July 2009 Archives

JOUR 8602 Seminar, "History of Mass Communication," will be taught by Assistant Professor Giovanna Dell'Orto Mondays and Wednesdays from 2:30-3:35 p.m.

The American Studies Program at American University in Washington, D.C. invites applications for a tenure track appointment beginning August 2010 at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor. Application deadline: September 15, 2009.

The Midwest Chapter's Filipino American National Historical Society Conference, "The Filipino American Experience in Ohio and Other Midwestern States", will be in held in Columbus, Ohio on October 16-18, 2009. Proposal deadline: August 15, 2009.

PCard receipts for all purchases made through 7/24/09 are due to Melanie by July 31, 2009.

Professor Angela Davis and University of California Santa Cruz is pleased to announce a call for papers for the 2009 Legacies in the Making. Abstract deadline: August 15, 2009.

External Fellowship holders: The University is allowing departments to apply for limited funding to supplement external fellowships that do not fully cover tuition and/or health insurance fees. This is not guaranteed funding, but an application will be submitted for all external fellowship holders who respond by the deadline. Please submit the following information to Colleen by Wednesday, July 29th: a) the external source of the fellowship; b) the total coverage you have currently: stipend, tuition, insurance and other fees coverage; c) the total number of credits you plan to take next year. Please contact Colleen with any questions.

Karen Ho, Anthropology and affiliate faculty member in American Studies, was interviewed by Time Magazine - see the article at http://ow.ly/hTWm.

Crossroads: An Asian American Studies Graduate Student Conference will be held in Bloomington, Indiana September 25-26, 2009. The extended submission deadline is July 31, 2009.

The first Annual University of Minnesota Undergraduate and Graduate Student Research Expo will be held at the new TCF Bank Stadium on the afternoon of October 7, 2009. Deadline to apply: September 1, 2009.

Professors from DePaul University have announced a call for papers for a book in development that explores the Black imagination, science fiction and futurism in literature, film and the visual arts. Abstract deadline: August 30, 2009.

The University of Minnesota and The Luce Scholars Program invites applications for Professional Apprenticeships in Asia. For questions and applications please see the Graduate School Fellowship Office, 314 Johnston Hall. Application deadline: October 1, 2009.

The Graduate School has announced the Interdisciplinary Dissertation-Writing Seminars for the next academic year. Fall seminars are all being taught by American Studies graduate faculty.

Bridgewater College invites applications for a full-time Visiting Professor in cultural studies. The one-year appointment begins August 2009 and prefers applicants with a completed Ph.D.

The editors of "Comparative Indigeneities of the Americas" have announced a call for proposal submissions for their upcoming volume. Proposal submission deadline: July 31, 2009.

The Center for Southeast Asian Studies at the University of Washington Seattle is please to announce the conference-workshop, "Beyond Borders: Alternative Voices and Histories of the Vietnamese Diaspora" on March 4-7, 2010.