This is a blog recording the announcements that are sent out on the CASCA listserv.

Saturday, December 20, 2008

Jane Goodall Institute and Centre for Environment - January2009 - Seminar Invitation E-flyer

Presented by, Centre for Environment, in Partnership with the Jane
Goodall Institute

2009 Winter Environment Seminar Series
Wednesday, January 28, 2009 4:10PM - 6:00PM
East Common Room, HART HOUSE, 7 Hart House Circle
University of Toronto
www.harthouse.utoronto.ca/


Please join us at Hart House for the Winter-Spring Environment Seminar Series.
All are welcome - no registration required.


Speaker: Dr. Lilian Pintea
Director of Conservation Science, Jane Goodall Institute
http://www.janegoodall.org/speakers-bureau/bios/pintea.asp

Topic: New Remote Sensing Tools for Great Ape Conservation: The Case
of Chimpanzees in Africa

Seminar Abstract:

Satellite based remote sensing technologies can be powerful tools for
supporting great ape conservation efforts. New generations of
satellite sensors are capable of imaging areas as small as 0.5 meters
or revisiting large regions more than 700x700 km daily, greatly
improving the ability to map and monitor great ape habitats and
threats at the local, landscape and regional scales. However, the
transition from remote sensing data to information that is actually
used in the conservation activities is not straightforward. Lack of
capacity at the local scales and perceived complexities of remote
sensing data and analysis often discourage conservation practitioners
from using this valuable resource. In this presentation Dr. Lilian
Pintea will discuss three applications of 60-cm QuickBird, 56-m AWiFS
and 12.5-m PALSAR satellite imagery to support conservation planning
in Greater Gombe and Greater Mahale Ecosystems, Tanzania and Greater
Tchimpounga Ecosystem in the Republic of Congo.

For more information, please contact:


Emma Thacker
em.thacker@utoronto.ca
Program Development & External Relations Assistant

Friday, December 19, 2008

sessional position at Thompson Rivers University

A sessional position (full year), likely to be extended, in the
Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Thompson Rivers University
(Kamloops, BC):

please see:

http://www.tru.ca/careers/08-217.html

CHAIRE CONJOINTE EN ÉTUDES DES FEMMES/JOINT CHAIR IN WOMEN'S STUDIES

Chaire conjointe en études des femmes / Joint Chair in Women's
Studies, Université d'Ottawa et/and Carleton University
Acceptez nos excuses si vous recevez cet envoi plus d?une fois /
Apologies for cross-posting

(English follows)

CHAIRE CONJOINTE EN ÉTUDES DES FEMMES
UNIVERSITÉ D'OTTAWA / CARLETON UNIVERSITY

Créée en 1985, la Chaire conjointe en études des femmes pour
l?Université d?Ottawa et Carleton University offre à sa titulaire ou
son titulaire la possibilité de contribuer au développement des études
des femmes, d?établir des liens entre le monde universitaire et la
communauté et la chance d?explorer des questions féministes et
interdisciplinaires innovatrices.

Le comité administratif de la Chaire conjointe en études des femmes
sollicite les candidatures de personnes ayant une expérience reconnue
dans leur domaine et démontrant une solide capacité de recherche et/ou
de pratiques féministes.

Il s?agit d?un poste requérant une expertise démontrée, dont le mandat
est d?une durée de 12 mois (sujet à une possible prorogation),
commençant au plus tôt le 1er juillet 2009 OU au plus tard le 1er
janvier 2010. Il y a des exigences quant à la résidence (présence d?au
moins 4 jours par semaine durant toute l?année scolaire) afin
d?assurer la visibilité de la ou du titulaire sur les deux campus tout
au long de son mandat.

Nous sommes particulièrement intéressées par les candidat-e-s pouvant
apporter une contribution considérable au développement de réseaux
internationaux et domestiques, ainsi qu?à la promotion de la Chaire
conjointe, et pouvant aussi contribuer à d?autres opportunités telles
que :

1. assumer le leadership dans la mise en ?uvre et le suivi de
nouveaux projets de recherche ;
2. développer et encourager des partenariats de recherche
entre les deux universités et la communauté ;
3. appuyer les efforts de levée de fonds pour la Chaire conjointe ;
4. enseigner aux premier et/ou deuxième cycles à l?Université
d?Ottawa ainsi qu?à l?Université Carleton, suivant entente ;
5. contribuer à la diffusion des résultats des recherches par
la tenue de conférences à l?Université d?Ottawa et à la Carleton
University et/ou par le biais de publications.

QUALIFICATIONS : Doctorat achevé ou l?équivalent en termes de travaux
savants et/ou pratiques féministes. Nous accueillerons les
candidatures d?universitaires, d?activistes, de gens issus du milieu
professionnel (les professions), ainsi que de personnes provenant du
milieu des arts. Une excellente renommée dans son domaine serait un
atout.

Le bilinguisme est essentiel, le ou la titulaire devant s?exprimer
avec aisance en français et en anglais.

SALAIRE : Le salaire pour ce poste se situe dans l?échelle salariale
d?un Professeur agrégé et sera établi selon les qualifications,
l?expérience et la disponibilité de la personne choisie.

CANDIDATURES : Le dossier de candidature doit inclure un curriculum
vitae, un exposé décrivant la vision de la Chaire conjointe par la
candidate ou le candidat et une proposition de programme de recherche
et d?activités pour la durée du mandat. Les candidates ou candidats
devront aussi fournir les noms et coordonnées de trois répondants ou
répondantes.

Comité conjoint de sélection pour la Chaire
a/s Institut d?études des femmes
Université d'Ottawa
143, rue Séraphin-Marion
Ottawa ON K1N 6N5

- OU -

Comité conjoint de sélection pour la Chaire
a/s Pauline Jewett Institute of Women's and Gender Studies
Carleton University
Dunton Tower, Room 1502
1125, promenade Colonel-By
Ottawa ON K1S 5B6

L?étude des demandes débutera le 31 janvier 2009 et continuera jusqu'à
ce que le poste soit comblé.

Conformément aux exigences d?Immigration Canada, cette annonce
s'adresse en priorité aux personnes ayant la citoyenneté canadienne ou
le statut de résident permanent. L?Université d?Ottawa et la Carleton
University ont toutes deux un programme d'équité d'emploi et
encouragent les femmes, les autochtones, les personnes handicapées et
les membres des minorités visibles à poser leur candidature.

*Poste subordonné à une approbation budgétaire.


JOINT CHAIR IN WOMEN'S STUDIES
CARLETON UNIVERSITY / UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA


Established in 1985, the Joint Chair in Women?s Studies for Carleton
University and the University of Ottawa offers an opportunity for its
incumbent to contribute to the development of Women?s Studies, to
build links between academe and the community, and to explore
innovative feminist and interdisciplinary topics.

The Administrative Committee for the Joint Chair is seeking
applications from individuals who have an established record and have
demonstrated strong capacity in feminist research and/or practice.

This is a 12-month term senior appointment (subject to possible
extension), commencing at the earliest on July 1, 2009, OR at the
latest, on January 1, 2010. Residency requirements (minimum 4 days per
week during the academic year) ensure visibility of the chair-holder
on both campuses throughout the tenure of the position.

We are particularly interested in candidates who will make
considerable contributions to the development of international and
domestic networks, to the promotion of the Joint Chair and who can
participate in other opportunities such as:

1. providing leadership in responding to new research initiatives;

2. developing and fostering research links between the two
universities and the community;

3. supporting fundraising initiatives for the Joint Chair;

4. teaching in the graduate and/or undergraduate Women?s
Studies programs at Carleton University and the University of
Ottawa, as negotiated;

5 facilitating the dissemination of research results by
hosting conferences at Carleton and the University of Ottawa
and/or through publication.

QUALIFICATIONS: A PhD or equivalent in feminist scholarship and/or
practice. We will consider applicants with experience in academia, the
arts, the professions, or as activists. Prominence in their field
would be an asset.

Fluency in both official languages is required.

SALARY: The stipend for this position will be in the Associate
Professor range, commensurate with qualifications, experience and
availability.

APPLICATIONS: Letter of application including curriculum vitae and a
statement detailing the candidate?s vision of the Chair and proposed
research program and activities to be undertaken during the incumbency
should be sent to the Joint Chair Search Committee. Candidates should
also provide the names and contact information for three referees.

Joint Chair Search Committee
c/o Pauline Jewett Institute of Women?s and Gender Studies
Carleton University
Dunton Tower, Room 1502
1125 Colonel By Drive
Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6

- OR -

Joint Chair Search Committee
c/o Institute of Women's Studies
University of Ottawa
143 Séraphin-Marion
Ottawa ON K1N 6N5

Consideration of applications will begin on January 31, 2009, and will
continue until the position is filled.

In accordance with Canadian immigration requirements, this
advertisement is directed to Canadian citizens and permanent
residents. Both Carleton University and the University of Ottawa have
employment equity programs and encourage applications from women,
Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities, and members of visible
and ethnic minorities.

*The position is subject to budgetary approval.

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Tenurable Position in Development Studies, The University of Auckland

Job Title: Lecturer/Senior in Development Studies, Centre for
Development Studies, University of Auckland

Job ID: 10471

Location: Auckland City Campus

Full/Part Time: Full-Time

Regular/Temporary: Permanent

Faculty: Faculty of Arts

For further information please contact the Director of the Centre for
Development Studies, Dr Yvonne Underhill-Sem, Email:
y.underhill-sem@auckland.ac.nz, (unavailable 17 Dec 2008 to 13 Jan
2009) Phone: 64-9-373 7599 ext 82311, Level 9, Human Sciences
Building, 10 Symonds Street, Auckland, New Zealand.


Applications close 16 January 2009.


Position Overview

Development Studies at the University of Auckland is a rapidly
growing, cross-faculty, interdisciplinary graduate programme located
in the Faculty of Arts. The aim of the programme is to provide
students with the skills of developing a conceptual framework from
which to they can understand the complexity of development. A range of
issues can then be addressed including new aid modalities, culture and
human rights, gender relations, security and new livelihoods,
migration and transnationalism.


Development staff are involved in both core, elective and special
topic courses in conjunction with the many staff at the University who
have research areas aligned to development studies.


The appointee will teach at least one of the core courses and develop
another course in his or her specialty area. Given the large number of
graduate students, consideration will be given to the ability to
develop a programme that provides for high quality student engagement
at the graduate level.? A key part of the position will be to
supervise honours, masters and doctoral theses.


We encourage applicants from all backgrounds. The University of
Auckland is an equal opportunities employer and is a member of the EEO
Trust's Employer Group.


Selection Criteria


Essential

A Phd or submitted Phd in Development Studies or a closely related field

Demonstrated excellence in teaching at the tertiary level

Demonstrated experience supervising research post-graduate students

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Demonstrated capacity to develop curriculum, course design and
innovation in teaching delivery

A capacity to interact positively with graduate students from a range
of difference countries

Ability to interact positively with academic and professional staff
and deal efficiently with administrative tasks associated with the
position.


Desirable

Professional experience in the field of development

Experience in conducting field research on development related topics

A developing research and publication profile in Development Studies

A proven capacity to apply for and receive nationally and
internationally competitive grants


Closing date

Please submit all applications by the close of business on 16/01/2009.

Please indicate 3 referees in your covering letter.

Monday, December 15, 2008

Position: Full-time Assistant/Associate Professor - Dalhousie University

Position: Full-time Assistant/Associate Professor
University: Dalhousie University
Department: Bioethics


short description:

The Department of Bioethics invites applications for a full-time
position at the rank of
Assistant or Associate effective July 1, 2009, subject to budgetary
approval. We seek a
colleague with the potential to establish an active research program
and teaching
interests that complement existing areas of the Department. The
individual will be
expected to make a strong contribution to the mission statement of the
Faculty of
Medicine and of the Department of Bioethics. The areas of Bioethics
expertise are open.
The successful candidate will contribute to three integrated
activities: scholarly work
that contributes to, and advances, the interdisciplinary field of
bioethics; ethics
education and capacity building within the Faculty of Medicine,
healthcare institutions
and communities; and, collaborative engagement with healthcare
institutions, government
and communities to provide ethics support that is attentive to
diversity, inclusiveness
and social justice. Salary and rank are commensurate with
qualifications and experience.
Applicants should possess a PhD and/or an MD/Masters and have some
experience in
University level teaching. The Search Committee will begin its review
of candidates
immediately and will continue until the position is filled.

Please see the full ad: www.bioethics.dal.ca

Thursday, December 11, 2008

two-year limited-term appointment at Wilfrid Laurier University

Wilfrid Laurier University - The Department of Anthropology invites
applications for a two-year limited-term appointment, commencing 1 July
2009, subject to budgetary approval. The appointment will be at the
Assistant Professor rank. A PhD (or near completion) in Anthropology is
required. The successful candidate will teach sections of AN101
Introduction to Sociocultural Anthropology in a large classroom setting.
The department?s new curriculum for the course uses Lavenda and
Schultz ?Core Concepts in Anthropology?, 3rd edition. The future
instructor will choose readings, including an ethnography, to complement
this textbook, in consultation with the department. Please submit a 1-2
page cover letter, curriculum vitae, one recent sample publication, and
a teaching dossier (e.g., evaluations, course outlines, examples of
innovative pedagogy). Please arrange for three letters of reference to
be sent by the due date; these may be sent as attachments to
abrydon@wlu.ca. Applications must be delivered in hardcopy by noon on
Friday 13 March 2009 to Dr. Anne Brydon, Chair, Department of
Anthropology, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo Ontario N2L 3C5.
Inquiries may be directed to abrydon@wlu.ca but electronic applications
will not be accepted. Wilfrid Laurier University is committed to equity
and values diversity. We welcome applications from qualified individuals
of all genders and sexual orientations, persons with disabilities,
Aboriginal persons, and persons of a visible minority. All qualified
candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent
residents will be given priority. Members of the designated groups
wishing to be considered for employment equity must self-identify, in
confidence, to the Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Dr. David Docherty.

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

UW term contract

The University of Winnipeg?s Department of Anthropology requires a
lecturer for a full-time, twelve-month appointment commencing
September 1, 2009. Responsibilities include teaching multiple sections
of four-field Introductory Anthropology, and Myth, Magic and Shamanism
and/or Archaeology of the Holy Lands. Teaching in spring term 2010 may
be required. Candidates with a PhD or ABD are preferred. The
University of Winnipeg is committed to employment equity, welcomes
diversity in the workplace, and encourages applications from all
qualified individuals including women, members of visible minorities,
Aboriginal persons, and persons with disabilities. In accordance with
Canadian immigration requirements, this advertisement is initially
directed to Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada.
Letters of application, including cv and the names of three
references, should be sent to Dr. Barnett Richling, Department of
Anthropology, University of Winnipeg, 515 Portage Ave., Winnipeg MB
R3B 2E9. The closing date for applications is March 15, 2009.

Nomination Holberg Prize 2009 final deadline 20 January 2009

NOMINATION HOLBERG PRIZE
The Board of the Ludvig Holberg Memorial Fund invites you to nominate
the Holberg International Memorial Prize for outstanding work in
the academic fields of the arts and humanities, social science, law
and theology. The prize for 2008 is NOK 4,5 million (approx.
570.000/716.000 US Dollar), and was established by the Norwegian
Government in 2003.

Letters of nomination must be sent to us by 20 January 2009.

Holberg Prize Laureates:
2008: Fredric R. Jameson
2007: Ronald Dworkin
2006: Shmuel N Eisenstadt
2005: Jürgen Habermas
2004: Julia Kristeva

How to nominate?
Scholars holding a senior position at universities and other research
institutions within the above mentioned academic fields are entitled to
nominate candidates for the Holberg Prize. The Holberg Prize's
Academic Committee will base its assessment on the letters of
nomination which must
state the reasons for the nomination (2 to 3 pages). Letters should
also contain a brief CV for the candidate and suggest referees who
know the scholar
and his/her work. Nominations are strictly confidential.

For more information:
http://holbergprisen.no/HP_prisen/en_hp_utlysning.html


Please contact Ms Trine Kleven, Project Manager in Holberg Prize, if
you have questions: trine.kleven@holbergprisen.no


Yours Sincerely,

Professor Jan Fridthjof Bernt
Chair of Ludvig Holberg Memorial Fund
www.holbergprisen.no

Prix Weaver-Tremblay Award

Prix Weaver-Tremblay

En 1992, la Société pour l'anthropologie
appliquée au Canada créait le prix
Weaver-Tremblay. Marc-Adélard Tremblay et Sally
Weaver, deux anthropologues des plus respectés au
Canada, furent tous deux essentiels pour la
fondation de CASCA, une initiative découlant de
plusieurs facteurs. L'un de ces facteurs a été
leur forte conviction dans le fait que les
anthropologues et leurs associations doivent se
pencher sur des questions politique et sociale
d'importance. Le prix fut placé sous la
responsabilité de la CASCA et depuis 16 ans, il
fut attribué à une série de collègues des plus distingués au Canada.

La gagnante du prix Weaver-Tremblay en
Anthropologie appliquée en 2008 est Dr. Harvey
Feit de L'Université McMaster. Il prononça son
discours lors du congrès de la 2008 CASCA
conference en Mai á L'Université Carleton. Les
récipiendaires furent, par le passé, Joan Ryan
(1993), Michael Ames (1994), Paul Charest (1995),
Peter Stephenson (1997), Michael Robinson (1998),
Michael Asch (2001), Pierre Beaucage (2002),
Donat Savoie (2003), Elvi Whittaker (2004),
Herman Konrad (2005), Richard Preston (2006) et
Penny Van Esterik (2007). Pour plus
d'information, consultez le site web de la CASCA:
http://casca.anthropologica.ca/fr_prix_w-t.htm

Le prix est décerné à ou une citoyen-e
canadien-ne ou un-e immigrant-e reçu-e.. Les
candidatures doivent inclure un CV du ou de la
candidate, une lettre d'appui d'un individu qui
propose la nomination et qui explique en quoi la
candidature est méritoire, de même que tout
matériel complémentaire permettant d'étayer la
candidature. Dans les années précédentes, les
dossiers des candidatures comprenaient des
lettres d'appui de collègues et d'organismes
divers, du monde académique et extra-académique.
Le ou la gagnante doit prononcer un discours lors
d'une session plénière du congrès de la CASCA. Un
montant de $500 est payé au gagnant; les frais
de déplacement ne sont généralement pas couverts.

Les candidatures pour le prix Weaver-Tremblay
2009 doivent être reçues pour le 13 février et
être adressées à la présidente du comité :

Professor Harvey Feit [
<mailto:feit@mcmaster.ca>feit@mcmaster.ca ]
Department of Anthropology
McMaster University
1280 Main Street West
Hamilton, ON L8S 4L8

Pour répondre à vos questions :

Evie Plaice, CASCA Secretary [
<mailto:plaice@unb.ca>plaice@unb.ca ]
Department of Anthropology
University of New Brunswick
Fredericton NB E3B 5A3


_____________________________________________________________________________

Weaver-Tremblay Award

In 1992 the Society for Applied Anthropology in
Canada established the Weaver-Tremblay Award,
naming it after Marc-Adélard Tremblay and Sally
Weaver, two of Canada's most respected
anthropologists. Both Weaver and Tremblay were
instrumental in the founding of CASCA, an
initiative prompted by a range of factors. But a
central principle was their belief that
anthropologists and their professional
associations need to examine and address matters
of social and political concern. The award was
subsequently moved to CASCA's jurisdiction and
has been presented to a series of distinguished
colleagues during the past 16 years.

The 2008 winner of the Weaver-Tremblay Award in
Applied Anthropology was Dr. Harvey Feit of
McMaster University. Dr. Feit gave the
Weaver-Tremblay Lecture at the 2008 CASCA
Conference held in May at the Carleton
University. Past recipients are Joan Ryan (1993),
Michael Ames (1994), Paul Charest (1995), Peter
Stephenson (1997), Michael Robinson (1998),
Michael Asch (2001), Pierre Beaucage (2002),
Donat Savoie (2003), Elvi Whittaker (2004),
Herman Konrad (2005), Richard Preston (2006) and
Penny Van Esterik (2007). For further
information, please visit the CASCA
website<http://casca.anthropologica.ca/ab_about.htm>:
http://casca.anthropologica.ca/re_awards_WT.htm

The award is for a Canadian or Landed Immigrant
to Canada. Nominations should include a CV, a
cover letter from the nominator explaining why
the candidate is worthy of the award, and any
supporting material the nominator feels is
important. In the past, supporting material has
included publications and letters from other
academics and/or community organizations.
The winner is invited to deliver a plenary
address at the CASCA annual conference. An
honorarium of $500 is paid to the winner, but the
association does normally not cover travel costs.

Nominations for the 2009 recipient of the
Weaver-Tremblay Award should be received by February 13th and addressed to:

Professor Harvey Feit [
<mailto:feit@mcmaster.ca>feit@mcmaster.ca ]
Department of Anthropology
McMaster University
1280 Main Street West
Hamilton, ON L8S 4L8

Enquiries can be made to:

Evie Plaice, CASCA Secretary [
<mailto:plaice@unb.ca>plaice@unb.ca ]
Department of Anthropology
University of New Brunswick
Fredericton NB E3B 5A3

Call for papers, CASCA/AES Conference, Vancouver May 2009

(la version française suit)

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CALL FOR PAPERS

CASCA/AES 2009 Canadian Anthropology Society-Société Canadienne
d'Anthropologie/

American Ethnological Society Joint Meeting.

University of British Columbia, Vancouver, May 13-16 2009

Theme: "Transnational Anthropologies: Convergences and Divergences in
Globalized Disciplinary Networks"

The organizing committee seeks proposals for panels and individual papers by
January 31, 2009. Early submissions and registration are welcome.

Please go to www.casca-aes2009.ca <http://www.casca-aes2009.ca/> for
information on how to:

* Register for the conference
* Submit panels and individual papers
* Submit films for the Anthropology Film Festival held in conjunction
with CASCA/AES
* Buy tickets for the party at the UBC Museum of Anthropology
* Book accommodation on the UBC campus

For further information, please contact us at: casca.aes2009@gmail.com

Theme:

Transnational Anthropologies: Convergences and Divergences in Globalized
Disciplinary Networks

In an era when anthropology is increasingly attentive to transnational
connections, globalized geographies, and diasporic identities, the
discipline itself is subject to new and challenging forms of
deterritorialization and re-territorialization. Anthropology has long been
constituted by tensions between the gravitational force of its various
national traditions and the pull toward an international intellectual
cosmopolitanism. Yet the increasing presence of scholars from the world
"periphery" in metropolitan universities, the rise to international
prominence of subaltern academic centers, the deterritorialized concerns and
priorities of funding institutions, and the growing transnational links
between researchers, research institutions, and research subjects (among
other factors) are further complicating the spatiality of anthropological
practice. These shifts, in turn, are transforming the way anthropologists
examine the production of power relations, inequalities, and identities in
local and global arenas. The 2009 CASCA-AES conference to be held at the
University of British Columbia in Vancouver calls anthropologists and
scholars from across the social sciences and the humanities to offer a fresh
look at the increasingly transnational nature of knowledge production, at
the resilience of regionalized academic hierarchies, as well as at the
different ways in which the latter are being reconstituted and subverted.
Additionally, the conference welcomes volunteered papers, panels, workshops,
and videos related to the internationalization of social practice, power
relations, and subjectivities and to any other theme associated with ongoing
anthropological questions.

Deadlines and registration fees (in Canadian dollars)

Faculty registration costs:
Before the deadline of January 31, 2009: $150.00
Before March 15, 2009: $170.00
At the conference venue: $190.00

Students, Postdocs, Unwaged, Retired:
Before the deadline of January 31, 2009: $50.00
Before March 15, 2009: $60.00
At the conference venue: $70.00

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APPEL À COMMUNICATIONS

CASCA/AES 2009 Congrès conjoint de la Canadian Anthropology Society-Société
Canadienne d'Anthropologie et de la American Ethnological Society.

Université de la Colombie-Britannique, Vancouver, 13 au 16 mai 2009

Thème: Anthropologies transnationales : Convergences et divergences au sein
de réseaux disciplinaires mondialisés

La date limite de soumission des propositions pour les communications et les
séances de groupe est le 31 janvier 2009. Les propositions et inscriptions
reçues à une date antérieure sont bienvenues.

Voir le lien suivant : <http://www.casca-aes2009.ca/> www.casca-aes2009.ca
pour:

* S'inscire au colloque
* Soumettre une proposition de communication ou de séance de groupe
* Soumettre de films pour le Festival de Films Anthropologiques au
CASCA/AES
* Achetez vos billets pour la soirée qui aura lieu au Musée
d'Anthropologie de UBC
* Réserver hébergement sur le campus de UBC

Pour toutes questions liées au congrès veuillez communiquer avec :

casca.aes2009@gmail.com

Thème :

Anthropologies transnationales : Convergences et divergences au sein de
réseaux disciplinaires mondialisés

À une époque où l'anthropologie est de plus en plus attentive aux rapports
transnationaux, aux géographies mondialisées et aux identités diasporiques,
la discipline elle-même est aussi confrontée à de nouvelles formes de
déterritorialisation et de reterritorialisation. L'anthropologie s'est
édifiée au fil de tensions entre la force gravitationnelle de ses diverses
traditions nationales et sa tendance vers un cosmopolitisme intellectuel
international. Aujourd'hui, la présence grandissante d'intellectuels issus
de la périphérie mondiale dans les universités occidentales, la percée au
niveau international de centres académiques du Sud global, les
préoccupations et priorités déterritorialisées des organismes
subventionnaires, de même que les relations transnationales croissantes
entre chercheurs, institutions de recherche et sujets de recherches (entre
autres facteurs), compliquent encore davantage la spatialité de la pratique
anthropologique. Ces changements transforment aussi la façon dont les
anthropologues examinent la production de relations de pouvoir, d'inégalités
et d'identités sur les scènes locales et mondiales. Le congrès CASCA-AES
2009, qui aura lieu à l'Université de la Colombie-Britannique à Vancouver,
invite les anthropologues et les chercheurs de toutes disciplines des
sciences sociales et humaines à porter un regard nouveau sur la nature de
plus en plus transnationale de la production du savoir, sur la résilience
des hiérarchies académiques régionalisées, de même que sur les différentes
façons par lesquelles ces dernières se voient reconstituées et renversées.
La conférence sollicite également des propositions de communications
individuelles, de séances de groupe, d'ateliers et de vidéos reliées à
l'internationalisation des pratiques sociales, des relations de pouvoir et
des subjectivités ainsi qu'à tout autre thème associé aux enjeux
anthropologiques contemporains.

Dates limites et frais d'inscription (en devise canadienne)

Tarifs d'inscription pour le corps professoral:

Avant la date limite du 31 janvier 2009 : $150,00

Avant le 15 mars 2009 : $170,00

Lors de la conférence : $190,00

Étudiants, stagiaires postdoctoraux, non-salariés, retraités:

Avant la date limite du 31 janvier 2009 : $50,00

Avant le 15 mars 2009 : $60,00

Lors de la conférence : $70,00

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Call for Papers

Call for papers:
What is radical imagination?: Potentials and barriers towards
mobilization in the
global North.
Panel at the Society for Socialist Studies
@ the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences
Carleton University, Ottawa
May 27-30, 2009
Deadline for submissions: January 15, 2009
[If you are interested in this topic and wish to become part of a
research network on radical
imagination, please email us]
The crises of neoliberalism, so evident and provocative throughout the
rest of the world, have finally
come "home" to the global North in the form of a cataclysmic financial
crisis. However, we have yet to
see here the rise of radical mass political activity that has marked
the landscape of political contention
and alternative-building in the global South. From the Zapatista
uprising to water and AIDS activism
in sub-Saharan and southern Africa to general strikes in Korea to the
Bolivarian revolution, the last 15
years has seen mass mobilizations animated by concrete and radical
hope for a globalization from
below. Yet in the North the question that has plagued Left scholars
since the 60s has taken on new
salience and urgency. Why, in the face of increasing inequality,
precariousness, and exploitation, in the
face, even, of imminent ecological collapse, do North American elites
and governments enjoy reckless
accumulation untroubled by mass movements demanding radical social and
political change?
The answers are legion and the reality complex, but in the face of
this persistent conundrum, powerful
imaginations of political possibility capable of provoking movement
are striking in their absence.
Now that the lexicon of "crisis" has lost so much of its efficacy,
elites have turned to hollow
invocations of the rhetoric and symbolism of hope, imagination, and
possibility. The elite colonization
of this terrain makes the lack of (or need for) radical imaginations
capable of fueling radical
movements all the more critical. Yet while its evocative power and
romantic appeal are undeniable, the
discourse of radical imagination among the left (and especially among
left academics) may draw its
strength precisely from its nebulous and ill-defined nature. At risk
of demystifying a term whose
mythic power may be worth maintaining, our panel asks for a more
rigorous examination of concepts
and practices of radical imagination towards new forms of
academic/activist knowledge.
In a moment where the conspicuous lack of radical imagination has been
brought home amidst a global
financial crisis, where unprecedented opportunities for alternative
visions of society have been
sacrificed by the Left on the alter of a ubiquitous and tepid
neo-Keynesianism, the conveners of the
panel invite contributions which help us rethink and retheorize
radical imagination by focusing on
concrete sites of struggle, particularly (but not exclusively) in
North America. Of particular interest
are:
? Indigenous struggles and struggles in solidarity with indigenous peoples
? Migrant and migrant workers' struggles
? New directions in peace and anti-war organizing
? New forms of labour organizing (Workers' centres, radical workers'
networks, the IWW
resurgence, etc.)
? New forms of feminist (anti-)globalization
? Emergent or resurgent anti-capitalist tendencies
? New anarchist(ic) initiatives
? New forms of Queer and trans- organizing
The conveners encourage and anticipate a wide variety of disciplinary,
theoretical and methodological
approaches. Papers should focus on the ways movements seek - or fail -
to conceive of, articulate, and
mobilize radical imagination(s) in the pursuit of radical social
change and the consequences thereof.
Please send 100-word abstracts to:
Organisers: Alex Khasnabish (Mount Saint Vincent) & Max Haiven (McMaster)
E-mail for paper proposals: Alex.Khasnabish@msvu.ca; maxhaiven@gmail.com
Telephone: 902-457-6565
Fax: 902-457-6134
Mailing address: Department of Sociology and Anthropology
Evaristus Hall, Rm. 443
Mount Saint Vincent University
Halifax, NS B3M 2J6
Please note: While the limits of an academic panel can accommodate
only a handful of presenters we
sincerely hope that a network of scholars and activists interested in
radical imagination can emerge
from this endeavour. If you are interested in this panel and wish to
be involved in such a network,
please email us. Plans are afoot to create more opportunities to
discuss these questions in the very near
future.

Monday, November 24, 2008

Posting - UNIVERSIT=?utf-8?Q?=C3=89__D=E2=80=99OTTAWA?= / UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA

UNIVERSITÉ D'OTTAWA / UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA

INSTITUT D'ÉTUDES DES FEMMES /
INSTITUTE OF WOMEN'S STUDIES


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Candidatures pour la bourse de Chercheure invitée de la Banque de
Montréal en études des femmes

Année scolaire 2009-2010

 

L'Institut d'études des femmes de l'Université d'Ottawa sollicite des
candidatures pour la bourse Chercheure invitée de la Banque de
Montréal en études des femmes 2009-2010. L'objectif de ce fonds est
d'attirer des chercheures de haut calibre intéressées aux questions
des femmes ou de rapports sociaux de sexe. D'une durée de trois (3) à
six (6) mois, le séjour de la chercheure invitée devra s'effectuer au
cours de l'année scolaire allant de septembre à avril. Les
récipiendaires, y compris celles qui disposeraient d'autres fonds,
recevront une somme maximale de 3 000 $ qui pourra servir à couvrir
les frais de recherche et (ou) de voyage. La chercheure invitée devra
présenter ses travaux dans le cadre de conférences et (ou) de
séminaires. On s'attend à ce qu'elle s'implique dans la communauté des
étudiant-e-s et de ses collègues. Plus de détails seront fournis sur
demande.

 

Ce concours s'adresse aux chercheures canadiennes et non-canadiennes,
aux professeures perm
anentes et non permanentes, ainsi qu'aux chercheures autonomes et
inscrites au postdoctorat qui poursuivent des recherches féministes et
critiques. Les candidates n'ayant pas complété leurs études de
doctorat ne sont pas admissibles.

 

Les candidates sont priées de soumettre leur curriculum vitae, un
projet de recherche détaillé, des copies de leurs publications
récentes, la période prévue pour leur séjour à l'Université d'Ottawa,
ainsi que les noms de deux répondant-e-s.

 

Les demandes devront parvenir au :

 

Comité de sélection
Chercheure invitée de la Banque de Montréal en études des femmes
Institut d'études des femmes, Université d'Ottawa
143 Séraphin Marion, Ottawa (Ontario) KIN 6N5 Canada
Téléphone : (613) 562-5791
Télécopieur : (613) 562-5994
Courrier électronique : mcharbo@uOttawa.ca

 

La date de clôture pour soumettre les candidatures est le 31 décembre 2008.

 

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Applications for the Bank of Montreal Visiting Scholar in Women's Studies

2009-2010 Academic Year

 

The Institute of Women's Studies at the University of Ottawa is
inviting applications for its Bank of Montreal Visiting Scholar in
Women's Studies for 2009-2010. The purpose of this fund is to attract
highly qualified researchers working on gender and women's issues. The
Visiting Scholar's stay should be from three (3) to six (6) months
within the univ
ersity's academic year, from September to April. The recipient will
receive a maximum of $3,000 which may be used to supplement research
and/or travel expenses. Scholars with alternative funding will be
considered. The Visiting Scholar will be required to present her
ongoing research project in conferences and/or seminars and to
interact with the community of students and colleagues. Additional
information will be provided on request.

 

The Institute of Women's Studies invites applications from Canadian
and non-Canadian scholars, both tenured and untenured faculty, and
from postdoctoral, independent scholars who are pursuing critical
feminist research. Individuals must have a Ph.D. to be considered for
this position.

 

Applications should include a curriculum vitae, a detailed statement
of the research project, copies of recent publications, the dates of
the proposed stay at the University of Ottawa and the names of two
referees.

 

Please forward to:

 

Selection Committee
Bank of Montreal Visiting Scholar in Women's Studies
Institute of Women's Studies, University of Ottawa
143 Séraphin Marion, Ottawa, Ontario, KIN 6N5 Canada
Telephone : (613) 562-5791
Fax : (613) 562-5994
E-mail : mcharbo@uOttawa.ca

 

The closing date for submitting applications is 31 December 2008.

 

 

New Proposals Vol 2, No. 1 (2008) on the virtual newsstands now!

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce that our third issue, Vol. 2, No. 1 (2008) is now
published. In this issue we have four articles and two commentaries. The
content includes a paper by Brian Thom on treaty negotiations in BC, Diane
Grant on sex workers and regulation as well as two interdisciplinary papers
on theory (questions of regulation and Gramsci's idea of hegemony).

Please pass along the link to the journal. Consider sending us something if
you have not already done so. Encourage others to contribute.

The journal is online at http://www.newproposals.ca

Yours,

Charles Menzies
________________________________________________________________________
New Proposals: Journal of Marxism and Interdisciplinary Inquiry
http://ojs.library.ubc.ca/index.php/newproposals

job announcement

Development Studies - Assistant Professor

St. Francis Xavier University

The Development Studies Program at St. Francis Xavier University invites
applications for a tenure-stream position at the rank of Assistant
Professor. The position will commence 1 July, 2009 and is subject to
final budgetary approval. Applicants should have a demonstrated capacity
for interdisciplinary approaches in their work. Disciplinary background
and Area specialization are open, though ideally candidates should be
able to draw on examples from a variety of geographical locations
outside of their specialization. The successful candidate will be
expected to contribute to the teaching of interdisciplinary core courses
in Development Studies at the second, third and/or fourth-year levels.
Applicants must have a PhD complete or very nearly so, and will
preferably have teaching experience and publications.

Please send a letter of application incorporating a statement of
teaching and research interests, curriculum vitae, sample publications,
documentation of teaching performance, and three confidential letters of
reference forwarded under separate cover by referees to:

Dr. James Bickerton, Coordinator, Development Studies Program, St.
Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, NS, B2G 2W5. The deadline for
receipt of applications is December 31, 2008.

All qualified candidates, especially women and members of minority
groups, are encouraged to apply; however, in accordance with Canadian
Immigration requirements, Canadian citizens and permanent residents will
be given priority. St. Francis Xavier University is committed to the
principle of employment equity.

Thursday, November 20, 2008

Posting - University of Queensland

Position for a Research Fellow now available at the Centre for Social
Responsibility in Mining at the University of Queensland. See links
below. Cheers, Nick


Internal: http://www.uq.edu.au/jobs/index.html?page=98149&pid=11217

Seek: http://seek.com.au/showjob.asp?jobid=14463490

Reference: 3019539

Closing date: 10 December 2008

Dr Nick Bainton

Research Officer

Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining

Sustainable Minerals Institute

The University of Queensland

St Lucia BRISBANE 4072

mob. 0417804865

office 07 3346 4002

fax 07 3346 4045

Email: n.bainton@smi.uq.edu.au

Appel à communications / Call for papers

English version follows

Chers collègues,

Le Laboratoire de recherche sur les musiques du monde (LRMM - OICCM)
en collaboration avec la Société canadienne pour les traditions
musicales (SCTM) vous invite à participer à son colloque
international, Patrimoines musicaux : circulation et contacts, qui
aura lieu à Montréal (Canada) du 29 octobre au 1er novembre 2009.

Les mutations que vivent un grand nombre de sociétés se répercutent à
divers niveaux des modalités de création et d'interprétation des
traditions et des patrimoines musicaux. Élargissement des champs
conceptuels, nouveaux terrains d'enquêtes (milieu touristique, scène
musicale), éclatement des frontières, nouveaux espaces médiatiques,
renouveau des musiques traditionnelles (Folk Revival), tous ces
phénomènes obligent désormais les chercheurs à revoir les méthodes et
les outils d'enquête. L'ethnomusicologie, à l'instar des sociétés
qu'elle rencontre et étudie, se trouve ainsi à une croisée de chemins.
La rapidité avec laquelle tous ces changements s'opèrent a incité à
faire un bilan des activités contemporaines de recherche dans le cadre
de ce colloque international.

Quatre thèmes sont proposés :

1. Mise en scène de la culture musicale : le tourisme comme enjeu identitaire
2. Territorialité et nomadisme
3. Formes, performances, construction identitaire
4. Patrimonialisation musicale : enjeux culturels et sociaux

Nous acceptons maintenant les soumissions de propositions d'une
longueur maximale de 300 mots. Les résumés, en français ou en anglais
(selon la langue choisie pour la présentation au colloque), doivent
être soumis par courriel, en pièce jointe (format Word), au plus tard
le 2 février 2009 à l'adresse suivante :

marie-helene.pichette@umontreal.ca

Merci de transmettre cet appel à tous ceux qui souhaiteraient
participer au colloque.

Pour tout renseignement supplémentaire ou pour l'appel à
communications détaillé, n'hésitez pas à communiquer avec moi ou à
consulter notre site Internet (lrmm.musique.umontreal.ca).

Bien à vous,

Marie-Hélène Pichette

Coordonnatrice du colloque

Laboratoire de recherche sur les musiques du monde

Faculté de musique - Université de Montréal

C.P. 6128, succ. Centre-ville

Montréal (Québec)

Canada H3C 3J7

Téléphone: (514) 343-6921

Télécopieur: (514) 343-5727

lrmm.musique.umontreal.ca

Dear colleagues,

The Laboratoire de recherche sur les musiques du monde (LRMM - OICCM)
in association with the Canadian Society for Traditional Music (CSTM)
invites you to its international conference, Musical Heritage:
Movement and Contacts, in Montréal (Canada) from October 29th to
November 1st 2009.

The transformations experienced by numerous societies have
repercussions on musical traditions and heritage at various levels of
their creative and interpretive process. Broadening of conceptual
fields, new areas of research (tourism, musical scene), disintegration
of boundaries, new media landscapes, folk revival: all these phenomena
require researchers to reconsider their investigative methods and
tools. The discipline of ethnomusicology, no less than the societies
it encounters and studies, and, like other disciplines, finds itself
at a crossroads. The increased speed at which all of these changes
occur led to the idea of reassessing present-day research activities
through an international conference.

Four main themes have been selected:

1. Staging musical culture: tourism as an identity issue

2. Territoriality and nomadism

3. Forms, performances, construction of identity

4. Musical heritage: cultural and social issues

Abstract submissions, of 300 words or less, are now accepted. Please
submit your abstract in French or English, depending on the language
in which the paper will be presented, as a Microsoft Word email
attachment by February 2nd 2009 at the latest to the following address:

marie-helene.pichette@umontreal.ca
<mailto:marie-helene.pichette@umontreal.ca> .

Please pass on this information to anyone wishing to submit a proposal.

For additionnal information or the detailed call for papers, do not
hesitate to contact me or visit our website (lrmm.musique.umontreal.ca).

Regards,

Marie-Hélène Pichette

Conference Coordinator

Laboratoire de recherche sur les musiques du monde

Faculté de musique - Université de Montréal

C.P. 6128, succ. Centre-ville

Montréal (Québec)

Canada H3C 3J7

Telephone: (514) 343-6921

Fax: (514) 343-5727

lrmm.musique.umontreal.ca

Monday, November 17, 2008

Call for Films/Visual Projects/Papers: Visual Anthropology and Materiality

Call for Films/Visual Projects/Papers: Visual Anthropology and Materiality

The Florida Visual Anthropologists (FLAVA) group of the University of
Florida's Department of Anthropology (www.anthro.ufl.edu) is
coordinating with the English and Fine Arts Departments to host the
4th Annual Digital Assembly Conference at The University of Florida,
March 5-7th, 2009. The conference, an event originating from the
Digital Assembly in the English Department
(http://www.english.ufl.edu/da), is hosted by graduate students and is
calling for cross-disciplinary research and original works from
various fields including Cultural and Visual Anthropology, English,
Studio Art, Art History, Media Studies and Journalism.

The theme of the conference is materiality, particularly discursive
practices and considerations of media conventions and implications of
materiality in criticism and analysis of media projects from
ethnographic films/photography to documentaries, from novels to
newsprint, from experimental works to performance art. The visual arts
have long contemplated the place materiality holds in the academy,
questioning the meaning of material structures and pushing the bounds
of materiality beyond the tangible, visible, or physical. More
recently, the fields of visual and cultural anthropology have expanded
this discussion to an issue of expression and meaning across cultures,
as well as an issue of representation within the discipline. Concepts
to explore could cover a wide range such as, but not limited to, the
following:

. Critiquing media and the visual image in the academy considering
its increased recognition as crucial to meaning making
. Popular trends in media experimentation
. The role of form and technology in anthropological and media projects
. The representation of the unrepresentable. How can the
"invisible" be made visible? How do different cultures negotiate this?
How do different fields negotiate this?
. How different fields use the visual image and how the written
text is used in conjunction with the image. Is textual support still
necessary to be considered serious work?
. The role of media analysis in various fields (literary, artistic,
and anthropological) and its relation to form.
. The implication of intangible concepts like time, memory,
spirituality, etc. in the visual form vs. the written text. How do
different cultures represent these concepts? How is it translated in
different fields of study?
. How history is represented through time and materiality
. The future of the study of materiality in the various subfields
of anthropology as well as other fields outside anthropology

There will be a night of screenings to start off the conference, so
students are highly encouraged to submit films. However, projects may
be in any other form including photographic essays, papers, etc. The
student/artist will be responsible for transporting work. Complex
work will require the student/artist be present to set up the piece.
Please submit statement (max. 200 words) along with university
affiliation, department, and degree program by the extended deadline
January 5, 2008.

Send submissions to Jennifer Fiers, jenfiers@yahoo.com

Call for Abstracts

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

Fatherhood & Philosophy:
Uncovering the Tao of Daddy

Lon Nease
University of Cincinnati
neaseln@email.uc.edu

Mike Austin
Associate Professor of Philosophy
Eastern Kentucky University
mike.austin@eku.edu


Just over the last few decades, the role of a father has changed
tremendously, putting into question what it means to be a father. Is
it different than just being a parent? What is it about fatherhood
that allows us to think it?s still a useful concept? This book, which
is part of the Wiley-Blackwell series Philosophy for Everyone, will
address the roles, experiences, ethics, and challenges of fatherhood
from a philosophical perspective. Abstracts are welcome from the
disciplines of philosophy, sociology, psychology, psychiatry,
anthropology, biology, counseling, political theory, history, and any
other relevant discipline. Possible paper titles include, but are by
no means limited to the following:


It Changes How You See Things: Fatherhood and the Meaning of Life


Fatherhood and Knowing Ourselves: Socrates and Self-Knowledge


Charles Barkley Was Right: Fathers as Role Models


An Authentic Dad: Existentialism and Fatherhood


Teaching Duty: Confucian Thoughts on the Father-Son Relationship


Overthinking It: Is Being a Good Father Instinctive?


Like Father Like Son: Repetition, Respect, and the Lineage of Fatherhood


Wait Until Your Father Gets Home! The Ethics of Child Discipline


Do I Owe My Kids More? The Ethics of Partiality and Impartiality


Vicarious Living: Fatherhood and the Autonomy of Children


Does Blood Matter? The Moral Significance of Biology for the
Father-Child Relationship


Because I Said So: The Nature and Ethics of Authority


Working Late or Being There: A Conflict of Duties?


Letting Go: Taoism and Fatherhood


Not in Front of the Children: Mass Media and the Obligation to Protect
Our Children


Am I Obligated to Have Only One Child? Fatherhood and Environmental Ethics


Commanding Freedom: The Role of Fathers in Cultivating Responsibility


Building a Stronger Father-Son Relationship: Advice from the Ancient
Philosophers


Should I Take My Child to Church? Religious Upbringing and the
Influence of Fathers


Fatherhood, Fear, and Trembling: Kierkegaard's Suspension of the Ethical


Daddy?s Little Girl: Wisdom for the Father-Daughter Relationship


Thus Spanked Zarathustra: Would Nietzsche Have Been a Good Father?

Abstracts and the resulting essays should be written for an educated,
but non-technical audience interested in fatherhood. Care should be
taken to avoid discipline-specific jargon as this book is intended for
a general audience.

Guidelines for Contributions

· Abstract of paper (approximately 200 words) due by: Dec 15, 2008
· Accepted authors will receive notification by Jan 10, 2009
· The submission deadline for accepted papers will be August 31, 2009
· Final papers must be between 4000-5000 words and be aimed at
a general, educated audience

Abstracts should be submitted electronically to neaseln@email.uc.edu
and/or mike.austin@eku.edu. Other proposals for series titles are
also welcome; please direct those to Fritz Allhoff at
fritz.allhoff@wmich.edu.

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

11e Colloque pour étudiants et jeunes diplômés du CEETUM/11th Colloquium for Students and Recent Graduates organized by the CEETUM

ENGLISH FOLLOWS
Prière de diffuser dans vos réseaux / Please circulate widely

11e Colloque pour étudiants et jeunes diplômés
du CEETUM
2 et 3 avril 2009
Université de Montréal
Appel de communications
Aspirer à cerner le domaine des relations ethniques dans toute sa
complexité, c'est reconnaître la nécessaire diversité d'approches,
tant théoriques que méthodologiques. C'est pourquoi la relève de
jeunes chercheurs, grâce à son engagement dans la production de
connaissances portant sur cet enjeu, joue un rôle primordial à cet
égard, en contribuant notamment à renouveler les regards que l'on
porte sur les rapports ethniques. Dans le but de favoriser l'échange
de ces connaissances, le Centre d'études ethniques des universités
montréalaises (CEETUM) organise son 11e Colloque pour étudiants et
jeunes diplômés les jeudi 2 et vendredi 3 avril 2009, à l'Université
de Montréal (Québec, Canada).
Nous invitons toute personne étudiante aux cycles supérieurs, ou
récemment diplômée, et dont les recherches s'inscrivent dans le
domaine des relations ethniques, à participer à ce colloque
international maintenant bien établi. Les étudiants auront l'occasion
d'y présenter leurs travaux devant un auditoire composé de pairs et de
spécialistes issus de différents domaines, sous forme de communication
individuelle ou de session thématique dans laquelle s'inscriront
plusieurs (4 ou 5) présentations autour d'un même thème.
Les propositions de communications individuelles ou de sessions
thématiques devront s'inscrire dans le cadre des champs d'intérêt de
l'un ou de plusieurs des pôles de recherche du CEETUM, pour lesquels
vous trouverez une présentation des activités sur notre site internet :
1. Ethnicité, lieux et territoires
2. Religion et ethnicité
3. Intersectionnalité
4. Langue et diversité ethnique
5. Insertion et discrimination
Toutefois, notez que certaines propositions pourraient également
toucher les questions suivantes : éducation et pluralisme, théories de
l'ethnicité, relations intergroupes, citoyenneté et participation,
dynamiques identitaires, productions culturelles et artistiques.
Les propositions de communications individuelles et de sessions
thématiques devront nous parvenir avant le lundi 12 janvier 2009
(dernier délai), par le biais du formulaire en ligne disponible sur le
site du CEETUM (http://www.ceetum.umontreal.ca); vous y trouverez
également les consignes à suivre pour votre soumission.
Les auteurs ayant soumis une proposition de communication recevront
une réponse au plus tard le lundi 16 février.
Pour tout renseignement supplémentaire, veuillez contacter Alice
Martin à l'adresse suivante :
colloque-ceetum@umontreal.ca ou au (514) 343 6111 poste 3724.


11th Colloquium for Students and Recent Graduates
organized by the CEETUM
April 2 and 3, 2009
Université de Montréal
Call for papers
Grasping today's theoretical and methodological diversity in the field
of ethnic relations serves no better purpose than to improve one's
personal understanding of all its complexities. To this end, graduate
students and new researchers alike play a key role in both
apprehending and contributing to the field's growing body of
knowledge. To facilitate this process, the Centre d'études ethniques
des universités montréalaises (CEETUM) will hold its 11th Colloquium
for Students and Recent Graduates on Thursday and Friday, the 2nd and
3rd of April 2009, at Université de Montréal (Quebec, Canada).
We invite graduate students and recent graduates whose research
examines issues in ethnic relations to participate in this
international colloquium. This would be a perfect opportunity for them
to present their work in front of an audience composed of peers and
specialists from various disciplines. Students are invited to propose
an individual presentation or to set up a
thematic session composed of several (4 or 5) presentations around the
same theme.
Individual and thematic session propositions have to be related to one
or several of the five thematic poles that orient the CEETUM's
scientific activities and about which details can be found on the
CEETUM's website:
1. Ethnicity, Place and Territory
2. Religion and Ethnicity
3. Intersectionality
4. Language and Ethnicity
5. Insertion and Discrimination
Moreover, presentations may also address the following themes:
education and pluralism, theories of ethnicity; inter-group relations;
citizenship and participation; identity dynamics; social networks and
integration; cultural and artistic production.
Proposals for papers or thematic sessions must be submitted no later
than 12 January 2009 by filling out the online submission form on the
CEETUM website (http://www.ceetum.umontreal.ca), where you will also
find the guidelines for your submission.
Abstracts will be reviewed by a multidisciplinary scientific
committee. All authors who have submitted a proposal will be contacted
by 16 February 2009.
For further information, please contact Alice Martin
(colloque-ceetum@umontreal.ca) or call (514) 343 6111, extension 3724.

CASCA-AES 2009, call for papers/APPEL À COMMUNICATIONS

(la version française suit)
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CALL FOR PAPERS

CASCA/AES 2009 Canadian Anthropology
Society-Société Canadienne d'Anthropologie/
American Ethnological Society Joint Meeting.

University of British Columbia, Vancouver, May 13-16 2009

Theme: "Transnational Anthropologies:
Convergences and Divergences in Globalized Disciplinary Networks"

The organizing committee seeks proposals for
panels and individual papers by January 31, 2009.
Early submissions and registration are welcome.

For information on how to: 1) register for the
conference, 2) submit panels and individual
papers, 3) buy tickets for the party at the UBC
Museum of Anthropology, and 4) book accommodation on the UBC campus, go to:
<http://www.casca-aes2009.ca/>www.casca-aes2009.ca

For further information, please contact us at:
<mailto:casca.aes2009@gmail.com>casca.aes2009@gmail.com

Theme:
Transnational Anthropologies: Convergences and
Divergences in Globalized Disciplinary Networks

In an era when anthropology is increasingly
attentive to transnational connections,
globalized geographies, and diasporic identities,
the discipline itself is subject to new and
challenging forms of deterritorialization and
re-territorialization. Anthropology has long been
constituted by tensions between the gravitational
force of its various national traditions and the
pull toward an international intellectual
cosmopolitanism. Yet the increasing presence of
scholars from the world "periphery" in
metropolitan universities, the rise to
international prominence of subaltern academic
centers, the deterritorialized concerns and
priorities of funding institutions, and the
growing transnational links between researchers,
research institutions, and research subjects
(among other factors) are further complicating
the spatiality of anthropological practice. These
shifts, in turn, are transforming the way
anthropologists examine the production of power
relations, inequalities, and identities in local
and global arenas. The 2009 CASCA-AES conference
to be held at the University of British Columbia
in Vancouver calls anthropologists and scholars
from across the social sciences and the
humanities to offer a fresh look at the
increasingly transnational nature of knowledge
production, at the resilience of regionalized
academic hierarchies, as well as at the different
ways in which the latter are being reconstituted
and subverted. Additionally, the conference
welcomes volunteered papers, panels, workshops,
and videos related to the internationalization of
social practice, power relations, and
subjectivities and to any other theme associated
with ongoing anthropological questions.

Deadlines and registration fees (in Canadian dollars)

Faculty registration costs:
Before the deadline of January 31, 2009: $150.00
Before March 15, 2009: $170.00
At the conference venue: $190.00

Students, Postdocs, Unwaged, Retired:
Before the deadline of January 31, 2009: $50.00
Before March 15, 2009: $60.00
At the conference venue: $70.00
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APPEL À COMMUNICATIONS

CASCA/AES 2009 Congrès conjoint de la Canadian
Anthropology Society-Société Canadienne
d'Anthropologie et de la American Ethnological Society.

Université de la Colombie-Britannique, Vancouver, 13 au 16 mai 2009

Thème: Anthropologies transnationales :
Convergences et divergences au sein de réseaux disciplinaires mondialisés

La date limite de soumission des propositions
pour les communications et les séances de groupe
est le 31 janvier 2009. Les propositions et
inscriptions reçues à une date antérieure sont bienvenues.

Pour 1) s'inscire au colloque, 2) soumettre une
proposition de communication ou de séance de
groupe, 3) achetez vos billets pour la soirée qui
aura lieu au Musée d'Anthropologie de UBC, et 4)
réserver hébergement sur le campus de UBC, voir le lien suivant :
<http://www.casca-aes2009.ca/>www.casca-aes2009.ca

Pour toutes questions liées au congrès veuillez communiquer avec:
<mailto:casca.aes2009@gmail.com>casca.aes2009@gmail.com

Thème:
Anthropologies transnationales : Convergences et
divergences au sein de réseaux disciplinaires mondialisés

À une époque où l'anthropologie est de plus en
plus attentive aux rapports transnationaux, aux
géographies mondialisées et aux identités
diasporiques, la discipline elle-même est aussi
confrontée à de nouvelles formes de
déterritorialisation et de reterritorialisation.
L'anthropologie s'est édifiée au fil de tensions
entre la force gravitationnelle de ses diverses
traditions nationales et sa tendance vers un
cosmopolitisme intellectuel international.
Aujourd'hui, la présence grandissante
d'intellectuels issus de la périphérie mondiale
dans les universités occidentales, la percée au
niveau international de centres académiques du
Sud global, les préoccupations et priorités
déterritorialisées des organismes
subventionnaires, de même que les relations
transnationales croissantes entre chercheurs,
institutions de recherche et sujets de recherches
(entre autres facteurs), compliquent encore
davantage la spatialité de la pratique
anthropologique. Ces changements transforment
aussi la façon dont les anthropologues examinent
la production de relations de pouvoir,
d'inégalités et d'identités sur les scènes
locales et mondiales. Le congrès CASCA-AES 2009,
qui aura lieu à l'Université de la
Colombie-Britannique à Vancouver, invite les
anthropologues et les chercheurs de toutes
disciplines des sciences sociales et humaines à
porter un regard nouveau sur la nature de plus en
plus transnationale de la production du savoir,
sur la résilience des hiérarchies académiques
régionalisées, de même que sur les différentes
façons par lesquelles ces dernières se voient
reconstituées et renversées. La conférence
sollicite également des propositions de
communications individuelles, de séances de
groupe, d'ateliers et de vidéos reliées à
l'internationalisation des pratiques sociales,
des relations de pouvoir et des subjectivités
ainsi qu'à tout autre thème associé aux enjeux anthropologiques contemporains.

Dates limites et frais d'inscription (en devise canadienne)

Tarifs d'inscription pour le corps professoral:
Avant la date limite du 31 janvier 2009: $150,00
Avant le 15 mars 2009: $170,00
Lors de la conférence: $190,00

Étudiants, stagiaires postdoctoraux, non-salariés, retraités:
Avant la date limite du 31 janvier 2009: $50,00
Avant le 15 mars 2009: $60,00
Lors de la conférence: $70,00

Monday, November 10, 2008

Chaire conjointe en études des femmes / Joint Chair in Women's Studies, Université d'Ottawa et/and Carleton University

Chaire conjointe en études des femmes / Joint Chair in Women's Studies,

Université d'Ottawa et/and Carleton University

Acceptez nos excuses si vous recevez cet envoi plus d'une fois /
Apologies for cross-posting

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English Text follows
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CHAIRE CONJOINTE EN ÉTUDES DES FEMMES

UNIVERSITÉ D'OTTAWA / CARLETON UNIVERSITY

L'Université d'Ottawa et la Carleton University désirent combler le
poste de titulaire de la Chaire conjointe en études des femmes pour un
mandat de 12 mois (sujet à une possible prorogation), commençant au
plus tôt le 1er juillet 2009 OU au plus tard le 1er janvier 2010.

Le comité administratif de la Chaire conjointe en études des femmes
pour l'Université d'Ottawa et la Carleton University sollicite les
candidatures de personnes démontrant une solide capacité de recherche
et/ou travaux féministes. Le Comité est particulièrement intéressé par
les candidat-e-s pouvant apporter une contribution considérable au
développement de réseaux internationaux et domestiques et pouvant
aussi contribuer à d'autres opportunités telles que :

1. assumer le leadership dans la mise en oeuvre et le suivi de
nouveaux projets de recherche ;

2. développer et encourager des partenariats de recherche
entre les deux universités et la communauté ;

3. appuyer les efforts de levée de fonds pour la Chaire conjointe ;

4. enseigner aux premier et/ou deuxième cycles à l'Université
d'Ottawa ainsi qu'à l'Université Carleton, suivant entente ;

5. contribuer à la diffusion des résultats des recherches par
la tenue de conférences à l'Université d'Ottawa et à la Carleton
University et/ou par le biais de publications.

Créée en 1985, la Chaire conjointe en études des femmes offre à sa
titulaire ou son titulaire la possibilité de contribuer à la promotion
des études des femmes dans les deux universités ainsi que dans la
communauté de la région de la capitale nationale. Exigences de
résidence (présence d'au moins 4 jours par semaine durant toute
l'année scolaire). L'orientation actuelle de la Chaire lui offre en
outre l'occasion d'explorer de nouvelles questions féministes et
interdisciplinaires.

QUALIFICATIONS : Doctorat achevé ou l'équivalent en termes de travaux
et pratiques féministes. Nous accueillerons les candidatures
d'universitaires, d'activistes, de gens issus du milieu professionnel
(les professions), ainsi que de personnes provenant du milieu des
arts. Le bilinguisme est essentiel, le ou la titulaire devant
s'exprimer avec aisance en français et en anglais.

SALAIRE : Le salaire sera établi selon les qualifications,
l'expérience et la disponibilité.

CANDIDATURES : Le dossier de candidature doit inclure un exposé
décrivant la vision de la Chaire conjointe par la candidate ou le
candidat, une proposition de programme de recherche et d'activités
pour la durée du mandat, un curriculum vitae ainsi que des lettres de
recommandation scellées et signées par trois répondants ou répondantes
et envoyer le tout AVANT LE 9 JANVIER 2009 au :

Comité conjoint de sélection pour la Chaire

a/s Institut d'études des femmes

Université d'Ottawa

143, rue Séraphin-Marion

Ottawa ON K1N 6N5

OU bien

Comité conjoint de sélection pour la Chaire

a/s Pauline Jewett Institute of Women's and Gender Studies

Carleton University

Dunton Tower, Room 1502

1125, promenade Colonel-By

Ottawa ON K1S 5B6

L'étude des demandes débutera le 9 janvier 2009 et continuera jusqu'à
ce que le poste soit comblé.

Conformément aux exigences d'Immigration Canada, cette annonce
s'adresse en priorité aux personnes ayant la citoyenneté canadienne ou
le statut de résident permanent. L'Université d'Ottawa et la Carleton
University ont toutes deux un programme d'équité d'emploi et
encouragent les femmes, les autochtones, les personnes handicapées et
les membres des minorités visibles à poser leur candidature.

*Poste subordonné à une approbation budgétaire.

______________

JOINT CHAIR IN WOMEN'S STUDIES
CARLETON UNIVERSITY / UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA

Applications are invited for the position of Joint Chair in Women's
Studies at Carleton University and at the University of Ottawa. This
is a 12-month term senior appointment (subject to possible extension),
commencing at the earliest on July 1, 2009, OR at the latest, on
January 1, 2010.


The Administrative Committee for the Joint Chair in Women's Studies,
Carleton University and the University of Ottawa, is seeking
applications from individuals who have demonstrated capacity in
feminist research and/or practice.


The Committee is particularly interested in candidates who can make
considerable contributions to the development of international and
domestic networks, to the promotion of the Joint Chair and who can
participate in other opportunities such as:

1. providing leadership in responding to new research initiatives;
2. developing and fostering research links between the two
universities and the community;
3. supporting fundraising initiatives for the Joint Chair;
4. teaching in the graduate and/or undergraduate Women's
Studies programs at Carleton University and the University of Ottawa,
as negotiated; and
5 facilitating the dissemination of research results by
hosting conferences at Carleton and the University of Ottawa and/or
through publication.

The Joint Chair in Women's Studies was established in 1985. This
position offers the chairholder the opportunity to work with Women's
Studies colleagues in both academic and non-academic communities in
the National Capital Region. Residency requirements (minimum 4 days
per week during the academic year) ensure visibility of the
chairholder on both campuses throughout the tenure of the position.
Candidates should view this appointment as an opportunity to explore
innovative feminist and interdisciplinary topics.

QUALIFICATIONS: A PhD or equivalent in feminist scholarship and/or
practice. We will consider applicants with experience in academia, the
arts, the professions, or as activists. Fluency in both official
languages is mandatory.

SALARY: The stipend for this position will be commensurate with
qualifications, experience and availability.

APPLICATIONS: Letter of application to include a statement detailing
the candidate's vision of the Chair, proposed research program and
activities to be undertaken during the incumbency, curriculum vitae
and sealed letters from three referees should be sent BY JANUARY 9,
2009 to the:

Joint Chair Search Committee
c/o Pauline Jewett Institute of Women's and Gender Studies
Carleton University
Dunton Tower, Room 1502
1125 Colonel By Drive
Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6

- OR -

Joint Chair Search Committee
c/o Institute of Women's Studies
University of Ottawa
143 Séraphin-Marion
Ottawa ON K1N 6N5

Consideration of applications will begin on January 9, 2009, and will
continue until the position is successfully filled.

In accordance with Canadian immigration requirements, this
advertisement is directed to Canadian citizens and permanent
residents. Both Carleton University and the University of Ottawa have
employment equity programs and encourage applications from women,
Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities, and members of visible
and ethnic minorities.

*The position is subject to budgetary approval.

Thursday, November 6, 2008

Annual Conference on Culture, Community, & Well-Being (March 2009 theme: Culture & Food)

CALL FOR PAPERS
Friday, March 20, 2009
Kwantlen Polytechnic University
Surrey, B.C. Canada

Sustaining Food: Conference on Past and Present Food Systems
The 6th Annual Anthropology Conference on Culture, Community, and
Well-Being

"Daily, our eating turns nature into culture, transforming the body of the
world into our bodies and minds. Agriculture has done more to reshape the
natural world than anything else we humans do, both its landscapes and the
composition of its flora and fauna. . . . Eating puts us in touch with all
that we share with the other animals, and all that sets us apart. It
defines us."
?Michael Pollan, The Omnivore's Dilemma (2006)

As studies of food shift from nutrition to economics, we begin to see the
degree to which the interconnections between food and socioeconomic class
have been evident historically, just as they are in our present global
world. This conference aims to explore how food plays an essential role
in the development of civilization and culture. Current concerns over
soil depletion, water conservation, biotechnology, intellectual property
rights, socially just food production, food safety, and food security rest
on our understanding of the long-term development of food, and its impact
on specific cultures.

Anthropology, archaeology and other interdisciplinary methods
substantially contribute to our current understandings of food and
culture. Cross-culturally, the examination of different historical and
cultural standpoints shows us various social strategies to adapt to food
stress. Additionally, at present, studying the rise of green consumers,
agro-ecology or sustainable farming, cultural heritage conservation, and
efforts to protect biodiversity convey significant information about
social change. To what degree might current systems succeed in being
economically viable, socially responsible, and ecologically sound? And,
how does the ideology and structure of society relate to these practices?
Join us in better understanding the relationship between people and food
in ways that can truly sustain us.

Submitting a Proposal:
Please include the following information, along with an abstract and/or
paper:
a. title of the submission
b. topic area of the submission
c. presentation format
d. name(s) of the author(s)
e. department(s) and affiliation(s)
f. mailing address(es)
g. e-mail address(es)
h. phone number(s)

Deadline: Monday, January 5, 2009.
Email your abstract and/or paper to:
larissa.petrillo@kwantlen.ca
Please type Sustaining Food Conference
in the subject heading.

Kwantlen is located in Surrey, a suburb of Vancouver, BC.
www.surrey.travel.bc.ca/
The conference is open to all audiences and free of charge.
Please register early by sending an email to anthconference@kwantlen.ca

Colloque/Colloquium

Pour de plus amples renseignements, prière de contacter - For more
information, please contact :

Magali Perreault
mperr006@uottawa.ca

Colloque bilingue "Le retour des exclues : mobilisation et résistance
des femmes autochtones et afros-descendantes des Amériques" (ENGLISH
FOLLOWS)

Date : jeudi, le 6 novembre 2008, de 8h30 à 15h30

Lieu : Cour des arts, 2 Daly Avenue, Ottawa, ON K1N 6E2

Organisé par l'École de développement international et
mondialisation (ÉDIM) de l'Université d'Ottawa

Partenaires : Collège des Amériques (COLAM)/Organisation
universitaire interaméricaine (OUI), Droits et Démocratie et FÉRA
(Forum d'études et de recherches autochtones)

Le colloque vise deux grands objectifs : a) promouvoir le dialogue
entre les organisations et les réseaux de femmes afros-descendantes et
autochtones des Amériques, à la lumière de la Commission de la
condition de la femme des Nations Unies, de la Plateforme d'Action de
Beijing, des Objectifs du millénaire du développement et du Plan
d'action de Durban; b) Explorer les possibilités de développer et de
consolider des alliances locales et globales.

Ses axes thématiques sont la santé (violence conjugale, suicide des
jeunes, santé sexuelle et reproductive), l'éducation (identité,
disparition des langues autochtones, lutte contre l'analphabétisme;
formation et accès aux services) et les droits juridiques et
territoriaux.

Programme

8h30-8h40- Mot de bienvenue du Doyen, M. François Houle

8h40-8h50 - Allocution du Vice-recteur aux études, M. Robert Major

8h50-9h00 - Présentation du colloque et des conférencières du Panel
1 - Directrice de l'ÉDIM, Professeure Andrea Martinez

9h00-10h30: Panel 1 (en anglais avec synthèse en français et
commentaires bilingues)

* Alta Hooker, rectrice, Université URACCA, Nicaragua: « Enjeux
et défis de la santé globale en contextes multiculturels »
* Ellen Gabriel, présidente, Femmes autochtones du Québec :
"Militantisme des femmes autochtones: les défis de la conquête de
l'égalité »
* Modératrice : Susan Spronk, professeure, ÉDIM
* Période de questions

10h30-10h45: pause santé

10h45-12h15: Panel 2 (en français avec synthèse en anglais et
commentaires bilingues) - Présentation des conférencières par la
directrice de l'ÉDIM

* Janet Mark, Coordonnatrice, Services Premières Nations,
Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue (UQAT) : L'éducation à
l'UQAT : un projet d'avenir gagnant pour les Autochtones
* Donatille Mujawamariya, professeure, Faculté d'éducation,
Université d'Ottawa : « Celles qui soignent pendant qu'elles se
meurent : « Femmes noires des Amériques, d'hier à aujourd'hui"
* Modératrice : Natacha Gagné, professeure, ÉDIM/Sociologie et
anthropologie
* Période de questions


13h30-15h30 : Panel 3 (en français avec synthèse en anglais et
commentaires bilingues) - Présentation des conférencières par la
directrice de l'ÉDIM

* Sonia Henriquez, présidente, Coordonnatrice nationale des
femmes autochtones du Panama (CONAMUIP)/post-traduction de l'espagnol
au français par Joanne Ottereyes (Droits et démocratie) : « Droits
sexuels et reproductifs vus sous l'angle des femmes autochtones »
* Regine Alende Tshombokongo, directrice, Centre d'encadrement
pour jeunes filles immigrantes : « Violence sexuelle et conflits armés
: parcours d'immigrantes »
* Modératrice : (à confirmer)
* Période de questions
* Martin Papillon, professeur, École de science politique,
Université d'Ottawa: présentation du FÉRA (5 minutes)
* Mot de clôture et remerciements (professeure Andrea Martinez)

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Bilingual colloquium: "The Return of the Excluded: Mobilization and
Resistance of Afro descendent and Indigenous Women of the Americas"

Date: Thursday, November 6, 2008, from 8:30 am to 3:30 pm

Place: Arts Court, 2 Daly Avenue, Ottawa, ON K1N 6E2

Organised by the School of International Development and Global
Studies (SIDGS) at the University of Ottawa

Partners: College of the Americas (COLAM)/Inter-American University
Organisation), Rights and Democracy, and FÉRA (Forum for Aboriginal
Studies and Research)

The main objectives of the colloquium are twofold: a) To promote the
dialogue between organizations and networks of Afro-descendent and
Indigenous women of the Americas in the light of the United Nations
Commission on the Status of Women, the Platform for Action of Beijing,
the Objectives of the Millennium of the Development and the Action
plan of Durban; b) to explore the possibilities of developing and
strengthening local and global networks.

Its thematic axes are health (conjugal violence, suicide among youth,
sexual and reproductive health), education (identity, disappearance of
the indigenous languages, strategies for reducing illiteracy; training
and adequate access to services), and legal and territorial rights.

Programme:

8:30-8:40 am: Welcome Words from the Dean, Dr. François Houle

8:40-8:50 am: Presentation by the Vice-Rector (Academics), Dr. Robert Major

8:50-9:00 am: Presentation of the Colloquium and the Speakers at
Panel 1 by SIDGS' Director, Professor Andrea Martinez

9:00-10:30 am: Panel 1 (in English with synthesis in French and
bilingual comments)

* Alta Hooker, rector, URACCA University, Nicaragua: "Issues
and Challenges of Global health in multicultural contexts"
* Ellen Gabriel, President of Femmes autochtones du
Québec/Aboriginal Women of Quebec : "Aboriginal Women's Activism: the
challenges of achieving equality"
* Moderator: Susan Spronk, Professor, SIDGS
* Questions Period

10:30-10:45 am: Health break

10:45 am -12:15 pm: Panel 2 (in French with synthesis in English and
bilingual comments) - Presentation of the Speakers by SIDGS' Director

* Janet Mark, Coordinator, First Nations Services, Université
du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue (UQAT): Education at UQAT : A
Winning Project for a Future for Aboriginal Peoples"
* Donatille Mujawamariya, Professor, Faculty of Education,
University of Ottawa: "Those who Tend to Others while They Die : Black
Women of the Americas, Yesterday and Today"
* Moderator: Professor Natacha Gagé, SIDGS/Sociology and anthropology
* Questions Period

13:30-15:30 pm: Panel 3 (in French with synthesis in English and
bilingual comments) - Presentation of the Speakers by Professor Andrea
Martinez

* Sonia Henriquez, President, National Coordinator of
Aboriginal Women of Panama (CONAMUIP)/post-translation from Spanish to
French by Joanne Ottereyes (Rights and Democracy) : "Sexual and
Reproductive Rights from the Perspective of Aboriginal Women"
* Regine Alende Tshombokongo, Director, Centre d'encadrement
pour jeunes filles immigrantes : « Sexual Violence and Armed Conflicts
: Immigrant Trajectories »
* Moderator: (to be confirmed)
* Questions Period
* Martin Papillon, professor, School of Political Science:
presentation of FERA (5 minutes)
* Closing remarks and acknowledgments: Professor Andrea Martinez

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Field Schools

The Department of Sociology & Anthropology at Thompson Rivers
University invites applications for two field schools in the 2009
spring/summer session:


FIELD SCHOOL IN EAST-CENTRAL EUROPE (Anthropology/Sociology 403)

This popular course is once again open to advanced undergraduate
students from across Canada. The focus of the program is on cultural
and political factors underlying internal divisions within post -
communist Europe. Participants will explore this topic in the Czech
Republic, Slovakia, and Bosnia - Herzegovina. They will visit Romani
settlements, divided cities, towns that have undergone ethnic
cleansing, and former concentration camps. For most students this
opportunity to see the underbelly of Europe becomes a transformative
experience.

For detailed information please visit www.tru.ca/europe


FIELD SCHOOL IN GUIMARAS & PANAY (Anthropology 433)

The program takes place in the Western Visayas (Philippines), in
several communities inhabited by the indigenous Ati foragers. It is
designed to expose the participants to the trials and tribulations
associated with hunting and gathering under conditions of uncontrolled
environmental destruction.

For further information please contact:


David Z. Scheffel, PhD
Professor

Department of Sociology and Anthropology
Thompson Rivers University
Kamloops, BC
Canada, V2C 5N3

250.828.5182
dscheffel@tru.ca
www.tru.ca

Monday, October 27, 2008

REMINDER: Aboriginal Government Conference - November 7 & 8, 2008

REMINDER: ABORIGINAL GOVERNMENT CONFERENCE - NOVEMBER 7 & 8, 2008

The College of Law, University of Saskatchewan, the Native Law Centre
and the Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy will present a
conference on ABORIGINAL GOVERNMENT: GIVING EFFECT TO OUR CONSTITUTIONAL
COMMITMENTS in the College of Law Building, University of Saskatchewan,
Saskatoon, on November 7 & 8, 2008.

Speakers include: Frances Abele, John Borrows, James Tully, Senator
Charlie Watt, Shawn Atleo and Kiera Ladner.

The conference fee is $250.00 ($30.00 for students).

Please go to the conference website www.usask.ca/nativelaw/gecc/ to
register, for information about the speakers and for the detailed
program.

CFP - Migration: Political Economies (CASCA-AES 2008)

Call for papers Migration : Political Economies

Canadian Anthropology Society/American Ethnological Society Joint
Meeting University of British Columbia, Vancouver, May 13-16, 2009

Organizers: Pauline Gardiner Barber (Dalhousie University) and Winnie
Lem (Trent University)

This panel problematizes migration by using the analytics of a
critical political economy. A central concern of the papers is to
explore the formation of class in an engagement with the ?migration
question? and they do this by emphasizing processes of class
formation, reformation and differentiation under historical and
contemporary capitalisms. While retaining a commitment to exposing
the fundamentals of the political and economic forces of change under
capitalism, the papers move beyond orthodox, reductionist and also
static tendencies in some materialist approaches to illuminate the
complexities of migration. While questions of class and its
formations are common to all papers, we are also concerned with
methodologies for class analysis in migration, and the articulations
of power that inform the lives of migrants and that may condition
different forms of migration. Together the papers will explore
questions of migration in relation to economy, gender, culture,
production and consumption, habitus, hegemony and history, as well as
the politics of migration.

Please send title and abstract (100 words) to pgbarber@dal.ca and
wlem@trentu.ca by December 30th. Include name, institutional
affiliation and email address. A volume based on selected papers is
planned.

CFP - From Mobile Anthropologists to Anthropologies of Mobility

*** Apologies for cross-posting ***

Call for Papers

From Mobile Anthropologists to Anthropologies of Mobility
Canadian Anthropology Society/American Ethnological Society Joint Meeting
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, May 13-16, 2009

Organizer: Noel B. Salazar (University of Leuven)

This panel takes up the general conference theme, "Transnational
Anthropologies: Convergences and Divergences in Globalized Disciplinary
Networks". Long before transnationalism, globalization or
cosmopolitanism became academic buzzwords, anthropologists already knew
about these phenomena and processes as experience experts (although they
not necessarily acknowledged them in their writings). With the present
hype over global fluxes and flows, we tend to forget that many of
anthropology's founding scholars, including Franz Boas and Bronislaw
Malinowski, were themselves migrants and that the latter put
transcultural mobility at the heart of ethnographic practice. Not only
the experience of "being there" produced invaluable insights that shaped
the discipline, but also the act of traveling "out of place" played a
determining role. The papers in this panel analyze how professional as
well as personal engagements of anthropologists with a variety of
mobilities (e.g. migration, translocal fieldwork, and global academic
exchange via conferences, visiting programs, and online networks)
strategically positions them within the social sciences to
ethnographically describe, critically assess and theorize the current
"mobility turn".

If you are interested in participating, contact Noel B. Salazar
(noel.salazar@soc.kuleuven.be) by 20 December 2008.
Please submit your name, your affiliation, a title, and abstract limited
to 100 words. A maximum of five papers will be accepted (four in case a
discussant will comment upon the papers). High-quality papers will be
selected for publication.

More information about the conference is available online:
http://www.anth.ubc.ca/index.php?id=11928.0.html

Please note: You must be a member in good standing of either CASCA
(http://casca.anthropologica.ca/ab_memb_online.htm) or AES
(http://dev.aaanet.org/membership/join.cfm), or become one, to
participate in the conference.

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