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

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

CALL FOR BOOKNOTES-APPEL DE NOTES BREVES SUR DES LIVRES RECEMMENT PUBLIES

CALL FOR BOOKNOTES

Dear membership,

We are about to publish the next issue of Culture, CASCA 's online
newsletter and we are looking for booknotes. If you have recently
published a book, please send us a brief desciption and, of possible, a
photo of your book cover. It will be our pleasure to publish it.

Yours sincerely,

Karine Vanthuyne karine.vanthuyne@mail.mcgill.ca

Daphne Winland
winland@yorku.ca


APPEL DE NOTES BREVES SUR DES LIVRES RECEMMENT PUBLIES

Nous sommes sur le point de publier le prochain numéro de Culture, le
bulletin en ligne de la CASCA et sommes a la recherche de notes brèves
sur des livres récemment publiés. Si vous avez récemment publié un
livre, veuillez nous en envoyer une brève description ainsi qu'une
photo de la page couverture, si disponible. C'est avec le plus grand
des plaisirs que nous les publierons.

Sincèrement vôtres,

Karine Vanthuyne karine.vanthuyne@mail.mcgill.ca

Daphne Winland
winland@yorku.ca

UBC Sessional Job opportunities

The Anthropology Undergraduate Studies Committee seeks applicants for
sessional Winter (September 2008 -April 2009) day and evening appointments.
Salary depends on rank and experience.

Applicants must hold a Ph. D. or have been advanced to full candidacy by the
application deadline.
Ph. D. candidates at UBC must have the authorization of the Faculty of
Graduate Studies to teach as sessional instructors. The settlement of any
outstanding fees may be a precondition for such authorization.

Appointment is subject to budgetary funding and a minimum enrollment of 18
students is normally required by the Faculty of Arts; courses with
enrollments below that number will be cancelled.

For up to date schedule information, please check:
http://www.students.ubc.ca


Winter: September 2008 to April 2009

Anth 140 (3 credits), Section 001 and 002: Introduction to Biological
Anthropology
(Pending approval, this course will be renumbered to Anth 240)

Anth 200 (3 credits), Section 002: Introduction to Problems in Method and
Theory in Anthropology
Anth 203 (3 credits), Section 002: Methods in Anthropological Archaeology
Anth 225 (3 credits), Section 002: Human Origins
Anth 303(3 credits), Section 001: Area open
Anth 316 (3 credits), Section 001: Political Anthropology
Anth 326 (3 credits), Section 001: Primate Behavior and Ecology
Anth 330 (3 credits), Section 001: Anthropology of the Rural Peoples and
Global Economy
Anth 331 (3 credits), Section 001: Anthropology of Art
Anth 341 (3 credits), Section 001:An Introduction to Museum Anthropology
Anth 351 (3 credits), Section 001: Ethnography of the Pacific Islands:
Melanesia
Anth 360 (3 credits), Section 001: Introduction to Ecological Anthropology
Anth 415 (3 credits), Section 001: Religion and Society
Anth 422 (3 credits), Section 001: Modes of Subsistence

Please apply e-mail to cmenzies@interchange.ubc.ca. Applications must
include a c.v., an outline and reading list for each proposed course, and
the names, addresses, and phone numbers of three referees. The deadline for
submitting applications is Friday, May 2, 2008. Only candidates being
considered for appointment will be contacted.

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

CASCA08 web site/site web

(Le texte français suit le texte anglais)

With the CASCA 2008 conference rushing up soon, please visit the website
(http://www.casca2008.anthropologica.ca/) where you will find the
latest preliminary
program with room numbers, the abstracts of the panels and papers, as
well as information
about parking on Carleton campus, public transportation (under the
"Dining, Museums,
Galleries Etc." link), a free tour of the Canadian Museum of
Civilization in Gatineau
(under the "Events" link), and much more.

Looking forward to seeing you in a few weeks!
CASCA 2008 organizing committee


Le congrès CASCA 2008 est presque ici! Veuillez visiter le site web
((http://www.casca2008.anthropologica.ca/) et vous trouverez le
programme préliminaire
mis à jour, le programme préliminaire avec les sommaires pour chaque
jour, et aussi les
renseignements sur le stationnement à Carleton, le transport en commun (à lien
« Repas, Muséees et Galeries »), une visite gratuit à Musée Canadien
des Civilisations en
Gatineau ( à lien « Événements » ), et tellement plus encore.

Au plaisir de vous voir à Ottawa!
Comité organisateur du congrès CASCA 2008

Warfare as Collective Psychopathology/Presentation by Richard Koenigsberg, Ph. D.

Warfare as Collective Psychopathology

Presentation by Richard Koenigsberg, Ph. D.

Thursday, April 24, 2008, 1:00 PM
815 Second Avenue (one block West of United Nations near 43rd Street)
Sponsored by: Ignatius University & Syrian Orthodox Church in America


Over two-hundred million people were killed in the Twentieth Century as a
result of political violence generated by nations. It seems as though the
world lived through an epidemic, or malignant disease. Former
Secretary-of-State Zbigniew Brzezinski states that the Twentieth Century was
dominated by the "politics of organized insanity." Yet nowhere does one find
a systematic concept of psychopathology to characterize these monumentally
destructive political events.

An article analyzing Jim Jones and mass-suicide that occurred in Guyana in
1978 is entitled "The Cult Leader as Agent of a Psychotic Fantasy of
Masochistic Group Death." Why do people find it easy to speak the language
of psychopathology in relationship to individuals and "cults," yet so
difficult to apply this language to large scale political and social
movements--however bizarre and destructive they may be?

ATTEND THE SEMINAR

This presentation--sponsored by Ignatius University
and its Dean, who is Special Ambassador to the United Nations--will be
attended by representatives of NGOs at the UN.

A few additional places are available for people who
wish to attend. Permission is required. Please send an email to
oanderson@ideologiesofwar.com or call 718-393-1081.

In this presentation, Dr. Richard Koenigsberg will introduce and discuss the
concept of collective psychopathology. Focusing on the case study of Nazi
Germany and the Second World War, Koenigsberg will show how Hitler acted to
bring about the destruction of his own nation and self-destruction of his
own people.

Wars have occurred frequently throughout history. Heart attacks and cancer
also occur frequently. The fact that events occur frequently does not mean
pathology is absent. Is it possible that psychopathology is contained within
the very structure of human societies? What is the nature and meaning of
this civilizational tendency toward violent self-destruction?

For information on Ignatius University's undergraduate and graduate programs
in Political Psychology, Peace Studies, Conflict Management and Diplomacy,
please click here <http://www.richardkoenigsberg.com/docs/ignatius.html> .

New CASCA Executive members

It is with great pleasure that the CASCA executive announces the
following new executive
members, whose terms of office will start at the upcoming CASCA Annual
Conference to be
held May 8-10 2008 at Carleton University
(http://www.casca2008.anthropologica.ca/).
We extend a very warm welcome to:

Deirdre Meintel CASCA President-Elect

Deirdre Meintel received her doctorate from Brown University. She has
taught in the
Dép. d'anthropologie, Université de Montréal, since 1986 and has
directed the Groupe de
recherche Diversité urbaine since 1995. She is co-editor (with
Marie-Nathalie Le Blanc)
of the journal of the same name. Her research has been carried out in
the Cape Verde
Islands, in New England (U.S.) and in Quebec. Most of her past
research has concerned
migration, ethnicity and family, as well as ethnic identity. At
present she is working
mainly on religion and modernity. With other members of the research
group Diversité
urbaine she is carrying out a broad study of religious groups
established in Quebec
since the 1960's.


Deirdre Meintel Président Désigné

Deirdre Meintel a reçu son doctorat de Brown University. Elle est
professeure au
Département d'anthropologie de l'Université de Montréal depuis 1986 et
dirige le Groupe
de recherche Diversité urbaine depuis 1995. Elle est co-rédactrice
(avec Marie-Nathalie
Le Blanc) de la revue Diversité Urbaine. Ses recherches, effectuées
aux îles du
Cap-Vert, en Nouvelle Angleterre (É-U) et au Québec, portent en grande
partie sur la
migration, sur l'ethnicité et la famille, ainsi que sur l'identité ethnique.
Actuellement, elle travaille principalement sur la religion et la
modernité. Avec
d'autres membres du groupe Diversité urbaine, elle mène une étude
assez vaste sur les
groupes religieux établis au Québec depuis les années 1960.

Robert Adlam CASCA Treasurer

Robert G. Adlam is an Associate Professor and Head of the Department of
Anthropology at Mount Allison University and Adjunct Professor,
Interdisciplinary Studies Program at the University of New Brunswick. A
graduate of both Trent University and the University of Toronto, Dr. Adlam
has undertaken fieldwork among the Athapaskan Tahltan of northern British
Columbia (1986, 1995, 1998-99) and conducted comparative research with the
Algonquian Mi'kmaq of northern New Brunswick (2002, 2003)on aspects of their
riverine salmon fisheries. A founding member of the Southern Gulf Research
Network (SGRN) and the Ocean Management Research Network (OMRN), Dr. Adlam
has, since 2000, been conducting research among lobster fishers of
northeastern New Brunswick on issues of sustainability and governance.


Robert Adlam Trésorier de la CASCA

Robert G. Adlam est professeur adjoint et directeur du département
d'anthropologie de
l'Université Mount Allison, et professeur associé du programme
interdisciplinaire
d'études de l'Université du Nouveau Brunswick. Ayant complété ses
études supérieures à
l'Université de Trent et à l'Université de Toronto, le Dr Adlam a mené
ses enquêtes de
terrain auprès des Athapaskan Tahltan du nord de la
Colombie-Britannique (1986, 1995,
1998-99) puis des Mi'kmaq Algonquins du nord du Nouveau Brunswick
(2002, 2003), sur la
pêche riveraine du saumon. Membre fondateur du Réseau de recherche du
Golfe austral
(SGRN) et du Réseau de recherche sur la gestion de l'océan, le Dr
Adlam conduit depuis
2000 des recherches sur la gouvernance et la durabilité auprès des
pêcheurs de homards
du nord-est du Nouveau Brunswick.

Craig Proulx CASCA Anglophone Member at Large

Craig Proulx is an Associate Professor at the Department of
Anthropology at St. Thomas
University. A graduate of McMaster, his research began with a study of
the Aboriginal
alternative justice as conceived and practiced by the Community
Council Project in
Toronto Ontario. This research resulted in his book Reclaiming
Aboriginal Justice,
Community and Identity (2003). He continues to focus on Aboriginal
issues in urban
contexts. Recently, he has looked at how Aboriginal peoples use the
internet and, in
particular, hip hop music in projects that build community and
identity and reach out
to non-Aboriginal peoples to teach about Aboriginal lifeways. Critical
discourse
analysis of non-Aboriginal news media representations of Aboriginal
peoples in cities
is further research thrust. In future he hopes to expand his interest in the
anthropology of sport into how Aboriginal peoples in cities
participate in and use
sport in self-determinative projects.


Craig Proulx Anglophone Membre d'office

Craig Proulx est professeur adjoint au département d'anthropologie de
l'Université St-
Thomas. Ayant complété son doctorat à l'Université Mc Master, ses
recherches ont
commencé par une étude du droit autochtone tel que conçu et pratiqué
par le Community
Council Project à Toronto, Ontario. Ces recherches ont été publiées
dans son livre
Reclaiming Aboriginal Justice, Community and Identity (2003). Le Dr
Proulx continue de
s'intéresser aux questions autochtones en contexte urbain. Récemment,
il a examiné
comment les Peuples autochtones emploient l'Internet, et plus
particulièrement la
musique hip-hop, dans le cadre de projets qui, tout en contribuant à
la construction de
leur identité et de leur communauté, sensibilisent également les non
autochtones sur
leurs modes de vie. L'analyse critique du discours des media
d'informations non
autochtones concernant les Peuples autochtones vivant en ville est un
autre de ses
centres d'intérêts. Dans le futur, il espère élargir ses recherches à
l'anthropologie
du sport, pour examiner de plus près comment les Peuples autochtones
participent à des
activités sportives, tout en les utilisant ces dernières pour des projets
auto-déterminatifs.

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Position in Cultural Anthropology-**CORRECTION**

There was an error in the previous message concerning the position in
Cultural Anthropology at Kwantlen University College. The compitition
number for the position should read (08 - 42).

Thank You.

ANTHROPOLOGY INSTRUCTOR

ANTHROPOLOGY INSTRUCTOR ? Competition Number 08-XX

The Anthropology Department invites applications for a full-time regular
position in Cultural Anthropology for September 1, 2008. Candidates will
have an outstanding teaching record in the general areas of social and
cultural anthropology, a good record of research accomplishments,
curriculum development skills, and a commitment to the development of the
department. The successful candidate will have the expertise and ability
to teach Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology, Methods and
Ethics in Anthropology, Cross-Cultural Women?s Studies, Culture and the
Environment, and Anthropological Theory. The ability to teach courses in
Medical Anthropology will be an asset. A PhD in Anthropology is
preferred, but consideration will be given to candidates who are ABD.

The Anthropology Department at Kwantlen University College currently
offers a two-year Associate of Arts degree, and has developed a four-year
Anthropology minor within Kwantlen?s Bachelor of Arts degree (expected
launch Sept. 2008).

Kwantlen University College offers a unique regional university
environment serving communities in the South Fraser region. Kwantlen's
campuses serve the dynamic communities of Surrey, Richmond, Langley, and
Cloverdale. Our university degrees and applied credentials successfully
meet the evolving needs of regional and global employment markets.
Kwantlen students have a unique opportunity to integrate (or bridge)
their certificate and diploma credentials to complete a bachelor?s degree
at Kwantlen, creating the best of both worlds ? undergraduate studies and
the professional enhancement of applied programs.

Kwantlen offers a wide range of innovative bachelor?s degrees, and a
traditional Bachelor of Arts degree that encompasses multiple major and
minor program areas. Our bachelor?s degrees set new standards for
collaboration with faculty, workplace experience and undergraduate
research. In support of our expanding bachelor's degree programs, the
Surrey campus is currently undergoing a thirty-six million dollar
expansion. Graduate programs are currently being planned.

We take great pride in our student-centred approach to learning. Our
award-winning faculty members are experts in their fields; passionate
professionals who love to teach. Their dedication is the key to creating
a challenging and inspiring learning environment.

Kwantlen's Office of Research and Scholarship, and four research
institutes support Kwantlen?s faculty and students in their ongoing
efforts to produce leading-edge research relevant to the communities that
we serve.

A complete application includes a covering letter, current curriculum
vitae, teaching statement, copies of transcripts of all degrees, peer and
student reviews, a representative sample (max. 10 pages) of your recent
scholarly work, and the names of three referees. Please forward your
application quoting the competition number to: Human Resources
Department, Kwantlen University College, 13468 - 77 Avenue, Surrey, B.C.,
V3W 6Y3, Fax: (604) 599-2111 or email to employ@kwantlen.ca.

Incomplete applications will not be considered. The committee will begin
reviewing applications on May 20, 2008.

No telephone enquiries please.


We thank all applicants for their interest in Kwantlen University
College.
However, only those applicants selected for further consideration will be
contacted.

Thursday, April 10, 2008

Sacred and Secular in a Global Canada - Conference

Sacred and Secular in a Global Canada: Past, Present, and Future

 

Bringing together scholars, students, and the community todiscuss
aspects of state and religion in a nation of diverse cultures andfaiths.

 

Friday, May 9 to Monday May 12, 2008.

 

Huron University College (at The University of WesternOntario)

London, Ontario, Canada

 

www.sacredandsecular.ca

 

Sacred and Secular in a Global Canada will focus on a range of
disciplinary aspectsregarding religious presence and diversity within
the Canadian sociallandscape. Some topics to be covered include:
public policy, reasonableaccommodation, immigration, community
identity, intergenerational changes,First Nations spirituality,
Judaism, Islam, and many others. Further details can be found on the
website.

Council on the Anthropology of Reproduction Graduate Paper Award : June 1, 2008 deadline

Council on Anthropology and Reproduction
GRADUATE STUDENT PAPER COMPETITION 2008

The Council on Anthropology and Reproduction (CAR), an interest group of
the Society for Medical Anthropology, is pleased to announce its eighth
annual student paper award competition. The award will go to the best
graduate student paper on anthropology and reproduction. Submissions
from all fields of anthropology are encouraged.

Criteria on which the papers will be judged:

v Ethnographic richness based on fieldwork
v Anthropological methodology
v Linkage of work to other work in anthropology and reproduction
v Effective use of theory and data
v Originality/Creativity
v Organization, quality of writing, and coherence of argument

A committee of CAR members will read the papers. The author of the
winning paper will receive a cash award of approximately $250. The
winner will be announced in both the CAR Newsletter and the Anthropology
Newsletter. An abstract of the winning article will be published in the
CAR Newsletter.

*Submissions must be received by June 1, 2008. * Send four hard copies
of the paper. On a separate page, include your name, mailing address,
e-mail address, telephone number, and school affiliation. Please do not
include identifying information on the essay itself. Papers should be
double-spaced, no longer than 9,000 words (including references), and
references should be formatted in American Anthropologist style. Papers
already published or accepted for publication at the time of submission
are not eligible. Questions may be directed to Maggie MacDonald at
maggie@yorku.ca

Address submissions to: Maggie MacDonald, Assistant Professor,
Department of Anthropology, York University, Toronto, Ontario CANADA
M3J1P3

Wednesday, April 9, 2008

conference-Universit=?iso-8859-1?Q?=E9?= d'Ottawa/University of Ottawa

RAPPEL / REMINDER

Institut d'études des femmes, Université d'Ottawa / Institute of
Women's Studies, University of Ottawa

ENGLISH TEXT FOLLOWS

L'Institut d'études des femmes de l'Université d'Ottawa a le plaisir
de vous inviter à la Conférence annuelle Shirley Greenberg en études
des femmes intitulée

"Three Shots Heard 'Round the World: HPV Vaccines and the Politics of
Women's Health"

prononcée par

Abby Lippman, PhD

Professeure titulaire, Département d'épidémiologie, biostatistique et
santé au travail, Université McGill

Directrice du comité consultatif en matière de politiques, Réseau
canadien pour la santé des femmes (RCSF)

Vendredi, le 11 avril 2008 à 17 h

Auditorium des anciens

85, rue Université

Université d'Ottawa

ENTRÉE LIBRE

Une réception suivra la conférence.

La conférence sera prononcée en anglais seulement.

* * * * * * * *

The Institute of Women's Studies of the University of Ottawa is
pleased to invite you to the Shirley Greenberg Annual Lecture in
Women's Studies entitled

"Three Shots Heard 'Round the World: HPV Vaccines and the Politics of
Women's Health"

given by

Abby Lippman, PhD

Professor, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational
Health, McGill University

Chair, Policy Advisory Committee, Canadian Women's Health Network (CWHN)

Friday, April 11, 2008 at 5:00 p.m.

Alumni Auditorium

85 University Private

FREE ADMISSION

A reception will follow the presentation.

**************

ABBY LIPPMAN, PhD

A professor in the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and
Occupational Health, with cross appointments in the Departments of
Social Sciences and Medicine and Family Medicine at McGill University,
Abby Lippman has been engaged in women's health issues for over 30
years as an academic and activist. Currently, Professor Lippman is
Chair of the Policy Advice committee, a member of the steering
committee of Women and Health Protection and past Chair of the Board
of the Canadian Women's Health Network. Her work focuses on feminist
studies of applied genetic and reproductive technologies as well as on
critical analyses of health and pharmaceutical policies. Specifically
Professor Lippman examines the politics of women's health, and has
developed the concepts of "geneticization" and "neo-medicalization" to
analyze and understand contemporary approaches to, and applications
of, biotechnology to women's health.

book exhibit CASCA08

LIBRARY OF SOCIAL SCIENCE is organizing and managing the BOOK EXHIBIT for
the upcoming Conference of the Canadian Anthropology Society in Ottawa,
Canada beginning Tuesday, May 6 through Saturday, May 10 at Carleton
University.

WE ARE LOOKING FOR AN ASSISTANT TO HELP US WITH THE ONSITE MANAGEMENT OF THE
BOOK EXHIBIT.

PLEASE CONTACT Richard Koenigsberg at 718-393-1081 or email
rakoenigsberg@earthlink.net for details.

REMUNERATION (this is a paying position): SHARE A HOTEL ROOM (WE HAVE A
SECOND, UNOCCUPIED BED); RECEIVE FREE BOOKS (your choice at the end of the
conference); and/or CASH.

There will be ample time to attend sessions when you are not working at the
book exhibit.

If you are a faculty member and know of a graduate student that would like
to help, please have him or her contact us.
____________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________
One experienced LSS staff person (Richard Klein) will be on-site throughout
the meeting to manage the display. However, our book exhibit will be large
(well over 200 titles in the display).

WE SEEK AN INDIVIDUAL TO ASSIST RICHARD WITH MANAGING THE BOOK EXHIBIT.

The person will help with the set-up of the display (on Wednesday, May 6) as
well as with writing up orders during the course of the conference. The job
is not difficult, but at times (between sessions) is fairly intense. We wish
to hire someone with business experience. There will be time to attend
sessions when you are not working at the book exhibit.

If you are suitable for and enthusiastic about this position (or know
someone who is), please have them contact me ASAP at 718-393-1081 or send an
e-mail to rakoenigsberg@earthlink.net

Please provide a telephone number and the best time to call to discuss the
position.

Thanks very much.

Best regards,

Richard Koenigsberg, Ph. D.

Director, LIBRARY OF SOCIAL SCIENCE

P. S. To get a sense of what we do, please visit the LIBRARY OF SOCIAL
SCIENCE BOOK EXHIBIT'S WEBSITE at <http://www.libraryofsocialscience.com/>
http://www.libraryofsocialscience.com/

Call for Papers -journal - New Proposals

> Call For Papers:
>
> The Editorial Collective invites submissions for Volume 2 of New Proposals
> [http://www.newproposals.ca]. We encourage the submission of papers that
> take a politically engaged stance. We are interested in full length articles
> (3,000 to 5,000 words) as well as shorter commentaries (up to 2,500 words).
>
> Our journal is open access and fully electronic. All papers are peer
> reviewed. We are interested in either individually submitted papers or in
> theme issues.
>
> Papers should be no more than 3,000 - 5,000 words. References and citations
> are to be kept to the minimum required to advance your argument. Articles
> can be based in original research, synthetic reviews, or theoretical
> engagements. We look forward to -in fact expect- a diversity of perspectives
> and approaches that, while they may disagree on the particulars, they will
> share with the Editorial Collective a commitment to an engaged scholarship
> that prioritizes social justice.
>
> New Proposals is a transnational peer-reviewed journal hosted at The
> University of British Columbia in collaboration with the UBC Library
> EJournal Project.
>
> Yours,
>
> Charles Menzies
> cmenzies@INTERCHANGE.UBC.CA

Thursday, April 3, 2008

Call for Papers -journal - New Proposals

Call For Papers:

The Editorial Collective invites submissions for Volume 2 of New Proposals
[http://www.newproposals.ca]. We encourage the submission of papers that
take a politically engaged stance. We are interested in full length articles
(3,000 to 5,000 words) as well as shorter commentaries (up to 2,500 words).

Our journal is open access and fully electronic. All papers are peer
reviewed. We are interested in either individually submitted papers or in
theme issues.

Papers should be no more than 3,000 - 5,000 words. References and citations
are to be kept to the minimum required to advance your argument. Articles
can be based in original research, synthetic reviews, or theoretical
engagements. We look forward to -in fact expect- a diversity of perspectives
and approaches that, while they may disagree on the particulars, they will
share with the Editorial Collective a commitment to an engaged scholarship
that prioritizes social justice.

New Proposals is a transnational peer-reviewed journal hosted at The
University of British Columbia in collaboration with the UBC Library
EJournal Project.

Yours,

Charles Menzies
cmenzies@INTERCHANGE.UBC.CA

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