teach to the following email address: LGBT.Search@oberlin.edu. Also, please have graduate and undergraduate academic transcripts and three recent letters of reference* sent directly to CAST LGBTQ Search Committee, Comparative American Studies Program, Oberlin College, 10 N. Professor Street, King 141D, Oberlin, OH 44074 (Phone: 440-775-8982; fax 440-775-8644) by March 29, 2013. Application materials received after that date may be considered until the position is filled. *By providing these letters you agree that we may contact your references.
Oberlin College is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer committed to creating an institutional environment free from discrimination and harassment based on race, color, sex, marital status, religion, creed, national origin, disability, age, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, family relationship to an employee of Oberlin College, and gender identity and expression.
Oberlin was the first coeducational institution to grant bachelor's degrees to women and historically has been a leader in the education of African Americans; the College was also among the first to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation. In that spirit, we are particularly interested in receiving applications from individuals who would contribute to the diversity of our faculty in all respects.
The incumbent will teach five courses a year in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Studies. Courses will include both general introductions to the major and intermediate and advanced courses in LGBTQ Studies. Areas of expertise may include but are not limited to health and social justice, disability studies, race and ethnicity, social movements, and queer theory. Ability to teach community-based learning courses is also desirable. The Comparative American Studies Program is committed to interdisciplinary and theoretically informed intersectional pedagogy at the undergraduate level. Faculty are expected to integrate issues of gender, race, ethnicity, class, sexuality, and citizenship within comparative and/or transnational frames throughout their teaching.
Among the qualifications required for the appointment is the Ph.D. degree (in hand or expected by the first semester of 2013-2014 academic year). Candidates must demonstrate interest and potential excellence in undergraduate teaching. Successful teaching experience at the college level is desirable.
To be assured of consideration, please submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, and the title and brief descriptions of 2-3 courses the candidate can teach to the following email address: LGBT.Search@oberlin.edu. Also, please have graduate and undergraduate academic transcripts and three recent letters of reference* sent directly to CAST LGBTQ Search Committee, Comparative American Studies Program, Oberlin College, 10 N. Professor Street, King 141D, Oberlin, OH 44074 (Phone: 440-775-8982; fax 440-775-8644) by March 29, 2013. Application materials received after that date may be considered until the position is filled. *By providing these letters you agree that we may contact your references.
Oberlin College is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer committed to creating an institutional environment free from discrimination and harassment based on race, color, sex, marital status, religion, creed, national origin, disability, age, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, family relationship to an employee of Oberlin College, and gender identity and expression.
Oberlin was the first coeducational institution to grant bachelor's degrees to women and historically has been a leader in the education of African Americans; the College was also among the first to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation. In that spirit, we are particularly interested in receiving applications from individuals who would contribute to the diversity of our faculty in all respects.
2 Visiting Assistant Professor Positions at Oberlin
THE COMPARATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES Program at Oberlin College invites applications for two full-time, one year Visiting Assistant Professor positions to begin fall 2013. There is one position in Latino Studies and one in Asian American History. Applicants must have PhD in hand or expected by the first semester of 2013. Review of applications has begun, but will continue until position is filled.
To view the job announcement for the position in Latino Studies, click here for the PDF.
To view the job announcement for the position in Asian American History, click here for the PDF.
To view the job announcement for the position in Latino Studies, click here for the PDF.
To view the job announcement for the position in Asian American History, click here for the PDF.
Scholarship Opportunity for Attending ICPSR Summer Program
The Hanes Walton, Jr Award for Quantitative Methods Training provides scholarships for recipients to attend the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) Summer Program in Quantitative Methods of Social Research at the University of Michigan. One award will be given to a student in a PhD program who has acquired ABD status, and one award will be awarded to a tenure-track and non-tenured faculty. Application deadline: April 15th, 2013.
The scholarships are designed to encourage faculty and graduate students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), as well as women and minority graduate students and faculty at other institutions, to attend the Summer Program. There will be one award per category: (1) Graduate Students in PhD programs who have acquired ABD status; and (2) Tenure-Track & Non-Tenured Faculty.
The National Conference of Black Political Scientists (NCOBPS) will also provide scholarship recipients with a travel stipend of up to $500.
Deadline to apply is April 15, 2013.
For an application or additional information, contact Dr. Tyson King-Meadows at tkingmea@umbc.edu or consult the NCOBPS website (www.ncobps.org).
The scholarships are designed to encourage faculty and graduate students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), as well as women and minority graduate students and faculty at other institutions, to attend the Summer Program. There will be one award per category: (1) Graduate Students in PhD programs who have acquired ABD status; and (2) Tenure-Track & Non-Tenured Faculty.
The National Conference of Black Political Scientists (NCOBPS) will also provide scholarship recipients with a travel stipend of up to $500.
Deadline to apply is April 15, 2013.
For an application or additional information, contact Dr. Tyson King-Meadows at tkingmea@umbc.edu or consult the NCOBPS website (www.ncobps.org).
Summer Internships in D.C. for Undergrads
D.C. SUMMER INTERNSHIPS: The Fund for American Studies invites applications for internships in Public Policy, Business, International Affairs, Journalism, Communication and Nonprofits. The internships will run from June 5th- August 3rd, 2013 in Washington, D.C. Application deadline has been extended to March 26th, 2013.
**Guaranteed Internship Placement
**Courses for Credit
**Housing in Downtown DC
**Scholarship Funding Available
Spend the summer in Washington, DC gaining the professional experience needed to stand out in the competitive job market! The LIVE. LEARN. INTERN. programs provide a comprehensive package that include courses for credit from George Mason University, a guaranteed internship placement, housing in furnished apartments in downtown DC, guest lectures, site briefings, professional development seminars, opportunities for networking, and planned social activities with other program participants.
Application Information:
This summer's deadline has been extended to March 26, 2013 with generous scholarship funding still available. To take advantage of the extended application and scholarship deadline, please contact admissions staff at admissions@tfas.org or 202-986-0384. We will work with you to help you complete your application and ensure that it qualifies for the extended deadline.
For more information or to start an application, please visit our website at www.DCinternships.org.
**Guaranteed Internship Placement
**Courses for Credit
**Housing in Downtown DC
**Scholarship Funding Available
Spend the summer in Washington, DC gaining the professional experience needed to stand out in the competitive job market! The LIVE. LEARN. INTERN. programs provide a comprehensive package that include courses for credit from George Mason University, a guaranteed internship placement, housing in furnished apartments in downtown DC, guest lectures, site briefings, professional development seminars, opportunities for networking, and planned social activities with other program participants.
Application Information:
This summer's deadline has been extended to March 26, 2013 with generous scholarship funding still available. To take advantage of the extended application and scholarship deadline, please contact admissions staff at admissions@tfas.org or 202-986-0384. We will work with you to help you complete your application and ensure that it qualifies for the extended deadline.
For more information or to start an application, please visit our website at www.DCinternships.org.
ICGC Brown Bag on Friday, March 19th
ICGC PRESENTS A BROWN BAG discussion "'Die dice het verkeerd gaval vi' ons/ daai's maar al.' Black Afrikaans writing: themes, forms and issues" presented by visiting scholar Steward van Wyk, University of the Western Cape. The presentation will be on Friday, March 29th at 12:00pm in 537 Heller Hall. Click here for more info.
Temp Instructor Position at UMN - Morris for Fall 2013 & Spring 2014
THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, MORRIS Division of Social Sciences is looking to fill a one semester or one year instructor position in American Indian Studies for fall 2013-spring 2014. ABD graduate students encouraged to apply. You may get more details and info on how to apply by contacting Prof. Leslie Meek (meeklesr@morris.umn.edu). Continue reading for Leslie's original message.
Original Message from Leslie Meek:
Subject: Looking for an ABD student for 1 year temp hire in American Indian Studies
Hi, I am the Chair of the Division of Social Sciences at the University of Minnesota, Morris. One of the historians here will be taking a fellowship next year, and we need someone to cover his American Indian Studies/History classes. We definitely need our "Intro to American Indian Studies" course taught, and would also be nice to cover our lower level "Global Indigenous Studies". The rest of his courses are upper level courses such as "Red Power", "Strategies for Survival", and "American Indians in the U.S.", but of course, whoever we hire could teach their own courses. We'd be expecting 12 credits taught each semester, or we could even work it out so that it is a one semester position.
Dr. Leslie R. Meek
Chair, Division of Social Sciences
Professor of Psychology
University of Minnesota, Morris
600 E 4th St.
Morris, MN 56267
meeklesr@morris.umn.edu
Original Message from Leslie Meek:
Subject: Looking for an ABD student for 1 year temp hire in American Indian Studies
Hi, I am the Chair of the Division of Social Sciences at the University of Minnesota, Morris. One of the historians here will be taking a fellowship next year, and we need someone to cover his American Indian Studies/History classes. We definitely need our "Intro to American Indian Studies" course taught, and would also be nice to cover our lower level "Global Indigenous Studies". The rest of his courses are upper level courses such as "Red Power", "Strategies for Survival", and "American Indians in the U.S.", but of course, whoever we hire could teach their own courses. We'd be expecting 12 credits taught each semester, or we could even work it out so that it is a one semester position.
Dr. Leslie R. Meek
Chair, Division of Social Sciences
Professor of Psychology
University of Minnesota, Morris
600 E 4th St.
Morris, MN 56267
meeklesr@morris.umn.edu
User Guide for Oxford Handbooks
Nancy Herther has created a user guide for a new University Libraries resource: Oxford Handbooks Series. To view the guide, please click here.
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
PCard Receipts Due
PLEASE SUBMIT RECEIPTS FOR all PCard purchases to Laura by Monday, April 1st. For a blank copy of your PCard coversheet, please e-mail Laura (domin047@umn.edu).
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
South Dakota State University Dissertation Fellowship
South Dakota State University announces the availability of the Dissertation Fellowship for Scholars from Underrepresented Communities. Fellows will receive academic year faculty appointments and will be eligible for benefits including health insurance, a salary of $30,000, and support for research, professional travel, and other related expenses. Fellows must be dissertation stage doctoral degree candidates studying in a field taught at SDSU. Reviews of applications will begin March 15th, 2013 and continues until position is filled.
South Dakota State University
Dissertation Fellowship for Scholars from Underrepresented Communities
South Dakota State University announces the availability of the Dissertation Fellowship for Underrepresented Scholars. The purpose of this fellowship is to enhance diversity in research, teaching, and service at SDSU through the recruitment of graduate students from underrepresented communities from across the country who are completing dissertation research.
Fellows will teach one course each semester in an area related to their academic preparation and a need of the department hosting the fellow. Fellows will be expected to devote significant time to the completion of the dissertation. Fellows will also work with a faculty mentor and will have opportunities to present their research at a number of university venues.
Fellows will receive academic year faculty appointments and will be eligible for benefits including health insurance. Salary is $30,000. Fellows must be eligible for employment. Additionally, fellows will receive support for research, professional travel, and other related expenses. It is expected that fellows will not be employed outside of the University or receive additional fellowships or awards during the fellowship period unless approved by the University.
Excellence in teaching, research/creative activity and service is expected for all positions
Minimum Qualifications: Fellows must be dissertation stage doctoral degree candidates studying in a field taught at SDSU.
Preferred Qualifications: Preference will be given to persons in disciplines in which people from diverse communities have been traditionally underrepresented and to persons who have significant experience in educational programs and environments characterized by a strong emphasis on diversity, multiculturalism and inclusion.
Review of Applications begins March 15, 2013, and continues until the position is filled.
Application Procedures: Please submit, electronically, a letter of interest, vitae and a copy of transcripts (current institution), to Jaime Nolan-Andrino, Chief Diversity Officer and Director of the Office of Diversity, Equity and Community at: jaime.nolan-andrino@sdstate.edu Phone: (605) 688-6556.
Please See Attached Flyer.
SD Fellowship for Underrepresented Scholars Ad 2012.doc
South Dakota State University
Dissertation Fellowship for Scholars from Underrepresented Communities
South Dakota State University announces the availability of the Dissertation Fellowship for Underrepresented Scholars. The purpose of this fellowship is to enhance diversity in research, teaching, and service at SDSU through the recruitment of graduate students from underrepresented communities from across the country who are completing dissertation research.
Fellows will teach one course each semester in an area related to their academic preparation and a need of the department hosting the fellow. Fellows will be expected to devote significant time to the completion of the dissertation. Fellows will also work with a faculty mentor and will have opportunities to present their research at a number of university venues.
Fellows will receive academic year faculty appointments and will be eligible for benefits including health insurance. Salary is $30,000. Fellows must be eligible for employment. Additionally, fellows will receive support for research, professional travel, and other related expenses. It is expected that fellows will not be employed outside of the University or receive additional fellowships or awards during the fellowship period unless approved by the University.
Excellence in teaching, research/creative activity and service is expected for all positions
Minimum Qualifications: Fellows must be dissertation stage doctoral degree candidates studying in a field taught at SDSU.
Preferred Qualifications: Preference will be given to persons in disciplines in which people from diverse communities have been traditionally underrepresented and to persons who have significant experience in educational programs and environments characterized by a strong emphasis on diversity, multiculturalism and inclusion.
Review of Applications begins March 15, 2013, and continues until the position is filled.
Application Procedures: Please submit, electronically, a letter of interest, vitae and a copy of transcripts (current institution), to Jaime Nolan-Andrino, Chief Diversity Officer and Director of the Office of Diversity, Equity and Community at: jaime.nolan-andrino@sdstate.edu Phone: (605) 688-6556.
Please See Attached Flyer.
SD Fellowship for Underrepresented Scholars Ad 2012.doc
Visiting Assistant Professor Position at Oberlin College
The Comparative American Studies Program at Oberlin College is searching for a two-year Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in Native and Indigenous Studies. Appointment to this position will be for a term of two years, beginning in the Fall semester of 2013 and will carry the rank of Visiting Assistant Professor. Among the qualifications required for the appointment is the PhD degree awarded no earlier than 2010 or in hand by July 1st, 2013. Application Deadline: March 15th, 2013.
The Comparative American Studies Program at Oberlin College invites applications for a full-time non-continuing faculty position as a Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in the College of Arts and Sciences. Appointment to this position will be for a term of two years, beginning in the Fall semester of 2013, and will carry the rank of Visiting Assistant Professor. The position is supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and by a challenge grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
The incumbent will teach courses in Native and Indigenous Studies. For this position, preference will be given to candidates with training in Performance Studies with research and teaching interests in comparative race and ethnicity, popular culture, transnational social movements, and gender and sexuality studies. The Comparative American Studies Program is committed to interdisciplinary and theoretically informed intersectional pedagogy at the undergraduate level. Faculty are expected to integrate issues of gender, race, ethnicity, class, sexuality, and citizenship within comparative and/or transnational frames throughout their teaching. Successful candidates will also be expected to participate in the full range of faculty responsibilities. Faculty will teach two courses per year.
Among the qualifications required for the appointment is the Ph.D. degree awarded no earlier than 2010 or in hand by 1 July 2013. Candidates must demonstrate interest and potential excellence in undergraduate teaching. Successful teaching experience at the college level is desirable.
To be assured of consideration, letters of application, including a Curriculum vitae, graduate academic transcripts, a short writing sample, course syllabi if available, title and brief descriptions of 2-3 courses candidate could teach, and at least three letters of reference should be sent to CAST Mellon Search Committee, Comparative American Studies Program, King 141D, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH 44074 (Phone: 440-775-8982; fax 440-775-8644) by March 15, 2013. Application materials received after that date may be considered until the position is filled.
Oberlin College is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer with a strong institutional commitment to the development of a climate that supports equality of opportunity and respect of differences based on gender, ethnicity, disability, and sexual orientation. Oberlin was the first coeducational institution to grant bachelor's degrees to women and historically has been a leader in the education of African-Americans; the college was also among the first to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation. In that spirit, we are particularly interested in receiving applications from individuals who would contribute to the diversity of our faculty.
Please See Attachment.
CAST Mellon2012-13.docx
COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES OBERLIN COLLEGE
POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT APPROVAL REQUEST
FACULTY NON-CONTINUING POSITION AVAILABLE
MELLON POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP FOR 2013-2015
COMPARATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES
POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT APPROVAL REQUEST
FACULTY NON-CONTINUING POSITION AVAILABLE
MELLON POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP FOR 2013-2015
COMPARATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES
The Comparative American Studies Program at Oberlin College invites applications for a full-time non-continuing faculty position as a Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in the College of Arts and Sciences. Appointment to this position will be for a term of two years, beginning in the Fall semester of 2013, and will carry the rank of Visiting Assistant Professor. The position is supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and by a challenge grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
The incumbent will teach courses in Native and Indigenous Studies. For this position, preference will be given to candidates with training in Performance Studies with research and teaching interests in comparative race and ethnicity, popular culture, transnational social movements, and gender and sexuality studies. The Comparative American Studies Program is committed to interdisciplinary and theoretically informed intersectional pedagogy at the undergraduate level. Faculty are expected to integrate issues of gender, race, ethnicity, class, sexuality, and citizenship within comparative and/or transnational frames throughout their teaching. Successful candidates will also be expected to participate in the full range of faculty responsibilities. Faculty will teach two courses per year.
Among the qualifications required for the appointment is the Ph.D. degree awarded no earlier than 2010 or in hand by 1 July 2013. Candidates must demonstrate interest and potential excellence in undergraduate teaching. Successful teaching experience at the college level is desirable.
To be assured of consideration, letters of application, including a Curriculum vitae, graduate academic transcripts, a short writing sample, course syllabi if available, title and brief descriptions of 2-3 courses candidate could teach, and at least three letters of reference should be sent to CAST Mellon Search Committee, Comparative American Studies Program, King 141D, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH 44074 (Phone: 440-775-8982; fax 440-775-8644) by March 15, 2013. Application materials received after that date may be considered until the position is filled.
Oberlin College is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer with a strong institutional commitment to the development of a climate that supports equality of opportunity and respect of differences based on gender, ethnicity, disability, and sexual orientation. Oberlin was the first coeducational institution to grant bachelor's degrees to women and historically has been a leader in the education of African-Americans; the college was also among the first to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation. In that spirit, we are particularly interested in receiving applications from individuals who would contribute to the diversity of our faculty.
Please See Attachment.
CAST Mellon2012-13.docx
Monday, March 11, 2013
Summer Institute and Predissertation Fellowship on Inequality at University of Pennsylvania
The Penn Social Science and Policy Forum is pleased to announce its initial Summer Institute for Predissertation Students, which will provide opportunities for talented doctoral students in the social sciences to visit the University of Pennsylvania campus to explore research topics and scholarship related to the theme of Inequality in June of 2013. Students will receive a $1500 fellowship (which they may use to help defray for travel expenses) plus housing and some meals. Application Deadline: Friday, April 12th, 2013 at 11:59pm.
Summer Institute and Predissertation Fellowship on Inequality (June 17-26, 2013)
The Penn Social Science and Policy Forum is pleased to announce its initial Summer Institute for Predissertation Students to be held in June of 2013. Under the leadership of SSPF Director Thomas Sugrue of the University of Pennsylvania and Professor John Skrentny of the University of California-San Diego, this program will provide opportunities for talented doctoral students in the social sciences to visit the University of Pennsylvania campus to explore research topics and scholarship related to the theme of Inequality.
Over a period of 10 days, this program will provide a mix of visiting speakers, seminars, and workshops designed to expose students in a close-knit group to cutting-edge qualitative and quantitative research on a variety of topics related to the theme, including poverty; labor force participation; income and wealth disparities; the impact of race and ethnicity; spatial dynamics; educational gaps; and social and economic policies that address inequalities. A major goal will be to spur innovative approaches to topics of great social and academic significance and to foster interdisciplinary discussion of issues that cut across conventional social scientific boundaries. The invited students will participate in daily workshops in a lively but informal atmosphere, building networks with fellow students and leading scholars from multiple disciplines as well as policymakers.
Application information:
Our goal is to bring together students from a broad mix of social science disciplines, including anthropology, economics, education, history, political science, public policy, and sociology, and related fields. We seek motivated applicants of great promise who have yet to begin their dissertations but who have already decided to pursue research related to inequality. While much of the program will focus on the United States, a comparative perspective is encouraged. The target cohort size is eight students, who will be expected to attend seminar and speaker sessions as well as workshops and social events. Students will receive a $1500 fellowship (which they may use to help defray for travel expenses) plus housing and some meals.
To apply for the Penn Social Science and Policy Forum Summer Institute on Inequality, please submit the following materials as a single PDF to penn-sspf@sas.upenn.edu
Deadline: Applications are due Friday, April 12, 2013 no later than 11:59pm EST. Late or incomplete applications will not be considered.
Summer Institute and Predissertation Fellowship on Inequality (June 17-26, 2013)
The Penn Social Science and Policy Forum is pleased to announce its initial Summer Institute for Predissertation Students to be held in June of 2013. Under the leadership of SSPF Director Thomas Sugrue of the University of Pennsylvania and Professor John Skrentny of the University of California-San Diego, this program will provide opportunities for talented doctoral students in the social sciences to visit the University of Pennsylvania campus to explore research topics and scholarship related to the theme of Inequality.
Over a period of 10 days, this program will provide a mix of visiting speakers, seminars, and workshops designed to expose students in a close-knit group to cutting-edge qualitative and quantitative research on a variety of topics related to the theme, including poverty; labor force participation; income and wealth disparities; the impact of race and ethnicity; spatial dynamics; educational gaps; and social and economic policies that address inequalities. A major goal will be to spur innovative approaches to topics of great social and academic significance and to foster interdisciplinary discussion of issues that cut across conventional social scientific boundaries. The invited students will participate in daily workshops in a lively but informal atmosphere, building networks with fellow students and leading scholars from multiple disciplines as well as policymakers.
Application information:
Our goal is to bring together students from a broad mix of social science disciplines, including anthropology, economics, education, history, political science, public policy, and sociology, and related fields. We seek motivated applicants of great promise who have yet to begin their dissertations but who have already decided to pursue research related to inequality. While much of the program will focus on the United States, a comparative perspective is encouraged. The target cohort size is eight students, who will be expected to attend seminar and speaker sessions as well as workshops and social events. Students will receive a $1500 fellowship (which they may use to help defray for travel expenses) plus housing and some meals.
To apply for the Penn Social Science and Policy Forum Summer Institute on Inequality, please submit the following materials as a single PDF to penn-sspf@sas.upenn.edu
- Cover sheet that includes
- Name:
- Institution:
- Home Department:
- Dates of enrollment:
- Date PhD Expected:
- Year in PhD Program:
- Date/Expected Date of Qualifying or Field Exams:
- Expected Date of Dissertation Proposal Defense:
- Your C.V.
- A 500-word statement explaining probable research focus, including a description of any relevant research you have conducted thus far.
- Two letters of recommendation (should be sent by recommender to penn-sspf@sas.upenn.edu, with name of applicant in subject line.
- A current transcript.
Deadline: Applications are due Friday, April 12, 2013 no later than 11:59pm EST. Late or incomplete applications will not be considered.
The New York Public Library: Short-Term Research Fellowship
The New York Public Library is pleased to offer Short-Term Research Fellowships to support visiting scholars engaged in graduate-level, post-doctoral, and independent research. Fellowship stipends are $1,000 per week for up to four weeks and fellows must be in residence at the Library for a minimum of two weeks between July 1, 2013 and June 30, 2014. Application Deadline: April 8th, 2013.
Individuals needing to conduct on-site research in the Library's special collections to support projects in the humanities including but not limited to art history, cultural studies, history, literature, performing arts and photography are welcome to apply. Applicants must be United States citizens or permanent residents with the legal right to work in the U.S.
The application deadline is April 8, 2013, for guidelines and application information go to: http://www.nypl.org/short-term
The Manuscripts and Achives Division of the New York Public Library holds over 29,000 linear feet of archival material in over 3,000 collections. The strengths of the Division are the papers and records of individuals, families, and organizations, primarily from the New York region. These collections, dating from the 18th through the 20th centuries, support Research in the political, economic, social, and cultural history of New York and the United States. More than 4,000 entries for archival collections and other materials held throughout NYPL have been made available for online browsing. Most entries include a link to a collection-level description. Over 2,000 collections are described by detailed guides. You can also search the full-text of both types of descriptions via the URL: http://nypl.org/find-archival-materials
A few collections to highlight for the study of of the Gilded Age and
Progressive Era:
Richard Welling papers
http://www.nypl.org/archives/2033
William B. Osgood Field Papers
http://www.nypl.org/archives/2415
John Bigelow papers
http://www.nypl.org/archives/1003
William Conant Church papers
http://www.nypl.org/archives/1112
Robert Underwood Johnson papers
http://www.nypl.org/archives/1491
Henry George papers
http://www.nypl.org/archives/1318
Penn Central Transportation Company records
http://www.nypl.org/archives/2097
William Bourke Cockran papers
http://www.nypl.org/archives/1122
National Civic Federation records
http://www.nypl.org/archives/1692
Jacob A. Riis Neighborhood Settlement Records
http://www.nypl.org/archives/1473
Individuals needing to conduct on-site research in the Library's special collections to support projects in the humanities including but not limited to art history, cultural studies, history, literature, performing arts and photography are welcome to apply. Applicants must be United States citizens or permanent residents with the legal right to work in the U.S.
The application deadline is April 8, 2013, for guidelines and application information go to: http://www.nypl.org/short-term
The Manuscripts and Achives Division of the New York Public Library holds over 29,000 linear feet of archival material in over 3,000 collections. The strengths of the Division are the papers and records of individuals, families, and organizations, primarily from the New York region. These collections, dating from the 18th through the 20th centuries, support Research in the political, economic, social, and cultural history of New York and the United States. More than 4,000 entries for archival collections and other materials held throughout NYPL have been made available for online browsing. Most entries include a link to a collection-level description. Over 2,000 collections are described by detailed guides. You can also search the full-text of both types of descriptions via the URL: http://nypl.org/find-archival-materials
A few collections to highlight for the study of of the Gilded Age and
Progressive Era:
Richard Welling papers
http://www.nypl.org/archives/2033
William B. Osgood Field Papers
http://www.nypl.org/archives/2415
John Bigelow papers
http://www.nypl.org/archives/1003
William Conant Church papers
http://www.nypl.org/archives/1112
Robert Underwood Johnson papers
http://www.nypl.org/archives/1491
Henry George papers
http://www.nypl.org/archives/1318
Penn Central Transportation Company records
http://www.nypl.org/archives/2097
William Bourke Cockran papers
http://www.nypl.org/archives/1122
National Civic Federation records
http://www.nypl.org/archives/1692
Jacob A. Riis Neighborhood Settlement Records
http://www.nypl.org/archives/1473
Canadian Associtation for American Studies Invites Propals for Papers
Canadian Association for American Studies invites proposals for papers for their conference "Total Money Makeover: Culture and the Economization of Everything". This conference will focus on the topic of culture and economics, but especially papers that privilege culture as a field of knowledge and subject the economic to its critical gaze. It will be held from October 24th-27th, 2013 at The University of Waterloo, Ontario. Deadline to submit papers: March 15th, 2013.
CALL FOR PAPERS
OCTOBER 24 - 27, 2013
THE UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO
WATERLOO, ONTARIO
Sponsored by the Canadian Association for American Studies
http://caas2013.uwaterloo.ca/
"Total Money Makeover"$: Culture and the Economization of Everything
Economic models now occupy a central place in the analysis of American culture. The "hegemony of economic explanations of cultural practices" (Koritz 1999) has been with us for some time. Concepts such as "cultural capital," "the literary marketplace," and "modes of exchange" are regularly deployed to demystify culture's relationship with power and profit. As useful as economic models have been for opening up new avenues of analysis in American studies, we wonder if this turn to economy in American studies doesn't privilege economic models in ways that ought to be scrutinized. Indeed, it can be argued that the recent financial crises in the United States and Europe are consequences of unquestioned faith in the explanatory and organizing power of economics as a field of knowledge. We must ask whether the economization of everything, along with the dominance of economic models for analysis, has deprived culture, and cultural study more generally, of modes of resistance and a distinctive field of action. Is it possible or desireable, without reverting to an untenable idealism, to recover a sense of culture as a privileged domain?
The 2013 CAAS conference invites proposals for papers on the topic of culture and economics, but especially papers that privilege culture as a field of knowledge and subject the economic to its critical gaze.
Papers on other topics relevant to the interdisciplinary study of American culture, history, and society are also welcome.
Please submit abstracts of 300-words, along with a brief bio, to the conference organizers, Victoria Lamont and Kevin McGuirk, Department of English, University of Waterloo, at caas2013 [at] uwaterloo [dot] ca by March 15, 2013. Presentation time for papers is 20 minutes maximum. Panel submissions will also be considered.
$ With apologies to Dave Ramsey.
Some points of departure:
CALL FOR PAPERS
OCTOBER 24 - 27, 2013
THE UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO
WATERLOO, ONTARIO
Sponsored by the Canadian Association for American Studies
http://caas2013.uwaterloo.ca/
"Total Money Makeover"$: Culture and the Economization of Everything
Economic models now occupy a central place in the analysis of American culture. The "hegemony of economic explanations of cultural practices" (Koritz 1999) has been with us for some time. Concepts such as "cultural capital," "the literary marketplace," and "modes of exchange" are regularly deployed to demystify culture's relationship with power and profit. As useful as economic models have been for opening up new avenues of analysis in American studies, we wonder if this turn to economy in American studies doesn't privilege economic models in ways that ought to be scrutinized. Indeed, it can be argued that the recent financial crises in the United States and Europe are consequences of unquestioned faith in the explanatory and organizing power of economics as a field of knowledge. We must ask whether the economization of everything, along with the dominance of economic models for analysis, has deprived culture, and cultural study more generally, of modes of resistance and a distinctive field of action. Is it possible or desireable, without reverting to an untenable idealism, to recover a sense of culture as a privileged domain?
The 2013 CAAS conference invites proposals for papers on the topic of culture and economics, but especially papers that privilege culture as a field of knowledge and subject the economic to its critical gaze.
Papers on other topics relevant to the interdisciplinary study of American culture, history, and society are also welcome.
Please submit abstracts of 300-words, along with a brief bio, to the conference organizers, Victoria Lamont and Kevin McGuirk, Department of English, University of Waterloo, at caas2013 [at] uwaterloo [dot] ca by March 15, 2013. Presentation time for papers is 20 minutes maximum. Panel submissions will also be considered.
$ With apologies to Dave Ramsey.
Some points of departure:
- What is value?
- economics as an art
- materialisms (other than the economic)
- alternative economics
- ecologies versus economies
- material culture between art and economics
- art and commodification
- art without money
- art and class
- art and philanthropy
- "Money is a kind of poetry" (Wallace Stevens)/ Poetry is a kind of money
- culture and economic anxiety
- economic prosperity and cultural prosperity
- figures of poverty and negation in culture
- figures of the economic in culture (cultural capital, etc.)
- the art market, the literary market
- the artistic career as an economic phenomenon
- economic metaphors we live by
- making sense and making money
- semiotics of money
- culture and/as waste
- the humanities, social sciences, and the commercialization of research
- government and the subsidy of culture
- stories of the economy in media and art
- thematics of money, exchange, etc.
- things, thingness and monetary value
- histories of money
- money and political cultures
- labour and art/ leisure and art
- "cultural work"/ cultural leisure
- religion with and against profit
- piety and/as resistance
- "the creative class" and/or the uncreative
- collecting culture for and against profit
- idling, loafing and other unproductive activity
UNLV Tenture-Track Assisant Professor Position
The University of Nevada Las Vegas (/http://www.unlv.edu/) invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Comparative Ethnic Studies for the Interdisciplinary Degree Programs in the College of Liberal Arts, commencing Fall 2013. Responsibilities include developing a Comparative Ethnic Studies Program; teaching students majoring in Afro-American Studies toward a Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies; as well as providing college, university, and professional service. Additionally, the successful applicant will be expected to develop innovative teaching programs. Review of applications will begin March 18th, 2013. See the attached announcement for more information.
UNLV-CES-Vacancy Announcement.doc
UNLV-CES-Vacancy Announcement.doc
Friday, March 8, 2013
"The Dakota Exile- Impact and Resistance: In May of 1863" Discussion Panel
A Panel Discussion on "The Dakota Exile - Impact And Resistance: In May Of 1863" will be held Thursday March 14th, 2013 in 275 Nicholson Hall. The panel will focus on the exile order, the efforts to rescind the order and its impacts, as well as how Euro-Minnesotans benefited from the Dakota exile. Current grad student Kate Bean will be one of the featuring panel members.
https://events.umn.edu/026465
https://events.umn.edu/026465
2013 May Term Dissertation Writing Retreat
The Center for Writing and The Graduate School's annual 3-week on-campus Dissertation Writing Retreat will be held this year from May 28th-June 13th, 2012. All dissertation-writing graduate students are invited to apply for one of the 15 open seats, which is a free opportunity for concentrated writing time in a supportive group setting. Applications due: April 8th by 5 p.m.
Dear Dissertator,
As you know, summer offers a unique opportunity for graduate students to work on their dissertations without having to divide their time between teaching and writing. Thanks to generous support from the Graduate School, the Center for Writing's Student Writing Support (SWS) program offers a free annual Dissertation Writing Retreat each
summer. In the retreat, fifteen dissertation writers from across the University gather in 15 Nicholson Hall for three weeks of concentrated dissertation-writing time in a supportive group setting. This year's retreat will be held Mondays through Thursdays, May 28-June 13 (no session on Monday, May 27, Memorial Day). The deadline for
applications is 5 p.m. on Monday, April 8. Please see application details later in this letter, or at writing.umn.edu/sws/dissretreat.
Retreat Expectations and Activities:
Participants in the retreat...
Writing Retreat Location and Schedule:
If you are selected, you will gather with other retreat participants Mondays through Thursdays, May 28-June 13 (no session on Monday, May 27, Memorial Day), from 9:00 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. in 15 Nicholson Hall, which also houses a computer lab. Coffee, tea, and healthy snacks will be available. We will break for lunch from 12:15-1:15 each day. On Tuesdays, participants will be provided with lunch during a discussion of dissertation writing issues and strategies. Participants must commit to the full 11-day retreat schedule.
How to Apply:
Applications must be emailed to Katie Levin at kslevin@umn.edu no earlier than Monday, March 25, and no later than Monday, April 8, 2013, at 5:00 p.m. The application consists of the following three parts:
From your advisor:
a brief email endorsing your participation in the retreat. This email
should be sent directly from your advisor to Katie Levin at kslevin@umn.edu.
From you:
Selection criteria:
Our goal is to accept fifteen participants from a wide variety of disciplines. Our first consideration will be the quality of each application; ultimately, in the event of numerous highly competitive applications, we will favor applications representing candidates from a diversity of disciplines to enrich the retreat. Applications from writers who have not won Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships in previous years will be favored over applications from those who have previously won Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships.
Interested? Questions?
To learn more and to hear from past participants, please visit
writing.umn.edu/sws/dissretreat. And, if you have further questions, please feel free to get in touch with me (kslevin@umn.edu; 612.624.7720).
Dear Dissertator,
As you know, summer offers a unique opportunity for graduate students to work on their dissertations without having to divide their time between teaching and writing. Thanks to generous support from the Graduate School, the Center for Writing's Student Writing Support (SWS) program offers a free annual Dissertation Writing Retreat each
summer. In the retreat, fifteen dissertation writers from across the University gather in 15 Nicholson Hall for three weeks of concentrated dissertation-writing time in a supportive group setting. This year's retreat will be held Mondays through Thursdays, May 28-June 13 (no session on Monday, May 27, Memorial Day). The deadline for
applications is 5 p.m. on Monday, April 8. Please see application details later in this letter, or at writing.umn.edu/sws/dissretreat.
Retreat Expectations and Activities:
Participants in the retreat...
- do focused, sustained work on their dissertations in scheduled blocks
- of writing time
- participate in optional meetings with experienced SWS consultants
- participate in brief warm-up activities designed to facilitate writing
- pledge not to use the internet or email during the hours of the retreat
- participate in three Tuesday lunch discussions on issues and
- strategies related to dissertation writing
- participate in two 15-minute assessments of the program during the
- course of the retreat (to help make the retreat as useful as possible
- for current and future participants)
- have no other teaching or research responsibilities during May Term
Writing Retreat Location and Schedule:
If you are selected, you will gather with other retreat participants Mondays through Thursdays, May 28-June 13 (no session on Monday, May 27, Memorial Day), from 9:00 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. in 15 Nicholson Hall, which also houses a computer lab. Coffee, tea, and healthy snacks will be available. We will break for lunch from 12:15-1:15 each day. On Tuesdays, participants will be provided with lunch during a discussion of dissertation writing issues and strategies. Participants must commit to the full 11-day retreat schedule.
How to Apply:
Applications must be emailed to Katie Levin at kslevin@umn.edu no earlier than Monday, March 25, and no later than Monday, April 8, 2013, at 5:00 p.m. The application consists of the following three parts:
From your advisor:
a brief email endorsing your participation in the retreat. This email
should be sent directly from your advisor to Katie Levin at kslevin@umn.edu.
From you:
- a statement (no longer than one single-spaced page) describing
- how participating in this retreat will help you make progress on your dissertation. In other words, what would you gain from this dissertation retreat that you couldn't do on your own?
- an abstract of your dissertation (no longer than two single-spaced pages). Because so much of the retreat is devoted to sustained writing (rather than research) time, writers whose prospectuses have not yet been approved by their departments or who still need to complete fieldwork should wait until next year to apply.
Selection criteria:
Our goal is to accept fifteen participants from a wide variety of disciplines. Our first consideration will be the quality of each application; ultimately, in the event of numerous highly competitive applications, we will favor applications representing candidates from a diversity of disciplines to enrich the retreat. Applications from writers who have not won Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships in previous years will be favored over applications from those who have previously won Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships.
Interested? Questions?
To learn more and to hear from past participants, please visit
writing.umn.edu/sws/dissretreat. And, if you have further questions, please feel free to get in touch with me (kslevin@umn.edu; 612.624.7720).
ICGC Workshop on Critical Cimate Change Scholarship
Current Grad Student Matthew Schneider-Mayerson will be presenting "Representing Slow/Spectacular Climate Chaos: Kim Stanley Robinson's 'Science In the Capital' Triology" on April 6th at 12:40 in Heller Hall.
Please click here for more info.
Workshop on Critical Climate Change Scholarship
Dates: April 5-7 2013
Location: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis MN
Hosted by the Interdisciplinary Center for the Study of Global Change
ICGC IS HOSTING a Workshop on Critical Climate Change on April 5th-7th, 2013. This workshop aims to contribute to recent trans- and interdisciplinary scholarship on critical climate change, and provoke new inquiries by posing the question: what is critical about critical climate change scholarship?
Brief description: This workshop aims to contribute to recent trans- and interdisciplinary scholarship on critical climate change, and provoke new inquiries by posing the question: what is critical about critical climate change scholarship? Employing the dual implications of this phrase, we ask both how climate change demands a rethinking of the nature of critique, and how critical scholarship is more necessary than ever for efforts toward just and sustainable ecological futures.
We begin from the position that the problems posed by climate change demand a politically-engaged critical practice that transcends disciplinary boundaries, informed by a sophisticated understanding of biospheric processes and the shifting relations among social and ecological systems. While the groundwork for such a pursuit has arguably been laid by the diversity of scholarship on climate change, this work has so far been largely confined to the traditionally 'critical' areas of the social sciences and humanities, with limited interaction with the physical and life sciences. This workshop aims to facilitate transdisciplinary critical climate change scholarship by providing an opportunity to: develop a robust critical vocabulary able to speak across disciplines; identify common goals and strategize future projects for critical climate change scholarship; and locate resources, both financial and intellectual, for pursuing these agendas. In particular, we hope to highlight the work of graduate students and early-career scholars, as well as to provide an opportunity for scholars experienced in interdisciplinary research to reflect on and share their strategies for successful collaboration.
Themes include:
1. Climate futures:
‚óè The science and politics of anticipation, uncertainty and abrupt climate change
‚óè Resilience and adaptation: current trajectories, critical perspectives, and alternative possibilities
2. Carbon economies:
‚óè Critical geographies of carbon and carbon trading
‚óè The role of financial capital in climate change mitigation and adaptation
3. Climate politics:
‚óè Politics in the Anthropocene
‚óè Articulations between climate scholarship and activism
Further, a cross-cutting theme of the event will be a focus on consolidating and interrogating the field of critical climate change scholarship, and identifying resources, strategies, and avenues for future critical work.
Senior participants:
Dr. Nigel Clark, Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University
Dr. David Lansing, Department of Geography, University of Maryland Baltimore County
Dr. Kathryn Yusoff, Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University
Click link for more info.
To request disability accommodations, please contact Shereen Sabet, Interdisciplinary Center for the Study of Global Change, sabe0014@umn.edu.
Please click here for more info.
Workshop on Critical Climate Change Scholarship
Dates: April 5-7 2013
Location: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis MN
Hosted by the Interdisciplinary Center for the Study of Global Change
ICGC IS HOSTING a Workshop on Critical Climate Change on April 5th-7th, 2013. This workshop aims to contribute to recent trans- and interdisciplinary scholarship on critical climate change, and provoke new inquiries by posing the question: what is critical about critical climate change scholarship?
Brief description: This workshop aims to contribute to recent trans- and interdisciplinary scholarship on critical climate change, and provoke new inquiries by posing the question: what is critical about critical climate change scholarship? Employing the dual implications of this phrase, we ask both how climate change demands a rethinking of the nature of critique, and how critical scholarship is more necessary than ever for efforts toward just and sustainable ecological futures.
We begin from the position that the problems posed by climate change demand a politically-engaged critical practice that transcends disciplinary boundaries, informed by a sophisticated understanding of biospheric processes and the shifting relations among social and ecological systems. While the groundwork for such a pursuit has arguably been laid by the diversity of scholarship on climate change, this work has so far been largely confined to the traditionally 'critical' areas of the social sciences and humanities, with limited interaction with the physical and life sciences. This workshop aims to facilitate transdisciplinary critical climate change scholarship by providing an opportunity to: develop a robust critical vocabulary able to speak across disciplines; identify common goals and strategize future projects for critical climate change scholarship; and locate resources, both financial and intellectual, for pursuing these agendas. In particular, we hope to highlight the work of graduate students and early-career scholars, as well as to provide an opportunity for scholars experienced in interdisciplinary research to reflect on and share their strategies for successful collaboration.
Themes include:
1. Climate futures:
‚óè The science and politics of anticipation, uncertainty and abrupt climate change
‚óè Resilience and adaptation: current trajectories, critical perspectives, and alternative possibilities
2. Carbon economies:
‚óè Critical geographies of carbon and carbon trading
‚óè The role of financial capital in climate change mitigation and adaptation
3. Climate politics:
‚óè Politics in the Anthropocene
‚óè Articulations between climate scholarship and activism
Further, a cross-cutting theme of the event will be a focus on consolidating and interrogating the field of critical climate change scholarship, and identifying resources, strategies, and avenues for future critical work.
Senior participants:
Dr. Nigel Clark, Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University
Dr. David Lansing, Department of Geography, University of Maryland Baltimore County
Dr. Kathryn Yusoff, Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University
Click link for more info.
To request disability accommodations, please contact Shereen Sabet, Interdisciplinary Center for the Study of Global Change, sabe0014@umn.edu.
Roderick Ferguson: NYU Roundtable Conversation
Prof. Roderick A. Ferguson's book The Reorder of Things: The University and its Pedagogies of Minority Difference (Univ. of Minnesota Press, 2012) will be the feature of a roundtable conversation held at New York University, 721 Broadway - Room 612, NYC. The discussion will be held Tuesday, April 9th from 3:30-5:30pm with a reception and author book signing to follow.
Reorder of Things Flyer.pdf
Reorder of Things Flyer.pdf
University Libraries: Teach In
The University Libraries along with Prof. Mark Pedelty are holding a Teach In, a performance and discussion about environmental and protest music as part of social movements. This event is free, open to everyone and will be held in 280 Ferguson Hall on April 17th 4:00-5:00pm.
This Spring we have a very special exhibit going on in both Wilson Library (near the GOV PUB collections on the basement level) and in the Ferguson Hall Music Library on Protest Music. This is the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, escalating war in Vietnam, and growing unrest for change for women, American Indians, Chicano/a and others. Music has played a major role in this and we are happy to celebrate this in the Libraries.
One very special upcoming event is a Teach In - those of us old enough to remember these know how powerful and important these can be - being led by Mark Pedelty and his colleagues and students from his COMM 1901 class. We want this to be a smashing success! And, you can help!
Teach in: (noun) A practical, participatory learning event, oriented toward action. Generally includes presentations, discussion, & questions; involvement from the audience is essential to success.
Join faculty and student musicians as well as the students of COMM 1901: Environmental Communication and Performance as they present performances and lead a discussion about environmental and protest music as part of social movements.
WHEN: Wednesday, April 17th 4:00--5:00 p.m.
WHERE: 280 Ferguson Hall (West Bank)
Details are below. We think this will be a wonderful event - and hopefully the first of similar activities and collaborations between the Libraries and our campus community!
Please click here for schedule and more info.
Teach-in poster.pdf
This Spring we have a very special exhibit going on in both Wilson Library (near the GOV PUB collections on the basement level) and in the Ferguson Hall Music Library on Protest Music. This is the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, escalating war in Vietnam, and growing unrest for change for women, American Indians, Chicano/a and others. Music has played a major role in this and we are happy to celebrate this in the Libraries.
One very special upcoming event is a Teach In - those of us old enough to remember these know how powerful and important these can be - being led by Mark Pedelty and his colleagues and students from his COMM 1901 class. We want this to be a smashing success! And, you can help!
Teach in: (noun) A practical, participatory learning event, oriented toward action. Generally includes presentations, discussion, & questions; involvement from the audience is essential to success.
Join faculty and student musicians as well as the students of COMM 1901: Environmental Communication and Performance as they present performances and lead a discussion about environmental and protest music as part of social movements.
WHEN: Wednesday, April 17th 4:00--5:00 p.m.
WHERE: 280 Ferguson Hall (West Bank)
Details are below. We think this will be a wonderful event - and hopefully the first of similar activities and collaborations between the Libraries and our campus community!
Please click here for schedule and more info.
Teach-in poster.pdf
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
CLA Graduate Research Partnership Program (GRPP) Fellowship Applications due March 28, 2013 at 12:00 p.m. NOON
AMERICAN STUDIES is able to award CLA Graduate Research Partnership Program (GRPP) fellowships to two students in good standing, currently enrolled in the Ph.D program. The fellowship includes a summer stipend of $4,000, and the possibility of research funds up to $500. The deadline for application is March 28, 2013 at 12:00 p.m. NOON.
Overview:
The CLA Graduate Research Partnership Program (GRPP) encourages graduate students enrolled in graduate programs housed within the college to partner with a College of Liberal Arts (CLA) faculty project advisor on projects of shared interest. The program provides
GRPP Fellows with a summer research stipend of $4000 for summer 2013.
Eligibility:
The competition is open to graduate students in CLA. Students are ineligible if they have incompletes in official program coursework from a prior term on their transcript. Previous recipients of this award are also not eligible to apply in 2013. As a condition of the award, CLA GRPP Fellows may not hold summer appointments in excess of .25 FTE.
Students receiving other University of Minnesota fellowships, including department fellowships, during the period are ineligible for the CLA GRPP Fellowship. Students may hold external fellowships if the request is approved by their department's CLA GRPP selection committee. Students may not register for courses, except during May term, while they hold a CLA GRPP Fellowship.
Review and selection:
The review will be conducted by individual programs. Each application will be reviewed by faculty members in the department in which the student's graduate program resides. Programs develop their own selection criteria in addition to those stipulated in this document.
Application procedure:
Students should consult the Director of Graduate Studies (DGS) regarding the program's deadline and selection procedures.
Applications must be submitted by a graduate student currently enrolled in a graduate program in the College of Liberal Arts with the endorsement of a tenured or tenure-track CLA faculty member.
A graduate student may not participate in more than one application for each round of funding.
The application materials should include the application form (see template), the project proposal, a budget proposal (see template), a two-page curriculum vitae and a U of M graduate transcript for the student.
Selection criteria:
the quality and significance of the scholarship or creative work proposed
value of the experience to the graduate student's academic development
the value of the fellowship for the scholarly/creative achievement of the project
evidence that the student is making timely progress toward degree
Deadline:
Submit your application materials (including application form signed by you & your faculty project adviser) to Melanie (stein196@umn.edu) by March 28, 2013 at 12:00 p.m. NOON.
http://www.cla.umn.edu/departments/gradGrpp.php
Attachment: GRPP Application Form AMST 2013.doc
Overview:
The CLA Graduate Research Partnership Program (GRPP) encourages graduate students enrolled in graduate programs housed within the college to partner with a College of Liberal Arts (CLA) faculty project advisor on projects of shared interest. The program provides
GRPP Fellows with a summer research stipend of $4000 for summer 2013.
Eligibility:
The competition is open to graduate students in CLA. Students are ineligible if they have incompletes in official program coursework from a prior term on their transcript. Previous recipients of this award are also not eligible to apply in 2013. As a condition of the award, CLA GRPP Fellows may not hold summer appointments in excess of .25 FTE.
Students receiving other University of Minnesota fellowships, including department fellowships, during the period are ineligible for the CLA GRPP Fellowship. Students may hold external fellowships if the request is approved by their department's CLA GRPP selection committee. Students may not register for courses, except during May term, while they hold a CLA GRPP Fellowship.
Review and selection:
The review will be conducted by individual programs. Each application will be reviewed by faculty members in the department in which the student's graduate program resides. Programs develop their own selection criteria in addition to those stipulated in this document.
Application procedure:
Students should consult the Director of Graduate Studies (DGS) regarding the program's deadline and selection procedures.
Applications must be submitted by a graduate student currently enrolled in a graduate program in the College of Liberal Arts with the endorsement of a tenured or tenure-track CLA faculty member.
A graduate student may not participate in more than one application for each round of funding.
The application materials should include the application form (see template), the project proposal, a budget proposal (see template), a two-page curriculum vitae and a U of M graduate transcript for the student.
Selection criteria:
the quality and significance of the scholarship or creative work proposed
value of the experience to the graduate student's academic development
the value of the fellowship for the scholarly/creative achievement of the project
evidence that the student is making timely progress toward degree
Deadline:
Submit your application materials (including application form signed by you & your faculty project adviser) to Melanie (stein196@umn.edu) by March 28, 2013 at 12:00 p.m. NOON.
http://www.cla.umn.edu/departments/gradGrpp.php
Attachment: GRPP Application Form AMST 2013.doc
RECRUITMENT COMMUNITY DINNER REMINDER
The Prospective Graduate Student community dinner will be on Monday, March 11th at 6pm in 1210 Heller Hall. Please RSVP to amstdy@umn.edu by TODAY, Wednesday, March 6th.
Sunday, 3/10, evening social with current and prospective graduate students is 8:30pm at Town Hall Brewery
Graduate Students: The Sunday evening social hosted by grad students for current and prospective graduate students will be held from 8:30-10:30pm, March 10, at Town Hall Brewery, 1430 Washington Avenue, right next to Hotel Minneapolis Metrodome (the former Holiday Inn). Please contact Robert Smith if you have any questions.
Crossroads Lecture Series: "Vicious Visibilty: Peculiar Politics of Whiteness in the 2012 Election"
Catherine Squires will present "Vicious Visibility: Peculiar Politics of Whiteness in the 2012 Election" as part of the Black Studies and American Studies at the Crossroads lecture series. The event will begin at 3:30pm in room 815 Social Science Tower on Monday, March 11th.
Catherine Squires March 11th Flier.pdf
Catherine Squires March 11th Flier.pdf
Mulford Q. Sibley Graduate Fellowship for Summer Research Support Applications due April 12, 2013 at 12:00 p.m. NOON.
The American Studies department announces the Mulford Q. Sibley Graduate Fellowship for Summer Research Support. This is a $3,000 fellowship and up to two (2) fellowships may be awarded. Eligible applicants are pre-ABD students who are in their first or second year who are in good standing and pursuing a Ph.D. in American Studies.
Applicants will be notified of results in early May.
Criteria:
Funds will be awarded to the graduate student who does not have other summer fellowship support and who best does the following:
1) Clearly establish significance of the research (e.g. archive to investigate materials; explore an important historical or cultural site; develop preliminary interviews),
2) Submit a sensible schedule for project work
How to Apply:
Submit a 1-2 page essay describing the research project you will be pursuing this summer. In the description, also answer the following questions: What is your research topic and what is its significance? How will you spend your time on the project over the summer?
Recipients of the Sibley Graduate Fellowship are required to submit a report summarizing their research activities and outcomes by August 28th, 2013.
Submit your application to Melanie at stein196@umn.edu by the April 12, 2013 at 12:00 p.m. NOON deadline.
Applicants will be notified of results in early May.
Criteria:
Funds will be awarded to the graduate student who does not have other summer fellowship support and who best does the following:
1) Clearly establish significance of the research (e.g. archive to investigate materials; explore an important historical or cultural site; develop preliminary interviews),
2) Submit a sensible schedule for project work
How to Apply:
Submit a 1-2 page essay describing the research project you will be pursuing this summer. In the description, also answer the following questions: What is your research topic and what is its significance? How will you spend your time on the project over the summer?
Recipients of the Sibley Graduate Fellowship are required to submit a report summarizing their research activities and outcomes by August 28th, 2013.
Submit your application to Melanie at stein196@umn.edu by the April 12, 2013 at 12:00 p.m. NOON deadline.
Monday, March 4, 2013
GSPP Presents: Libby Sharrow Talk
The Gender, Sexuality, Power and Politics Colloquium Presents: Libby Sharrow, Ph.D Candidate, Department of Political Science, Feminist & Critical Sexuality Studies Minor, Department of Gender, Women, & Sexuality Studies, University of Minnesota.
"'On the basis of sex: Public Policy, the Female Athlete, and the Politics of Title IX"
Abstract: How does public policy come to affect social and political understandings of sex and gender? This talk will evaluate the case of Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, exploring how political debates over policy implementation and design have constituted sex as a category of policy, and the "female athlete" as a political identity. I re-center the discussion of Title IX in its lineage within other American civil rights policies, problematizing our understandings of Title IX as an inherently progressive policy intervention. Finally, by analyzing the emergence of the "female athlete" as a political identity over the past forty years, I argue that policy has forged the political category of sex, in the policy domain of athletics, with particularly gendered, racialized, classed, and able-bodied implications.
Friday, March 8, 2013
12:30pm
450 Social Science Tower
Website: http://z.umn.edu/sharrow
"'On the basis of sex: Public Policy, the Female Athlete, and the Politics of Title IX"
Abstract: How does public policy come to affect social and political understandings of sex and gender? This talk will evaluate the case of Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, exploring how political debates over policy implementation and design have constituted sex as a category of policy, and the "female athlete" as a political identity. I re-center the discussion of Title IX in its lineage within other American civil rights policies, problematizing our understandings of Title IX as an inherently progressive policy intervention. Finally, by analyzing the emergence of the "female athlete" as a political identity over the past forty years, I argue that policy has forged the political category of sex, in the policy domain of athletics, with particularly gendered, racialized, classed, and able-bodied implications.
Friday, March 8, 2013
12:30pm
450 Social Science Tower
Website: http://z.umn.edu/sharrow
Coffee Hour Talk: "Geography Dynamics"
A Coffee Talk hour hosted by the Department of Geography, Environment and Society titled "Geography dynamics: how an integrated spatial-temporal perspective contributes to understanding change and movement" will be given by Prof. Kathleen Stewart from the University of Iowa. This talk will be held in Blegen Hall 445 at 3:30pm on Friday, March 8th.
Please join us this Friday, March 8th for the Department of Geography, Environment and Society Coffee Hour, co-sponsered with the U-Spatial Speaker Series (www.uspatial.umn.edu).
Kathleen Stewart, Associate Professor in the Department of Geography, at the University of Iowa, will give a talk titled "Geographic dynamics: how an integrated spatial-temporal perspective contributes to understanding change and movement."
Abstract: In this talk Dr. Stewart discusses research in the area of geographic dynamics. Her focus on the roles of space and time offers improved opportunities for modeling and mapping geographic events to reveal interesting spatio/temporal properties. She will draw on examples from several different application areas, including geographic information retrieval where details about events are extracted automatically from text, and scheduling applications. More information about her talk and relevant readings can be found at https://uspatial.umn.edu/KathleenStewart.
The talk will be held in Blegen Hall 445 beginning at 3:30. Complimentary refreshments and coffee will be served at 3:15.
Please join us this Friday, March 8th for the Department of Geography, Environment and Society Coffee Hour, co-sponsered with the U-Spatial Speaker Series (www.uspatial.umn.edu).
Kathleen Stewart, Associate Professor in the Department of Geography, at the University of Iowa, will give a talk titled "Geographic dynamics: how an integrated spatial-temporal perspective contributes to understanding change and movement."
Abstract: In this talk Dr. Stewart discusses research in the area of geographic dynamics. Her focus on the roles of space and time offers improved opportunities for modeling and mapping geographic events to reveal interesting spatio/temporal properties. She will draw on examples from several different application areas, including geographic information retrieval where details about events are extracted automatically from text, and scheduling applications. More information about her talk and relevant readings can be found at https://uspatial.umn.edu/KathleenStewart.
The talk will be held in Blegen Hall 445 beginning at 3:30. Complimentary refreshments and coffee will be served at 3:15.
ICGC Brown Bag Talk: "The Sharing Cultres Project"
ICGC Brown Bag Talk titled "The Sharing Cultures Project: an online collaboration for students in developmental reading and writing classes in South Africa, the USA and Russia" presented by John Ruiters, Centre for Teaching and Learning, Stellenbosch University, South Africa will be held Monday, March 11th, 2013 at 12:00pm in 1210 Heller Hall.
Recent scholarly inquiry has focused on the potential of Globally Connected Learning Environments (GNLE's) - partnered learning environments that extend across national, institutional, linguistic and other boundaries for mutual learning from diverse geopolitical contexts ( Alfano, 2009; Blum Malley, Ruiters and Gulyaeva 2011; Starke-Meyerring, 2010 et al.) These GNLE's are grounded in collaborative partnerships, memoranda of agreement and new pedagogical and scholarly relationships, as well as institutional politics!
I present here the Sharing Cultures Project as an international, online reading and writing project. In its first iteration the project connected students in developmental writing classes from Columbia College (Chicago) and the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University. Later, students from Stellenbosch University and the Volvograd Academy for Public Administration (VAPAD) joined the project. I share here some of the lessons learnt, as well as the learning of both staff and students. I conclude by exploring the potential for re-seeing and re-imagining our classrooms and our work in the context of globalization.
Monday, March 11th, 2013
12:00pm Noon in 1210 Heller Hall.
Please see attached flyer.
Ruiters.John.pdf
Recent scholarly inquiry has focused on the potential of Globally Connected Learning Environments (GNLE's) - partnered learning environments that extend across national, institutional, linguistic and other boundaries for mutual learning from diverse geopolitical contexts ( Alfano, 2009; Blum Malley, Ruiters and Gulyaeva 2011; Starke-Meyerring, 2010 et al.) These GNLE's are grounded in collaborative partnerships, memoranda of agreement and new pedagogical and scholarly relationships, as well as institutional politics!
I present here the Sharing Cultures Project as an international, online reading and writing project. In its first iteration the project connected students in developmental writing classes from Columbia College (Chicago) and the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University. Later, students from Stellenbosch University and the Volvograd Academy for Public Administration (VAPAD) joined the project. I share here some of the lessons learnt, as well as the learning of both staff and students. I conclude by exploring the potential for re-seeing and re-imagining our classrooms and our work in the context of globalization.
Monday, March 11th, 2013
12:00pm Noon in 1210 Heller Hall.
Please see attached flyer.
Ruiters.John.pdf
Post-doctoral Fellowship in History at Rutgers University
The Department of History at Rutgers University is inviting applications for its post-doctoral fellowship for scholars pursuing research in race and gender studies. PhD required by the time of application. The fellowship of $45,000 is of one year duration and includes benefits and a $2,000 research stipend. Application deadline: March 15, 2013.
Please send letter of interest, c.v., dossier with a least three letters of reference and research proposal to: rutgersrghpostdoc2013@gmail.com Questions regarding the post-doc should be addressed to Professor Deborah Gray White at dgw@rci.rutgers.edu. The deadline for applications is March 15, 2013
Please see link for more information.
Please send letter of interest, c.v., dossier with a least three letters of reference and research proposal to: rutgersrghpostdoc2013@gmail.com Questions regarding the post-doc should be addressed to Professor Deborah Gray White at dgw@rci.rutgers.edu. The deadline for applications is March 15, 2013
Please see link for more information.
Summer Dissertation Writing Funds requests due by 12:00pm NOON on April 12, 2013
American Studies Summer Dissertation writing funds (up to $4,000) are available to ABD American Studies students for summer 2013 who are actively writing their dissertation and have not received the funds previously. Deadline for requests: 12:00pm NOON on April 12, 2013. Click here for more info.
Summer Dissertation Writing Funds are awarded only once in your PhD career. The current award is an amount of up to $4,000. Criteria for requesting available funds are that the student must be ABD, be actively writing their dissertations, and not
have received the funds previously.
The request should include:
1) Your name, student ID, Dissertation Title and a statement that you have not received these funds previously.
2) A description (1 page) of your dissertation if you do not have a Graduate School approved thesis proposal on file.
3) A description detailing what you will undertake over the summer (up to 1 page). Be as specific as possible about the use of archives, libraries, interviews, writing schedule, etc.
4) A letter from your adviser confirming that you have completed enough research to be actively writing substantive portions of the dissertation.
Submit your request to Melanie (stein196@umn.edu) by the 12:00pm NOON on April 12, 2013 deadline. You may expect a response to your request by early May.
Summer Dissertation Writing Funds are awarded only once in your PhD career. The current award is an amount of up to $4,000. Criteria for requesting available funds are that the student must be ABD, be actively writing their dissertations, and not
have received the funds previously.
The request should include:
1) Your name, student ID, Dissertation Title and a statement that you have not received these funds previously.
2) A description (1 page) of your dissertation if you do not have a Graduate School approved thesis proposal on file.
3) A description detailing what you will undertake over the summer (up to 1 page). Be as specific as possible about the use of archives, libraries, interviews, writing schedule, etc.
4) A letter from your adviser confirming that you have completed enough research to be actively writing substantive portions of the dissertation.
Submit your request to Melanie (stein196@umn.edu) by the 12:00pm NOON on April 12, 2013 deadline. You may expect a response to your request by early May.
Audrey Christensen Award Applications due April 12, 2013 at 12:00 p.m. NOON.
The American Studies department announces the Audrey Christensen Award. All American Studies graduate students in good standing may apply for this $500.00 award for the purchase of books for use in research and study. Applications are due April 12, 2013 at 12:00 p.m. NOON.
The American Studies department announces the Audrey Christensen Award. Up to two recipients will be awarded $500.00 each for the purchase of books for use in research and study. All students in good standing pursuing a Ph.D. in American Studies may apply. American Studies was given a small endowed fund to allow graduate students to
create a library for their research and study.
NOTE: The conditions of the award require that funds be used only for books and no other media. In addition, given the nature of the award, the cost of the books can only be reimbursed. We are unable to provide an outright grant of funds. This is an award for fiscal year 2014; all funds must be expended between July 1, 2013 and June 1, 2014
and any unused monies will remain in the department. If you receive the award, you will be expected to report on the books you purchase with the donor.
Applicants will be notified of results in early May.
Criteria:
Funds will be awarded to the graduate student who best does the following:
1) Clearly describe the connection between books requested and their research
2) Explain how receipt of this grant will aid their education.
How to Apply:
In a 1 page essay, describe what books you want to buy and how they
will aid your education and dissertation research.
Submit your application to Melanie at stein196@umn.edu by the April 12, 2013 at 12:00 p.m. NOON deadline.
The American Studies department announces the Audrey Christensen Award. Up to two recipients will be awarded $500.00 each for the purchase of books for use in research and study. All students in good standing pursuing a Ph.D. in American Studies may apply. American Studies was given a small endowed fund to allow graduate students to
create a library for their research and study.
NOTE: The conditions of the award require that funds be used only for books and no other media. In addition, given the nature of the award, the cost of the books can only be reimbursed. We are unable to provide an outright grant of funds. This is an award for fiscal year 2014; all funds must be expended between July 1, 2013 and June 1, 2014
and any unused monies will remain in the department. If you receive the award, you will be expected to report on the books you purchase with the donor.
Applicants will be notified of results in early May.
Criteria:
Funds will be awarded to the graduate student who best does the following:
1) Clearly describe the connection between books requested and their research
2) Explain how receipt of this grant will aid their education.
How to Apply:
In a 1 page essay, describe what books you want to buy and how they
will aid your education and dissertation research.
Submit your application to Melanie at stein196@umn.edu by the April 12, 2013 at 12:00 p.m. NOON deadline.
Josie Fowler Peace and Justice Prize Applications due April 12, 2013 at 12:00 p.m. NOON.
The Josie Fowler Peace And Justice Prize is a $250 book prize awarded to a student whose research is in the areas of: labor history, Asian immigration, the history of the American Left, the pursuit of peace or other topics that are related to work on social justice and change. Applications are due April 12, 2013 at 12:00 p.m. NOON.
Josephine Fowler, known as Josie to her friends, died of breast cancer in 2006, just three years after completing her Ph.D. in American studies. Her life spanned just 49 years, but was by any measure remarkably rich, impassioned, and accomplished. In tribute to Josie's amazing spirit, friends and colleagues have established a fund to
provide an annual $250 award for the purchase of books to a U of M American studies graduate student doing research in the areas Josie valued and changed with her life and labor--work that documents and fights for positive change in the world. The prize, established in Fall 2007, is intended to facilitate the purchase of books helpful to
the recipient's dissertation. Through this prize Josie will continue to serve as a model of how to meld committed activism and principled scholarship.
Eligible applicants are students in good standing pursuing a Ph.D. in American Studies whose research is in the areas of: labor history, Asian immigration, the history of the American Left, the pursuit of peace, or other topics that are related to work on social justice and change. Along with $250.00 to cover the cost of books, the recipient will also receive a copy of Josie's book, Japanese & Chinese Immigrant Activists: Organizing in American & International Communist Movements, 1919 - 1933.
Applicants will be notified of results in early May.
Criteria:
Funds will be awarded to the graduate student who best does the following:
1) Demonstrates how their dissertation contributes to the study of
peace and justice
2) Explains how the books purchased with this grant will aid their dissertation.
How to Apply:
In a 1 page essay, describe your dissertation topic and its
relationship to the areas listed above. Please list what books you
want to buy and how they will aid your dissertation research.
Submit your application to Melanie at stein196@umn.edu by the April 12, 2013 at 12:00 p.m. NOON deadline.
Josephine Fowler, known as Josie to her friends, died of breast cancer in 2006, just three years after completing her Ph.D. in American studies. Her life spanned just 49 years, but was by any measure remarkably rich, impassioned, and accomplished. In tribute to Josie's amazing spirit, friends and colleagues have established a fund to
provide an annual $250 award for the purchase of books to a U of M American studies graduate student doing research in the areas Josie valued and changed with her life and labor--work that documents and fights for positive change in the world. The prize, established in Fall 2007, is intended to facilitate the purchase of books helpful to
the recipient's dissertation. Through this prize Josie will continue to serve as a model of how to meld committed activism and principled scholarship.
Eligible applicants are students in good standing pursuing a Ph.D. in American Studies whose research is in the areas of: labor history, Asian immigration, the history of the American Left, the pursuit of peace, or other topics that are related to work on social justice and change. Along with $250.00 to cover the cost of books, the recipient will also receive a copy of Josie's book, Japanese & Chinese Immigrant Activists: Organizing in American & International Communist Movements, 1919 - 1933.
Applicants will be notified of results in early May.
Criteria:
Funds will be awarded to the graduate student who best does the following:
1) Demonstrates how their dissertation contributes to the study of
peace and justice
2) Explains how the books purchased with this grant will aid their dissertation.
How to Apply:
In a 1 page essay, describe your dissertation topic and its
relationship to the areas listed above. Please list what books you
want to buy and how they will aid your dissertation research.
Submit your application to Melanie at stein196@umn.edu by the April 12, 2013 at 12:00 p.m. NOON deadline.
3RD YEAR STUDENTS: Contact Melanie if you plan to submit your Prelim Portfolio on the spring semester submission date of April 1
3RD YEAR STUDENTS: The spring semester date on which Written Preliminary Portfolio Exam materials are accepted by the department is April 1st at 12:00pm NOON. If you are planning to submit your portfolio exam materials for this semester, contact Melanie (stein196@umn.edu) regarding your intent to submit on April 1st and to confirm the
members of your examination committee.
members of your examination committee.
ICGC Brown Bag Talk: "Preparing for Publication in Graduate School"
The Interdisciplinary center for the Study of Global Change Brown Bag Talk titled "Preparing for Publication in Graduate School" presented by Jason Weidemann, Senior Acquisitions Editor, University of Minnesota Press will be held Friday, March 8th 2013 at 12:00pm in 609 Social Science Building.
Though constantly reminded to "publish or perish," graduate students often begin their academic careers mystified by the scholarly publishing process. The goal of my talk will to be to clear away some of the fog by bringing an insider's perspective to the process of developing a book proposal and a manuscript that will stand out. Questions I'll explore include: What are the current trends in university press publishing? What attracts editors to book projects? What can graduate students do now to lay the groundwork for a future book project? What attracts editors to a cover letter or book proposal? There will be ample time for specific questions and discussions about the publishing process.
JASON WEIDEMANN.docx
Though constantly reminded to "publish or perish," graduate students often begin their academic careers mystified by the scholarly publishing process. The goal of my talk will to be to clear away some of the fog by bringing an insider's perspective to the process of developing a book proposal and a manuscript that will stand out. Questions I'll explore include: What are the current trends in university press publishing? What attracts editors to book projects? What can graduate students do now to lay the groundwork for a future book project? What attracts editors to a cover letter or book proposal? There will be ample time for specific questions and discussions about the publishing process.
JASON WEIDEMANN.docx
Friday, March 1, 2013
ICGC: 2013 Nobel Peace Prize Forum
ICGC announces the 2013 Nobel Peace Prize Forum, "The Power of Ideas: People and Peace", being held at the Ted Mann Concert Hall, March 8-10 with keynote speaker Muhammad Yunus. Registration is $10 for students and open to the public.
"The Power of Ideas: People and Peace."
Overview: The Nobel Peace Prize Forum is a unique civic learning experience. Each year, this dynamic, global event brings Nobel Peace Prize Laureates, civic leaders, and scholars together with students and other citizens. The Forum pays homage to Norway's international peace efforts and offers opportunities for Nobel Peace Prize laureates, diplomats, scholars, and the general public to share in dialogue on the dynamics of peacemaking and the underlying causes of conflict and war. The Forum also features an annual Nobel Peace Prize Festival and a day of programming for youth. A recent survey shows that almost half of attendees believe their lives and their thinking were "inspired to peacemaking" as a result of their participation at the Forum. The very first Forum was in 1989, and 2013 marks the 25th anniversary of this global event.
"The Power of Ideas: People and Peace."
Overview: The Nobel Peace Prize Forum is a unique civic learning experience. Each year, this dynamic, global event brings Nobel Peace Prize Laureates, civic leaders, and scholars together with students and other citizens. The Forum pays homage to Norway's international peace efforts and offers opportunities for Nobel Peace Prize laureates, diplomats, scholars, and the general public to share in dialogue on the dynamics of peacemaking and the underlying causes of conflict and war. The Forum also features an annual Nobel Peace Prize Festival and a day of programming for youth. A recent survey shows that almost half of attendees believe their lives and their thinking were "inspired to peacemaking" as a result of their participation at the Forum. The very first Forum was in 1989, and 2013 marks the 25th anniversary of this global event.
Murphy Accepts Position
Ryan Murphy, PhD '10, has accepted a tenure track Assistant Professor of U.S. History at Earlham College.
GWSS sponsered talk: "'Somebody Forgot to Tell Somebody Something' Feminist and Queer of Color Cultural Producation in the 80s amd 90s"
GWSS is sponsoring a talk titled "'Somebody Forgot to Tell Somebody Something': Feminist and Queer of Color Cultural Production in the 80s and 90s". This talk will be given by Professor Lisa Kahaleole Hall, from Women's and Gender Studies at Wells College. It will be held on March 14th, 2013 from 4:00pm-5:00pm at 125 Nolte Center for Continuing Education.
This talk focuses on re-remembering and reclaiming queer of color cultural work from the past, and asks what it takes to produce it in the present and future. What were the conditions that enabled artist intellectuals such as June Jordan, Audre Lorde, Gloria Anzaldua and Marlon Riggs to produce their transformative politically and personally revolutionary art, and how do we keep their legacy alive and growing?
Lisa Kahaleole Hall is a professor of Women's and Gender Studies at Wells College where she is interested in the intersections of race, colonialism, and indigeneity with gender and sexuality. She is currently engaged with two different scholarly projects--one an exploration of the space for the grassroots cultural productions of indigenous women and women of color in the US "Women in Print" movement of the 1970-90s, and the second a transnational comparison of indigenous feminisms in the US Hawaii, Australia and Aotearoa / New Zealand. Among other works, Professor Hall is the author of "Navigating Our Own 'Sea of Islands:' Remapping a Theoretical Space for Native Hawaiian Women and Indigenous Feminism" (2009) and "Strategies of Erasure: US Colonialism and Native Hawaiian Feminism" (2008).
https://events.umn.edu/024806
Please See Attached Flyer.
Lisa Hall Flyer.pdf
This talk focuses on re-remembering and reclaiming queer of color cultural work from the past, and asks what it takes to produce it in the present and future. What were the conditions that enabled artist intellectuals such as June Jordan, Audre Lorde, Gloria Anzaldua and Marlon Riggs to produce their transformative politically and personally revolutionary art, and how do we keep their legacy alive and growing?
Lisa Kahaleole Hall is a professor of Women's and Gender Studies at Wells College where she is interested in the intersections of race, colonialism, and indigeneity with gender and sexuality. She is currently engaged with two different scholarly projects--one an exploration of the space for the grassroots cultural productions of indigenous women and women of color in the US "Women in Print" movement of the 1970-90s, and the second a transnational comparison of indigenous feminisms in the US Hawaii, Australia and Aotearoa / New Zealand. Among other works, Professor Hall is the author of "Navigating Our Own 'Sea of Islands:' Remapping a Theoretical Space for Native Hawaiian Women and Indigenous Feminism" (2009) and "Strategies of Erasure: US Colonialism and Native Hawaiian Feminism" (2008).
https://events.umn.edu/024806
Please See Attached Flyer.
Lisa Hall Flyer.pdf
Spring 2013 Needs for Classrooms for Final Exams
Spring 2013 Faculty & Instructors: Please e-mail amstdy@umn.edu by Wednesday, March 20th to let us know if you will or will not be using your classroom during finals week. We need to notify the Office of Classroom Management of all course levels, so please be sure to include both your graduate and undergraduate level courses. If you are unsure of when your final is to be held, click here to check the schedule.
American Antiquarian Society 2013 Summer Seminar
American Antiquarian Society invites applications for its 2013 Summer Seminar titled "Indigenous Cultures of Print in Early America" running from June 16-21 in Worcester, Mass. The seminar is motivated by a simple question: Where does American Indian Literature come from? Applications are welcome from graduate students, public and tribal historians, librarians, and college and university faculty. Application deadline: March 29th, 2013.
The 2013 Summer Seminar in the History of the Book in American Culture at AAS is titled "Indigenous Cultures of Print in Early America."
The seminar will be led by Philip Round, who is Professor of English at the University of Iowa. His book "Removable Type: Histories of the Book in Indian Country, 1663-1880" (North Carolina, 2010), was awarded the Modern Language Association's James Russell Lowell Prize in 2011. The seminar is motivated by a simple question: Where does American Indian Literature come from? When they hear the category "Native American Writers" most readers think immediately of best-selling contemporary authors like N. Scott Momaday, Louise Erdrich, Sherman Alexie, and Leslie Marmon Silko. Such authors are often praised for their "authentic" connection to an oral tradition, rendering it legible for outsiders to view. But what is the printed legacy of Native American literature? This year's summer seminar will shed light on the long history of tribal literary traditions that are made up
of a whole range of textual practices, from oral storytelling to written alphabetic and syllabary texts, from individual authorship to corporate and collaborative composition. Drawing on the extensive collection of American Indian print and manuscript materials housed at the AAS, the seminar will give teachers and scholars hands-on experience with the textual cultures of Native peoples from the seventeenth through the nineteenth centuries.
The tuition for the seminar is $750, which includes lunch and coffee breaks every day. The tuition does not include housing. Some financial aid is available.
Applications are welcome from graduate students, public and tribal historians, librarians,
Application deadline is March 29, 2013.
Further details and application materials can be found at: http://www.americanantiquarian.org/sumsem13.htm
For further information, please contact: Paul Erickson, Director of Academic Programs at AAS at
The 2013 Summer Seminar in the History of the Book in American Culture at AAS is titled "Indigenous Cultures of Print in Early America."
The seminar will be led by Philip Round, who is Professor of English at the University of Iowa. His book "Removable Type: Histories of the Book in Indian Country, 1663-1880" (North Carolina, 2010), was awarded the Modern Language Association's James Russell Lowell Prize in 2011. The seminar is motivated by a simple question: Where does American Indian Literature come from? When they hear the category "Native American Writers" most readers think immediately of best-selling contemporary authors like N. Scott Momaday, Louise Erdrich, Sherman Alexie, and Leslie Marmon Silko. Such authors are often praised for their "authentic" connection to an oral tradition, rendering it legible for outsiders to view. But what is the printed legacy of Native American literature? This year's summer seminar will shed light on the long history of tribal literary traditions that are made up
of a whole range of textual practices, from oral storytelling to written alphabetic and syllabary texts, from individual authorship to corporate and collaborative composition. Drawing on the extensive collection of American Indian print and manuscript materials housed at the AAS, the seminar will give teachers and scholars hands-on experience with the textual cultures of Native peoples from the seventeenth through the nineteenth centuries.
The tuition for the seminar is $750, which includes lunch and coffee breaks every day. The tuition does not include housing. Some financial aid is available.
Applications are welcome from graduate students, public and tribal historians, librarians,
Application deadline is March 29, 2013.
Further details and application materials can be found at: http://www.americanantiquarian.org/sumsem13.htm
For further information, please contact: Paul Erickson, Director of Academic Programs at AAS at
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