U Nottingham China Job Ad: Applied Linguistics

Assistant Professor(Lecturer) in Applied Linguistics/ELT

The University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC) was the first Sino-foreign university to open its doors in China. This award winning campus offering a UK style education has grown to establish a student body of over 7,000 in just 12 years.

The School of English at the University of Nottingham Ningbo China is a thriving, expanding and research-active school, established with the support of the School of English at the University of Nottingham, UK. This school provides two UG and PG degree programmes each since 2008 and offers our students the same degree certificates as those who study in the UK campus.

The successful candidate for the Assistant Professor in Applied Linguistics and English Language Teaching will be expected to deliver lectures and seminars in the areas of Applied Linguistics and English Language teaching. We are looking for someone specializing in at least two of the following areas: intercultural communication, pedagogy of teaching English to young learners, language acquisition and discourse analysis. The candidate is required to deliver teaching to all levels of the undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in the school. In addition, the candidate is expected to conduct research, obtain research funding, contribute to Research and Knowledge Exchange activities, supervise undergraduate, masters’ and doctoral students and undertake administrative duties.

Closing date: 24 April 2017

MOOC on Racism and Antisemitism

This just came to my attention. I’m publishing the notice in French because the course will be in French, so if you can’t read this, you probably can’t benefit from the course. 

Le racisme et l’antisémitisme

Un Mooc pour réfléchir à l’action antiraciste
offered by FMSH: fondation maison des sciences de l’homme

Le racisme et l’antisémitisme sont des notions sujettes à bien des interprétations, analyses et discours. Elles nous sont familières, mais les difficultés surgissent dès qu’il s’agit de les définir avec précision.

Ce Mooc propose d’abord un état des lieux, d’une part historique, et d’autre part consacré à l’actualité de ces phénomènes, avant de réfléchir à l’action antiraciste.

Dans quelle mesure le racisme et l’antisémitisme sont-ils indissociables des mutations de nos sociétés occidentales ? Comment les crises politiques et économiques, la fracture sociale et la fragmentation culturelle ou encore l’hypermédiatisation influencent-elles l’évolution de ces phénomènes ? Quel type d’actions peut-on entreprendre pour lutter ?

Original, ce Mooc repose en majorité sur des entretiens initiés et conduits par le sociologue Michel Wieviorka. Ces entretiens donnent de l’épaisseur, de la vitalité et un certain dynamisme à la réflexion sur ces questions très délicates. Dans ce cadre, les intervenants sont en position de préciser leur pensée à travers le dialogue et non pas seulement de délivrer un savoir. Le public a de son côté, la possibilité d’entrer dans leur réflexion et d’observer leur cheminement intellectuel.

Les plus grands spécialistes français et internationaux ont été sollicités pour discuter des expressions et des formes que peuvent prendre le racisme et l’antisémitisme, mais aussi pour parler des doctrines et théories qui en sont le socle. L’action antiraciste est également au cœur des questionnements de ce Mooc, son développement et son renforcement par la connaissance en sont un des objectifs principaux.

Format
Ce Mooc se construit en 5 semaines thématiques. Chaque semaine est composée de vidéos et d’un module complémentaire (infographies, images d’archives, extraits de films documentaires, documents sonores, graphiques etc.) qui permettra d’aller plus loin dans la réflexion. A la fin de chaque semaine, vous pourrez tester vos connaissances.

Prérequis
Ce Mooc ne nécessite aucun prérequis spécifique, il est adapté et ouvert à tout public désireux d’élargir ses questionnements et de renforcer ses connaissances sur le racisme et l’antisémitisme. Il vise néanmoins plus particulièrement à former des éducateurs exerçant au sein de l’enseignement supérieur et de recherche. Les référents « racisme et antisémitisme », récemment désignés dans les établissements d’enseignement supérieur et de recherche, et caractérisés par une grande variété de profils (enseignants-chercheurs, responsables de ressources humaines, responsables vie étudiante, directeur à la formation et à la pédagogie, etc.), sont également tout particulièrement concernés par cette formation.

Toute personne intéressée par la thématique pourra aussi y trouver des ressources et des informations pour enrichir ses connaissances.

Informations pratiques
Fin d’inscription : 22 avr 2017 | Début du Cours : 15 mar 2017 | Fin du cours : 23 avr 2017 | Effort estimé : 3 h/semaine | Langue : Français

Inscrivez-vous dès maintenant !

Ce Mooc a été réalisé par FMSH-Production et se trouve en ligne sur la plateforme Fun mooc

L’enseignant
Michel Wieviorka est connu à l’échelle internationale pour ses ouvrages sur la violence et le terrorisme, mais aussi sur le racisme et l’antisémitisme, dont certains sont traduits en plusieurs langues. Il a dirigé de vastes enquêtes ayant abouti notamment à ses livres sur La France raciste (éd. du Seuil, 1992), ou sur La tentation antisémite (éd. Robert Laffont, 2005), et il a publié aussi bien des ouvrages théoriques sur ces thèmes (notamment : L’espace du racisme, éd. du seuil, 1991) que des synthèses destinées à un plus vaste public (Le racisme, une introduction, La Découverte, L’antisémitisme expliqué aux jeunes, éd. du Seuil, 2014). Docteur d’Etat ès Lettres et Sciences Humaines, directeur d’études à l’Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, il est le Président du directoire de la Fondation Maison des Sciences de l’Homme (FMSH). Il a été directeur du Centre d’analyse et d’intervention sociologiques (CADIS, EHESS-CNRS) entre 1993 et 2009.

Les intervenants

  • Etienne Balibar : philosophe, professeur émérite de l’université Paris-Ouest-Nanterre-La-Défense, professeur associé à l’Université de Kingston (Londres) et Visiting Professor à l’université Columbia (New York).
  • Philippe Bataille : sociologue, directeur d’études à l’EHESS. Membre du Centre d’éthique clinique de l’hôpital Cochin.
  • Gwénaële Calvès : professeur de droit public à l’université de Cergy-Pontoise, spécialiste du droit français et européen de la non-discrimination.
  • Jean-Yves Camus : politologue, chercheur associé à l’IRIS, spécialiste des nationalismes et extrémismes en Europe. Directeur de l’Observatoire des Radicalités Politiques (ORAP), Fondation Jean Jaurès.
  • Teun Van Dijk : linguiste néerlandais, spécialiste de l’analyse critique du discours, professeur à l’Université Pompeu Fabra de Barcelone.
  • Pierre Haski : journaliste et chroniqueur international, Cofondateur de Rue89.
  • Joël Kotek : historien et politologue. Professeur à l’Université Libre de Bruxelles et chargé de cours à l’Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris.
  • Hervé Le Bras : directeur d’études à l’EHESS, directeur de recherches émérite à l’INED.
  • Nonna Mayer : directrice de recherche émérite au CNRS, rattachée au Centre d’études européennes de Sciences Po, membre de la Commission nationale consultative des droits de l’homme.
  • Edgar Morin : sociologue et philosophe, Directeur de recherche émérite au CNRS
  • Pap N’Diaye : professeur des universités à l’Institut d’études politiques de Paris (Histoire nord-américaine) et directeur du département d’histoire de Science Po Paris.
  • Gérard Noiriel : directeur d’études à l’EHESS. Il conduit des recherches sur la sociohistoire de l’État-nation et de l’immigration.
  • Odile Quintin : ancienne Directrice Générale de l’Emploi et des Affaires Sociales, et de l’Education, la Jeunesse et la Culture de la Commission Européenne. Professeur à ESCP Europe et Présidente du Cercle Erasmus.
  • Andrea Rea : sociologue, professeur à l’Université Libre de Bruxelles. Directeur du Groupe d’étude sur l’Ethnicité, le Racisme, les Migrations et l’Exclusion (le GERME).
  • Daniel Sabbagh : directeur de recherche à Sciences Po (CERI), co-animateur du groupe de recherche “Politiques antidiscirminatoires” et membre du comité de direction de l’Alliance de Recherche sur les Discriminations (ARDIS)
  • Jacques Sémelin : professeur à Sciences Po Paris et directeur de recherche au CNRS affecté au CERI.
  • Zeev Sternhell : historien et penseur politique israélien, titulaire de la chaire Léon-Blum de science politique à l’université hébraïque de Jérusalem.
  • Lilian Thuram : membre du Haut Conseil à l’intégration, fondateur de la Fondation Lilian Thuram-Éducation contre le racisme. Footballeur international français à la retraite.

CFP Contemporary Developments on Media, Culture and Society: Argentina and Latin America (Argentina)

Contemporary Developments on Media, Culture and Society: Argentina and Latin America

We invite submissions to the conference “Contemporary Developments on Media, Culture and Society: Argentina and Latin America.” The conference, organized by The Center for the Study of Media and Society in Argentina (MESO), will take place on Friday, November 03, 2017, at Universidad de San Andrés in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

This will be the third annual conference organized by MESO on the interactions between media, culture and society. This third annual conference is sponsored by the Center for Global Culture and Communication at Northwestern University.

Submissions should contribute to ongoing conversations about media, culture, and society in empirical, theoretical or methodological ways. They might also broaden our knowledge about the relationship between media, culture,and society at the national and regional level. Articles may refer to different aspects of communication, media, and cultural goods and services in the areas of journalism, entertainment -cinema, theater, television, music, etc. – advertising and marketing, public relations, social media, and video games, among others.

The deadline for submission is May 15, 2017. Abstracts should be sent by email to mediosysociedad@udesa.edu.ar . The subject of the mail should be “Last Name, Name – Medios y Sociedad 2017”. A selection committee will evaluate the abstracts and the results will be notified to the authors on July 1, 2017.

Short Course on Ethnography, Language & Communication (UK)

Key concepts and methods in ethnography, language & communication
11-15 September 2017, London

Is ‘qualitative data analysis’ too vague for you? Are you wondering how to do justice to your data?

If you are researching social processes, institutions, culture or identity, but are unsure about how to analyse the discourse data from your fieldwork, then consider joining this five day research training course.

The programme is designed to help PhD and post-doctoral researchers to navigate the twin perils of over- and under-interpreting discourse data. It introduces a range of key perspectives and tools used to study language and communication ethnographically and it facilitates the study of social practice in a wide range of different settings – education, workplace, recreation, health etc. Initiated with ESRC funding in 2007 and now based in the King’s ESRC Interdisciplinary Social Science Doctoral Training Centre, this will be our 9th ELC five-day course.

The course will be held at King’s College London from Monday to Friday, and it is taught by an international team from several leading research institutions: Prof Ben Rampton (Director), Dr Jeff Bezemer, Prof Jan Blommaert, Dr Adam Lefstein, Dr Julia Snell.

The deadline for applications is 1 May 2017. Spaces are limited, so candidates are advised to apply as soon as possible. Some funding will be available for bursaries.

CFP Multivoicedness in European Cinema (Ireland)

Multivoicedness in European Cinema: Representation, Industry, Politics
ECREA Film Studies Section Conference
10th and 11th November, 2017
University College Cork, Ireland

European cinema has evolved from a homogenous and selective object of study, mostly shaped by frameworks of national industry, identity and culture, to a much more diversified field, reflecting the shift to a post-colonial, post-communist, post-national, globalised Europe. In the context of an increasingly diverse but also split society, in which social polarisation is on the increase due to the crisis of the Eurozone and the decline of the welfare states, and in which popularism and nationalisms are on the rise, resulting in the strengthening of the Fortress Europe project, this conference aims to turn the spotlight on the less-represented and less-audible voices in European cinema in all its forms: fiction, documentary, mainstream, art house, independent, exploitation, art film. With an inclusive focus encompassing issues of production, distribution and reception, of representation and of form, of dissent and of control, the conference invites contributions that engage from a wide range of theoretical perspectives and methodological approaches with the politics of difference and with the representation and/or expression of alternative viewpoints in European films / in films made in Europe.

Abstracts are invited on topics related to Multivoicedness in European Cinema, including but not limited to:

  • Multivoicedness in national and transnational European cinemas
  • Peripheries, borders, and grey areas: falling between the cracks, speaking from the margins
  • Ethics and/or aesthetics of alternative voices
  • Audiodescription, subtitling and dubbing of multivoiced films
  • Cultural and market negotiations: translating cultures, crossing borders
  • Participation, dissent, resistance: audiences, politics, and public discourse
  • Alternative European cinemas and the global market
  • Other voices: niche markets, new forms of consumption
  • Deterritorialising identities, becoming migrant/minoritarian
  • Polyglot cinema: speaking from multiple subject positions
  • Genders and genres: decentering and in-betweennes
  • Alternative film festivals and other cinemas
  • Speaking in tongues: the audiences of multivoiced films
  • Queering European cinema
  • Nonfiction and commitment: documenting the silenced subject
  • Speaking for oneself: multiple forms of first-person filmmaking
  • Transnational, cosmopolitan, global: what European cinema
  • A continent in motion: multiple commitments, divided belonging
  • The New Europeans in films / making films
  • Margins of industrial practices, alternative forms of production, distribution and reception
  • Speaking parts: person, character, actor, star

Submission deadline: May 2nd 2017.

Intercultural Challenges of the Deaf HIV/AIDS Epidemic

Guest PostsIntercultural Challenges of the Deaf HIV/AIDS Epidemic. Guest Post by Leila Monaghan.

I grew up in New York and worked in the theatre industry in the 1980s. The profound impact of the AIDS epidemic was clear. Death was everywhere. When I returned to school to study Deaf culture I learned of the impact of AIDS on the Deaf community. One of my fellow students at the Gallaudet 1988 summer program was Gene Bourquin, part of the early Gay Men’s Health Crisis buddy network providing support for people with AIDS across New York City. From him I learned how the city’s flourishing gay Deaf community had been massively impacted. He shared the story of an isolated Deaf man in the Bronx he had worked with, his first buddy and one of the earliest to die.

Continue reading “Intercultural Challenges of the Deaf HIV/AIDS Epidemic”

Global Campus of Human Rights Contest: Memory & Reconciliation

Photo ContestThe Global Campus of Human Rights has launched the third edition of the GC Visual Contest, open to photographers and video-makers, professionals and amateurs, from any part of the world. The goal of the contest is to create synergies between academia, Human Rights defenders and artists to reach a wider international public and foster a better understanding of the issues concerning human rights and their protection.

THE THEME
The visual contest will be open from 1st May and will accept submissions through June 30, 2017. The theme for 2017 is “Memory and Reconciliation”. Memory and how do we envision the past has a potent impact on the creation of the present and future of a country and the current understanding of human rights concerns.
The GC Visual Contest originates from the belief that photography and videos are powerful tools that can raise awareness and push for social change. Furthermore, the purpose of this contest is to create a network of artists, intellectuals and professionals interested in strengthening the protection of human rights and the promotion of democracy and peace.

A collective memory manifests itself in decisions regarding the commemoration of dates, trials of former oppressors, establishment of sites and museums of memory, artworks and memorials and its role in the public education. This photo and video competition seeks to promote reflection on the various collective rememberings and experiences of the past and to which extent it is possible to establish conditions for crime recognition and forgiveness.

DETAILS
The competition will have two category levels, for professional artists and amateurs to which students and Alumni from the Global Campus are particularly encouraged to apply. A number of images and videos will be selected to be displayed on a dedicated online gallery and in connection to GC events/activities ensuring international exposure also thanks to different partners and social media channels. Winners will be determined by an international jury composed of leading experts in the field of photography and documentary filmmaking and of members of the GC network.

The best pictures and short videos could receive special mentions by the partners of the contest and will be presented at the events of the Regional Masters of the Global Campus in Africa, Asia-Pacific, Caucasus, Latin America and the Caribbean, Middle East and North Africa, South East Europe.

This initiative is funded by the European Union and receives the patronage of the United Nations Regional Information centre for Western Europe (UNRIC). The Global Campus of Human Rights is a unique network of one hundred participating universities around the world, seeking to advance human rights and democracy through regional and global cooperation for education and research. 

Leila Monaghan Profile

Profiles

Leila Monaghan (Ph.D., UCLA) teaches linguistic and cultural anthropology at Northern Arizona University. Leila Monaghan

Her research interests are broad and include the history of Deaf communities, the impact of HIV/AIDS, the narrative construction of disability, and the role of Native women in the Plains Indian Wars. Co-edited books include Many Ways to be Deaf, and Barriers and Belonging: Personal Narratives of Disability. She is also editor of the new journal Language, Culture and History.

Selected publications:

Jarman, M., Monaghan, L., & Harkin, A. Q. (Eds.). (2017). Barriers and belonging: Personal narratives of disability. Philadelphia: Temple University Press.

Monaghan, L. (2012) Perspectives on intercultural communication and discourse. In C.B. Paulston, S. Kiesling & E. Rangel (Eds.), Handbook of intercultural discourse and communication (pp. 19-36). Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell.

Monaghan, L. F., Schmaling, C., Nakamura, K., & Turner, G. H. (Eds.). (2003). Many ways to be deaf: International variation in Deaf communities. Washington, DC: Gallaudet University Press.

Monaghan, L., Goodman, J., & Robinson, J.M. (Eds.). (2012). A cultural approach to interpersonal communication: Essential readings. Malden, MA: Wiley/Blackwell.

Senghas, R.J., &  Monaghan, L. (2002) Signs of their times: Deaf communities and the culture of language. Annual Review of Anthropology, 31(1), 69-97.

Work for CID:

Leila Monaghan wrote KC11: Intercultural Discourse and Communication, and Constructing Intercultural Dialogues #5: Intercultural Dialogue and Deaf HIV/AIDS, as well as a guest post on Intercultural Challenges of the Deaf HIV/AIDS Epidemic.

NOTE: Leila Monaghan passed away in February 2022. She was one of the first to mention the Istanbul conference on intercultural dialogue in 2009 in print, a delight to correspond with, and she will be sorely missed.
– Wendy Leeds-Hurwitz

Canterbury Christ Church University PHD Scholarships (New Zealand)

Canterbury Christ Church University (New Zealand) welcomes applicants for full-time PhD scholarships (a stipend of £13,000 p.a. and tuition fee waiver for three years). Applications are invited across a range of subjects and themes.

Among the topics that seem likely to attract interest to those following the Center for Intercultural Dialogue may be these (follow the link above for their complete list):

Education: Language and Intercultural Education; Equality, Inclusion and Social Justice; Pedagogy and Identity

Arts and Humanities: Applied Linguistics; Film Studies; Media and Cultural Studies

Social and Applied Sciences: Politics and International Relations; Sociology; Tourism Studies

Closing date: 18th April 2017. Registration date: 1st October 2017.