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GWSS Departmental Newsletter 9/9/19


Events
1. Language Ideologies and Identity Formation in the Language Classroom - Dr. Maya Angela Smith, Sept. 27th
2. The Shared Spaces of Blackface and Yellowface, Sept. 26
3. LATIS Workshop Series
4. Sept. 22 - Film Premiere: Summoned: Frances Perkins and the General Welfare
5. Upcoming Colloquium Speakers
6. Artist Talk with Ping Chong, Sept 19th
7. GPR/RIGS Social Event, Sept. 19th
8. ICGC Brown Bag Series Events, Sept. 13th and Sept. 20th
9. Queer & Trans Campus Kickoffs (Minneapolis - Sept. 12th)


Scholarships/Fellowships/Job Opportunities
1. Assistant/Associate Professor in Digital Humanities and Social Engagement Cluster at Dartmouth College
2. Assistant Professor of Women's Studies - Cal State, Dominguez Hills
3. Two-year post-doctoral fellowships in sexuality studies (social scientific approaches) at The Sexualities Project at Northwestern (SPAN)
4. Assistant Professor (TWO positions open), Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
5.  Assistant Professor of Women & Gender Studies at Texas Christian University
6. Assistant Professor in Comparative Ethnic Studies, University of California-Berkeley
7. Graduate Instructor Cohort - Career Readiness Teaching Fellows Program
8. 2020 Create Scholars Program
9. Woodrow Wilson Foundation Fellowships (Charlotte W. Newcombe and Woodrow Wilson Fellowships)


Call for Papers/Proposals
1. 2019 Carrie Chapman Catt Prize for Research on Women and Politics
2. Workshop for the Comparative History of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Call for Papers
3. Call for Papers for the Global Conference on Women & Gender at Christopher Newport University's College of Arts and Humanities
4. Thinking Gender 2020: Call for Proposals


Recognitions
1. Tankut Atuk's article published in the Men and Masculinities Journal
2. Congrats to Beaudelaine Pierre on the publication of her manuscript

Miscellaneous
1. U of M Passport Office now open
2. GEAR 1 Online Resources Now Available



Events

1. Language Ideologies and Identity Formation in the Language Classroom - Dr. Maya Angela Smith, Sept. 27th
Dr. Maya Angela Smith
Friday, Sept. 27th, 3:30-5:00pm, 108 Folwell Hall

While students in our classes are excited to learn foreign languages, there is often a lot of anxiety present for them. Many of them wonder: will people understand what I am saying? Will I make a fool of myself? Why do I feel so many attitudes and emotions attached to the languages I learn and the identities I create when I speak these languages?

Dr. Maya Angela Smith (University of Washington) will facilitate a discussion on language ideologies and identity formation in the foreign language classroom. She will help build awareness about how attitudes on language varieties, including judgments about accents and gendered language forms, influence students’ abilities to claim ownership of the languages they learn. In particular, she will call attention to 1) the concept of the “native speaker,” which is implicitly defined as a monolingual speaker from a specific region, even when the world is marked by multilingualism and migration, and 2) the role of the classroom in grappling with issues of gender expression in language particularly against the backdrop of increased visibility of non-binary identity formation. Through this workshop, Dr. Smith will ask our community to think about the complex social and cultural phenomena of recognition, reception, and judgment that are in play whenever we communicate.

All graduate students are invited to join us for lunch and conversation.
RSVP to SPRG@umn.edu by Sept. 23, 2019
Presented by the Department of Spanish & Portuguese and the Hispanic Lusophone Linguistics Association 


2. The Shared Spaces of Blackface and Yellowface, Sept. 26


September 26 at 3:30pm
Crosby Seminar Room, 240 Northrup, 84 Church St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455

Dr. Josephine Lee (Professor of English and Asian American Studies, UMN) and Sarah Bellamy (Artistic Director, Penumbra Theatre) will talk about the intersecting histories and contemporary dynamics of black and Asian representation in American theater. Lee will share some of her current research on how different theatrical forms such as minstrelsy, vaudeville, and musical theater juxtaposed blackface representation and stage orientalism in the nineteenth and early twentieth century. Bellamy will comment on how this history has affected theater practice today, and what kinds of change and collaboration we might imagine for the future. This will be a fascinating conversation about how American theater defines or moves across racial lines, understanding the persistence of racial stereotypes, and building coalitions.


3. LATIS Workshop Series


Liberal Arts Technologies and Innovation Services (LATIS) offers a series of free workshops designed for researchers in liberal arts disciplines. Workshops are open to all faculty and graduate students, and many offer online attendance options. Topics include: R, NVivo, Python, Web APIs, Reproducible workflows, Qualtrics, and Web scraping.

4. Sept. 22 - Film Premiere: Summoned: Frances Perkins and the General Welfare


Summoned: Frances Perkins and the General Welfare is an exclusive pre-broadcast premiere of a film on the life and legacy of the nation's first female cabinet member and the force behind the American social safety net, Frances Perkins. The film will air on PBS stations nationwide in March 2020 as part of Women's History Month and the centennial of women's suffrage. 4 p.m. film screening, Ted Mann Concert Hall, followed by a discussion with filmmaker Mick Caouette, Humphrey School dean Laura Bloomberg, and State Auditor Julie Blaha. No charge, but register in advance.

5. Upcoming Colloquium Speakers


Friday September 13th, 1:30-3:00 PM, Bruininks 432: Roundtable discussion with artists from "History is Not Here:Art and the Arab Imaginary." We are very lucky to be able to invite artists and curators of this exhibition to the UMN to speak at the GWSS colloquium on September 13th. Here is a blurb about the exhibition: History Is Not Here: Art and the Arab Imaginary presents the work of artists who address what can be termed the "Arab imaginary" as a strategy for examining various social, cultural, and political positions. Best understood through a framework that recognizes the so-called Arab world and its diaspora as multiform, made up of 22 countries with distinct histories as well as diverse ethnicities, languages, and religions, this exhibition explores and scrutinizes the ways in which the region has been historicized. Through painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, book art, installation, and video, featured artists make connections between contemporary geopolitics and the histories that inform them. Their works draw attention to the challenges of representation, including misunderstandings and missteps, and the limiting and problematic terms that are often used to define the region. History Is Not Here rejects the idea of history as a fixed category and looks to alternative imagery and approaches from which new "imaginaries" can be generated. This exhibition is on view at the M September 12, 2019 to January 5, 2020. http://mizna.org/articles/events/231.shtml

September 20th, 1:30-3:00 PM, Bruininks 432: Discussion with Norma Garces and El Colegio staff about challenges of working with immigrant youth in the face of anti-immigrant laws and sentiments. Here is a blurb about El Colegio: El Colegio was conceived by teachers and artists who worked in traditional urban high schools in Minneapolis and St. Paul using an inter-disciplinary arts integrated approach to teaching and learning. Their successes with students who had previously been disengaged and their challenges with the traditional system led to the birth of El Colegio. The Board of Education of Minnesota approved Augsburg College (www.augsburg.edu) as the school’s sponsor in 1999, and El Colegio opened its doors to 65 students in September 2000. Since then we have grown to a diverse group of 100 students and 15 staff. We have been recognized locally and nationally as an innovative force in improving achievement for Latino students and other students of color, and we have seen over 90 graduates head out into the world, many who are first generation high school graduates and many who are attending and completing college here in Minnesota and elsewhere.

6. Artist Talk with Ping Chong, Sept. 19th 


September 19 at 7pm
InFlux Space, Regis Art Center (UMN West Bank)


More information on Collidescope and artist Ping Chong

7. GPR/RIGS Social Event, Sept. 19th


The Center on Women, Gender, and Public Policy (CWGPP) and Race, Indigeneity, Gender & Sexuality (RIGS) Initiative invite you to a Fall semester happy hour and mixer.

To kick off the academic year, we’re bringing together members of the RIGS community with faculty curators from The Gender Policy Report to celebrate our shared mission of advancing gender equity through intersectional, gender-focused research across multiple disciplines.

Please stop by to meet other gender-focused researchers and to learn more about upcoming opportunities to promote your research to lawmakers, advocates, and other public audiences.

The event will feature brief remarks from Dr. Kat Hayes (director, RIGS), Gender Policy Report curator Dr. Catherine Squires (Professor, Communication Studies) and Dr. Noble Frank (Editor, Gender Policy Report) at 4:30pm.

Beer, wine, non-alcoholic beverages, and light snacks will be provided.

Please RSVP here if you plan to attend.

What: Gender Policy Report & RIGS Fall Mixer
Who: RIGS faculty and affiliated faculty and faculty curators from The Gender Policy Report
When: Thursday, Sep. 19, 2019 from 4:00pm-6:00pm
Where: Freeman Commons (Room 280), Humphrey School of Public Affairs


8. ICGC Brown Bag Series Events, Sept. 13th and Sept. 20th


— ICGC Brown Bag Series —

9.13.19 ~ Noon-1pm ~ 537 Heller Hall (ICGC)


"Ground's Keepers: Labor and Land-Making in Singapore"
Presented by: Beverly Fok, PhD Candidate, Department of Anthropology

Click here for more info

— ICGC Brown Bag Series —

9.20.19 ~ Noon-1pm ~ 537 Heller Hall (ICGC)

 "United Nations Discourse of Peacebuilding in the DRC: Implications for Regional Security"
Presented by: Dr. William Tayeebwa, Makerere University, Uganda and ICGC Visiting Scholar

Click here for more info

9. Queer & Trans Campus Kickoffs (Minneapolis - Sept. 12th)


Minneapolis : September 12th | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Gateway Plaza

St. Paul: September 19th | 11:30am - 1:00pm | St. Paul Campus Mall

Come welcome the 2019-2020 school year with the GSC and hang out with other LGBTQ+ people! There will be a resource fair, games, and pizza. Students from both campuses are welcome to attend either kickoff.

Want to table with GWSS? We could use some grad student volunteers! Contact ckenney@umn.edu.


Scholarships/Fellowships/Job Opportunities


1. Assistant/Associate Professor in Digital Humanities and Social Engagement Cluster at Dartmouth College


Dartmouth College invites applications for an open rank tenure-track position in Digital Humanities and Social Engagement (DHSE). One or more hires will be a part of a new endowed research cluster, created through a Presidential initiative to extend Dartmouth’s impact on the world through interdisciplinary faculty teams. The DHSE cluster focuses on feminist, anti-racist work in both teaching and research and promotes social engagement as a conscious research agenda for the humanities. Its work will range across diverse areas, including the social and ethical dimensions of digital technologies, digital tools that use the humanities to foster civic engagement, and data and technologies that promote justice. This interdisciplinary appointment will be based in one or more academic units appropriate to the research and teaching areas of the successful candidate.
We seek a colleague whose work is socially engaged and demonstrates a robust commitment to research and teaching on digital cultures, tools, and interventions from both historical and contemporary perspectives. The successful candidate will have demonstrated experience working collaboratively and, ideally, of working on research or production with undergraduate students. Scholars working on digital diasporas, Black, Indigenous, Latinx data and digital histories and practices, and/or intersections of race, gender, sexuality, and ability with digital cultures are especially encouraged to apply. Scholars working across the boundaries of theory and practice, technology and art, public and private are welcome. Applicants must either be ABD or hold a PhD in a humanities or related digital humanities discipline at the time of appointment. Early career scholars from under represented minorities may be able to take advantage of a Mellon funded post-doctoral position that will lead directly into the tenure-track position.


For more information on the search timeline please see: http://jwernimont.com/dartmouth-job-call/


2. Assistant Professor of Women's Studies - Cal State, Dominguez Hills


The Program of Women's Studies at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) invites applications for a Tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor (Academic Year) with the appointment starting in Fall 2020.

Women's Studies Program

The Women's Studies Program at California State University Dominguez Hills is a long-standing program that will begin offering a B.A. degree in the College of Arts and Humanities in the next two years. Currently the program offers a minor in Women's Studies. The program explores the experiences of women in cultures around the world, the history and structures of gender inequalities, and how to advocate for women's rights and freedoms. It is an interdisciplinary program that examines the social construction of gender and sexual differences with an emphasis on women's experiences.

For more information see: https://www.csudh.edu/womens-studies/

The Position

The ideal candidate will specialize in transnational feminism and multicultural feminist theory, and should have demonstrated teaching competence and/or secondary research interest in queer theory and/or sexuality studies.

Responsibilities

This hire will help teach introductory courses in women's studies; newly approved courses for the major in women's studies, including Feminist Principles, Research Methods, and Feminist Theory; as well as develop courses in her/his/their area of specialization. Faculty are expected to maintain an active research agenda and serve on department, college, and university committees. The normal teaching load is 4-4, with a reduced 3-3 load for the first two years and additional opportunities for reduced teaching loads in future years.

https://www.nwsa.org/jobs_listing.asp?id=1051

3. Two-year post-doctoral fellowships in sexuality studies (social scientific approaches) at The Sexualities Project at Northwestern (SPAN)

The Sexualities Project at Northwestern (SPAN) invites applications for two-year post-doctoral fellowships in sexuality studies (social scientific approaches), to run from September 1, 2020 through August 31, 2022. We are particularly interested in candidates whose work falls within one or more of the following fields: African American Studies, Anthropology, Communication Studies, History, Human Development and Social Policy, Linguistics, Performance Studies, Political Science, Psychology, Religious Studies, or Sociology. The deadline to apply is December 2, 2019.

Attached is a more detailed description of the positions. We would appreciate it if you could share this opportunity with any contacts and listservs in these fields.

4. Associate or Full Professor, Director of Women's & Gender Studies, at University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh


The College of Letters and Science at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh invites applications for an associate professor or professor (tenure possible upon appointment) as Director of Women’s and Gender Studies, discipline open, to start September 9, 2020.

The primary duties of the Director include chairing the program’s steering committee, recruiting and advising students, planning and developing the curriculum, and spearheading program assessment. Teaching responsibilities may include Intro to Women’s and Gender Studies, Feminist Theory, and a research-focused Senior Seminar. This position is responsible for teaching, research, and service as outlined in the home department’s tenure, renewal, and promotion criteria.

http://careers.uwosh.edu/cw/en-us/job/497284/associate-professor-or-full-professor 



5.  Assistant Professor of Women & Gender Studies at Texas Christian University
The Department of Women & Gender Studies (WGST) at Texas Christian University invites applications for a tenure track professor at the assistant rank. We are a newly created department building on 25 years as an innovative interdisciplinary program. Housed in the new School of Interdisciplinary Studies (SIS), we serve a community of faculty, staff, and students from across the TCU campus and the North Texas region.


While areas of research and teaching specialization are open, we are most interested in candidates whose expertise would add to our department's courses. Focus areas may include women of color feminisms, transnational feminisms, and intersectional activism and social justice. Successful candidates will demonstrate evidence of dynamic and effective teaching centered on women, gender, and/or sexualities, as well as an active research agenda. We especially seek scholars who employ intersectional analysis in their teaching and research. The successful candidate will be integral in the building of this new department.

The teaching load is 5 courses per year, which includes teaching lower- and upper-level undergraduate courses and graduate courses in our graduate certificate program. 

https://tcu.igreentree.com/CSS_Faculty/CSSPage_JobDetail.ASP?T=20190905215500&



6. Assistant Professor in Comparative Ethnic Studies, University of California-Berkeley


The Comparative Ethnic Studies Program in the Department of Ethnic Studies at the University of California, Berkeley invites applications for a Tenure Track Assistant Professor. Fields and areas of specialization are open. The Comparative Ethnic Studies Program pursues intersectional research and teaching about race and Indigeneity through comparative, relational, and transnational frameworks. We seek a scholar fluent in these conceptual frameworks whose potential areas of expertise might include interdisciplinary approaches to digital cultures, labor and migration, the politics of race and space, sexuality studies, environmental justice, and/or philosophy. Teaching duties include undergraduate and graduate courses.
The minimum qualification to be considered an applicant for this position is the completion of all PhD or equivalent international degree requirements except the dissertation at the time of application. The preferred qualification is a PhD or equivalent degree in Ethnic Studies or a related field by the expected start date.
Diversity, equity, and inclusion are core values at U.C. Berkeley and in the Department of Ethnic Studies. Our excellence can only be fully realized by faculty, students, and staff who share our commitment to these values. Successful candidates for our faculty position will demonstrate evidence of a commitment to advancing equity and inclusion.
Applications must be received by October 22, 2019. The expected start date is July 1, 2020. Late or incomplete applications will not be considered. Please apply to https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF02305.


7. Graduate Instructor Cohort - Career Readiness Teaching Fellows Program


The Career Readiness Teaching Fellows program supports faculty and instructors in discovering creative approaches to activities and assignments that enhance student reflective learning. As a graduate fellow, you'll explore how current research on learning and a Career Readiness framework can be applied to your own courses. As you revise or design components of an undergraduate course of your choosing, you will work with Career Readiness mentors and resources and consider a variety of approaches to supporting student career readiness, including the central importance of a reflective practice. You will have the opportunity to explore the pedagogical value of the RATE (Reflect, Articulate, Translate and Evaluate) tool. At its heart, the Career Readiness Teaching Fellows program provides an opportunity to make connections with colleagues across CLA and form an interdisciplinary community of instructors dedicated to excellence in undergraduate teaching and learning. Participants become part of a network of Career Readiness Teaching Fellows who share their experiences and mentor interested colleagues.

As part of the CLA Career Readiness graduate instructor cohort, participants will be expected to:
  • attend four two-hour workshops (Sept. 18, Oct. 16, Nov. 13, Dec. 4) in the morning. 
  • prepare for workshops by doing assigned reading and participating in Canvas discussions.
  • submit a final project in which the chosen career competencies are integrated into a syllabus, assignment, or activity.
  • if teaching, be observed by one of the Center for Education Innovation (CEI) facilitators and have a follow up consultation.
Graduate students who successfully complete the program will be provided with $500 in professional development funds.  

8. 2020 CREATE Scholars Program
Learn more about the 2020 CREATE Scholars program - a fellowship opportunity for graduate students funded by the Institute on the Environment and the Grand Challenges Research Initiative. 

CREATE Scholars join a cohort of other grad students from across the U where they gain training in interdisciplinary methods, community engaged scholarship, and environmental leadership. All Scholars receive a summer stipend to work collaboratively with a community partner on issues of social and environmental justice. You can learn more about our current 2019 Scholars cohort here. The first cohort has been a success, for both the students and their community partners. I'm very excited to direct the fellowship again in 2020.

Who is eligible?

Any student currently-enrolled in a graduate or professional degree program (Masters, PhD, etc.) at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Campus. All colleges, schools, departments and degree programs are eligible to participate.

How are scholars supported?

CREATE Scholars will join a supportive community of practice that provides mentorship, skill development, a summer stipend, and engagement with external partners.

Applications for the next cohort are due October 14th, 2019. Please reach out to the CREATE staff at create@umn.edu with questions.


9. Woodrow Wilson Foundation Fellowships (Charlotte W. Newcombe and Woodrow Wilson Fellowships)

The Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships 
Designed to encourage original and significant study of religious and ethical values in fields across the humanities and social sciences, the 2020 Newcombe Fellowships are available to Ph.D. and Th.D. candidates who expect to complete their dissertation between April and August 2021. Download the program flyer here. The competition deadline is November 15, 2019. Questions may be directed to hogans@woodrow.org.

The Woodrow Wilson Dissertation Fellowships in Women’s Studies encourage research about women and gender that crosses disciplinary, regional, or cultural boundaries. Recent Fellows have explored such topics as reproduction in the context of chronic disease, algorithmic detection of child abuse images, and changing feminist visions at the UN from 1975 to 1995. Download the program flyer here. The competition deadline is October 15, 2019. Questions may be directed to hogans@woodrow.org.



Call for Papers/Proposals


1. 2019 Carrie Chapman Catt Prize for Research on Women and Politics.


The Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Iowa State University is pleased to announce the competition for the 2019 Carrie Chapman Catt Prize for Research on Women and Politics.

 This annual competition is designed to encourage and reward scholars embarking on significant research in the area of women and politics. Numerous proposals from a variety of academic disciplines are received each year. Proposals are blind-reviewed by a committee comprised of faculty members in the disciplines represented.

 The prize includes a $2,000 cash award for each project selected. Honorable mention prizes of up to $1,000 per project may also be awarded. Winners will be announced and awards disbursed in February 2020.

 Research projects submitted for prize consideration may address any topic related to women and politics. Scholars at any level, from graduate students to tenured faculty members as well as independent researchers, may apply. In light of the upcoming 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, projects related to women’s suffrage history or women’s political participation are especially welcome for this year’s competition.

 To be considered for the 2019 prize, applicants must complete the submission form by 11:59 p.m. CST on November 24, 2019. Required information on the form includes:

  • Contact information and biographical statement (1000-character limit) for each author
  • Project description (5-10 pages, double spaced, 12-point font) in Adobe PDF or Microsoft Word format:
  • Proposal title
  • 150-200 word abstract summarizing its purpose and content
  • Discussion of relevant theory, contributions to literature in the field and methodology; other relevant information may also be included
  • Statement and itemized budget describing how the Catt Prize will contribute to the research project
  • Timetable for completion of the project, taking into consideration the February 2020 disbursement of awards
  • Reference list of relevant literature (not included in the 10-page limit, but please include in the same document)

As proposals are blind-reviewed, do not include identifying information such as author names or institutions in the project description.

 Click here to submit a proposal for the 2019 Catt Prize.

 https://cattcenter.iastate.edu/research/catt-prize/apply/

2. Workshop for the Comparative History of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Call for Papers


The Workshop on the Comparative History of Women, Gender, and Sexuality (WCHWGS, or "witch-y wigs,") is currently seeking faculty and graduate student work for the Fall 2019 schedule. Submitted work could include conference papers, dissertation chapters, syllabi, article drafts, prospectuses, or any other kind of work in progress that addresses the history of women, gender, and/or sexuality in some fashion, and we welcome work at all stages of the writing process. 

Once you are on the schedule, we will ask you for a copy of your work a week before the date you are set to present so we may distribute it to our list-serv. At the workshop itself, which is normally held on Fridays from 3:30-5:00pm, a faculty member will open the discussion on your paper with a comment. After the comment, you will have room to respond, and then discussion will open up to workshop members. 

If you are interested in sharing a paper or other work, or serving as a faculty commentator this fall, please contact Ai Miller (mill7176@umn.edu), or Sarah Chambers (chambers@umn.edu), this year's coordinators of WCHWGS, or through this account (wchwgs1@umn.edu). If you'd like to be added to the list-serv and attend the workshop, please also feel free to reach out to one of us.


2. Call for Papers for the Global Conference on Women & Gender at Christopher Newport University's College of Arts and Humanities


Christopher Newport University’s College of Arts and Humanities seeks abstracts for the forthcoming Global Conference on Women and Gender to be held at CNU, March 19-21, 2020

 We are pleased to announce that the theme for this year’s conference is: Gender, Politics, and Everyday Life: Power, Resistance and Representation

 This interdisciplinary conference brings together participants from all academic fields to engage in wide-ranging conversations on gender and politics around the world. While formal politics loom large in 2020, we encourage an expansive understanding of political action and expression, inspired by Carol Hanisch’s essay, “The Personal is Political,” which sees all relationships of power as political and connects women’s experiences, self-expression, and values to their lives as political actors and subjects.

 Submissions from any academic discipline are welcome, including but not limited to art, history, philosophy, religious studies, sociology, psychology, environmental science, medicine, biomedical ethics, economics, political science, gender studies, communication studies and literature. We also invite professionals in nonacademic settings to submit proposals.

 Both panel and individual paper proposals are welcome.
Please submit a 350 to 500-word abstract by October 1st, 2019 at:

 http://cnu.edu/gcwg


3. 2019 & 2020 Oxford Women's Leadership Symposia
We are pleased to invite you, your institution and your colleagues to attend the upcoming 19th International Oxford Women's Leadership Symposium https://www.oxford-womens-leadership-symposium.com/ to be held at Somerville College in the University of Oxford. Attendees may participate as observers, panel members and presenters of papers, reports, and commentaries concerning aspects relevant to the theory and practice of Women's, Gender and Justice issues. Poster presentations are welcome too.

DEADLINES

AUTUMN Session (4–6 December 2019) Somerville College http://www.some.ox.ac.uk/
Abstract submission  – 14 November
Early registration  – 16 September
Regular registration  – 17 November

SPRING  Session 23–24 March 2020, Somerville College http://www.some.ox.ac.uk/
Abstract submission  – 9 March
Early registration  – 15 December
Regular registration  – 11 March

NOTATIONS FOR THE MEETINGS:
We accept abstracts on a rolling basis and send notifications within a week of submission. Presenters are allocated 20 minutes to present followed by a ten-minute question session.
Conference Oxford  http://conference-oxford.com/bb-self-cateringhas hundreds of affordable bedrooms in Oxford colleges available, offering splendid views of college quadrangles and gardens. Consult the website for more information or contact info@oxford-womens-leadership-symposium.com.


 Symposia Participants may submit complete papers (six weeks after the conclusion of the meeting attended) to be peer-reviewed by external readers for possible inclusion in Symposium Books or sponsored academic journals.

4. Thinking Gender 2020: Call for Proposals
THINKING GENDER 2020
SEXUAL VIOLENCE AS STRUCTURAL VIOLENCE:
FEMINIST VISIONS OF TRANSFORMATIVE JUSTICE
30TH ANNUAL THINKING GENDER STUDENT RESEARCH CONFERENCE
MARCH 6, 2020 CARNESALE COMMONS, UCLA

FEATURING KEYNOTE PANELIST MARIAME KABA

Founding Director, Project NIA

Researcher in Residence, Barnard Center for Research on Women

 The UCLA Center for the Study of Women (CSW) invites submissions of paper, poster, and roundtable proposals for our 30th Annual Thinking Gender Student Research Conference. This year’s conference theme, Sexual Violence as Structural Violence: Feminist Visions of Transformative Justice, will focus on sexual violence as a function of state and capitalist violence, emphasizing feminist, queer, trans, abolitionist, and intersectional interventions.

 We are specifically interested in presentations that center anti-imperialist, anti-racist, Indigenous, intersectional, anti-carceral/abolitionist frameworks for understanding sexual violence. We invite proposals for papers, roundtable presentations, and posters related to studies of sexual violence in the context of empire, settler colonialism, incarceration, immigration detention and deportation, and labor exploitation, among other forms of state and capitalist violence. We also welcome research on the criminalization of gender and sexual non-conformity, social institutions and carceral control, and intersectional abolitionist responses—historical and contemporary—to punishment.

 We invite proposal submissions for Panel Presentations, Posters, and Roundtable Sessions

 Deadline for All Proposal Submissions: Sunday, October 27, 2019 at 11:59 PM PDT
Submit your proposal online at CSW.UCLA.EDU/TG20_CFP



Recognitions


1. Tankut Atuk's article published in the Men and Masculinities Journal

Tankut's article, Comrades-in-[Each Other’s]-Arms: Homosociality, Masculinity and Effeminacy in the Turkish Army, has been published in the Men and Masculinities Journal (SAGE publications).

Abstract: In Turkey, the military regulation Article 17 prohibits men who suffer “visible sexual identity and/or behavioral defects” from serving in the armed forces. The final decision of exemption, however, is made by doctors depending on the cogency of the femininity/effeminacy draftees perform. Based on seven oral histories of gay men and a trans woman who served in the army, and five oral histories of gay men, including myself, who obtained the certificate of discharge, this article discusses the constitutive role of homosociality in the production of military masculinity and the abjection of effeminacy by raising three interrelated points: (a) (Turkish) military masculinity is essentially fragile and shattered due to the lack of distinct boundaries between male homosociality and homosexuality. Therefore the medico-military gaze, as well as the proper soldiers, must protect, albeit unskillfully, the boundaries separating the two. (b) For the medico-military gaze and the military culture, the real peril to homosocial bonding and military masculinity is not homoerotic intimacy or gay sex per se, but effeminacy. And (c) in the Turkish Armed Forces, effeminophobia is an instrument employed in defense of the homosocial safe zone.

Congrats to Tankut on this achievement!


2. Congrats to Beaudelaine Pierre on the publication of her manuscript

Beaudelaine Pierre has had her manuscript, "Thinking Decoloniality Through Haitian Indigenous Ecology" accepted for publication in Hypatia: A Journal of Feminist Philosophy Special Issue called "Tracing the Lineages of Decolonial Thinking in Latina/Latinx Feminist Philosophy? It is currently in production and will be released at the end of the year. Many congratulations to Beaudelaine on this hard-won achievement!


Miscellaneous


1. U of M Passport Office now open

The new U of M Passport Office accepts passport applications and takes photos for passports and country-specific visas. The office is open to all faculty, staff, students, and the public, Monday through Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., University International Center.


2. GEAR 1 Online Resources Now Available

The Graduate School has developed a collection of online resources, titled “GEAR 1,” to give students a better sense of graduate student life, clarify expectations, and offer direction to useful information and resources.

GEAR 1 was developed for first-year graduates students on all University of Minnesota campuses, but every graduate student is encouraged to explore the available topics and resource hubs for information that may be relevant to them.

If you need help or have questions about GEAR 1, you can contact the Graduate School anytime at gear@umn.edu
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