Source: Call for Papers: XII Dominican Congress of History
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Please see new call for papers for a special issue of BJSE. Its title is ‘Pedagogies of Ruin: Social Movements and Neoliberalisation in Latin American and Caribbean Education.’ To access the full call, please go to: http://explore.tandfonline.com/cfp/ed/cbse-cfp-si-pedagogies-of-ruin
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Source: Call for Submissions: Fresh Milk ArtBoard
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Ida B. Wells-Barnett Postdoctoral Teaching Fellowship
DePaul University, based in downtown Chicago, invites applications for the Ida B. Wells-Barnett Postdoctoral Teaching Fellowship. The fellowship is housed in DePaul’s African and Black Diaspora Studies Program. The Wells-Barnett fellow is expected to teach three courses over the academic year. Teaching experience in a higher education setting is strongly preferred. Specific courses to be taught will be ultimately be determined in dialogue with the department. Fellows will also be expected to present their research to the DePaul and local community and participate meaningfully in the life of the African and Black Diaspora Studies Program, its students, and the affiliated Center for Black Diaspora. The individual who fills this position will also have opportunities to work with faculty in other departments and programs, centers and institutes at DePaul. The ideal candidate’s scholarship will substantially and meaningfully reflect Wells-Barnett’s spirit of advocacy. Eligibility is restricted to those who have received their PhD no earlier than 2013. Applicants should have a strong and clearly defined research agenda.
Appointment of the Ida B. Wells-Barnett teaching fellow will be for the academic year 2017-2018. The fellowship may be extended for a second year, based on review and budget availability. DePaul University will provide the fellow with office space and modest funds for travel and research. This is also a benefits-eligible position. Review of applications will begin July 5, 2017 and will continue until the position is filled. Early submission is strongly encouraged. Applications must be submitted through DePaul University’s Faculty Opportunities website. The application portal, along with a more detailed job description may be found at https://facultyopportunities.depaul.edu/postings/1289
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Call out for 2 x volunteer archive researchers
to be based at Black Cultural Archives, Brixton
Project background
Bass Culture is a three-year AHRC-funded exploration of the impact of Jamaican and Jamaican-influenced music on British culture. Covering the period from the mid-1960s to the present day, with a focus on London and a particular interest in the years 1976 – 1981, Bass Culture explores the profound ways in which this island’s music remade popular music in Britain. We look at how fundamental music was in the emergence of multicultural in the British city and the redefinition of the post-colonial nation. The term ‘Bass Culture’ acknowledges both the Caribbean cultural origins of sound system practices and their ongoing role in framing British urban experience across ethnic, local and regional contexts.
This multi-strand research project unites a multi-disciplinary group of scholars, practitioners, researchers and cultural producers who will produce a series of exciting, accessible and innovative outputs including a comprehensive oral history, bespoke website, exhibitions, events and academic publications. Much of this work will be produced in collaboration with community partners and young people. Bass Culture is the first fully-funded academic investigation of the impact of Jamaican music and culture on Britain.
The work is led by PI Mykaell Riley of University of Westminster, alongside academic partners at SOAS, Leicester and Goldsmith’s. We are seeking 2 individuals to support this project by conducting their own research into relevant material held at Black Cultural Archives. Primarily this will be through a review of music periodicals in the archive: Echoes (formerly Black Echoes) magazine, Straight No Chaser, and Black Music and Jazz Review. The research will also look at related material in the ephemera collection, Len Garrison’ papers and his research in to Reggae music and UK youth identity, as well as relevant material within the new Carl Kirton archive. This research would include but not be limited to identifying musical, cultural, political or artistic trends during the period covered by the magazines and archive material.
Further details of outputs of the project, dates required and eligibility can be found in the attached pdf.
How to apply
Please send 300 words to archives@bcaheritage.org.uk outlining:
· why you would like to volunteer for this project
· which parts of the Bass Culture research area most interest you
· the skills that you bring
· how you think taking part would benefit you
We will be holding informal interviews on Tuesday 27th of June in the Learning centre at Black Cultural Archives, 1 Windrush Square, Brixton, London, SW2 1EF and you will need to be available on that day to be considered.
Applications must be received by end Tuesday 20th June
Caribbean In/Securities: Creativity and Negotiation in the Caribbean (CARISCC) 