EVENTS
[1] Pedagogy & Practice of University-Community Engagement (May 2, 2012)
[2] Asian Canadian Studies: "Engaging with the Reality of Canada” (May 2, 2012)
[3] Mothers and History Conference (May 10-12, 2012)

CALL FOR PAPERS
[1] Canadian Arab Institute's Inaugural Policy Forum (April 30, 2012)

OPPORTUNITIES
[1] Instructor Position (April 30, 2012)
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Events
[1] Pedagogy & Practice of University-Community Engagement (May 2, 2012)
This day long workshop is aimed at extending and deepening the ongoing conversation on university-community collaborations in undergraduate service learning and community-based research, with special emphasis on courses and community partnerships directed towards questions of social justice. Sessions include models of community-university engagement, impacts of community partnerships on teaching and research, and the negotiation of ethical relationships with community organizations. The workshop is designed to engage participants in a discussion of the key debates in service learning, including the relationships of power, knowledge, and reciprocity between university and community partners, particularly in relation to the pedagogical impact of community engagement. Sponsored by New College and offered in collaboration with the Centre for Community Partnerships, the Adult Education & Community Development program (OISE), the Social Economy Centre, the Women and Gender Studies Institute, and the Centre for Teaching Support & Innovation. This workshop is for faculty, staff, and advanced teaching assistants interested in broadening their understanding of the potentials of service-learning in undergraduate learning.  Wednesday, May 2, 2012; 10am-4pm; OISE, Room 5-260

[2] Asian Canadian Studies: "Engaging with the Reality of Canada” (May 2, 2012)
The 8th Annual Asian Heritage Month Education Roundtable and the 10th Annual Asian Heritage Month Lecture at the University of Toronto. Keynote: Principal of St. John's Graduate College, Associate Professor of History, University of British Columbia. Panalists: Enakshi Dua, Director of the Centre for Feminist Research, Associate Professor of Women's Studies, York University. Takashi Fujitani, David Chu Chair in Asia Pacific Studies, Professor of History, University of Toronto. Roxana Ng, Professor of Adult Education and Community Development, OISE/UT. Marissa Largo, Teacher, Toronto Catholic District School Board, PhD Student, OISE University of Toronto. Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) Library, University of Toronto, 252 Bloor Street West | St. George subway station. Wednesday, May 2, 2012 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM, Reception: 7:00 PM

[3] Mothers and History Conference (May 10-12, 2012)
"WHAT DO MOTHERS NEED?: Motherhood Scholars and Activists Speak Out on Maternal Empowerment for the 21st Century." Pantages Hotel Toronto Centre, 200 Victoria Street, Toronto. Conference Program: http://motherhoodinitiative.org/Historyconferenceprogram.pdf. Conference Poster: http://motherhoodinitiative.org/MothersandHistoryPosterWeb.pdf. Local Attendee Form: http://motherhoodinitiative.org/historyregform. Please visit MIRCI site for full information:www.motherhoodinitiative.org. HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE.

CALL FOR PAPERS
[1] Canadian Arab Institute's Inaugural Policy Forum (April 30, 2012)
The Canadian Arab Institute (CAI) will host a policy forum in Toronto on June 2, 2012, the first in a series that will explore issues that impact the life experiences of Canadian Arabs. Short 15-20 minute presentations will be presented for discussion to a diverse audience of community members, academics, activists and organizers. Following the forum, papers may also be developed into policy briefs, and/or published on a forthcoming CAI website. The CAI is currently accepting abstracts (no longer than 500 words) for papers for this policy forum. Submission guidelines are found below. There is a critical lack of research and published materials on the experiences of Canadian Arabs, even though more momentum has been emerging in recent years. Canadian-Arab initiated studies of statistics relating to Canadian-Arabs, for example, are largely outdated and last studied in 2001.1 Statistics Canada maintains an archive of data about the “Arab community in Canada” but lacks information about the attitudes and experiences of the Canadian Arab community that Khouri’s study documented well (e.g. with regards to Canadian Arab attitudes or opinions toward Canadian foreign policy and to the ways Canadian Arab communities perceive their socio-cultural and political roles in Canadian society). Moreover, little has been written that documents specific issues, such as: the challenges of low-income Canadian-Arab families in relation to government policies around social welfare and social services; Canadian-Arab women’s experiences in the media and in accessing government funding (for women’s shelters and organizations for example); Canadian-Arab youth's access to education and employment; Canadian-Arab experiences with recently changed immigration policies; the experiences of new Canadian-Arabs and economic and social challenges they face; and the experiences of Canadian-Arab communities with respect to discrimination and profiling. In addition, big gaps remain when it comes to examining Canadian-Arab cultural production or the dimensions of political engagement. These are just a few of the issues CAI seeks to study, research, document and collect in the interests of creating a rich national database available to all Canadian institutions as a resource. CAI is also interested in producing this research as accessible policy briefs intended for Canadian politicians and policy makers. See: Khouri, Raja G. Arabs in Canada-Post 9/11. Toronto: G7 Books. 2003. For the purposes of the policy forum to be held in June 2012, CAI seeks wide-ranging, original, unpublished work that addresses the gaps in understanding the needs and experiences of Canadian-Arab communities. Selected papers will be presented in panels followed by a community town-hall during which CAI will seek more ideas for future research and commentary from the Canadian-Arab community at large. Papers on issues, ranging from foreign, domestic, social, immigration, cultural and economic amongst other fields are welcome. Presentations selected may be used following the forum to write policy briefs (of approximately 1000 words) that outline the author’s methodology and impart directed recommendations to government officials and policy makers. Proposal Submission Guidelines. Please include the following details in your submission: Name, title and contact information (including email) Brief bio (no more than 200 words) explaining your interest and background in dealing with the research topic of your choice. Proposed topic and sub-themes to be explored in your paper. Potential relevance to policy recommendations if possible. Research methods informing the production of your paper, including sources of information. Papers will be reviewed by members of CAI’s Policy Forum Organizing Committee and selected on the basis of: relevance to the experiences of Canadian Arabs thoroughness and quality of analysis clarity and coherence of form and structure accessibility to a wider community audience. Papers making the final selection for presentation at the policy forum will be presented in panel format, receiving comments from selected respondents and questions from audience members. Please note that some of the proposals not selected for presentation at the policy forum will be pursued by CAI for future work and publications. Authors will be contacted about this prospect. The deadline for submission of proposals is April 28, 2012. Selected proposals will be confirmed by May 7, 2012. Please email proposals to: info@CanadianArabInstitute.org with the subject line “Policy Forum.” Attachments should be in Word format. Submissions should be one document (i.e. include all required information in one attached document). Thank you.

OPPORTUNITIES
[1] Instructor Position (April 30, 2012)
Asking if you would be interested in this position, should we receive the funding (no more than 40,000 as full-time Instructor); this is a rush hire, that we hope to see renewed in the future. The Women’s and Gender Studies Program (WGS) at Northern Arizona University invites applications for a position as a full-time Instructor to teach a 4-4 load during the 2012-2013 academic year. Minimum requirements would be a Ph.D. or ABD (with preference given to a Ph.D.) in Women’s and Gender Studies, Feminist Studies OR in another discipline with an emphasis in sexuality and gender, such as Anthropology History, Political Science, International Affairs, Philosophy, Religious Studies, Cultural Studies or Sociology (preferably with a WGS or LGBTQ graduate certificate). The successful applicant should have an educational background that informs her or his pedagogy in WGS, and who is prepared to teach courses in the area of gender and sexuality. WGS currently offers courses in “Queer Theory” “Queering the Schools” and a first year seminar in “LGBTQAI Studies: Identities and Meanings”.  FIRST, We are looking for a scholar who could teachcomplementary courses of interest including at least two of the following: HIstories of Queer Identities; LGBTQAI: The GlobalContext; LGBTQAI: Health andMedicine; LGBTQAI: The Legal /Political Context; Transgender Studies, Introduction to LGBTQAI Studies, LGBTQAI:  The CulturalContext (I added due to religion, pop cult disc) SECOND, the successful candidate will be expected to participate in the newly developed LGBTQAI Residential Learning Community beginning in Fall 2012. THIRD, given course rotation, the applicant should be prepared to contribute to WGS 191 (Women, Gender Identity and Ethnicity”); WGS 260 (“Transnational Feminisms”); WGS 300w (“Feminist Theories”) as well. To apply for the position, please submit a letter of application, an updated vita, and a sample syllabus for one of the complementary courses focusing on LGBTQAI studies. Undergraduate student essay prize in Women's Studies (May 1, 2012). This prize is open to all undergraduate students in Women's Studies courses, between April 2011 and April 2012. Subject : A theme in the general field of Women's Studies. Language : English or French. Length : Maximum 15 double-spaced pages. Eligibility : Undergraduate student in a Canadian university. Nomination Procedure : Professors and instructors are required to prepare a short letter of nomination which certifies the nominee’s degree and program status, and speaks to the merits of the nominated essay. Essays nominated for the prize should be conceptually and stylistically excellent or outstanding. The nominating faculty person must be a member of the CWSA/ACEF (membership forms or an online membership payment option can be found under the membership link. The student’s name, e-mail address, and full mailing address should appear on the first page of the essay only and all other identifiers should be removed. Submission Procedure : The nominating faculty member should send AN ELECTRONIC COPY of the nomination letter together withthe nominated essay (one e-mail) to: CWSA/ACEF Undergraduate Student Essay Prize. Dr. Annalee Lepp. alepp@uvic.ca. Application materials due by April 30, 2012, 5:00pm AZ time (Pacific): Application Letter, Vita with list of referees, One sample syllabus for complementary course in LGBTQAI below. http://www.cwsaacef.com/2012-undergraduate-essay-prize-call-for-nominations.html

EVENTS
[1] "Sharing Our Stories:  A Workshop on How-to Interview & Document South Asian Histories in Canada" (April 23, 2012)
[2] (Re) Claiming a Colonial Archive: The Photographic Archives in Sierra Leone (April 25, 2012)
[3] The Lie at the Center of Everything: Christina Sharpe (April 26, 2012)
[4] "Community Walk and Celebration for Peace, Respect and Friendship" (April 28, 2012)
[5] Shema and Iqra’: The Jewish-Muslim Women’s Text-Study Project Presents Beginning at ‘the Beginning’ Muslim and Jewish Women Revisit ‘Eve’ (May 06, 2012)

OPPORTUNITIES
[1] University of Toronto at Mississauga: Teaching Position (April 27, 2012)
[2] Department of History and Department of Women’s Studies: Assistant Professor (May 15, 2012)

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[1] "Sharing Our Stories:  A Workshop on How-to Interview & Document South Asian Histories in Canada" (April 23, 2012)
Do you want to learn more about your personal and community history? Have you ever wanted to interview an elder, a relative or community member to learn from their experiences and document their story? Not sure where to start? The Brown Canada Project invites you to attend: Sharing Our Stories: A Workshop on How-to Interview & Document South Asian Histories in Canada CASSA’s Brown Canada Project presents a FREE interactive skills-building workshop that will give you the tools to conduct personal interviews to document our communities’ histories. The workshop will be facilitated by Nayani Thiyagarajah the director of the groundbreaking documentary “Shadeism” and Sailaja Krishnamurti, professor of Humanities & South Asian Studies at York University. WHEN: Monday, April 23rd from 6:30-8:30pm WHERE: The 519 Community Centre, Room 106, 519 Church Street Toronto Wheelchair accessible space. WHY? Because our her/histories matter! For more information and to RSVP, Please contact Krittika Ghosh at krittika@cassa.on.ca or call (416) 932-1359 x18 Join us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/browncanadaproject Check us out on tumblr: http://browncanada.tumblr.com / Brown Canada is a community-led project documenting, creating, and sharing South Asian histories in Canada. Our collective entry point is through the Komagata Maru incident. The Brown Canada Project is based within the Council of Agencies Serving South Asians (CASSA) Refreshments will be provided!

[2] (Re) Claiming a Colonial Archive: The Photographic Archives in Sierra Leone (April 25, 2012)
Julie Crooks is a PhD Candidate in the Department of Art and Archaeology at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) University of London, UK. She has taught survey courses on African art as well as art of the  African diaspora at the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Ontario College of Art and Design and York University. Most recently she lectured on African Photography at the University of Toronto. Prior to her academic career in art history, Crooks worked at the National Film Board, where she was instrumental in innovative programming around culture and identity.  She also worked on the Planet Africa film program , one of the most successful programs of the Toronto International Film Festival. Crooks' current research is focused on historical photography from West Africa. When: April 25, 2012   ~ 12:00 PM- 1:30 PM. Where: 2053 Wilson Hall, New College, University of Toronto.

[3] The Lie at the Center of Everything: Christina Sharpe (April 26, 2012)
Professor Sharpe analyses Valerie Martin’s 2003 Orange prize-winning, neo slave- mistress novel Property alongside Toni Morrison’s Beloved. Through her reading of this text, she systematically demonstrates that the slippage and failure to account for “difference” reveals something(s) about the larger politics regarding the performance of race (and sex and gender) in American literature, the society at large and the continued longing to not have to account, really, for race. Where: S674 Verney Room,  3:30pm-6:00pm

[4] "Community Walk and Celebration for Peace, Respect and Friendship" (April 28, 2012)
The Land Protectors of Six Nations to you and your community for the "Community Walk and Celebration for Peace, Respect and Friendship" that is coming up on April 28th at 2pm at Edinburgh Square, a Haudenosaunee park across from the Caledonia Fairgrounds in the Township of Caledonia. The walk is to be continued to the reclamation site known as Kanonhstaton. At the site there will be a potluck, live music, games, activities and discussions to which all people – from Six Nations, Caledonia, and all other communities – are invited to attend. There has be call for support and solidarity from the people of Six Nations to all peoples to join them for this peaceful rally and march as a chance to connect with their community and join them in their fight against racism and colonialism. For those of you that don't know about the current and ongoing land reclamations and conflicts between Indigenous and non-Native people in Caledonia, "The fundamental source of the conflicts in Caledonia arises from the failure of the Canadian government at both the provincial and federal levels to honor the agreements the Crown has made with Six Nations. We [organizers from the April 28th coalition] believe that the only way to truly have peace, respect and friendship with our Six Nations allies and neighbours is for the Canadian government and the British Crown to redress these historic injustices. Six years after the land reclamation began at the former Douglas Creek Estates, the time has come to stand together and respect the words of our ancestors, to call for our treaties with Six Nations people to be honored, and to bring together our communities and allies to celebrate the principles of Peace, Friendship and Respect under the agreements that our peoples made together – the Two-Row Wampum, the Silver Covenant Chain, and the Haldimand Proclamation of 1784." (from April 28th coalition website). As mentioned in the invitation from non-Native allies: "Whether native or non-native, all of us residing within Canada are treaty people. We have both a moral and a legal imperative to uphold the nation-to-nation agreements made on our behalf by the British Crown and Canadian government with indigenous peoples. It was treaties such as the Two-Row Wampum which gave us as non-indigenous people the right to settle in what is now called Canada, and as the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms affirms, these treaties are still in force and they must be honored and upheld." If you or members from your community need their costs subsidized to get on the bus, OPIRG York is offering subsidies for those that need it to attend. Please email sharmeen@opirgyork.ca if you need a subsidy. The current cost for a spot on the bus is 10$. To sign up and register for a spot on the bus:http://april28coalition.wordpress.com/our-transportation-registration-form/. Invitation from Land Protectors: https://april28coalition.wordpress.com/2012/03/21/invitationfromlandprotectors/. Press release: http://april28coalition.wordpress.com/

[5] Shema and Iqra’: The Jewish-Muslim Women’s Text-Study Project Presents Beginning at ‘the Beginning’ Muslim and Jewish Women Revisit ‘Eve’ (May 06, 2012)
Please join U of T scholars Shari Golberg and Nevin Reda for a stimulating afternoon of inter-faith dialogue and textual study as we explore the first woman in both Jewish and Muslim traditions.  Sunday, May 6th 2-5 pm. University of Toronto, Multi-faith Centre 569 Spadina Avenue. Muslim and Jewish women of all ages and religious backgrounds are welcome. No previous experience with Jewish or Islamic texts is necessary. Light refreshments will be served. As this is an eco-friendly event, please bring your own coffee mug. General Public: $20/person. Students with Photo ID: Free. To register online, please go to www.multifaith.utoronto.ca.

OPPORTUNITIES
[1] University of Toronto at Mississauga: Teaching Position (April 27, 2012)
WGS250H5F: Women in Families. Successful applicants will be in a MA or PhD. Program in Classics; an ability to communicate information clearly, previous teaching and marking experience preferred. Full descriptions of these courses can be found on the departmental website: http://www.utm.utoronto.ca/ historicalstudies/.  To Apply: applications should be submitted via e-mail to: Sharon Marjadsingh, Academic Counsellor, Department of Historical Studies, University of Toronto Mississauga: hsjobs@utoronto.ca . Duties will include the marking of assignments, and may include the teaching of small tutorial sections, or both, as determined by the supervisor.

[2] Department of History and Department of Women’s Studies: Assistant Professor (May 15, 2012)
Lakehead University, Thunder Bay Campus, invites applications for 50/50 tenure-track joint appointment in the Department of History and Department of Women’s Studies at the rank of Assistant Professor.  The appointment will commence on August 1, 2012.  Applicants must have a specialization in feminist and transnational studies and non-Western history, with preference given to African, Middle Eastern or East Asian specialists. A completed PhD in History at the time of appointment and a strong background in Women’s Studies theory and methods are required. The successful candidate will be expected to teach in a range of areas from both disciplines and to participate actively in graduate, as well as undergraduate, teaching in both units. The incumbent will be required to develop a strong interdisciplinary research program, and to contribute to departmental and university-wide service. Further details about the position and the two departments may be found on their respective websites, History - http://history.lakeheadu.ca/ and Women’s Studies -http://womensstudies.lakeheadu.ca/ or maybe obtained by contacting Dr. Michel S. Beaulieu,michel.beaulieu@lakeheadu.ca (History) and/or Dr. Lori Chambers,lori.chambers@lakeheadu.ca (Women’s Studies). Review of applications will begin on May 15, 2012 and continue until the position is filled.  Applicants should submit a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, evidence of teaching effectiveness (such as a statement of teaching philosophy, teaching evaluations, course outlines), sample publications, and contact information for three referees to: Dr. Gillian Siddall, Dean of Social Sciences and Humanities, Lakehead University, 955 Oliver Road Thunder Bay, ON   P7B 5E1, Email:  cv.ssh@lakeheadu.ca. A completed Confirmation of Immigration/Citizenship Status should accompany your package. This form is available on our website at http://hr.lakeheadu.ca/pdf/immig.pdf. Lakehead University is an equal opportunity employer.

Stories of the city: Reading urban change through lgbtq oral histories 
April 17, 2012,  11:30 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. 626 York Research Tower

In this talk, Tiffany Muller Myrdahl will present a portion of her ongoing research, The Lives of (Sexual) Others: Social difference and urban change in Lethbridge, Alberta. This project places oral histories, municipal social policies, and participatory planning practices in conversation to analyse urban change and lgbtq spatialities and subjectivities (in transition). She employs oral histories to analyse how lgbtq people negotiate their everyday geographies in a context of rapid urban change, and understand how social difference is lived, perceived, and produced in a growing city.

Tiffany Muller Myrdahl is a feminist geographer (PhD University of Minnesota, 2008) and an assistant professor in the Department of Women & Gender Studies at the University of Lethbridge. Her research interests are concentrated in three overlapping areas: geographies of difference; place and the politics of identity; and geographies of urban change and uneven urban development. She is a visiting scholar with CFR, January – June 2012.

EVENTS
[1] “Stories of the City: Reading Urban change through lgbtq oral histories” (April 17, 2012)
[2] WGSI Research Seminar: Ph.D. Student Seminar (April 18, 2012)
[3] Beyond Altruism and Anonymity in Biomedical Donation (April 20, 2012)
[4] Memorial for Elisabeth Young-Bruehl (JHI) (April 22, 2012)
[5] "Introducing ‘Trojan Women’ - Beyond the Ruins of Troy" (April 22, 2012)
[6] Unspoken, a new play by Nina Kaye (May 7-12, 2012)
[7] In conversation with Nancy Hartsock (May 8, 2012)

CALLS FOR PAPERS
[1] Feminist Art Gallery: Call for Submissions (May 15, 2012)

OPPORTUNITIES
[1] Fellowships for Excellence through Diversity (April 16, 2012)
[2] Study Trip to Taiwan (April 18, 2012)
[3] Assistant Professor (CLTA) – Women and Gender Studies Institute (April 20, 2012)

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EVENTS
[1] “Stories of the City: Reading Urban change through lgbtq oral histories” (April 17, 2012)
In this talk, Tiffany Muller Myrdahl will present a portion of her ongoing research, The Lives of (Sexual) Others: Social difference and urban change in Lethbridge, Alberta. This project places oral histories, municipal social policies, and participatory planning practices in conversation to analyze urban change and lgbtq spatiality’s and subjectivities (in transition). She employs oral histories to analyze how lgbtq people negotiate their everyday geographies in a context of rapid urban change, and understand how social difference is lived, perceived, and produced in a growing city. Tiffany Muller Myrdahl is a feminist geographer (PhD University of Minnesota, 2008) and an assistant professor in the Department of Women & Gender Studies at the University of Lethbridge. Her research interests are concentrated in three overlapping areas: geographies of difference; place and the politics of identity; and geographies of urban change and uneven urban development. Tuesday, April 17, 2012; 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.; York Research Tower 626.

[2] WGSI Research Seminar: Ph.D. Student Seminar (April 18, 2012)
Bio: Holly Karibo is a 5th year doctoral candidate in the Graduate Collaborative Program in History and Women and Gender Studies at the University of Toronto. Her dissertation, “Ambassadors of Pleasure: Illicit Economies in the Detroit-Windsor Borderland, 1945-1960,” examines the history of prostitution and heroin economies along the Canada-US border in the mid-twentieth century. She has published work in several journals, including American Review of Canadian Studies and Social History of Alcohol and Drugs. Holly has also received a Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Comparative Border Studies Institute at Arizona State University, which she will begin in the Summer of 2012. Bio: Amy Gullage is a PhD Candidate in the Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning and the Graduate Collaborative Program in Women and Gender Studies at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) at the University of Toronto. In addition to her interest in representations of bodies in popular culture, her research examines how discourses of the body, such fitness and fatness, are manifested in educational institutions. Her current work explores how teachers understand and use these discourses in their teaching practices.Bio: Vasuki Shanmuganathan is a PhD candidate in the Collaborative Program in German Studies and Women and Gender Studies at the University of Toronto. Her research focuses on the intersections of race, colonialism and children in the German and Austro-Hungarian Empire. She is particularly interested in constructions of racialized, animalized and infantalized bodies in literature and culture, representations of colonial children, and imperial German business networks in colonial South Asia. Her research has won several national, provincial and university awards. She has taught in various capacities in German Studies, History and Women’s Studies departments. Bio: Laura J. Kwak is currently a PhD candidate in the department of Sociology and Equity Studies in Education (SESE) at the University of Toronto. From 2006-2007 she served as the Korean Students Association of Canada (KSAC)’s first 2nd-generation female President. Her experiences in community and anti-oppressive organizing led her to explore representations of race, masculinity, and violence in a case study of the 2007 Virginia Tech shootings for her MA thesis.  Laura’s current project looks at the emergence of racial conservatism in Canada and the United States, charting how Asian Canadian and Asian American political figures are embedded in shifting theories of racial formation. Date: April 18, 2012, Time: 3-5 p.m., Location: Wilson Hall, Rm 2053

[3] Beyond Altruism and Anonymity in Biomedical Donation (April 20, 2012)
Charis Thompson is Professor in the Department of Gender and Women's Studies and Associate Director of the Science, Technology, and Society Center, UC Berkeley. She also runs a Gender and Science web resource, and works with the Center for Stem Cell Research and the Synthetic Biology Institute at UC Berkeley. She is the author of Making Parents: The Ontological Choreography of Reproductive Technologies (MIT Press, 2005), which won the Rachel Carson Award from the Society for the Social Study of Science, and of Good Science: Vital Ethics at the End of the Beginning of Human Pluripotent Stem Cell Research (MIT Press, forthcoming). The Politics of Care in Technoscience is a workshop sponsored by the Institute for Science and Technology Studies, the SSHRC Situating Science Cluster, the Department of Anthropology, the Department of Communication Studies, the Office of the Vice-President of Research & Innovation, and the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies. Friday April 20, 2012, 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. Harry Crowe Room, 109 Atkinson College York University, Keele Campus.

[4] Memorial for Elisabeth Young-Bruehl (JHI) (April 22, 2012)
Elisabeth Young-Bruehl was widely renowned and deeply respected as a philosopher, psychoanalyst, academic, and prolific writer. Her publications include prize-winning biographies of Hannah Arendt and Anna Freud, as well as her latest book, Childism: Confronting Prejudice against Children (Yale UP, 2012).  Her interest in childhood development led her to be actively involved in issues of social justice, as expressed in her blog Who's Afraid of Social Democracy?, and she was also deeply immersed in her new project as General Editor of the Collected Writings of D.W. Winnicott.  Elisabeth's passion for life, friendship, her generosity, and her gifted mind are very much missed. Please RVSP to JHI Associate Director Kim Yates at (416) 946-0313 or jhi.associate@utoronto.ca

[5] "Introducing ‘Trojan Women’ - Beyond the Ruins of Troy" (April 22, 2012)
As an introduction to our limited engagement production "Trojan Women" by Euripides, presented by Theatre Nefeli group of the Greek Community of Toronto, we invite you to join us in an event of journeying back and of …This event will be taking place at the Greek Community of Toronto  (30 Thorncliffe Park Drive, Toronto) on Sunday, April 22nd, 2012 from3:00 to 5:00 p.m. and will include keynote speakers presentations on:  "The Archaeology of Troy and the Troy of Legend" Dr. Spencer Pope, Assistant Professor, Department of Classics, McMaster University.  "Trojan Women: The Enduring Tragedy of Troy" Dr. Kathryn Mattison, Assistant Professor, Department of Classics, McMaster University.  “Theatre, Heritage and Society” Dr. Michael Vitopoulos, Assistant Professor, Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics-Modern Greek, York University. A short open discussion will take place after the presentations. Concluding the day’s activities will be a sneak preview of the theatrical productionby the Theatre Nefeli group.  Please join us on an expedition to a destination not found on any current map… whose influence however is absolutely undeniable.  We hope to see you there!

[6] Unspoken, a new play by Nina Kaye (May 7-12, 2012)
“No relationship is black and white. Unspoken is all about the grey.” In this intense and innovative drama featuring the poetry of WB Yeats and original music, five talented actors portray over twenty characters in a series of vignettes revealing the light and dark sides of love. Unspoken contains coarse language and mature themes.  Starring Drea Burck, Claire Guastavino, jsin, Daniel Kim, and Kristen Zaza. The play runs May 7th through 12th at 8pm, and May 13th at 2pm, at Unit 102 theatre, 376 Dufferin St. (at Queen).  Tickets are $15 regular and $10 student/senior/unwaged. Tickets can be purchased in cash at the box office 1 hour before the performance. Seating at the venue is limited, so please call or email to reserve your tickets. Email: unspokentheatrecompany@gmail.com. Phone: (647) 770-3837. For more information, please see the following website: www.unspokentheatre.weebly.com. Winner of the first prize in the Hart House playwriting competition

[7] In conversation with Nancy Hartsock (May 8, 2012)
Nancy Hartsock will argue that globalization is a polite term for the continuation of neoliberal policies that support what Marx called primitive accumulation. The original primitive accumulation meant that Western Europe engaged in practices such as the Atlantic slave trade and the invasion and looting of Latin America. The current primitive accumulation is aided by neoliberal practices put in place around the world by institutions such as the World Bank and the IMF, and this time involves the massive recruitment of women into wage labour under very poor conditions. This time, the concentration of wealth in fewer and fewer hands is built on the backs of women. Recommended Preparatory Reading. Nancy Hartsock, “Feminist Standpoint Revisited” in Feminist Standpoint Revisited and other Essays, 1998 and reprinted widely. Nancy Hirschmann “Feminist Standpoint as Postmodern Strategy” in Women and Politics Vol 18 #3 1997. Nancy Hartsock, “Women and/as Commodities, A Brief Meditation” in Canadian Woman Studies Vol. 23 #3/4 2004. Nancy C.M. Hartsock is Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of Washington. She is one of the most important North American feminist movement theorists, author of numerous influential articles circulated widely among movement activists and groups in the 1970s and 80s; co-editor of the important collection Building Feminist Theory, author of Money, Sex, and Power, and The Feminist Standpoint Revisited and Other Essays. May 8, 2012, 2—4pm at the Centre for Women’s Studies in Education (CWSE) Room 2-227, second floor of OISE, 252 Bloor St W. (above the St George subway station) Please RSVP in advance to cwse@utoronto.ca

CALLS FOR PAPERS
[1] Feminist Art Gallery call for Submissions (May 15, 2012)
TIME SENSITIVE is the landmark publication of the Feminist Art Gallery (FAG). The re-emergence and revival of historical feminist film and video into contemporary cultural environments has afforded new and radical opportunities for investigation and inquiry. As such, TIME SENSITIVE seeks to (re)animate texts, issues, politics and debates in the context of our contemporary moment. We question what it means to revive historical queer and feminist work into the present. What can theorizing and exploring a feminist archive reveal/illuminate/contextualize/position? FAG is seeking submissions from artists, writers, activists and critical thinkers on topics related to the notion of a feminist archive. Submissions can be creative texts, (wo)manifestos, political texts and/or academic essays. Potential themes and topics to consider: Community action and organizing, Representations of trans subjectivities, Censorship, Aesthetics, Theories of documentary, Politics of representation, The role of nostalgia and affect, Writings on particular feminist film/video work, The politics/role/deterioration of the archive, Re-thinking historical texts in the context of globalization and homonationalism, Transnational activism, The archive, accessibility and ability, Time Sensitive is curated and edited by Allyson Mitchell and Deirdre Logue of the Feminist Art Gallery in collaboration with Toronto-based media artists and scholars Alexis Mitchell and Chase Joynt.Please submit a 300-400 word abstract and/or submission pitch to JoyntMitchell@gmail.com by May 15th, 2012. Editors are happy to consult with applicants on potential project ideas prior to the deadline. Edited by: Allyson Mitchell, Deirdre Logue, Alexis Mitchell and Chase Joynt.

OPPORTUNITIES
[1] Fellowships for Excellence through Diversity (April 16, 2012)
The University of Pennsylvania invites applications for the first Predoctoral Fellowships for Excellence through Diversity. This program is designed to provide mentorship and access to Penn’s resources for doctoral students in the humanities or social sciences, enrolled at universities other than Penn, as they complete their dissertations. It supports scholars from a wide range of backgrounds, who can contribute to the diversity of Penn and the higher education community. The Fellowships support graduate students in the final stages of dissertation research or writing for residency at Penn for an academic year, normally September through August. They offer an opportunity for scholars who plan an academic career to take advantage of Penn programs and faculty expertise and to have access to libraries and the resources of the Philadelphia region. Each scholar will be hosted by a department or program and assigned a faculty mentor. Recipients can be in the stage of either dissertation research or writing. The Fellowship provides a stipend of $27,000, health and dental insurance, office space, library privileges, and a $3000 research and travel fund. The application deadline is April 15, 2012. This year, three of these new Fellowships will be awarded. Candidates must: Be a U.S citizen or permanent resident. Be enrolled in a PhD program in the humanities or social sciences at an institution other than Penn, have passed their PhD qualifying examinations, and have an approved dissertation proposal. Be a student of exceptional academic merit who belongs to a group underrepresented in higher education; and/or comes from a socially, culturally, or educationally disadvantaged background or have faced other significant personal obstacles; and/or pursues academic research on cultural, societal, or educational problems as they affect disadvantaged segments of society. Applications consist of:  A personal statement describing the student’s work, dissertation, and any other information that the student would like to present to the selection committee. The statement should begin by addressing the importance of the student’s topic and approach and then explain the dissertation aims, methodologies (how the student will conduct the research), originality, and contribution to its field. A dissertation abstract. Two letters of recommendation, one which must come from the dissertation advisor, commenting on the student’s performance, potential, and expected time to degree. At least one of the letters must address the student’s contribution to diversity in higher education. These can be sent separately by the recommenders. Official graduate transcript(s). Current curriculum vitae. These materials should be sent to Stephanie King in the Office of the Provost at stking@upenn.edu. They can be transmitted in more than one email.  Statements of endorsement, reference letters and transcripts should be sent as PDFs. Correspondence must be signed and on official letterhead. Questions can be addressed to the Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty at provost-fac@upenn.edu.

[2] Study Trip to Taiwan (April 18, 2012)
Study Trip to Taiwan: Young Leaders Delegation. Applications are invited from York University students for a week-long study visit to Taiwan departing May 22, 2012. The visit will focus on introducing students to Taiwan and it’s the challenges in a context of global political and economic change. The study trip is sponsored by the government of Taiwan and is open to both graduate (preferred) and senior undergraduates (3rd or 4th year). Ideally, applicants should have some prior knowledge of Asia, such as through a university course. All applicants must hold valid Canadian passports with expiry dates no less than six months before the departure date. Applications must be received by the York Centre for Asian Research (YCAR) <ycar@yorku.ca> no later than 3:30 pm on April 18, 2012. They should include the applicant's: (1) CV; (2) transcript; (3) a letter of recommendation from a faculty member, sent directly to YCAR by the faculty member; (4) a cover letter briefly explaining the reason for the applicant's interest in the study trip; and (5) a 200-250 word abstract of a paper on the study trip theme: "Taiwan in changing global political and economic order".  Successful applicants will be required to submit a short paper (a minimum of 1,500 words) on this topic to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Toronto at least one week before the delegation departure date. Further information is available below. Departure Date: May 22, 2012 very early in the morning (check-in at Pearson late on the evening of May 21, 2012) Duration of Stay: 1 week. Costs: The Taiwan government will provide the delegation participants with airfare between Toronto and Taipei (Eva Airlines economy class), travel cancellation insurance, lodging in Taiwan (hotel and all meals), and ground transportation in Taiwan. The delegation participants will be responsible for their own medical insurance, ground transport to and from Pearson International Airport, and pocket money. 6.  Delegation composition: 1 professor and 12 students (i.e. up to 4 from York University). The delegation will be assigned an officer from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Taiwan, who will accompany the delegation in Taiwan during the study trip.  Programme: The delegation will meet with representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and visit other government institutes in Taiwan, such as Mainland Affairs Council, to gain a basic understanding of Taiwan's economic and political developments.  Please contact Professor Susan Henders,YCAR Director, <henders@yorku.ca> for further information, but note that applications should be sent to <ycar@yorku.ca>.

[3] Assistant Professor (CLTA) – Women and Gender Studies Institute (April 20, 2012)
The Women and Gender Studies Institute (WGSI) at the University of Toronto, St. George campus, invites applications for a three-year contractually limited term appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor. This appointment will begin on July 1, 2012 and end on June 30, 2015. WGSI is seeking applicants with demonstrated scholarship in gender and sexuality studies with preferred foci in the areas of new media studies, performance studies, cultural production, or cultural studies whose scholarship complements our Institute’s strengths in transnational and postcolonial feminist studies. Candidates should have an excellent record of research and experience in teaching at the undergraduate level and have earned a PhD in a related discipline by the time of the appointment. The successful candidate will have a sufficient breadth of training and interests to provide a basis for teaching a variety of courses in WGSI. Specific teaching assignments will be determined by the Director. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. The successful applicant will join a vibrant intellectual community dedicated to politically-engaged and community-engaged scholarship. WGSI’s strength in transnational feminist studies is characterized by interdisciplinary research and collaborations with Aboriginal Studies, African Studies, Caribbean Studies, East Asian Studies, Near and Middle Eastern Studies, Sexual Diversity Studies, South Asian Studies, and United States Studies. The University of Toronto, St. George campus, is located downtown, offering the opportunity to teach, conduct research and live in one of the most diverse cities in the world.  Applications should include: a cover letter, a curriculum vitae, a sample of academic writing, a statement of research interests, and a teaching portfolio. The teaching portfolio should demonstrate outstanding teaching ability and the capacity to teach a wide range of courses. It may include, for example, teaching evaluations, sample syllabi, assignments and exams, and/or descriptions of teaching strategies. Names and e-mail addresses of three referees should be sent directly to Professor Michelle Murphy c/o Meghan Sbrocchi at meghan.sbrocchi@utoronto.ca. Applicants are strongly encouraged to submit all materials online by clicking on the link below. For submission guidelines, please visit http://uoft.me/how-to-apply  Please combine your application into one or two files. The online system can accommodate up to five attachments (10 MB) per profile. All applications must be received by April 20, 2012.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/apr/09/feminists-hail-explosion-grassroots-groups

Events
[1] Roundtable: Locations/Dislocations – Border Crossings: An Erotic Affair? (April 10, 2012)
[2] Book launch: A Tilt by Farideh de Bosset (April 19, 2012)
[3] "A Taste for Life" campaign (April 25, 2012)
[4] Book launch: Trans(per)forming Nina Arsenault An Unreasonable Body of Work (May 4, 2012)

CALLS FOR PAPERS
[1] Environmental Justice and Human Rights: Investigating the Tensions, Exploring the Possibilities (April 30, 2012)

OPPORTUNITIES
[1] Assistant Professor, Women’s Studies (April 20, 2012)

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EVENTS
[1] Roundtable: Locations/Dislocations – Border Crossings: An Erotic Affair? (April 10, 2012)
Artists Sylvat Aziz, Meral Pasha, and Vicky Moufawad-Paul (Ontario) live cross border from Mesma Belsare (Boston). In complex ways, they interweave gender, sexuality and artistic practice as they confront how dislocation, and their longing for relocation, is mapped on their bodies: for Belsare it is the dynamics of gender in dance, for Aziz a cultural critique, and for Moufawad-Paul and Pasha the complexities around gender displacement, and cultural loss. The series Border Crossings: An “Erotic” Affair? brought these artists as well as academics, writers, and curators together this past academic year in conversation at the St. George and Scarborough campuses of the University of Toronto. This conversation will be extended and shared as a Roundtable with presentations by Dina Georgis, Pailagi Pandya, Emily Kakouris and Sevan Injejikian and moderated by Pam Patterson; the university community and general public are invited to join the discussion. Free and all are welcome. April 10, 2012, 12:00-1:30pm. Room 2-227 at the Centre for Women’s Studies in Education, OISE, 252 Bloor Street West, 2nd floor (St George and Bloor)

[2] The launch of A Tilt by Farideh de Bosset (April 19, 2012)
Her many years as a practising psychiatrist and her personal experience as the subject of intensive psychoanalysis have given the poet, Farideh de Bosset, the opportunity to look at, and experience, life with an acute intensity of joy and pain. Each poem in this debut collection records the events of a woman’s everyday life, as well as the poet’s experiences of talking to, and healing with, patients, and friends and family, as well as the impact of literature and art, the countries she’s lived in and visited, and, of course, her dreams and her understanding of those dreams on her work, her creation of art, and her life. Aware of the everyday juggling between different structures of the psyche and the external world in each and every one of us contributes to the poet’s awe and admiration for the enduring nature of the human spirit. Praise for A Tilt: “A compelling first book. A voice of a poet with lyrical impulse.”—Rosemary Sullivan, author of Shadow Maker: The Life of Gwendolyn MacEwen and The Red Shoes: Margaret Atwood Starting Out. “Farideh de Bosset is not only a ‘new Canadian’ poet, she is an enticing voice of insight and inspiration.… She elevates all minds  and spirits, as she redefines her relationship with the material world.” — Ken Mitchell, author of Wandering Rafferty, The Meadowlark Connection: A Saskatchewan Thriller and The Con Man. About the author: Farideh de Bosset was born in Tehran, Iran, where poetry is part of everyday life and conversation. At the age of 18, she moved to Switzerland where she obtained her medical degree in psychiatry. She interned in Quebec and then moved to Toronto in 1972 for her residency. She received her fellowship in psychiatry in 1972, and was a staff psychiatrist and assistant professor in psychiatry at the University of Toronto until 1991, when she established her private practice. Her poetry has been published in a number of literary journals across Canada. She lives and writes in Toronto. Thursday, April 19, 2012, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, Alliance Française de Toronto, (24 Spadina Road, Toronto)

[3] "A Taste for Life" campaign (April 25, 2012)
Fife House provides housing and other services for people in Toronto living with HIV/AIDS.  Their biggest fundraiser of the year is the annual "A Taste for Life" campaign, in which participating restaurants across the city donate 25% of their food and beverage revenues (minus taxes and tips) to Fife House.  Fife House consistently spends better than 90% of donated funds on essential services for its clients.  (For more information on Fife House, see here: http://www.fifehouse.org). In addition, you will have an opportunity to make a personal donation, but only if you choose to do so.  Donors giving $20 or more will receive a tax receipt within two or three weeks.  Whether or not you make a personal donation, you can enter your name in a draw for valuable prizes. SXST major Peter SanFilippo and his friend Angelo Drago are hosting at the following location.  We'd be pleased and honoured if you'd consider joining us, and Fife House would be grateful for your support. Wednesday, April 25, 5:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. (Come & Go whenever you wish) 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. – Well-known Toronto keyboardist and singer Kendall Partington (plays regularly in the Village at Zippers and Statlers) The Fox and the Fiddle, 1085 St. Clair Ave. W.  (Northcliffe stop on the St. Clair streetcar, between, Oakwood and Dufferin. Paid curbside and lot parking in the neighbourhood.) If you require additional information, peterjsanfilippo@gmail.com. Hope to see you there!!  Bring your friends and let's fill the place up!!

[4] Book launch: Trans(per)forming Nina Arsenault An Unreasonable Body of Work (May 4, 2012)
Intellect is delighted to invite you to the launch of our ground-breaking publication, a new book edited by award winning dramaturg Judith Rudakoff. In TRANS(per)FORMING Nina Arsenault, Rudakoff brings together a diverse group of contributors, including artists, scholars, and Arsenault herself to offer an exploration of beauty, image, and the notion of queerness through the lens of Arsenault’s highly personal brand of performance art. On the night Nina Arsenault will perform an excerpt from The Silicone Diaries and both she and Judith will be available for book signing. Books will be available to purchase on the night. The event will take place on May 4th from 7-10pm at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, Toronto. For further information please contact marketing@intellectbooks.com or Buddies in Bad Times: Box Office: 416-975-8555 or visit www.buddiesinbadtimes.com. RSVP not required. Date: Friday, May 4th, Time: 7-10pm, Venue: Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, 12 Alexander Street, Toronto

CALLS FOR PAPERS
[1] Environmental Justice and Human Rights: Investigating the Tensions, Exploring the Possibilities (April 30, 2012)
Scientific Committee: Prof. Sophie Thériault (Centre for Environmental Law and Global sustainability); Prof. Lucie Lamarche (Research Director – Human Rights Research and Education Centre); Prof. David Robitaille (Faculty of Law); Prof.  Sylvie Paquerot (Dept.  of Political Science). Held by: Human Rights Research and Education Centre / Centre for Environmental Law and Global Sustainability, University of Ottawa, in partnership with Ecojustice Environmental Law Clinic. For more information please consult the call for papers in attachment or visit our website http://www.cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca. Please send abstracts (400-600 words) with your name, affiliation, 5 keywords, and email address by April 30th 2012 to: david.robitaille@uottawa.ca. Date: November 8-10, 2012, Location: University of Ottawa, 12102 Desmarais Hall, 50 Laurier East, Languages of the conference: French and English with simultaneous translation available.

OPPORTUNITIES
[1] Assistant Professor, Women’s Studies (April 20, 2012)
The Department of Humanities, Mount Royal University, invites applications for a tenure-track position in Women’s Studies at the rank of Assistant Professor, effective 15 August 2012. This position is open to all areas of women’s, gender and sexuality studies broadly defined, with a preference for those candidates with a background in feminist approaches to race and ethnicity, global sexualities and/or cultural studies. Mount Royal University’s Women’s Studies Program currently offers an undergraduate minor, and the curriculum integrates feminist theory and practice.  Located in Calgary, Alberta, a vibrant city of over one million people, Mount Royal University is situated in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains.  Since opening in 1910, Mount Royal University has embraced change in order to meet the needs of the people and community it serves. At Mount Royal students experience high quality education enhanced by smaller class sizes, personalized learning and a single-minded dedication to premier undergraduate learning. Mount Royal University is known for its collegial working environment.  Mount Royal University is seeking candidates with a focus on teaching and learning, although this position also provides the opportunity for participation in research. All faculty members at Mount Royal University have the opportunity to choose between one of two work patterns. The teaching/scholarship/service pattern focuses on teaching with the requirement that the faculty member be involved in a program of scholarship, as well as service to the Mount Royal community. The teaching/service pattern focuses on teaching and service only. This position is open to either stream and the rank is at the level of assistant professor. There is an option to change work patterns after tenure. The successful applicant will be expected to participate in program and curricular development, serve on departmental and university-wide committees and actively participate in other forms of service. A completed Ph.D. in Women’s Studies or related field is required, as is experience in undergraduate teaching.  The successful applicant must be qualified to teach Introduction to Women’s Studies and Issues for Women Globally as well as upper-level Women’s Studies courses in their area(s) of expertise. Interested candidates should submit a complete dossier including curriculum vitae, a teaching portfolio, and a statement of current and future research interests. In addition, candidates should arrange for three letters of reference to be forwarded. Please ensure that all documents, including the reference letters, quote competition #xxx, and are sent to the address below. Additional information can be found at www.mtroyal.ca or by contacting the department Chair, Dr. Jennifer Pettit at jpettit@mtroyal.ca. The closing date for receipt of applications is 20 April 2012. REPLY TO: MOUNT ROYAL UNIVERSITY, DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES, 4825 MOUNT ROYAL GATE S.W., CALGARY, ALBERTA T3E 6K6, Fax: (403) 440-6629, Email: webapply@mtroyal.ca. If applying by email, please send your application documents as an attachment, in.doc, .docx or .pdf formats only. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. Please note that proper documentation is required for non-citizens who wish to visit Canada for an interview. Mount Royal University hires on the basis of merit and is strongly committed to fostering diversity within its community as a source of excellence, cultural enrichment, and social strength. We welcome applications from those who would contribute to the further diversification of our faculty and its scholarship including but not limited to Aboriginal people, persons with disabilities, persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity, and individuals of any ethnic, national or socio-economic background.

Friday April 27, 2012
6pm

Agenda items include a pot luck supper and planning Fall 2012 sessions.

New and interested members are welcome and should contact Meg Luxton for more information: mluxton@yorku.ca

For more information on this Research Cluster, please click here.

MAJOR EVENT
[1] In Memory of Adrienne Rich, a poet of towering reputation and towering rage.

EVENTS
[1] Women and Gender Studies Institute: Student Symposium (April 3, 2012)
[2] "Contemplating Teaching: Meditation and Reflection in the Pedagogical Process" (April 4, 2012)
[3] Our University! A Conference on Struggles within and Beyond the Neoliberal University (April 27-29, 2012)

CALLS FOR PAPERS
[1] The Parent-Track: Timing, Balance and Choice within Academia (August 30, 2012)

OPPORTUNITIES
[1] Graduate student essay prize in Women's Studies (April 15, 2012)
[2] Assistant Professor, Women’s Studies: Mount Royal University (April 20, 2012)
[3] Undergraduate student essay prize in Women's Studies (May 1, 2012)

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MAJOR EVENTS
[1] In Memory of Adrienne Rich, a poet of towering reputation and towering rage
Adrienne Rich, a poet of towering reputation and towering rage, whose work distinguished by an unswerving progressive vision and a dazzling, empathic ferocity brought the oppression of women and lesbians to the forefront of poetic discourse and kept it there for nearly a half-century, died on Tuesday at her home in Santa Cruz, Calif. She was 82. In case you haven’t seen this poem by Marge Piercy: 

Another obituary

We were filled with the strong wine
of mutual struggle, one joined loud
and sonorous voice.  We carried
each other along revolting, chanting,
cursing, crafting, making all new.

First Muriel, then Audre and Flo,
now Adrienne.  I feel like a lone
pine remnant of virgin forest
when my peers have met the ax
and I weep ashes.

Yes, young voices are stirring now
the wind is rising, the sea boils
again, yet I feel age sucking
the marrow from my bones,
the loneliness of memory.

Their voices murmur in my inner
ear but never will I hear them
speak new words and no matter
how I cherish what they gave us
I want more, I still want more.
Copyright 2012 Marge Piercy

http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/adrienne-rich, 
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/29/books/ adrienne-rich-feminist-poet-and-author-dies-at-82.html

EVENTS
[1] Women and Gender Studies Institute: Student Symposium (April 3, 2012)
Presenters: Joan Densmore: Reading Poetry: Toward a Proto-Feminist Romantic Praxis of the Agentic Self; Grace Yoo: The Real Toronto Story: Obstacles and Challenges of Immigrant Children of Diasporic Communities; Meaghan Morris: Who Runs the World? Girls!: Neoliberal Appropriation and Mainstreaming of Transnational Feminism Among Canadian ‘Girls’; Jane Montague: Significance and Privilege: Juxtaposing Imagined Bodies within Preventive HIV/Aids Advertising in Toronto; Hoi Yan Mandy Leung: Culture-Clashing Feminisms: Examining the Impact of Cultural Hybridity on the Construction of Feminist Identities among Young East Asian Women in Canada, Alexandra Elford: The Colonial Context of Mental Marketing: Gender, Race, and Normalcy in Antidepressant Advertisement; Jenna Lee Forde Caprani: Queer Trauma: An exploratory Subject Position. April 3, 2012, 3:00–5:00 p.m. WGSI Lounge, Wilson Hall, New College.

[2] "Contemplating Teaching: Meditation and Reflection in the Pedagogical Process" (April 4, 2012)
Abstract: "Contemplating Teaching: Meditation and Reflection in the Pedagogical Process." Contemplating Teaching, Meditation and Reflection in the Pedagogical Process is hermeneutic phenomenological inquiry of 5 teachers’ formal meditation practices and classroom reflections. The overarching question guiding the inquiry asks, what is the relationship between a teacher’s meditation practice and pedagogy? This exploration is grounded in the tenets of holistic education (Forbes, 2003; Kessler, 2000; Krishnamurti, 1953; Miller, 2007, 2010; Palmer & Zajonc, 2010). The primary sources of data for the inquiry were collected through audio recorded interviews, journal entries on meditations practices, and journal entries on classroom reflections. Other sources of data were gathered from newspaper articles the School Board’s mandate and values statement and the Ontario Ministry of Education’s Character Development Initiative.http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/document/reports/literacy/booklet2008.pdf.This presentation will call attention to how this doctoral journey began and the intention of the inquirer and her inquiry. It will address the role of the contemplative teacher in holistic education and speak to some contemplative practices as praxis in the pedagogical process. Last but not least, it will examine the principles of mindfulness meditation and its merit for the holistic educator. Jennifer Motha is an elementary public school teacher in the inner city of Toronto and is currently on leave, in the 4th year of her doctoral studies in the department of Curriculum Teaching and Learning at OISE.  She has a long time interest in issues involving inclusion, equity and social justice; and continues to advocate for quality holistic public education to serve its diverse student population. Her doctoral dissertation under the supervision of Jack Miller is an exploration of meditation, contemplation and teacher reflection as it informs the teacher’s intuitive knowledge and teaching practices. Jennifer has recently published a chapter in the book Spirituality, Education and Society an Integrated Approach edited by Njoki, N. Wane, Energy, M. Manyimo and Eric J. Ritskes. Jennifer is one of the teaching assistants for the Buddhism and Psychology: Theories and Applications course and is currently working with Njoki Wane compiling and editing a book on the Sociology of Indigenous and Alternative Approaches to Health and Healing Practices: Implications for Education.  During her doctoral studies at OISE, Jennifer has worked as a graduate assistant for Jack Miller supporting and mentoring the teaching staff at the public alternative, Equinox School. Additionally as a Teacher Education Program Assistant at the Eric Jackman Institute of Child Study she has worked with and supported pre-service teachers in their practicum and internship placements.  Jennifer is a yoga and pilates instructor, most recently with East to West Yoga and Pilates, Toronto. Room 2053, Wilson Hall, New College, Wed Apr 4, 12-2pm

[3] Our University! A Conference on Struggles within and Beyond the Neoliberal University (April 27-29, 2012)
This conference is organized by the edu-factory collective in collaboration with the University of Toronto General Assembly, and with the support of various supporters, including CUPE Local 3903. To read the draft program as of March 21, visit http://torontoedufactory.wordpress.com/category/program/. Plenary session (in conjunction with "Occupations," the York-Ryerson Communication and Culture Grad Student Conference). Panel sessions on: Labour, Creation, Production: Within and Beyond the University. Critiques of Knowledge Production on Campus, The Organization of the University, Social Struggles within Neoliberalism, Beyond the University: Autonomous Education Initiatives, Occupy Education, Occupy Student Debt, Social Struggles in the Crisis of Canadian Public Education, Tuition Struggles in Quebec plus Workshops by the Counter Cartographies Collective: Mapping University in Crisis http://www.counter cartographies.org/ and others plus Book Launch and Discussion, The Production of Living Knowledge, by Gigi Roggero, 7:00 – 9:00 p.m., Toronto Free Gallery, 1277 Bloor Street West) http://www.temple.edu/tempress/titles/2134_reg.html If you would like to attend the conference, please email universityisours @gmail.com so organizers can plan for numbers. To learn more and connect, visit http://torontoed ufactory.wordpress.com/. Springing forward, Bob Hanke, Departments of Communication Studies and Humanities, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

CALLS FOR PAPERS
[1] The Parent-Track: Timing, Balance and Choice within Academia (August 30, 2012)
Scholarship on parenting in academia is not only extremely limited, but has also generally examined women’s and men’s experiences when balancing competing roles separately. While previous research has  explored the experiences of  women in academia, such research remains heterosexist in nature and does not include  qualitative accounts from  both male and female individuals  who have, or are planning on having children. Our proposed anthology will address this gap by providing a more in-depth qualitative understanding of individuals’ experiences regarding parenting in various stages of their academic careers. The proposed title for this collection of narratives is “The Parent-Track: Timing, Balance and Choice within Academia.” Contributors are invited to write a personal narrative discussing their experiences of parenting, including the negotiation of parenthood in the context of academic life and the tensions that exist in negotiating that role. This may include but is not limited to discussing  experiences balancing children with your career, balancing children with being a graduate student, decision to remain childless, or uncertainty about having children or when to have children. All of these accounts will be included in an anthology for publication. Only one individual in the relationship is required to be in academia.  In providing your narrative please make sure it meets the specifications listed below. You can choose to give us your entire account with parenting and/or decision to parent or you can focus specifically on one experience in the process of being a parent. We will accept submissions from all individuals including graduate students. The Deadline for Submissions is August 30, 2012. If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact us. Although we have provided these specifications, please ensure that we are not limiting you in any way as to the direction you would like to take in writing your narrative. Ensure that the following is included in your narrative: Marital Status and sexual orientation, age and gender, stage in Academic Career, maximum of 2500 words with an appropriate title, Please use MS Word, double spaced in Times New Roman Font, 12pt, Please include your name on the title page only, with your institution affiliation. If you are interested in providing your experience for our collection or have any questions, please contact us through the phone numbers or e-mail addresses provided below. We look forward to hearing about your experiences and having you contribute to our anthology. hank you in advance, Christina DeRoche, Ph.D Candidate, McMaster University, Lecturer, Nipissing University, (705) 474-3450 Ext. 4194 christinad@nipissingu.ca, Ellie Berger, PhD, Associate Professor, Nipissing University, (705) 474-3450 Ext. 4141, ellieb@nipissingu.ca

OPPORTUNITIES
[1] Graduate student essay prize in Women's Studies (April 15, 2012)
Nomination Procedure: Professors are required to prepare a short letter of nomination which certifies that the nominee is registered in a relevant graduate degree program, and speaks to the merits of the nominated essay. The nominating faculty person must be a member of the CWSA/ACEF (membership forms or an online membership payment option can be found on the Association website at www.cwsaacef.com. The student’s name, e-mail address, and full mailing address should appear on the first page of the essay only, and all other identifiers should be removed. Submission Procedure : The nominating faculty member should send AN ELECTRONIC COPY of the nomination letter together with the nominated essay (in one e-mail) to: CWSA/ACEF Graduate Student Essay Prize Katie Aubrecht, catherine.aubrecht@utoronto.ca Please use CAPITAL LETTERS AND NOTE CWSA GRAD ESSAY in the subject line of your email. Nominating faculty will receive confirmation of receipt of the nominated essay; if you do not receive confirmation, contact Katie Aubrecht. The winner will be invited to read her/his paper at the CWSA/ACEF annual conference at Wilfrid Laurier University/University of Waterloo in May 2012. The Graduate Prize Committee reserves the right not to award the prize in any given year. Committee members unfortunately cannot provide comments on individual papers. Check List: Faculty member acting as nominator is a CWSA/ACEF member in good standing (if not, the essay will not be forwarded to the prize committee). Memberships are non-transferable. Faculty member’s letter indicates the student’s registration in a relevant graduate degree program and speaks to the merits of the nominated essay. Student’s name, e-mail address, and full mailing address is on the first page of the essay only. Headers and footers and any other identifiers in the main text of the essay have been removed. Faculty member has sent the nomination letter and the nominated essay in the same e-mail. Only one essay per student has been submitted. Subject:  A theme in the general field of Women's Studies. Language: English or French. Length: Maximum 25 double-spaced pages. Eligibility: Masters or PhD student status in a Canadian university

[2] Assistant Professor, Women’s Studies: Mount Royal University (April 20, 2012)
The Department of Humanities, Mount Royal University, invites applications for a tenure-track position in Women’s Studies at the rank of Assistant Professor, effective 15 August 2012. This position is open to all areas of women’s, gender and sexuality studies broadly defined, with a preference for those candidates with a background in feminist approaches to race and ethnicity, global sexualities and/or cultural studies. Mount Royal University’s Women’s Studies Program currently offers an undergraduate minor, and the curriculum integrates feminist theory and practice. Located in Calgary, Alberta, a vibrant city of over one million people, Mount Royal University is situated in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. Since opening in 1910, Mount Royal University has embraced change in order to meet the needs of the people and community it serves. At Mount Royal students experience high quality education enhanced by smaller class sizes, personalized learning and a single-minded dedication to premier undergraduate learning. Mount Royal University is known for its collegial working environment. Mount Royal University is seeking candidates with a focus on teaching and learning, although this position also provides the opportunity for participation in research. All faculty members at Mount Royal University have the opportunity to choose between one of two work patterns. The teaching/scholarship/service pattern focuses on teaching with the requirement that the faculty member be involved in a program of scholarship, as well as service to the Mount Royal community. The teaching/service pattern focuses on teaching and service only. This position is open to either stream and the rank is at the level of assistant professor. There is an option to change work patterns after tenure. The successful applicant will be expected to participate in program and curricular development, serve on departmental and university-wide committees and actively participate in other forms of service. A completed Ph.D. in Women’s Studies or related field is required, as is experience in undergraduate teaching.  The successful applicant must be qualified to teach Introduction to Women’s Studies and Issues for Women Globally as well as upper-level Women’s Studies courses in their area(s) of expertise. Interested candidates should submit a complete dossier including curriculum vitae, a teaching portfolio, and a statement of current and future research interests. In addition, candidates should arrange for three letters of reference to be forwarded. Please ensure that all documents, including the reference letters, quote competition #xxx, and are sent to the address below. Additional information can be found at www.mtroyal.ca or by contacting the Department Chair, Dr. Jennifer Pettit at jpettit@mtroyal.ca The closing date for receipt of applications is 20 April 2012. REPLY TO: MOUNT ROYAL UNIVERSITY, DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES, 4825 MOUNT ROYAL GATE S.W. CALGARY, ALBERTA T3E 6K6, Fax: (403) 440-6629, Email: webapply@mtroyal.ca. If applying by email, please send your application documents as an attachment, in either .doc, .docx or .pdf formats only. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. Please note that proper documentation is required for non-citizens who wish to visit Canada for an interview. Mount Royal University hires on the basis of merit and is strongly committed to fostering diversity within its community as a source of excellence, cultural enrichment, and social strength. We welcome applications from those who would contribute to the further diversification of our faculty and its scholarship including but not limited to Aboriginal people, persons with disabilities, persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity, and individuals of any ethnic, national or socio-economic background.

[3] Undergraduate student essay prize in Women's Studies (May 1, 2012)
Nomination Procedure: Professors and instructors are required to prepare a short letter of nomination which certifies the nominee’s degree and program status, and speaks to the merits of the nominated essay. Essays nominated for the prize should be conceptually and stylistically excellent or outstanding. The nominating faculty person must be a member of the CWSA/ACEF (membership forms or an online membership payment option can be found under the membership link. The student’s name, e-mail address, and full mailing address should appear on the first page of the essay only and all other identifiers should be removed. Submission Procedure: The nominating faculty member should send AN ELECTRONIC COPY of the nomination letter together with the nominated essay (one e-mail) to: CWSA/ACEF Undergraduate Student Essay Prize, Dr. Annalee Lepp, alepp@uvic.ca. Please use CAPITAL LETTERS AND NOTE CWSA UNDERGRAD ESSAY in the subject line of your email. Nominating faculty will receive confirmation of receipt of the nominated essay; if you do not receive confirmation, contact Dr. Annalee Lepp. The winner will be invited to read the paper at the CWSA/ACEF’s annual conference at the Wilfrid Laurier University/University of Waterloo in May 2012. The Undergraduate Prize Committee reserves the right not to award the prize in any given year. Committee members unfortunately cannot provide comments on individual papers. Check List: Faculty member acting as nominator is a CWSA/ACEF member in good standing (if not, the essay will not be forwarded to the prize committee). Memberships are non-transferable. Faculty member’s letter indicates the student’s degree and program status at the student’s institution and speaks to the excellent or outstanding merits of the nominated essay. Student’s name, e-mail address, and mailing address is on the first page of the essay only. Headers and footers and any other identifiers in the main text of the essay have been removed. Faculty member has sent the nomination letter and the nominated essay in the same e-mail. Only one essay per student has been submitted. Subject: A theme in the general field of Women's Studies, Language: English or French, Length : Maximum 15 double-spaced pages. Eligibility: Undergraduate student in a Canadian university.

How has feminist thinking shaped what we know? Osgoode
Hall Law Professor Mary Jane Mossman and York women’s studies Professor Meg Luxton
examine that question in their new co-edited book, Reconsidering Knowledge, launching
Friday.  

The launch will take place March 23, from 2 to 3:30pm, Founders Senior Common Room,
305 Founders College, Keele campus.

Reconsidering Knowledge (Fernwood Publishing) also explores current ideas about
feminism in relation to knowledge, education and society, as well as the future potential
for feminist research and teaching in the university context. It emerged from the Feminist
Knowledge Reconsidered: Feminism and the Academy lecture series held at York University
in 2009.

Connecting early stories of women who defied their exclusion from
knowledge creation to contemporary challenges for feminism in universities, this collection
assesses how feminist knowledge has influenced dominant thinking and transformed
teaching and learning.

It also focuses on the challenges for feminism as corporatization redefines the role of
universities in a global world. The essays reflect on both historical and contemporary
themes from a diversity of disciplinary and interdisciplinary perspectives. These essays
are united in their exploration of how feminism’s continuing contribution to knowledge
remains significant, even fundamental, to the transformation of knowledge in the academy
and in our world.

Mossman, director of feminist legal studies at the Institute for Feminist Legal Studies,
is the author of The First Women Lawyers: A Comparative Study of Gender, Law and 
the Legal Professions (Hart Publishing, 2006). Luxton is also the co-editor of Neoliberalism
and Everyday (McGill-Queens University Press, 2010).

The event co-sponsors include Professor Enakshi Dua, director of York’s Centre for
Feminist Research, and Professor Sonia Lawrence, director of Osgoode’s Institute for
Feminist Legal Studies.

EVENTS
[1] Subversive Histories: Race, National Security, and Empire across the Pacific (March 27, 2012)
[2] “Trapped in one of the oldest ways:’ Indigenous Women, Literature, and Law” (March 28, 2012)
[3] The Vagina Monologues at York University (March 29-30, 2012)
[4] Diversity, Media and Representation (March 30, 2012)
[5] ‘New’ Knowledge and ‘New’ India: Lessons from the Colonial Past” (April 2, 2012)
[6] The UB Gender Institute: Gender Across Borders Symposium:  (April 5, 2012)
[7] Trauma Conference (June 3, 2012) 

CALLS FOR PAPERS
[1] Democracy, Diversity, Dignity (April 20, 2012)

OPPORTUNITIES
[1] Program Coordinator – Human Rights (March 26, 2012)
[2] Peer Trainer (March 30, 2012)
[3] Assistant Professor at the Women and Gender Studies Institute at the University of Toronto (April 20, 2012)
[4] Canada Research Chair in Canadian Diversity Studies and Social Justice in Canada (July 1, 2012)|
[5] Undergraduate essay prize: Hispanic experience in Canada (York students only) (July 31, 2012)
[6] Michael Baptista Essay Prizes (July 31, 2012)

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EVENTS
[1] Subversive Histories: Race, National Security, and Empire Across the Pacific (March 27, 2012)
This lecture will critique standard narratives of Asian American and U.S. history that tend to treat Asian Americans as “immigrants” deserving or striving for inclusion (citizenship) in the U.S. nation-state. By exploring how Asians came to be radicalized and racialized subjects of the U.S. empire before World War II, I will seek to reframe our notions of movements across the Pacific. In particular, my talk will trace the historical origins of the national security state, the heart and soul of the U.S. empire,  to a series of U.S. “foreign” and “domestic” policies targeting Asians on both sides of the Pacific. Moon-Ho Jung is Associate Professor and the Walker Endowed Family Professor of History at the University of Washington. He is the author of Coolies and Cane: Race, Labor, and Sugar in the Age of Emancipation (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006), which received the Merle Curti Award from the Organization of American Historians and the History Book Award from the Association for Asian American Studies. Co-sponsored by the Centre for South Asian Studies, Centre for the Study of the United States, Canada Centre for Global Security Studies, Department of History, University of Toronto,  Register Online at: http://webapp.mcis.utoronto.ca/EventDetails.aspx?EventId=11561

[2] “Trapped in one of the oldest ways:’ Indigenous Women, Literature, and Law” (March 28, 2012)
Cheryl Suzack is an assistant professor of English, and was educated at the University of Guelph and the University of Alberta. Her research explores the intersections between Indigenous law and literature with a focus on Indigenous women’s writing in the post-civil rights period. She is a co-editor and contributor to Indigenous Women and Feminism: Politics, Activism, Culture (UBC Press 2010), a co-editor of “Law, Literature, Postcoloniality,” ARIEL: A Review of International English Literature, and a contributor to a special issue of South Atlantic Quarterly, “Sovereignty, Indigeneity, and the Law,” which was voted best special issue of 2011 by the Council of Editors of Learned Journals. She is in the final stages of completing a book manuscript entitled Indigenous Women’s Writing and the Cultural Study of Law. Suzack is cross-appointed to the Aboriginal Studies Program and teaches courses for English and Aboriginal Studies on comparative Indigenous literatures, comparative Indigenous studies, and Indigenous decolonization with a focus on gender issues and Indigenous women’s writing. Click here for more information about the Women and Gender Studies Research Seminar. Date: March 28, 2012, Time: 3-5 p.m. Speaker: Cheryl Suzack.  Location: Wilson Hall, Rm 2053

[3] The Vagina Monologues at York University (March 29-30, 2012)
V-Day at York University Invites YOU to Eve Ensler’s Award Winning Play, THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES, When: Thursday March 29th, Friday March 30th, and Saturday March 31st at 8:00pm. Where: The Underground Pub, York University Student Centre, 4700 Keele Street. Chat, Drink, & Celebrate with the Cast & Directors with each night’s exclusive Post-Show Talkback. Advance Tickets @ $15, Door Tickets @ $20, and Sponsorship Tickets @ $50. Group tickets @ $12/person are available for groups of 8+. 100% of the ticket price benefits the North York Women’s Shelter and The Women & Girls of Haiti. Last year, V-Day at York’s production of The Vagina Monologues raised $5,000 for North York Women’s Shelter and $500 for the The Women and Girls of Haiti. But we’re ambitious gals, and this year we hope to double our donations by raising $10,000 for North York Women’s Shelter and $1,000 for The Women and Girls of Haiti. Help us meet our fundraising goals by bringing your friends, family, book club, co-workers, peers, and neighbours. Whether it’s a girl’s night, family night, or date night, we promise that all genders will be laughing, crying, and celebrating along with us. Buy Tickets @: http://yorkuvaginamonologues.eventbrite.ca/ Follow us on Twitter @YorkVagMons. http://yorkuvaginamonologues.wordpress.com/

[4] Diversity, Media and Representation (March 30, 2012)
Mainstream meets citizen media, while mainstream media is critiqued for having too many gatekeepers, citizen media is critiqued for not having enough. But can the two complement each other? And could the complementary roles present new opportunities for underrepresented ethnocultural communities in terms of media access and shaping media content? Two roundtable discussions (Mainstream meets Citizen Media; Ethnocultural Media: Representation or Ghettoization?) Working group on media literacy, Resource sharing, Multimedia showcase & networking in the evening. Deux tables rondes (À la croisée des médias grand public et des médias citoyens; Médias ethnoculturels – représentation ou ghettoïsation?) Groupe de travail sur l’alphabétisation médiatique Partage de ressources Présentations multimédia et soirée de réseautage. UQAM, COEUR DES SCIENCES 175, avenue du Président-Kennedy, Room / Salle: La Chaufferie. RSVPhttp://montrealmmunac.eventbrite.ca, Pour plus de renseignements/For More Information: elvira.truglia@unac.org, Media

[5] ‘New’ Knowledge and ‘New’ India: Lessons from the Colonial Past”. (April. 2, 20120)
An upcoming talk by our first York U./ Indian Council of Cultural Relations Visiting Chair in Modern India: Professor Deepak Kumar (JNU, Delhi) will talk on ”‘New’ Knowledge and ‘New’ India: Lessons from the Colonial Past”. Monday 2 April. 6.00 p.m. (reception) for 6.45 p.m. (lecture) Schulich. Private Dining Room.

[6] The UB Gender Institute: Gender Across Borders Symposium (April 5, 2012)
Arts, Action, Activism. Taking place the evening of Thursday, April 12th and throughout the day and evening of Friday, April 13th, this interdisciplinary symposium is free and open to the public and will bring together artists, scholars, and activists to explore the intersections of feminism, gender, activism, and artistic practice. The symposium opens Thursday evening with a screening of rare films and a panel on Women, Media Access, and Film & Video Activism.  Friday’s schedule features two panels: Feminism & Visual Protest Culture and Gender & Digital Activism, and Occupy Lunch, an interlude of installations, performances, and workshops with artists and activists. Closing the event will be a Cabaret of  performances including music, spoken word, and theater. The full schedule (attached) is also available at our website: genderin.buffalo.edu/GAB. Although the symposium is a free event, we do request pre-registration. To reserve lunch, please register by Thursday, April 5. We are accepting applications to participate in Occupy Lunch through March 26th. http://genderin.buffalo.edu/GAB/occupylunch. If you have questions about the symposium, please email us at artsactionactivism@gmail.com. For more information and to register: genderin.buffalo.edu/GAB, Please help us publicize this event by forwarding this email widely!

[7] Trauma Conference (June 3, 2012)
If trauma is “the hidden epidemic” and a major public health problem, should working with trauma survivors be left to the trauma specialist? Join us for a day of talks and discussion with experts in psychological trauma and practitioners in the mental health field as we consider what it means to be trauma-informed, why it’s important, and how to build trauma-informed care across specialties and professions. SPEAKERS INCLUDE Sandra Bloom, Laura Brown, John Briere, Christine Courtois, Steve Gold and other experts in trauma and trauma-informed care. June 3rd, 2012. One King West, Grand Banking Hall, Toronto, Canada. If you are having difficulty viewing this newsletter, please click here <http://www.mynewsletterbuilder.com/tools/refer.php?s=5470035869&u=25704811&v=3&key=a78a&skey=63647c5b6f&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mynewsletterbuilder.com%2Femail%2Fnewsletter%2F1411227073>

CALLS FOR PAPERS
[1] Democracy, Diversity, Dignity (April 20, 2012)
The Central European Association for Canadian Studies (CEACS), in conjunction with Comenius University, is pleased to announce its 6th Triennial International Conference. The conference will be held in Bratislava, Slovakia, from 12-14 October 2012. The following distinguished academics have accepted invitations to deliver keynote speeches:  Professor Antonia Maioni, Department of Political Science, McGill  University, Montreal, former long-time Director of the McGill  Institute for the Study of Canada, Professor Patrick James, Professor of International Relations,  University of Southern California, President of the International  Council for Canadian Studies, Professor Daniel Coleman, Research Chair in Critical Ethnicity and Race Studies, McMaster University, Hamilton. The themes of the conference – democracy, diversity and dignity – were chosen as being concerns that reflect essential Canadian values,values that are also central to Canada’s international image and are linked to a whole range of issues of particular relevance to the countries of Central Europe. Ethnic, political, linguistic and religious diversity, deeply rooted yet evolving democratic processes, a complex history of majority/minority cooperation and confrontation, international commitment – in these and many other areas, Canada has experienced a long development that can serve both as a model and as an object of comparison and critique. In this sense, “the Canadian Space” should be interpreted as encompassing not only the space of Canada itself (literally and metaphorically), but all those spaces outside Canada to which it is connected by historical, cultural, economic and political links as well as by innumerable personal ties. “Democracy, Diversity, Dignity: The Canadian Space” aims at offering a forum for the presentation of a wide range of critical reflections on both the Canadian experience and the complex relationship of Canada with the outside world and, in particular, with Central Europe. With this aim, the organizers invite papers on all aspects of the conference theme, including but not limited to the following topics: ethnic and cultural diversity, minority rights and political representation in multicultural societies, literatures of immigration and diaspora, diversity in Canadian literary cultures, democratic government, the maintenance and growth of democratic institutions, public policy, support for human rights, social concerns in changing societies, international relations and security issues. Interdisciplinary papers are particularly welcome. Presentations will be 20 minutes with an additional 10 minutes for questions, comments and discussion. The conference registration form, along with an abstract of the proposed paper (maximum 250 words) and a one-paragraph CV for those planning to deliver a paper, should be submitted by e-mail to the organizers (ceacs2012@yahoo.com) by 20 April 2012. Notification of acceptance of papers will be given by 20 May 2012. Contact: Lucia Otrisalova, Faculty of Philosophy Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia, Email: ceacs2012@yahoo.com, Web: http://www.cecanstud.cz/images/topical_items/2012/call_for_papers_-_ceacs_bratislava_-_120301a.doc

OPPORTUNITIES
[1] Program Coordinator – Human Rights (March 26, 2012)
Program Coordinator – Human Rights (Half-time, 6 month temporary contract commencing April 1, 2012) REPORTS TO: Manager, Dignity And Rights Team CLASSIFICATION: Level 11, Union Scale OFFICE LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario. In the context of KAIROS’ vision and mission, the Human Rights Coordinator will be responsible for program development and coordination, research and analysis, policy development and advocacy to achieve KAIROS’ objectives for human rights. Reporting to the Manager of the Dignity and Rights team, and working as a member of the Dignity and Rights team, the Coordinator will apply international and Canadian human rights frameworks to KAIROS human rights issues in order to advance KAIROS objectives in these areas. RESPONSIBILITIES: Working within the framework of program directions approved by the Manager implement and KAIROS program initiatives in the area of human rights and conflict.  With the Africa Partnerships Coordinator assist in the organisation of a church leaders delegation to the Democratic Republic of Congo to take place in Spring 2013. Work to mitigate human rights violations and promote international human rights instruments for the protection of people in conflict. Provide research and analysis on specific issues related to human rights and conflict. Prepare background papers for KAIROS target audiences such as Canadian churches, Canadian/international human rights organizations and public policy makers. Link international human rights issues with Canadian human rights issues in collaboration with other KAIROS staff as appropriate. Participate in and make presentations on behalf of KAIROS to various human rights related Canadian and international fora and conferences. Assist in the development of human rights related educational and campaign resources, the facilitation of workshops and other educational/mobilization activities, and the provision of information and material for the KAIROS website. Other duties assigned by the Manager. Requirements: Commitment to the mission and values of KAIROS, Demonstrated experience and knowledge of human rights issues especially as they relate to conflict. University degree in international human rights, political science, peace and conflict studies or other relevant degree, Five years relevant experience in global human rights work or international development, Demonstrated excellence in project management and proposal writing, Ability to understand and present work in a Christian context, Proven research and analytical skills; ability to synthesize complex issues in generally accessible language, Proven ability to advocate with governments and international organizations, Demonstrated excellence in written and oral communications especially public presentations, Ability to work collaboratively with churches, Canadian and Southern partners, Ability to act as a spokesperson for KAIROS on human rights issues, Ability to work in a collegial team, supervised by a Manager, Good skills in Microsoft Office applications, Proficiency in French, Deadline for Applications: Monday March 26, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. Applicants should provide a resumé and a cover letter in which you briefly summarize your suitability for the position. Please send your applications to: Giselle Del Rosario, gdelrosario@kairoscanada.org, KAIROS: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives, 310 Dupont Street, Suite 200 Toronto, ON Canada M5R 1V9

[2] Peer Trainer (March 30, 2012)
The Opening Doors Project is a public education endeavor that provides a series of workshops about mental health and wellness, stigma associated with mental illness and the convergence with settlement stress, racism, and discrimination. Each workshop is delivered by a team of Peer Trainers who self-identify as having lived experience with mental health issues and/or the mental health system as well as having immigrated to Canada. As a Peer Trainer, you will work closely with your colleagues, the Project Coordinator, and the Training and Curriculum Coordinator, to participate in training, provide input into training curriculum and program evaluation, and deliver workshops throughout Ontario. Responsibilities Include: Participate in training on facilitation and presentations skills, anti-racism/ anti-discrimination, navigating the mental health system and resettlement stress. Facilitate anti-racism/ anti-discrimination workshops at places frequented by newcomers and mental health consumers/ survivors, including service providers. Carry out administrative tasks related to the position as required Main location of work is close to Downsview Subway Station, with travel throughout Ontario(a car is not required) Requirements: Personal lived experience with mental health issues AND with immigrating to Canada Knowledge and understanding of the mental health needs of newcomers who are experiencing mental health problems. Thorough understanding of anti-racism/ anti-oppression theory and practice Thorough understanding of the interconnection and intersection of different oppressions Ability to incorporate feedback, demonstrable organization and planning skills are a must.Available to work occasional evenings. Experience facilitating workshops using an adult education framework. Pay: $23.52 per hour. Please submit a cover letter and resume by Friday March 30th, 2012 to the Opening Doors Peer Trainer Hiring Panel, Canadian Mental Health Association- Toronto Branch, 700 Lawrence Ave. West, Suite 480, Toronto, ON, M6A 3B4 or Fax (416) 789-9079 or email work@cmha-toronto.net. We thank all applicants however only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. No telephone inquiries please. The Canadian Mental Health Association is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from equity seeking groups including qualified individuals with personal experience of the mental health system.

[3] Assistant Professor at the Women and Gender Studies Institute at the University of Toronto (April 20, 2012)
The position is for a scholar in gender and sexuality studies with preferred foci in the areas of new media studies, performance studies, cultural production, or cultural studies whose scholarship complements the Institute’s strengths in transnational and postcolonial feminist studies. The Women and Gender Studies Institute (WGSI) at the University of Toronto, St. George campus, invites applications for a three-year contractually limited term appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor. This appointment will begin on July 1, 2012 and end on June 30, 2015. WGSI is seeking applicants with demonstrated scholarship in gender and sexuality studies with preferred foci in the areas of new media studies, performance studies, cultural production, or cultural studies whose scholarship compliments our Institute’s strengths in transnational and postcolonial feminist studies. Candidates should have an excellent record of research and experience in teaching at the undergraduate level and have earned a PhD in a related discipline by the time of the appointment. The successful candidate will have a sufficient breadth of training and interests to provide a basis for teaching a variety of courses in WGSI. Specific teaching assignments will be determined by the Director. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. The successful applicant will join a vibrant intellectual community dedicated to politically-engaged and community-engaged scholarship. WGSI’s strength in transnational feminist studies is characterized by interdisciplinary research and collaborations with Aboriginal Studies, African Studies, Caribbean Studies, East Asian Studies, Near and Middle Eastern Studies, Sexual Diversity Studies, South Asian Studies, and United States Studies. The University of Toronto, St. George campus, is located downtown, offering the opportunity to teach, conduct research and live in one of the most diverse cities in the world. Applications should include: a cover letter, a curriculum vitae, a sample of academic writing, a statement of research interests, and a teaching portfolio. The teaching portfolio should demonstrate outstanding teaching ability and the capacity to teach a wide range of courses. It may include, for example, teaching evaluations, sample syllabi, assignments and exams, and/or descriptions of teaching strategies. Names and e-mail addresses of three referees should be sent directly to Professor Michelle Murphy c/o Meghan Sbrocchi at meghan.sbrocchi@utoronto.ca. Applicants are strongly encouraged to submit all materials online by clicking on the link below. For submission guidelines, please visit http://uoft.me/how-to-apply  Please combine your application into one or two files. The online system can accommodate up to five attachments (10 MB) per profile. All applications must be received by April 20, 2012. For more information about the Women and Gender Studies Institute, please visit our home page. To view this job ad online, please click here and follow the link to Current Faculty Opportunities. Meghan Sbrocchi, Business Officer, Women and Gender Studies Institute, University of Toronto, www.wgsi.utoronto.ca

[4] Canada Research Chair in Canadian Diversity Studies and Social Justice in Canada (July 1, 2012)
Mount Allison University invites applications for a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Canadian Diversity Studies and Social Justice in Canada. The Canada Research Chair programme, established by the Government of Canada, promotes internationally recognized research. Mount Allison University, located in Sackville, New Brunswick, is one of Canada’s outstanding undergraduate liberal arts universities. With an enrolment of 2,500 students, it is dedicated to excellence in teaching and research. Mount Allison University contributes to the training of the researchers of tomorrow through programs that support student involvement in independent research as well as faculty research. The appointment will be at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor, depending on qualifications, and will be conditional on the applicant being approved as a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair. Salary will be based upon rank of appointment and recommended salary as a Canada Research Chair. This chair will be housed in the Centre for Canadian Studies at Mount Allison University. The successful candidate will have an interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary research and teaching orientation and will facilitate linkages with a variety of disciplines already engaged in diversity or social justice studies at Mount Allison University. The preferred appointment date is July 1, 2013. The appointment will provide collaborative research leadership in the area of Canadian Diversity Studies and Social Justice in Canada.  Although this is primarily a research appointment, the appointee will be expected to teach at the undergraduate level and to supervise undergraduate students. The successful candidate will have a PhD in a field of relevance to Canadian Studies as well as an established publication record, evidence of success in grant applications, a defined research programme, and evidence of teaching excellence. Review of applications will begin on 1 July 2012 and continue until the position is filled. Candidates should submit a letter of application, a curriculum vitae that includes a record of relevant research and research funding, a statement of research plans as a CRC in Canadian Studies at Mount Allison, and a sample of their scholarly work. They should arrange for three letters of reference to be sent. Inquiries and applications should be directed to Professor Christl Verduyn, Davidson Chair and Director, Centre for Canadian Studies, Mount Allison University, 62 York Street, Sackville, NB E4L 1E2. Mount Allison University welcomes diversity in the workplace and encourages applications from all qualified women and men, including aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities, and members of visible minorities. Additional information about the Canada Research Chair programme can be found at www.chairs.gc.ca Additional information about Mount Allison University can be found at www.mta.ca.

[5] Undergraduate essay prize: Hispanic experience in Canada (York students only) (July 31, 2012)
CERLAC invites submissions from eligible undergraduate students of York University to the annual Telelatino Network “Mundo Canuck” Essay Prize competition. The Telelatino Network “Mundo Canuck” Essay Prize is awarded annually to two York undergraduate students, to recognize exceptional writing on the experiences of Hispanic people in Canada. Two prizes are granted each year, one of $800 and the other of $450. The Prize was established in 2009 by a donation made to York University by Telelatino (TLN), a Canadian television channel that broadcasts programs of interest to the Hispanic and Italian communities. THE ESSAYS: Winning essays will provide critical reflection on the experiences of Hispanic people in Canada, highlighting their past, present and future contributions to Canadian society and/or addressing the challenges they have successfully overcome as members of a minority group in the Canadian context. Essays may be based on work done for a course. Length: 2,000-2,500 words maximum. They may be written in Spanish or English, and will be judged by the following criteria: critical insight, originality, relevance, clarity of presentation, coherence of argument and persuasiveness. ELIGIBILITY:  The essay’s author must be an undergraduate student registered in an academic degree program at York University (any Faculty or College, including Glendon). Eligible students must be Canadian citizens, Ontario residents and demonstrate financial need. PROCEDURE: For this year’s competition, submit an electronic copy of your essay to cerlac@yorku.ca no later than 31 July 2012. A panel of York University professors associated with CERLAC and the Latin American and Caribbean Studies (LACS) Program at York will act as judges for the contest. The winner will be announced in September 2012. Prize winning essays will be announced by TLN and by CERLAC and published on-line on their websites. The winners will also be announced on TLN (which may also interview and profile each winner).  Submit to: cerlac@yorku.ca, Deadline for submissions: 31 July 2012, Read about the 2010 prizewinners here: http://cerlac.news.yorku.ca/2010/05/19/2010-mundo-canuck-essay-prize-winners-selected/ More information: contact CERLAC at 416.736.5237 or cerlac@yorku.ca

[6] Michael Baptista Essay Prizes (July 31, 2012)
The Michael Baptista Essay Prizes recognize annually, at both the graduate and undergraduate levels, an outstanding scholarly essay of relevance to the area of Latin American and Caribbean Studies from a humanities, social science, business or legal perspective. These prizes offer an opportunity for York University faculty to recognize outstanding student work in the area of Latin American and Caribbean studies at York University. If you are a York faculty member who graded an exceptionally accomplished piece of student work (at the graduate or the undergraduate level) of relevance to these regions this past academic year, we encourage you to nominate the essay in question. The prize includes a monetary component of $500 per awardee.  Winning essays will be considered for publication by CERLAC (the Centre for Research on Latin America and the Caribbean at York University). The essays may be from a full or half course during the 2011-2012 academic year, or a summer 2011 course.  Major Research Papers at the graduate level may also be nominated.  Submissions should be no longer than 35 pages.  Deadline extensions are available in instances where significant re-writing is required to shorten the work to within that limit. TO NOMINATE: Request a nomination form from ERLAC: cerlac@yorku.ca OR download the form here: http://www.yorku.ca/cerlac/Baptista-Prize-Nomination-Form.doc Submit the nominated paper and accompanying form to CERLAC no later than July 31, 2012.  Both can be submitted electronically via email to: cerlac@yorku.ca. Hard copies are not required, but can be sent to: CERLAC, 8th Floor, York Research Tower. PLEASE NOTE: ONLY FACULTY MEMBERS CAN NOMINATE A PAPER. Students may not self-nominate. Nonetheless, we encourage students who have received top grades and high praise on their papers to bring the existence of this prize to the attention of their instructors, so that they might nominate the paper if they so choose. The papers submitted will be reviewed by two to three faculty readers with research interests in Latin America and the Caribbean. Both the prizewinners and the nominating faculty members will be advised of the decision approximately by the end of September 2012. The Michael Baptista Essay Prizes recognize annually, at both the graduate and undergraduate levels, an outstanding scholarly essay of relevance to the area of Latin American and Caribbean Studies from a humanities, social science, business or legal perspective. These prizes are funded by the friends of Michael Baptista, and the Royal Bank of Canada where he was a Senior Vice-President until his untimely death. More about the essay prize: http://www.yorku.ca/erlac/projects.htm#baptista Baptista Prizewinning Essays: http://www.yorku.ca/cerlac/publications.htm#baptista, If you have any questions please contact CERLAC at 416.736.5237 or cerlac@yorku.ca