Upcoming Call for Papers, Panelists, Funding & Employment Opportunities, Awards and Summer Courses || Prochain appel à contributions pour les publications et conférences, bourses & offre d'emploi, prix et cours d'été
June 11th | 11 Juin 2015
All members of CASCA's Student Network as well as graduate program directors who have events or opportunities of interest to our members are invited to contact the moderators ([log in to unmask]). Links to detailed posting guidelines: in English and French.
Tous les membres du réseau des étudiants de CASCA ainsi que les directeurs de programmes d'études supérieures qui ont des événements ou des possibilités d'intérêt pour nos membres sont invités à contacter les modérateurs ([log in to unmask]). Voir ci-dessous pour directives sur les affectations détaillées:en français et anglais.
Content:
1. CALLS || APPELS
a) Written Publications || Publications écrites
[1] Special Issue Call for Papers: Immigrant Policies in European Cities in Times of Economic Crisis (Deadline: July 6)
b) Panels & Conferences || Conférences et Panels
[1] CALL FOR PAPERS: Textile Society of America’s 15th Biennial Symposium: Crosscurrents: Land, Labor, and the Port (Deadline: June 15)
[2] Call for papers for the panel: Queering temporality: rethinking time in/from the anthropology of ageing (deadline: June 22)
[3] University of Essex Food Studies Colloquium - Call for Papers (deadline: September 4)
2. FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES AND AWARDS || PRIX ET BOURSES
[None]
3. EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES || OFFRE D'EMPLOI
[1] Term faculty opening - Deparment of Anthropology - American University (Washingthon D.C.) - [deadline undisclosed]
[2] Lecturer/Assistant Professor - Anthropology - University of Waikato (Hamilton, New Zealand) - DL July 17
4. OTHER || AUTRES
[1] Co-Editor Search - Culture, Agriculture, Food and Environment (for Fall 2015)
1. CALLS || APPELS
a) Written Publications || Publications écrites
[1] Special Issue Call for Papers: Immigrant Policies in European Cities in Times of Economic Crisis (Deadline: July 6)
Call for Papers / Special Issue
Immigrant Policies in European Cities in Times of Economic Crisis
Academic Coordinators:
Dr. Sarah Hackett, Senior Lecturer in Modern European History, Bath Spa University, UK
Dr. Maria Schiller, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Socio-Cultural Diversity, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity, Germany
Framework:
European cities have become important players in devising and implementing immigrant policies, involving the creation of institutional structures, the build-up of expertise, and the formation of working relationships between the local state and local populations. Several explanations for the changed role and self-confidence of cities in devising their own immigrant policies have been offered, such as the promotion of local responses to migration and diversification by European Union institutions, the evolution of city networks, the questioning of national-level policy frames, and the immediate pressures cities face to respond to local diversity. Indeed academic scholarship has now gone some way towards analysing local-level immigrant policymaking, and how it can and does deviate from national policy directives and legislation; the importance of cities in putting integration policies into effect; and the extent to which a city’s relationship with a diversified local population can be influenced by its policies, economy and history (Polèse and Stren 2000; Alexander 2003; Penninx, Kraal, Martiniello and Vertovec 2004; Garbaye 2005; Caponio and Borkert 2010; Glick Schiller and Çağlar 2011; Nicholls and Uitermark 2013; Foner, Rath, Duyvendak and van Reekum 2014; Hepburn and Zapata-Barrero 2014). However, the literature to date has hardly addressed local responses to diversity change and what can explain the stability or transformation of local immigrant policies. With this Call for Papers we therefore invite scholarly contributions that address this gap, focusing on the impact of present and/or past economic crises on local immigrant policies.
Economic crises can provide an acute challenge to human resources and institutional structures dedicated to immigrant and diversity policies at the local level. Both the most recent crisis and past instances of crisis across the post-war period provide much scope for empirical analysis of crisis-related changes, as well as a more theoretical discussion of the ramifications of crisis in relation to immigrant policies. Some work has identified a shift in migration policy in Europe at a national level prompted by the 2008 financial crisis. This was witnessed in David Cameron’s pledge to reduce immigration to Britain to the ‘tens of thousands’; the Spanish government’s voluntary return programme and its attempt to promote the integration of migrants in the hope that this would reduce tensions between natives and foreigners during times of economic downturn; France’s scheme to make it more difficult for illegal migrants to live and work in the country; Italy’s criminalisation of illegal immigration; and Sweden’s decision to liberalise its labour migration policy (Kuptsch 2012; Bevelander and Petersson 2014; Pastore 2014). Overall, it is clear that whether due to public opinion, pressure from far-Right political parties, genuine economic concerns, or indeed a combination thereof, the 2008 financial crisis triggered a sharp shift in national-level migration policy in a range of different ways.
Yet what remains overwhelmingly absent from the academic literature is an assessment of the relationship between city-level immigrant policies and economic crises. The aim of this Special Issue is to fill this gap. It seeks to examine this previously unexplored relationship in Western European cities across the post-war period within historical and contemporary contexts, and to bridge the gap across multiple disciplines.
Research questions/areas of focus:
The Special Issue’s key starting question is: How do European cities’ migration, integration and diversity policies and political structures change as a consequence of economic crisis? Overall, it aims to assess the effects on the financial and human resources of municipal organisations, on the relationships between stakeholders, and on the political will for addressing diversity and equality. It will consider the way economic crises have been reflected in European cities’ past and contemporary migration policies and processes, and how these experiences can inform future academic and policy debates.
Migration, integration and diversity policies and political structures are interpreted in a broad manner and might involve (but are by no means limited to):
- Policy areas of employment, housing, education, urban development and planning, health facilities, culture, and social welfare.
- Policies and processes regarding citizenship, legal residence, voting rights, language, religion and interculturalism.
- Governance of the multi-level relationship: the extent to which cities’ policy negotiations and policies adhere to and/or deviate away from national and/or EU directive in times of economic crisis.
Economic crisis contexts are also interpreted in a wide-ranging sense and might include:
- Instances of actual economic crisis or downturn during the post-war period: e.g. the 1973 oil crisis, the economic slump of the early 1980s, the 2008 financial crisis and its aftermath.
- Discourses of ‘crisis’ and fears regarding potential economic crisis scenarios: the extent to which cities have implemented restrictive and/or non-restrictive immigrant policies due to a perceived crisis threat.
We invite submissions from researchers in diverse disciplines interested in broadening our knowledge on the relationship between local diversification, immigrant policies and economic crises in Western Europe across the post-war period and up to the present day. Proposed papers can be individual case studies; comparative studies of cities (either within a single country or across different countries); comparative studies between cases across the post-war period; studies on the relationship of city-level, national-level and international-level relationships, or more theoretical discussions on the notion of crisis in relation to immigrant policies.
Submission Procedure:
Individuals interested in taking part in this Special Issue should submit a title, a 300-word abstract, and a short bio to both [log in to unmask] and [log in to unmask]. All papers submitted have to be original and not be under consideration for publication elsewhere.
Deadlines:
Proposals must be received by Monday, 6 July 2015. Acceptance notifications will be sent by Friday, 24 July 2015. Successful candidates may be invited to submit a longer paper proposal for the Special Issue application process.
b) Panels & Conferences || Conférences et Panels
[1] CALL FOR PAPERS: Textile Society of America’s 15th Biennial Symposium: Crosscurrents: Land, Labor, and the Port (Deadline: June 15)
Savannah, Georgia, October 19th – 23rd, 2016
Textile Society of America’s 15th Biennial Symposium: Crosscurrents: Land, Labor, and the Port
Organized in collaboration with Savannah College of Art and Design.
The 2016 Textile Society of America Symposium will take place in Savannah, Georgia on the campus of the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) and at the Hyatt Regency Hotel. To maximize scholarly interchange, the Symposium will consist of multiple, concurrent sessions, plenary and keynote speakers, a poster session and curated exhibitions that will intersect with the scholarly program (see call for exhibits below). In addition to the symposium sessions and exhibitions, there will be a series of dynamic pre- and post-conference workshops and study tours to local and regional art institutions and collections, receptions, special programs, and an awards ceremony.
[2] Call for papers for the panel: Queering temporality: rethinking time in/from the anthropology of ageing
Australian Anthropological Society 2015 Conference
The University of Melbourne, 1-4 December, 2015 (call for papers closes 22 June 2015)
Convenors: Shiori Shakuto-Neoh and Benjamin Hegarty (The Australian National University)
This panel will discuss ageing as a locus for rethinking anthropological understandings of time. In recent years, there has been an upsurge of interest in temporality (e.g. James and Mills 2005, Ingold 2011). Queer theory has offered innovative ways to understand time and its passing (e.g. Sedgwick 2003, Halberstam 2005). Yet few of these theories draw on the rich perspectives offered by ethnography with the elderly. The anthropology of ageing has provided a wealth of insights on the experiences and feelings of growing old (e.g. Myerhoff 1980, Cohen 1999, Lamb 2000). These depictions offer a window into how we experience past, present and future. Thus, this panel will discuss the anthropology of ageing and queer theory in order to inspire critical conversations on the subject. We take ageing as both a methodological focus and a departure point. It is hoped that such a focus on ageing will enrich theories of temporality and sociality among the elderly. This panel welcomes papers that consider the following issues:
- What can anthropological studies of older people tell us about the way we understand time, including links between past, present and future?
- How do queer theoretical perspectives towards time relate to experiences of ageing? How can we converse with these theories to further anthropological approaches to ageing?
- What are methodological practices that can capture the lives of the elderly?
Details
Paper proposals must consist of:
- a paper title
- the name/s and email address/es of author/s
- a short abstract of fewer than 300 characters
- a long abstract of fewer than 250 words?
Please submit papers via the online system: http://www.nomadit.co.uk/aas/aas2015/panels.php5?PanelID=3681
[3] University of Essex Food Studies Colloquium - Call for Papers (deadline: September 4)
Call for Papers
Food for Thought: An Interdisciplinary PhD Colloquium
By virtue of its sustaining and vital nature, food is of central importance to our livelihoods, yet the processes by which food reaches our table and its journey beyond are vastly complex. The food system is a constellation of social and material processes and structures, many of which are imbued with cultural meaning. As such it constitutes a critical site of everyday human experience and research that brings together the theoretical and the material.
About the Event
We are holding an interdisciplinary PhD colloquium, to discuss current issues in the food system and attempt to engage with these issues within and beyond the sphere of academia. It will bring together a wide range of academic and civil society actors engaged in the food system, to share the material joys of food as well as discuss emerging and sometimes controversial issues to do with the security, safety and resilience of the UK food system, which remains embedded in a global context.
The colloquium will be structured around two key themes;
· Food Production and Consumption: Exploring the realities of food production and consumption and imagining alternatives
· Food Politics, Policies and Cultures: Exploring claims, controversies, positions, interests and values connected with food
Food as a topic crosses many disciplines encompassing a range of interests and perspectives; consequently we extend this invitation broadly. The two themes around which the day will be structured accommodate numerous points of view and we encourage PhD students studying food within in a range of subject areas to submit an abstract for a paper presentation. As well as presentations from PhD students the event will engage participants in the material elements of food culminating in an evening feast.
The event will take place on the 12-13th November in and around Colchester, Essex.
Guidelines on submission:
· Deadline for submission of abstracts: 4th September, 2015.
· Abstracts should be 500 words maximum, saved as a word document (no pdfs please) and include affiliation and contact details for author(s).
· Please send abstracts to David Watson [log in to unmask]
· Authors will be notified of the outcome of their submission by 18th September 2015 at the latest.
About the organisers
The event is being organised by a small group of PhD students and academics already researching food issues at the University of Essex.
2. FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES AND AWARDS || PRIX ET BOURSES
[None]
3. EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES || OFFRE D'EMPLOI
[1] Term faculty opening - Deparment of Anthropology - American University (Washingthon D.C.) - [deadline undisclosed]
Position Announcement: Open Rank
Department of Anthropology
College of Arts and Sciences
American University
The Department of Anthropology in the College of Arts and Sciences at American University invites applications for a term faculty appointment for the Academic Year 2015-2016. Rank will be dependent on experience and stature in the field. The appointment is a 9-month term position and will commence August 25, 2015.
We seek Cultural Anthropology candidates who share the department’s commitments to social justice, public engagement, and to studies of race/ethnicity, gender, sexuality, class, and other sources of inequality. The applicant’s teaching and research interests should also complement the Department’s commitments to undergraduate and graduate training in public anthropology.
Applicants should hold a PhD and have solid teaching experience by the time of appointment. The position will require the incumbent to teach three courses per semester in cultural anthropology, including, but not limited to Roots of Racism and Language and the Human Experience which are both General Education offerings. All faculty are expected to hold office hours and participate in School and University activities and service. Other responsibilities include advising students and mentoring women and minority students.
Salary is competitive. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled, subject to on-going budgetary approval. Please submit applications via: http://apply.interfolio.com/29771 .Include a letter of application, curriculum vitae, three letters of recommendation, recent teaching evaluations (when possible), and copies of recent published papers or working papers. Please contact Jean Wogaman, Senior Administrative Assistant, Anthropology Department, 202-885-1838 or [log in to unmask] if you have any questions.
American University is a private institution within easy reach of the many centers of government, business, research, and the arts located within the nation’s capital. For more information about American University, visit www.american.edu.
The AU Anthropology Department offers both undergraduate and graduate degree programs in public anthropology with a social justice focus. Learn more about the College of Arts and Sciences at https://www.american.edu/cas/ and about the department at https://www.american.edu/cas/anthropology.
[2] Lecturer/Assistant Professor - Anthropology - University of Waikato (Hamilton, New Zealand) - Deadline: July 17
The Anthropology Programme is looking to maintain and develop its
reputation as a leading centre of teaching and research in Pacific and New
Zealand-focussed sociocultural anthropology.
You will contribute to all levels of a small, flexible, sociocultural
anthropology teaching programme, from introductory courses through to
doctoral supervision. We are especially looking for someone with strengths
in one or more of the following: religion and cosmology, anthropology of
the body, gender and sexuality. You also must commit to an active personal
research programme, and contribute to administration and service.
Applicants must present evidence of a completed PhD based on ethnographic
fieldwork in the Pacific Islands and / or Aotearoa New Zealand, a good
publication record, and demonstrated success in undergraduate teaching.
Scholars of Ma?ori or Pacific Islands descent are encouraged to apply.
Current salary range for Lecturers is NZ$68,354 to $83,454 per year,
depending on qualifications, skills and experience.
Closing date: 17 July 2015 (NZ time) Vacancy number: 350143 For more
information and to apply, visit www.jobs.waikato.ac.nz
4. OTHER || AUTRES
[1] Co-Editor Search - Culture, Agriculture, Food and Environment
Culture, Agriculture, Food and Environment, the twice-yearly, peer-reviewed journal of Culture and Agriculture (a Section of the American Anthropological Association), is looking for a new co-editor, to begin in the fall of 2015.
Please visit the C&A website to read the full announcement.
http://www.aaanet.org/sections/cultureandagriculture/
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Submissions: All members of CASCA's Student Network as well as graduate program directors who have events or opportunities of interest to our members are invited to contact the moderators ([log in to unmask]). Links to detailed posting guidelines: in English and French.
Tous les membres du réseau des étudiants de CASCA ainsi que les directeurs de programmes d'études supérieures qui ont des événements ou des possibilités d'intérêt pour nos membres sont invités à contacter les modérateurs ([log in to unmask]). Voir ci-dessous pour directives sur les affectations détaillées: en anglais et français.