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Job: Transnational American Studies, University of Maryland

Assistant Professor, Transnational American Studies

Institution: University of Maryland
Location: College Park, MD
Category:
  • Faculty – Liberal Arts – American Studies
Posted: 09/29/2011
Application Due: 11/15/2011
Type: Full Time
Notes: marked as a Priority and included on Affirmative Action email
The Department of American Studies at the University of Maryland invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position focused on transnational studies at the rank of Assistant Professor. The starting date for this position is August 15, 2012, contingent upon funding.

We are seeking an interdisciplinary scholar who focuses on transnational flows of people, products, capital, power, and ideas and can situate her/his work within the context of one or both of our Departmental themes, cultural constructions of identity and difference and cultures of everyday life. The successful applicant will show clear promise of a strong research record, the ability to teach undergraduate and graduate courses and advise students, and a strong commitment to interdisciplinary and collaborative research and teaching.

Minimum qualifications:

  1. Earned doctorate at time of appointment.
  2. Ability to teach and to advise students, and to produce innovative curriculum.
  3. Shows clear promise of a strong research record.
Preferences:
  1. Clearly defined interdisciplinary, cultural studies research program, which intersects with Department’s foci: constructions of identity and difference, and cultures of everyday life.
  2. Centers analysis on the interconnections between global and local formations, political economy, nation-state formation, and/or empire.
  3. Focuses on diasporas and migrations from the Caribbean, Latin America, and/or Asia.
  4. Provides expertise in one of our existing topical directions including food studies, queer studies, social movements, and digital humanities; or adds new areas, in particular, indigenous studies.

Additional information:
For best consideration, submit a complete application by Nov. 15, 2011. The application should include a letter of application describing one’s approach to transnational American Studies and interdisciplinary Americans’ cultural studies more broadly, research program, teaching interests and experiences, curriculum vitae, a sample of scholarly research, and list of three references who will submit letters of reference. Send inquiries to the chair of the search committee Professor Psyche Williams-Forson at ude.dmuobfsctd-4386a4@nosrofwp. To apply for this position, visithttps://jobs.umd.edu, click on the Faculty link, and look for position #117722.

Application Information

Contact: Psyche Williams-Forson
American Studies
University of Maryland, College Park
Online App. Form: https://jobs.umd.edu
The University of Maryland, College Park, actively subscribes to a policy of equal employment opportunity, and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, age, gender, color, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, religion, national origin, or political affiliation. Minorities and women are encouraged to apply.

Job: International and Women’s and Gender Studies at University of Oregon

University of Oregon. The Departments of International Studies and Women’s and Gender
Studies invite applications for a tenure track Assistant Professor to begin September 2012 in the
field of global health and development. We seek a scholar who will hold a Ph.D. by the time of
appointment and whose expertise addresses one or more of the following: political, economic
and cultural drivers of health vulnerability and resilience; the political economy of institutions
addressing health related issues; variations in health and healing practices as they relate to
culture, development and human security; comparative healthcare delivery systems;
relationships between health, education, and economic development; gender, health and
development; the impact of the HIV/AIDs pandemic and other diseases; hunger, malnutrition
and development; and best practices in development interventions. Applicants should
demonstrate a commitment to the interdisciplinary exploration of contemporary issues in
international studies and enhance the diversity efforts of both departments as well as the
university. Candidates must have a high degree of proficiency in a language appropriate for
their regional specialization. The annual teaching load at the undergraduate and/or graduate
levels will be four courses in International Studies and one course in Women’s and Gender
Studies, on the quarter system. This is a paperless search.
Apply online at academicjobsonline.org. Queries should be addressed to Dan Gorman,
Department of International Studies, 5206 University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403-5206,
email ude.nogerouobfsctd-13b333@namrogqd. Deadline for applications is October 15, 2011. The University
of Oregon is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Institution committed to cultural
diversity and compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

—
Yvonne A. Braun, Ph.D.
Departments of Women’s and Gender Studies
and International Studies
1298 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403-1298

Job Opening: Executive Director, Wellesley Centers for Women

Wellesley College – Executive Director, Wellesley Centers for Women
Filed in Administrative, Jobs on September 28, 2011
Search for the Executive Director
Wellesley Centers for Women
Wellesley, MA

The Wellesley Centers for Women (WCW), an influential
research-and-action institute with the goal of generating knowledge
that can lead to positive social change, seeks an Executive Director.
With an operating budget of over $6 million, an endowment of $36.3
million and a staff of more than 60, the Centers are recognized
internationally for groundbreaking, rigorous research and scholarship
that place women’s perspectives at the center of inquiry. Located at
Wellesley College, one of the nation’s leading women’s colleges, WCW
benefits from its relationship with a College that shares a commitment
to research, education and the empowerment of women.

This is an exciting opportunity to lead a talented and dedicated
research/program staff and administrative team and engage the WCW
community in shaping future directions and priorities. A successful
Executive Director will ensure that WCW continues to push the
boundaries of understanding and have significant impact in the public
sphere. She/he will heighten the Centers’ visibility, attract and
retain top-notch researchers, and ensure that resources are in place
to sustain and grow the work.

The position calls for a creative, deft, consultative leader with
excellent strategic and communication skills. Distinguished
scholarship and a terminal degree in a relevant discipline are
required, as is experience in leadership roles within an organization.
Experience developing and carrying out a research agenda and leading
and motivating scholars and researchers would be excellent preparation
for the role. Demonstrated passion for women’s issues is essential.
The Executive Director reports to the Provost of Wellesley College and
works closely with a 27 member advisory board, the Wellesley Centers
for Women Board of Overseers.

Please direct inquiries, applications and nominations to Sheryl Ash
and Rebecca Swartz at Isaacson, Miller. Candidates should provide a
CV, letter of interest and reference list electronically to
moc.hcraesmiobfsctd-5338e5@WCW. All replies will be held in strict confidence.
Wellesley College is an EO/AA educational institution and employer.

REVIEW: Chicana Power! Contested Histories of Feminism in the Chicano Movement

Maylei Blackwell, ¡Chicana Power!: Contested Histories of Feminism in the Chicano Movement Austin: University of Texas Press, 2011.
Reviewed by Miroslava Chávez-García

Until now, no one has published a history of the struggle of Chicanas in the Chicano movement—the mass political mobilization of Mexican American peoples in the Southwest US in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The glaring omission is somewhat perplexing, says author Maylei Blackwell, given that Las Hijas de Cuahtemoc (The Daughters of Cuahtemoc, the last emperor of the Aztecs), the first and leading feminist organization of the Chicano movement, emerged alongside other well-known organizations, such as the Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán (MEChA), and that women served as the backbone of the student movement. The oversight is due, in part, she says, to the historical dominance of men in the fields of Chicana/o History and Studies, their implicit disinterest in issues of gender and sexuality, and their explicit marginalization of women in the movement. Blackwell suggests too that stereotypes of Chicanas as malinchistas (traitors), vendidas (sell-outs), and agringadas (white-women wannabes), as well as Chicana scholars’ fear of confirming these negative images, has kept many away from this field of study. Thus, Blackwell’s genealogy of Chicana feminists in the twentieth century is a breakthrough in our knowledge about these mujeres (women).

Review continues here

L.A. 10/8: “Angels of Change” Trans Youth Fundraiser

Bamby Salcedo writes:
Our 2012 Angels of Change calendar release and runway show is taking place on Saturday October 8th 2011 starting our VIP reception at 5:00 PM follow by our runway show at 6:00 PM at The Hollywood Arena located at 6655 Santa Monica Blvd LA CA 90038 in the corner of Santa Monica and Las Palmas. Kelly Mantle and Kalil Cohen are our MC’s and they are AMAZING!!Angels of Change flyer, Los Angeles event

Please come enjoy a wonderful show and support our event to raise funds for our transgender youth clinic at Childrens Hospital LA supported by the CHAMPION Fund. This year we are having a bigger and better show!! Come and see the new 12 feature trans youth models walking the runway!!

Please get your tickets as soon as possible at www.angelsofchange.net and please share it with your friends and social networks and contacts for them to come too.  Hope to see you there!!!

MUJERES TALK Pensamientos from the “Field”: On Mexican Women Caring for North Americans

We have renovated the page for Mujeres Talk, the new MALCS web project featuring blog essays by members and allies on current issues and research.  This latest post is by Professor María Ibarra.  We invite all members and allies to write for Mujeres Talk.  Send entries of 500 – 1000 words to gro.sclamobfsctd-183b8a@asereht/archive-2017 with a brief author bio.  Thank you!

by Maria Ibarra, Ph.D.

I am an anthropologist who studies the labor of Mexicana elder care providers. Every year I spend time in the field, in my long-standing research site of Santa Barbara, and I record women’s stories and experiences about work.  I am always affected by the many types of violence that are inherent to the lives of Mexicanas on either side of the border. How many times have I put down my pen and held a woman’s hand, stroked her forearm, while she cries and tells me how much it hurts?

Essay continues at Mujeres Talk

 

Update on Betita Martinez’ health from Tony Platt

Veterana Scholar-Activist Betita Martinez (a bio here) is increasingly frail, and has been moved from her Mission District Apartment to a residential care facility in SF by friends and family.  Several MALCSistas have suggested that local MALCS honor Betita’s accomplishments and hold a fundraiser for her medical needs…..

This post will be updated regularly and includes:

If you can offer direct financial support, please send to:  Tony Platt, Prof Emeritus CSUS, 1607 Josephine Street, Berkeley, CA 94703 USA

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