MA SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY – “EUGENICS TO NEWGENICS IN ALBERTA: HISTORICAL CONTINUITIES AND DIFFERENCES

MA SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY – "EUGENICS TO NEWGENICS IN ALBERTA:
HISTORICAL CONTINUITIES AND DIFFERENCES

Dr. Claudia Malacrida, at The University of Lethbridge invites applications
for up to 2 MA positions/scholarships.

These positions are available from January 1 2014 or September 1 2014 for
two years (subject to satisfactory progress reviews after 12 months).
The Eugenics to Newgenics project is funded by the Social Sciences and
Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). Research on the project will
be conducted in four broad, multi-faceted domains:

* Archival collection and discourse analysis of historical, eugenic
(broadly defined) records

* Oral histories with survivors of Alberta's Sexual Sterilization Act
(1928-1972) and Alberta's eugenic period (again, broadly defined in terms
of passive and active forms)

* Collection and analysis of current professional and lay discourses
relating to disability, difference, reproduction, sexuality and family
status

* Interviews with women with disabilities in the current context
concerning reproductive choice and access, sexualities, and interactions
with child protection services and other helping professionals

Qualifications and requirements:
By the time of taking up the award, candidates must hold a Bachelor's
degree (or equivalent), with a minimum 3.3 Grade Point Average in the
fields of Sociology, Anthropology, Disability Studies, Psychology, Women
and Gender Studies or Political Science. Qualified graduates of related
subjects with a strong Social Science background are also encouraged to
apply. Successful applicants will be required to take up their residence in
Lethbridge, a small city on the Prairies in Canada. Canadian Citizenship is
not a requirement.

For information about the university: www.uleth.ca<http://www.uleth.ca>
For information about Dr. Malacrida:
http://directory.uleth.ca/users/claudia.malacrida?no_headers=1

http://uleth.academia.edu/claudiamalacrida

Remuneration for the MA positions is based on a combination of funding from
the School of Graduate Studies with a stipend from the SSHRC grant. There is
a teaching assistantship obligation of three hours per week during the
teaching semesters.

Interested applicants should forward a working transcript, CV/resume and
letter of interest to: claudia.malacrida@uelth.ca