Sig boost: Neil Gaiman & feminism,art & politics fellowship,Lusophone legal internship in The Gambia
Greetings! Signal boosting again, mostly academic opportunities this time. Some of the more unusual opportunities include a graduate fellowship in Southern Quaker Studies; a call for essays about Neil Gaiman and feminism (critical analysis/academia); a legal internship for Portuguese speakers in The Gambia; and an art & politics fellowship at the Parsons School of design. In addition, there's a brief list of academic conferences dealing with science fiction, Hispanic studies, pop culture, and more.
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Call for Essays: Neil Gaiman and Feminism Collection ( deadline 01 April 2011)
Call for Essays: Death, Desire, Fury, and Delirium: Feminism in the Worlds of Neil Gaiman
Edited by Tara Prescott and Aaron Drucker
Broadly lauded as a landmark writer in comics and fantasy fiction for his depiction of powerful and independent female characters, Neil Gaiman’s uses of feminist tropes and ideologies deserves further exploration. This collection due to be published in early 2012 looks carefully at the broad spectrum of Gaiman’s work and how he interacts with “feminism” through his oeuvre.
The editors of a critical anthology discussing the work of Gaiman in any medium -- including the comics, films, novels, and stories -- and how he assesses, criticizes, valorizes, and revises expectations of feminism, the feminine, and the place and purpose of women in narrative.
Critical analysis of any work by Gaiman will be considered so long as the subject of the article focuses on our topical interest.
Please send 200-300 word abstracts by 01 April 2011 to:
Tara Prescott and Aaron Drucker gaimanandfeminism@gmail.com
If selected, final papers of 4,000 - 6,500 words (including endnotes and references) will be due 01 July 2011. No exceptions.
Please note the submission of an essay does NOT necessarily mean publication in the volume. The editors are striving to put together as tight a collection as possible with many diverse viewpoints covering all aspects of Gaiman’s work as it addresses and problematizes contemporary notions of feminism. Authors are also expected to follow the editor’s style guide and be willing to have their work edited.
For further details, please see the web page for the collection at: http://web.me.com/penandpaper/gaimanandfeminism
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Portuguese speaking Legal Internship
Location: Gambia
Application deadline: Tuesday 15th March 2011
http://www.h-net.org/announce/show.cgi?ID=183176
IHRDA is seeking to recruit a Legal Intern (Portuguese speaking) to start work on April 18th 2011 for a period of six months.
Under the supervision of the Deputy Director, the legal intern will be involved in the main programme areas of IHRDA, namely
litigation before African regional human rights bodies, publications on the African Human Rights System, training on using
the system, and research.
SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES
- Background research on a specific Portuguese-speaking country (to be determined) in order to assist with identification of
critical and emerging issues for litigation purposes; the selected intern will be expected to produce a comprehensive report;
- Putting together a database of contacts in the specific country;
- Editing and translation of material in Portuguese to be posted on IHRDA’s website and its online tool for African human rights case law (http://caselaw.ihrda.org).
QUALIFICATIONS AND ELIGIBILITY:
- Degree in law from a recognised university; specialisation in human rights is desirable;
- Knowledge of the African regional human rights system and the African Union;
- Fluency in Portuguese, with good working knowledge of English or French;
- Good writing skills;
- Computer literacy.
BENEFITS
- Monthly internship stipend;
- Housing and health insurance;
- A return economy class air ticket from the country of residence.
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
Applicants should send the following documents to Adam Jobe at ajobe@ihrda.org copied to ihrda@ihrda.org:
- Application letter addressed to the Executive Director expressing interest and qualifications for the internship;
- A Curriculum Vitae with contact details of two referees;
- A sample of writing in Portuguese and English (or French)
Application deadline: Tuesday 15th March 2011. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Adam Jobe
Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHRDA)
949 Brusubi Layout, AU Summit Highway
P.O.Box 1896,
Banjul, The Gambia
Email: ajobe@ihrda.org
Visit the website at http://ihrda.org
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Parsons/ The New School for Design
Vera List Center for Art and Politics Fellowships: Call for Applications
Application Deadline: April 11, 2011
Vera List Center for Art and Politics
The New School
66 West 12th Street, # 918
New York, NY 10011
http://www.veralistcenter.org/fellowship
The Vera List Center for Art and Politics invites applications for the 2011-2013 Vera List Center Fellowships. Two
fellowships will be awarded, each spanning ten months and tied to the Vera List Center's focus theme for 2011-2013.
The Vera List Center Fellowships honor individuals whose work advances the discourse on art and politics. The fellowships
provide the opportunity to further develop such work drawing from the resources of The New School, to expand on it in collaboration with students and classes, and to bring it to the public through the Vera List Center's interdisciplinary public programs.
The center's initiatives evolve around focus themes of particular urgency and broad resonance. In the face of virtual realities, social media and disembodied existences, the center in 2011-2013 will examine the nature of our material world under the heading of "thingness." It will focus on the material conditions of our lives, and call for a comprehensive understanding of the relationship between objects and people, that may provoke more responsible, ethical and ecologically sound politics. Over the course of four semesters, thingness will be dissected and thematic program clusters will be formed around topics such as forensics, ecology, speculative materialism, and biology. The Vera List Center Fellows contribute to the intellectual foundation of the center, and through their fellowship projects advance the understanding of the focus theme.
The fellowship is part-time, non-residential, and carries a 10,000 USD stipend. Fellows have access to the libraries of The New School and New York University as well as to a wide range of activities throughout the university. Meetings and informal gatherings with New School faculty and other constituencies are organized throughout the year.
Eligibility
Journalists, historians, visual and performing artists, critics, curators, and cultural practitioners working in any field where they engage art and politics. The New School is an equal opportunity, affirmative action institution and encourages applications from minority candidates as well as from individuals without institutional affiliation.
Considerations
• Artistic and/or scholarly excellence of fellowship proposal project.
• Significance of project to the candidate's long-term practice.
• Does the proposal relate to the focus theme in explicit and creative ways?
• Does the fellowship project reflect or benefit from the proximity to The New School?
Timeline
• April 11, 2011 - Initial application due, followed by reviews by members of the VLC staff, the VLC Advisory Committee, past fellows and New School faculty.
• Mid-April to early May - Finalists are invited to expand on their proposals.
• Late May - Announcement of fellowship appointments.
• Fellowship terms: ten months between fall of 2011 and spring of 2013.
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Research Fellowship in Southern Quaker Studies
North Carolina, United States
http://www.guilford.edu/about_guilford/services_and_administration/library/fhc/ncfhs.html
The Seth and Mary Edith Hinshaw Fellowship provides up to $2,000 for research using the resources of the Friends Historical Collection at Guilford College to study an aspect of southern Quaker history. The fellowship is sponsored by the North Carolina Friends Historical Society to encourage research and use of the Friends Historical Collection. The recipient will be asked to present his/her research and findings at the Society’s annual meeting.
The Friends Historical Collection, located in Hege Library, is the center for the study of Quaker history in the Southeast, with particular emphasis on North Carolina. The collection is open to Guilford students and faculty, Friends, visiting scholars, and genealogical researchers. The collection includes the written records of Carolina Friends from 1680 to the present, printed and microfilmed copies of other Friends records, personal and family papers, the college archives, printed materials by and about Friends worldwide, and sources for the study of Quaker family history.
The Fellowship
We invite applications from a range of backgrounds: dissertation, post-doctoral, and non-academic. We anticipate that the most competitive applications will involve innovative projects of the many concerns to which Friends have turned their attention, including literature, women's issues, family history, and race relations, as well as religious doctrine and controversies. Applications will be evaluated according to the following criteria:
• demonstrated understanding of the applicability of our particular holdings to the anticipated project.
• probability that the project will result in a product that will advance the worlds' understanding of the multiple dimensions of religion.
• evidence of the applicant's prior familiarity with and effective use of similar collections.
Applicants should send the following materials as PDF attachments to archives@guilford.edu and also mail a print copy to Gwen Gosney Erickson, Friends Historical Collection, Guilford College, 5800 West Friendly Avenue, Greensboro, NC 27410:
• a three-to-five page statement of research goals, including what progress has been made to date; a statement of how this
project will further greater understanding and/or scholarship by placing Southern Quaker history in the context of your subject area, an assessment of how Guilford's materials can further its progress, and an estimate of when the project is expected to be completed. • a current vita or resume
• if applicant's background does not include published work, include a writing sample
• the names and addresses of three references who are familiar with both the field in which the applicant proposes to work, and with the applicant's work. Please inform your references that they could be contacted.
• permanent and any temporary addresses (e-mail and postal) and phone numbers
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Conference Roundup (long list)
A Carnival of Feminist Cultural Activism
3 to 5 March 2011
York, United Kingdom
http://www.feminist-cultural-activism.net
6th Global Conference: Visions of Humanity in Cyberculture, Cyberspace and Science Fiction
12 to 14 July 2011
Deadline for papers: May 27, 2011
Oxford, United Kingdom
http://www.inter-disciplinary.net/critical-issues/cyber/visions-of-humanity/call-for-papers/
Mansfield College, Oxford
Call for Papers
This inter-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary
project aims to explore what it is to be human and the nature of human community in
cyberculture, cyberspace and science fiction. In particular, the project will explore the
possibilities offered by these contexts for creative thinking about persons and the challenges posed to the nature and future of national, international, and global communities. For further details about the conference please visit:
http://www.inter-disciplinary.net/critical-issues/cyber/visions-of-humanity/call-for-papers/
III International Conference on Afro-Hispanic, Luso-Brazilian, and Latin American Studies (ICALLAS)
2 to 5 August 2011
Accra, Ghana
http://personal.tcu.edu/kaggor/ConferenceMain.htm
Imagining Spaces/Places
24 to 26 August 2011
Helsinki, Finland
Deadline for abstracts/proposals: 15 March 2011
http://blogs.helsinki.fi/imagining-spaces-places/
The conference addresses issues of representing and creating spaces in literature, art or film, and emphasizing the gendered,
emotional and political or ideological character of these cultural mediations and re-mediations.
The Rod Serling Conference
9 to 10 September 2011
Ithaca, NY, United States
http://www.ithaca.edu/rhp/serling/
Deadline for abstracts/proposals: 1 April 2011
“The Rod Serling Conference,” an interdisciplinary academic conference dedicated to the lasting works of Rod Serling, is
hosted by Ithaca College, where Mr. Serling taught.
1st International Hispanic Conference of the Day of the Dead: “Monsters, Ghosts & Devils in Latin American & Peninsular
Literature, Film, and Music”
31 October 2011 to 1 November 2011
Miami, Florida, United States
http://lasa.international.pitt.edu/members/conferences/Monsters.asp
Deadline for abstracts/proposals: 1 May 2011
Subcultures, Popular Music and Social Change - A Cross-Disciplinary Symposium
15 to 16 September 2011
London, United Kingdom
http://www.reading.ac.uk/history/research/hist-subcultures.aspx
Deadline for abstracts/proposals: 20 May 2011
Featuring contributions both from major scholars and eminent commentators, the symposium seeks to explore the historical and
cultural significance of subcultural styles and their related music genres.
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Call for Essays: Neil Gaiman and Feminism Collection ( deadline 01 April 2011)
Call for Essays: Death, Desire, Fury, and Delirium: Feminism in the Worlds of Neil Gaiman
Edited by Tara Prescott and Aaron Drucker
Broadly lauded as a landmark writer in comics and fantasy fiction for his depiction of powerful and independent female characters, Neil Gaiman’s uses of feminist tropes and ideologies deserves further exploration. This collection due to be published in early 2012 looks carefully at the broad spectrum of Gaiman’s work and how he interacts with “feminism” through his oeuvre.
The editors of a critical anthology discussing the work of Gaiman in any medium -- including the comics, films, novels, and stories -- and how he assesses, criticizes, valorizes, and revises expectations of feminism, the feminine, and the place and purpose of women in narrative.
Critical analysis of any work by Gaiman will be considered so long as the subject of the article focuses on our topical interest.
Please send 200-300 word abstracts by 01 April 2011 to:
Tara Prescott and Aaron Drucker gaimanandfeminism@gmail.com
If selected, final papers of 4,000 - 6,500 words (including endnotes and references) will be due 01 July 2011. No exceptions.
Please note the submission of an essay does NOT necessarily mean publication in the volume. The editors are striving to put together as tight a collection as possible with many diverse viewpoints covering all aspects of Gaiman’s work as it addresses and problematizes contemporary notions of feminism. Authors are also expected to follow the editor’s style guide and be willing to have their work edited.
For further details, please see the web page for the collection at: http://web.me.com/penandpaper/gaimanandfeminism
...
Portuguese speaking Legal Internship
Location: Gambia
Application deadline: Tuesday 15th March 2011
http://www.h-net.org/announce/show.cgi?ID=183176
IHRDA is seeking to recruit a Legal Intern (Portuguese speaking) to start work on April 18th 2011 for a period of six months.
Under the supervision of the Deputy Director, the legal intern will be involved in the main programme areas of IHRDA, namely
litigation before African regional human rights bodies, publications on the African Human Rights System, training on using
the system, and research.
SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES
- Background research on a specific Portuguese-speaking country (to be determined) in order to assist with identification of
critical and emerging issues for litigation purposes; the selected intern will be expected to produce a comprehensive report;
- Putting together a database of contacts in the specific country;
- Editing and translation of material in Portuguese to be posted on IHRDA’s website and its online tool for African human rights case law (http://caselaw.ihrda.org).
QUALIFICATIONS AND ELIGIBILITY:
- Degree in law from a recognised university; specialisation in human rights is desirable;
- Knowledge of the African regional human rights system and the African Union;
- Fluency in Portuguese, with good working knowledge of English or French;
- Good writing skills;
- Computer literacy.
BENEFITS
- Monthly internship stipend;
- Housing and health insurance;
- A return economy class air ticket from the country of residence.
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
Applicants should send the following documents to Adam Jobe at ajobe@ihrda.org copied to ihrda@ihrda.org:
- Application letter addressed to the Executive Director expressing interest and qualifications for the internship;
- A Curriculum Vitae with contact details of two referees;
- A sample of writing in Portuguese and English (or French)
Application deadline: Tuesday 15th March 2011. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Adam Jobe
Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHRDA)
949 Brusubi Layout, AU Summit Highway
P.O.Box 1896,
Banjul, The Gambia
Email: ajobe@ihrda.org
Visit the website at http://ihrda.org
...
Parsons/ The New School for Design
Vera List Center for Art and Politics Fellowships: Call for Applications
Application Deadline: April 11, 2011
Vera List Center for Art and Politics
The New School
66 West 12th Street, # 918
New York, NY 10011
http://www.veralistcenter.org/fellowship
The Vera List Center for Art and Politics invites applications for the 2011-2013 Vera List Center Fellowships. Two
fellowships will be awarded, each spanning ten months and tied to the Vera List Center's focus theme for 2011-2013.
The Vera List Center Fellowships honor individuals whose work advances the discourse on art and politics. The fellowships
provide the opportunity to further develop such work drawing from the resources of The New School, to expand on it in collaboration with students and classes, and to bring it to the public through the Vera List Center's interdisciplinary public programs.
The center's initiatives evolve around focus themes of particular urgency and broad resonance. In the face of virtual realities, social media and disembodied existences, the center in 2011-2013 will examine the nature of our material world under the heading of "thingness." It will focus on the material conditions of our lives, and call for a comprehensive understanding of the relationship between objects and people, that may provoke more responsible, ethical and ecologically sound politics. Over the course of four semesters, thingness will be dissected and thematic program clusters will be formed around topics such as forensics, ecology, speculative materialism, and biology. The Vera List Center Fellows contribute to the intellectual foundation of the center, and through their fellowship projects advance the understanding of the focus theme.
The fellowship is part-time, non-residential, and carries a 10,000 USD stipend. Fellows have access to the libraries of The New School and New York University as well as to a wide range of activities throughout the university. Meetings and informal gatherings with New School faculty and other constituencies are organized throughout the year.
Eligibility
Journalists, historians, visual and performing artists, critics, curators, and cultural practitioners working in any field where they engage art and politics. The New School is an equal opportunity, affirmative action institution and encourages applications from minority candidates as well as from individuals without institutional affiliation.
Considerations
• Artistic and/or scholarly excellence of fellowship proposal project.
• Significance of project to the candidate's long-term practice.
• Does the proposal relate to the focus theme in explicit and creative ways?
• Does the fellowship project reflect or benefit from the proximity to The New School?
Timeline
• April 11, 2011 - Initial application due, followed by reviews by members of the VLC staff, the VLC Advisory Committee, past fellows and New School faculty.
• Mid-April to early May - Finalists are invited to expand on their proposals.
• Late May - Announcement of fellowship appointments.
• Fellowship terms: ten months between fall of 2011 and spring of 2013.
...
Research Fellowship in Southern Quaker Studies
North Carolina, United States
http://www.guilford.edu/about_guilford/services_and_administration/library/fhc/ncfhs.html
The Seth and Mary Edith Hinshaw Fellowship provides up to $2,000 for research using the resources of the Friends Historical Collection at Guilford College to study an aspect of southern Quaker history. The fellowship is sponsored by the North Carolina Friends Historical Society to encourage research and use of the Friends Historical Collection. The recipient will be asked to present his/her research and findings at the Society’s annual meeting.
The Friends Historical Collection, located in Hege Library, is the center for the study of Quaker history in the Southeast, with particular emphasis on North Carolina. The collection is open to Guilford students and faculty, Friends, visiting scholars, and genealogical researchers. The collection includes the written records of Carolina Friends from 1680 to the present, printed and microfilmed copies of other Friends records, personal and family papers, the college archives, printed materials by and about Friends worldwide, and sources for the study of Quaker family history.
The Fellowship
We invite applications from a range of backgrounds: dissertation, post-doctoral, and non-academic. We anticipate that the most competitive applications will involve innovative projects of the many concerns to which Friends have turned their attention, including literature, women's issues, family history, and race relations, as well as religious doctrine and controversies. Applications will be evaluated according to the following criteria:
• demonstrated understanding of the applicability of our particular holdings to the anticipated project.
• probability that the project will result in a product that will advance the worlds' understanding of the multiple dimensions of religion.
• evidence of the applicant's prior familiarity with and effective use of similar collections.
Applicants should send the following materials as PDF attachments to archives@guilford.edu and also mail a print copy to Gwen Gosney Erickson, Friends Historical Collection, Guilford College, 5800 West Friendly Avenue, Greensboro, NC 27410:
• a three-to-five page statement of research goals, including what progress has been made to date; a statement of how this
project will further greater understanding and/or scholarship by placing Southern Quaker history in the context of your subject area, an assessment of how Guilford's materials can further its progress, and an estimate of when the project is expected to be completed. • a current vita or resume
• if applicant's background does not include published work, include a writing sample
• the names and addresses of three references who are familiar with both the field in which the applicant proposes to work, and with the applicant's work. Please inform your references that they could be contacted.
• permanent and any temporary addresses (e-mail and postal) and phone numbers
...
Conference Roundup (long list)
A Carnival of Feminist Cultural Activism
3 to 5 March 2011
York, United Kingdom
http://www.feminist-cultural-activism.net
6th Global Conference: Visions of Humanity in Cyberculture, Cyberspace and Science Fiction
12 to 14 July 2011
Deadline for papers: May 27, 2011
Oxford, United Kingdom
http://www.inter-disciplinary.net/critical-issues/cyber/visions-of-humanity/call-for-papers/
Mansfield College, Oxford
Call for Papers
This inter-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary
project aims to explore what it is to be human and the nature of human community in
cyberculture, cyberspace and science fiction. In particular, the project will explore the
possibilities offered by these contexts for creative thinking about persons and the challenges posed to the nature and future of national, international, and global communities. For further details about the conference please visit:
http://www.inter-disciplinary.net/critical-issues/cyber/visions-of-humanity/call-for-papers/
III International Conference on Afro-Hispanic, Luso-Brazilian, and Latin American Studies (ICALLAS)
2 to 5 August 2011
Accra, Ghana
http://personal.tcu.edu/kaggor/ConferenceMain.htm
Imagining Spaces/Places
24 to 26 August 2011
Helsinki, Finland
Deadline for abstracts/proposals: 15 March 2011
http://blogs.helsinki.fi/imagining-spaces-places/
The conference addresses issues of representing and creating spaces in literature, art or film, and emphasizing the gendered,
emotional and political or ideological character of these cultural mediations and re-mediations.
The Rod Serling Conference
9 to 10 September 2011
Ithaca, NY, United States
http://www.ithaca.edu/rhp/serling/
Deadline for abstracts/proposals: 1 April 2011
“The Rod Serling Conference,” an interdisciplinary academic conference dedicated to the lasting works of Rod Serling, is
hosted by Ithaca College, where Mr. Serling taught.
1st International Hispanic Conference of the Day of the Dead: “Monsters, Ghosts & Devils in Latin American & Peninsular
Literature, Film, and Music”
31 October 2011 to 1 November 2011
Miami, Florida, United States
http://lasa.international.pitt.edu/members/conferences/Monsters.asp
Deadline for abstracts/proposals: 1 May 2011
Subcultures, Popular Music and Social Change - A Cross-Disciplinary Symposium
15 to 16 September 2011
London, United Kingdom
http://www.reading.ac.uk/history/research/hist-subcultures.aspx
Deadline for abstracts/proposals: 20 May 2011
Featuring contributions both from major scholars and eminent commentators, the symposium seeks to explore the historical and
cultural significance of subcultural styles and their related music genres.
This entry was originally posted at http://zizi-west.dreamwidth.org/16655.html. Please comment there using OpenID.