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Colloque International: «Le Québec : modèles de savoirs, modèles de société»

Congrès de l’Acfas, Université McGill, lundi 8 mai 2017, Montréal, Québec (CA)

À l’occasion de son 20e anniversaire de fondation et afin de montrer la vitalité de la relève en études québécoises dans le monde, l’AIÉQ organise un colloque de jeunes chercheurs en études québécoises et comparatives sur le thème « Le Québec : modèles de savoir, modèles de société ».

Ce colloque international, qui se tiendra le 8 mai 2017 à Montréal, a pour objectif d’explorer les arcanes de la recherche scientifique contemporaine et multidisciplinaire sur le Québec dans ses modalités et ses finalités. Il offrira à ses participants l’occasion unique de mettre en commun diverses expertises en études québécoises et d’ouvrir le débat entre les multiples perspectives et innovations en la matière, en plus de favoriser des synergies entre chercheurs du Québec et ceux de l’extérieur du Québec.

Quatre thématiques seront au programme :

  • les relations dialogiques entre le chercheur et le terrain d’enquête
  • les mutations de la recherche eu égard à l’évolution technologique
  • les études québécoises dans le monde : spécificités et traits communs
  • les enjeux contemporains de la recherche sur le Québec : questions éthiques, pertinence sociale, contraintes et défis.

De plus, afin de dégager les multiples perspectives sur les divers modèles de savoir et de société, une synthèse sera proposée à partir de points de vue disciplinaires lors d’une table ronde de clôture réunissant des spécialistes internationaux.

L’appel à communications s’adresse aux chercheurs de 3e cycle, de niveau post-doc, ou en emploi dans le milieu universitaire depuis moins de 3 ans, de l’extérieur du Québec. Les communications, d’une durée de 20 minutes et suivies de 10 minutes de discussion, devront se faire en français. Les propositions de toutes les disciplines seront examinées, à condition que le sujet de la recherche accorde une importance significative au Québec.

Les personnes intéressées doivent acheminer par courriel leur proposition de communication avant le 10 février 2017, à l’adresse suivante : accueil@aieq.qc.ca

La proposition doit comprendre un titre, un résumé de la communication de 200 mots ainsi qu’un curriculum vitae abrégé comprenant l’établissement d’attache, l’adresse, le numéro de téléphone l’et adresse de courrier électronique. Les auteurs des propositions retenues seront contactés avant la fin février.

Notez que le transport et le repas du midi seront pris en charge.

Un hébergement à coût modique sera proposé aux participants et, dans certains cas, l’AIÉQ pourra apporter son soutien.

L’inscription auprès de l’ACFAS est obligatoire.

Afin de faciliter la tenue de notre colloque, l’inscription des communicants sera effectué par l’AIÉQ et les frais d’inscription des jeunes chercheurs dont les communications auront été retenues seront défrayés par l’AIÉQ.

Pour toute question, contacter : Melisande.Belanger@USherbrooke.ca, coordonnatrice – colloque jeunes chercheurs – AIÉQ.

Responsables

  • Martin Pâquet – Université Laval
  • Pascal Brissette – Université McGill
  • Pierre Noreau – Agence universitaire de la Francophonie
  • René Audet – Université Laval
  • Jean-Philippe Warren – Université Concordia
  • Anne Latendresse – Université du Québec à Montréal
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Job Opportunity: Full-Time Teaching Fellow

Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz (Germany), Department of English and Linguistics

The Department of English and Linguistics is seeking to appoint a native speaker of (British) English as a full-time teaching fellow from 1 October 2017 (fixed-term, two years, with the possibility of extension).

Expected qualifications: MA or PhD in English or related Literatures or a related subject, some teaching experience; TESOL or similar certificate an advantage

Duties:

  • teaching 8 hours/week
  • courses comprise language classes (essay/academic writing), thematic cultural studies courses, possibly literature seminars at Bachelor level
  • conducting and invigilating exams, performing general tasks in the department (if needed), e.g. proofreading, taking minutes in exams, conducting language tests

German language skills an advantage, but not a must. All courses in the Department of English and Linguistics are taught in English.

Please direct applications and queries to Prof. Dr. Rainer Emig.

Deadline for applications: 15 March 2017.

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Job Offer: Instructor „New Media And Digital Storytelling“

The Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies (CIS) at UBC-Vancouver invites applications for a tenure-track teaching and educational leadership position at the rank of Instructor, with starting date of 1 July 2017.

Area of Specialization: New Media and Digital Storytelling

The successful candidate must hold a Ph.D. and have teaching experience and scholarly expertise in the area of new media and digital storytelling. The Institute seeks candidates with interdisciplinary interests and experience in new media practices and pedagogy, with an emphasis on the crafts, theories, and technologies as utilized by and relevant to Indigenous peoples. Candidates should have a demonstrated history of teaching (or potential for excellent teaching of) media studies and/or critical Indigenous studies. Expertise in innovative and progressive areas of relevant teaching and practice that exemplify the cutting-edge intersections among new media, critical Indigenous studies, and digital storytelling are distinct assets. We welcome submissions from a range of relevant disciplines, including creative writing, journalism, literary studies, media studies, and the digital humanities.

Aside from maintaining an excellent record of teaching, supervision, educational leadership, and service, it is expected that the successful candidate will continue to grow and develop the Institute’s strong relationships with local community and media outlets, liaising with the First Nations and Indigenous Studies (FNIS) Program Chair and Institute Director(s) to develop and sustain productive and reciprocal spaces for the knowledge-sharing of Indigenous new media practices and training grounds for students to develop research and technical skills in the field. The normal teaching assignment for an Instructor is six 3-credit courses over the academic year. Courses will range across the curriculum from first-year introductory undergraduate courses and upper-level seminars to graduate seminars and supervision (upon approval by the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies). There is potential for cross-appointment with other academic units, but primary teaching and service responsibilities will be within the Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies. For more information about FNIS, visit fnis.arts.ubc.ca.

This is a tenure-track position and the successful candidate will be reviewed for reappointment, tenure, and promotion in subsequent years in accordance with the Collective Agreement. For a description of the Instructor rank and criteria for reappointment and promotion, visit this website.

Applications should include a cover letter, curriculum vitae, a statement of teaching interests, orientation, and philosophy, and evidence of teaching abilities and effectiveness (such as course outlines and student evaluations).  Applicants are asked to arrange to have three confidential signed letters of recommendation submitted directly by the referees. Review of applications will begin immediately following the deadline. Please forward materials in care of Daniel Heath Justice, Chair, First Nations and Indigenous Studies, Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies, University of British Columbia, at this email address.

Completed applications (and reference letters) must be received by 28 February 2017.

This position is subject to final budgetary approval. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

The University of British Columbia hires on the basis of merit and is strongly committed to employment equity and diversity within its community. We especially welcome applications from Indigenous persons, members of visible minority groups, women, persons with disabilities, persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities, and others with the skills and knowledge to engage productively with diverse communities. We encourage all qualified persons to apply; Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada will, however, be given priority.

Contact:
Inquiries regarding this job posting can be directed to this email address.
Website.

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CfP: „Changing Social Connections in Time and Space“

42nd Annual Meeting of the Social Science History Association (SSHA), November 2 – 5, 2017, Montreal, Quebec/Canada

The Race/Ethnicity network of the Social Science History Association welcomes submissions to this year’s conference theme „Changing Social Connections in Time and Space.“ Papers and panels on topics that address the conference theme are welcome, including:

  • „Scholars Ignored:“ Patterns of Exclusion in Academia
  • Social Movements and Politics
  • History and Memories of Rights Battles
  • Pedagogy, preservation/continuity of struggle
  • Defining an Intersectional Politics
  • Sexuality, Solidarities, and Networks of Activism
  • Race and Politics: Panels addressing the contemporary political situation
  • The Far Right Movements
  • The Far Right and Racialization
  • Reisstance to Far Right Movements
  • White Nationalism, the construction of Whiteness
  • Refugees
  • Racialization
  • Criminalization as Racialization
  • Spatialization of Racialization (e.g. ghettos and internment camps)
  • Intersections of Race and Religion
  • First Nations: Histories, Activism

The deadline for sumbission of abstracts is March 3, 2017, and the submission portal is now open at this web address. Please not: All SSHA requires to submit at this point is an abstract. You can find more information at the SSHA’s website.

Graduate student papers are especially welcome and funding is available to assist with conference travel. The new application process for funding can be found here. If you would be interested in putting together an entire session, please let the organizers know and they would be happy to provide you with the details as to how to do this.

Contact info:
Joseph O. Jewell
Liz Onasch
Marisela Martinez-Cola

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CfP: Reckoning with Canada at 150: Critical Perspectives and Indigenous Sovereignty

Student-Focused Conference, March 18, 2017, Centre for Indigenous Research, Culture, Landuage and Education (CIRCLE), Carleton University (Algonquin Territory), Orrawa, ON/Canada

Carleton University’s Centre for Indigenous Research, Culture, Language and Education (CIRCLE) and the Indigenous and Canadian Studies Graduate Community (ICGC) is pleased to announce its fourth annual student research conference that will take place on March 18, 2017 at Carleton University.

The theme of this year’s event is Reckoning with Canada at 150: Critical Perspectives and Indigenous Sovereignties with a special keynote address by Nēhiyaw writer and community organizer Erica Violet Lee. This will be a forum for both Indigenous and non- Indigenous researchers, students, activists and artists to come together to share their work. In light of Canada’s 150th anniversary, we are looking to centre insights that critically engage with Indigenous experiences and realities. We encourage participation by artists, activists, organizers, community members and all experts (academic and non-academic).

The proposed sub-themes are:

  • Our Responsibilities to Our Mother: Land Defence and Water Protection – Reconciliation; for Whom?
  • Decolonizing Settler Logic and Imagining the Next 150 years on Turtle Island
  • Queering, Unsettling and (de)Gendering the 150th
  • Self-Care, Refusal and Healing in the Academy
  • Sacred Spaces and Spirituality as Places of Learning and Refuge
  • Decolonial Practices and Positionalities
  • Immersive Approaches to Indigenous Language Teaching
  • Digital Disruption and Decolonial Technology

Participation can be in the form of a paper presentation, a presentation of work-in-progress, workshops, paper panels, roundtable discussions, artistic performances (music, storytelling, etc) and more. Presentations by individuals will be limited to 20 minutes with an additional 10 minutes for discussion. Workshops, roundtables and panels will be limited to 90-120 minutes, based on number of participants.

Individual proposals should be 250 words in length and clearly outline the topic of your research, and the nature and format of your anticipated involvement. Performances and workshop proposals should indicate the nature of the expressive art or workshop. Panel and roundtable proposals should be 400 words in length and include an overall description, a title, individual paper titles, and the contributions of individual participants.

The deadline for submissions is February 3rd, 2017. Submit your proposals via email and clearly identify your name, academic or community affiliation, and proposal title in the body of the email. Any questions can also be sent to this address. Applicants will be contacted by February 15th to confirm participation. Further information about the conference will be posted on the CIRCLE website.