Center for Intercultural Dialogue

Refugee Hotel (Montreal)

The Refugee Hotel
Written by Carmen Aguirre, Directed by Paulina Abarca-Cantin
A dark comedy about exile, love and the Canadian resettlement experience

Oct. 26-Nov. 13, 2016
Teesri Duniya Theatre at Segal Centre Studio
5170 Côte-Ste-Catherine Road, Montreal, Canada

The world’s refugee crisis looms large, affecting all walks of lives, generations and nations. This moving, dark comedy brings to life the consequences of exile, betrayal, torture and guilt, but it is ultimately about the strength of the human spirit and its power to heal. Here, Aguirre poignantly chronicles the story of a wave of Chilean refugees placed at a hotel in downtown Montreal following the aftermath of the brutal Chilean coup d’état of Sept. 11, 1973. The Refugee Hotel resonates with contemporary relevance and universality, exploring Canada’s ability to successfully accept, support and embrace refugees as new citizens.

The play is performed in English with Spanish surtitles. Continuing their mandate to encourage dialogue, the company will hold a talkback with invited guests after each performance.

Cette comédie sombre et touchante donne vie aux conséquences de l’exil, de la trahison, de la torture et de la culpabilité, mais est avant tout à propos de la force de l’esprit humain et de son pouvoir de guérison. Raconté par une jeune femme qui revit son enfance en pensées, Aguirre retrace de manière poignante l’histoire d’une vague de réfugiés chiliens qui sont placés dans un hôtel du centre-ville de Montréal, suite aux conséquences du coup d’état brutal au Chili le 11 septembre 1973. The Refugee Hotel résonne avec une pertinence contemporaine et universalité, explorant la capacité du Canada à accepter, supporter et adopter avec succès les réfugiés en tant que citoyens.

With/Avec: Charles Bender, Pablo Diconca, Braulio Elicer, Craig Francis, Ziad Ghanem, Shanti Gonzales, Juan Grey, Gilda Monreal, Sally Singal, Mariana Tayler and Vera Wilson Valdez

Segal Centre box office Halloween Special- Remember the souls from the refugee hotel: tickets for Sun. Oct. 30 8pm & Mon. Oct. 31 are 2-for-1 if purchased by Oct. 20 with the code word ‘refugee’.

Key Concept #2: Cosmopolitanism Translated into Persian

Continuing translations of Key Concepts in Intercultural Dialogue, today I am posting KC2: Cosmopolitanism, which Miriam-Sobre-Denton wrote in English in 2014 as the first in the series, and which Ramin Hajianfard has now translated into Persian.

As always, all Key Concepts are available as free PDFs; just click on the thumbnail to download. Lists of Key Concepts organized chronologically by publication date and number, alphabetically by concept, and by languages into which they have been translated, are available, as is a page of acknowledgments with the names of all authors, translators, and reviewers, as is a page of acknowledgments with the names of all authors, translators, and reviewers.

Sobre-Denton, M. (2016). Cosmopolitanism [Persian]. (R. Hajianfard, Trans). Key Concepts in Intercultural Dialogue, 2. Available from:
https://centerforinterculturaldialogue.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/kc2-cosmopolitanism_persian-revised.pdf

If you are interested in translating one of the Key Concepts, please contact me for approval first because dozens are currently in process. As always, if there is a concept you think should be written up as one of the Key Concepts, whether in English or any other language, propose it. If you are new to CID, please provide a brief resume. This opportunity is open to masters students and above, on the assumption that some familiarity with academic conventions generally, and discussion of intercultural dialogue specifically, are useful.

Wendy Leeds-Hurwitz, Director
Center for Intercultural Dialogue
intercult.dialogue[at]gmail.com

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

U Technology Sydney Job Ad: Visual Communication Design (Australia)

Professor, Visual Communication Design
University of Technology Sydney – School of Design
Closes: 31st October 2016

Job Summary
UTS has a bold vision to be a world-leading university of technology. We are a dynamic and innovative university in central Sydney, consistently ranked the top young university in Australia. With a culturally diverse campus life and extensive international exchange and research programs, UTS prepares graduates for the workplaces of today and tomorrow.

The UTS School of Design is recruiting for a Professor with a strong research record in Visual Communication Design to play a directorial and leadership role and provide intellectual definition of emerging academic practices within the discipline.

Detailed Description
As part of UTS’s innovative and vibrant Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building (DAB), you will join the UTS School of Design led by Professor Lawrence Wallen. The School again climbed the QS World University Rankings by Subject to 31 in 2016. The School of Design offers an engaged and critical design culture with a practice-based, studio-led approach supported by interdisciplinary collaboration. Renowned for its creativity, research profile, international focus, industry engagement and state-of-the-art facilities, the School forms a dynamic community of students, lecturers, researchers and practitioner’s. You will have the opportunity to engage in exploratory practice while working alongside recognised design leaders with strong networks and partnerships on the global stage.

As a Professor, Visual Communication Design you will take on an academic leadership role that will foster a culture that values critical thinking, creative practice and practice-led teaching. You will be expected to lead a dynamic dialogue between theory and practice that underpins studio based teaching in both the School and the discipline while maintaining an active practice and relevant research profile that includes acquiring research and project funding.

Further you will represent the discipline in the wider community by fostering, promoting and developing links with industry, government and professional bodies.

You will supervise Higher Degree Research students and contribute to the development of new supervisors through co-supervision and mentoring.

Remuneration
Base Salary Range: $176,712 pa (Level E).

This role attracts 17% superannuation in addition to the base salary. Employee benefits include flexible work practices, child care centres, generous parental leave and salary packaging opportunities.

How To Apply
Prior to commencing your application for IRC84685, please review the Position Statement (scroll to the bottom of the page) and the relevant selection criteria (last page of the document), which you are required to address in your submission in a separate document.

Please note that only those applications submitted via the UTS online recruitment system will be accepted.

Specific enquiries regarding this opportunity may be directed to Professor Lawrence Wallen on lawrence.wallen[at]uts.edu.au.

Specific enquiries or issues with your application may be directed to the UTS Recruitment Team at recruitment[at]uts.edu.au

Missouri State U Job Ad: Conflict/Dispute Resolution

The Department of Communication at Missouri State University, in Springfield, Missouri, seeks applications and nominations for an Assistant Professor of Communication, tenure eligible, beginning August 2017. This position will support an undergraduate and graduate conflict program that has a thriving Center for Dispute Resolution.

The Department of Communication at Missouri State University is one of seven departments in the College of Arts and Letters, and one of two departments in the School of Communication Studies. It includes 24 full-time faculty members and offers majors and options in communication studies, organizational, interpersonal, intercultural, health, rhetoric, public relations, socio-political communication, and speech and theatre education, an undergraduate and graduate certificate in conflict and dispute resolution, a master’s program in communication, and an Applied Communication in Master of Science in Administrative Studies. The department serves approximately 500 undergraduates and 100 graduate students in the various programs. The nationally recognized Holt V. Spicer Debate Forum and the Center for Dispute Resolution operate under the auspices of the department.

Required Qualifications: Ph.D. in Communication Studies; ABD considered with completion of degree by December 31, 2017; evidence of potential for significant scholarship and teaching effectiveness; Applicants should specialize in conflict and be able to contribute in interpersonal communication, small group communication, family communication, communication theory, or research methods. Applicants must have a focused research agenda and be able to teach and mentor undergraduate and graduate students in face to face and online contexts.

Duties: Teaching, scholarship, and service (including student advisement) to the university in relation to one’s field of expertise.

Missouri State University is a community of people with respect for diversity. The University emphasizes the dignity and equality common to all persons and adheres to a strict non-discrimination policy regarding the treatment of individual faculty, staff, and students. In accord with federal law and applicable Missouri statutes, the University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin (including ancestry, or any other subcategory of national origin recognized by applicable law), religion, sex (including marital status, family status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or any other subcategory of sex recognized by applicable law), age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law in employment or in any program or activity offered or sponsored by the University. Sex discrimination encompasses sexual harassment, which includes sexual violence, and is strictly prohibited by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972.

Consideration of applications begins October 31, 2016 and continues until position is filled.

Employment will require a criminal background check at the University’s Expense. Please apply online. Upload a letter of application, vitae, copies of transcripts, three letters of reference, and supporting materials (e.g., samples of scholarship, evidence of teaching excellence). Direct all inquiries to Dr. Shawn Wahl, Department Head, Department of Communication, Missouri State University, at shawnwahl[at]missouristate.edu.

Hamline U Job Ad: Global Engagement Center (Minnesota)

Associate Director, Global Engagement Center
Hamline University
St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
Posted 10/11/2016; open until filled
Posting Number: 2014181

Job Description Summary
The primary purpose of the Associate Director position is to assist the Director of the Global Engagement Center and the University with the development and assessment of its global initiatives. This position also includes the supervision of the day-to-day activities of the Center and the staff.

Representative Duties and Responsibilities
• Develop and execute of a wide range services which will lead to an increase in Study Away programs, international student recruitment, international scholars and additional global initiatives.
• Assist in the development and management of budget operations.
• Supervise, motivate and retain Global Engagement Center staff.
• Establish priorities for staff and conduct annual reviews.
• Develop policies and procedures for Study Away activities.
• Assist in the development and implementation of new collaborations furthering the purpose of the Global Engagement Center.
• Create and implement a new learning outcomes and assessment rubric in collaboration with CLOA.
• Work closely with academic units across the University to develop and implement new intercultural collaborations within the Twin Cities Area.
• Co-chair the Community Global Advisory Board of the Global Engagement Center.
• Manage the update and roll-out of new Global Engagement Center branding.
• Monitor progress and manage projects assigned to the Global Engagement Center to ensure they are on track, both in terms of quality, budget, and timeliness, keeping director and others well informed.
• Maintain and up-to-date “inventory” of globalization-related recourses and programs available to the campus community.
• Interface with the professional development and leadership services offered by the Forum, NAFSA, Department of State, Department of Homeland Security, Overseas Citizens Advisory Committee, etc.
• Manage the development of web-based resources for globalization, including working with faculty, staff and students as requested.
• On-call duties for all Study Away emergencies, both on or off campus.
• Articulate student transcripts from educational institution abroad.
• Act as a back-up for SEVIS (F-1 and J-1 visas).
• All other duties as requested.

Required Knowledge, Skills and abilities
• Experience and sensitivity working with students from diverse backgrounds, ability to work with students in crisis.
• Demonstrated sound judgment and decision-making abilities as reflected in the ability to remain calm in crisis situations; handle matters confidentially; and exercise discretion with sensitive topics.
• Thorough research and analytical skills as reflected in the ability to elicit pertinent quantitative and qualitative data from various sources, identifying key factors, trends and issues of concern.
• Ability to communicate clearly, effectively, and persuasively both verbally and in writing to diverse audiences, including exceptional public speaking and presentation skills.
• Experience developing and delivering training materials and programs.
• Ability to establish effective collaborations and partnerships between stakeholders with competing interests.
• Demonstrated leadership and organizational ability to balance conflicting interests, prioritize assignments, and coordinate multiple projects and people simultaneously.
• Ability to analyze complex and fast changing information about political, economic, cultural, and social context of risk, summarize possible implications, and make recommendations for action.
• Proficiency with various information technology tools including data management, web content management, and spreadsheets.
• Be familiar and comply with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and exercise best practices with regard to the maintenance of confidential student information.General knowledge of basic travel insurance coverage provisions.
• Ability to use study abroad software applications (such as Studio Abroad).
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, Google, Google Apps, Banner and Crystal reporting.

Minimum Education/Experience
• Must be a U.S. permanent resident or citizen per Department of Homeland Security Requirements.
• Master’s Degree from an accredited college or university
• Five (5) years of professional experience in a leadership and supervisory role within higher education.
• Three (3) years professional experience making decisions in crisis situations or decisions related to confidential information.
• Ability to travel nationally and internationally.
• Must be able to work an on-call schedule and respond in emergency situations. Evenings and weekend work is required.

Preferred Education/Experience
Experience living, studying or working abroad for a minimum of three (3) months.
• Five (5) years professional experience related to budget development and management.
• One (1) year experience with study abroad software applications (such as Studio Abroad).

Required Licensure/Certification/Registration
• Must have a valid US Passport

U Hawaii Manoa Job Ad: Intercultural Communication

Assistant Professor (Relational, Interpersonal, or Intercultural Communication) at University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa

The University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Department of Communicology, invites applications for a full-time, 9-month, tenure track, assistant professor position to begin August 1, 2017, pending position clearance and availability of funds. (Position Number: 0082237)

Duties and Responsibilities
1. Teach required and elective courses according to departmental needs;
2. Serve on and direct graduate committees;
3. Produce quantitative research leading to referred publications;
4. Other duties as assigned by the Department Chair.

Minimum Qualifications
1. Ph.D. in Communication or clearly related discipline (ABD will be considered);
2. Research program demonstrating theory-based quantitative approach to the study of human communication;
3. Research program in the area of relational communication, interpersonal communication, or intercultural communication;
4. Demonstrated ability to produce publishable quantitative research;
5. University teaching experience in relational communication, interpersonal communication, or intercultural communication.

Desirable Qualifications
1. Demonstrated high scholarly potential;
2. Demonstrated high quality teaching potential;
3. Record of participation in service activities;
4. Advanced training in quantitative research methodology;
5. Ability to direct graduate teaching assistants and teach a multi-section, mass lecture course;
6. Strong communication and organizational skills.

To Apply:
Send letter of application, current vita, evidence of research and teaching effectiveness, academic transcripts (copies are acceptable but official transcripts required at the time of hire), and three letters of reference (referees should send their letters directly) to: Dr. Jessica Gasiorek, Search Committee Chair, at gasiorek[at]hawaii.edu via UH FileDrop Service with the expiration timer for the file upload set to 7 days (preferred). Electronic submissions only. Application materials become the property of the University of Hawaii at Manoa and will not be returned.

Review of applications will begin on October 27, 2016 and will continue until the position is filled. For full consideration please apply before this date.

The University of Hawaiʻi is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution and is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of race, sex, gender identity and expression, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, genetic information, marital status, breastfeeding, income assignment for child support, arrest and court record (except as permissible under State law), sexual orientation, domestic or sexual violence victim status, national guard absence, or status as a covered veteran.

Employment is contingent on satisfying employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986; reference checks of previous employers; and for certain positions, criminal history record checks. In accordance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, annual campus crime statistics for the University of Hawaii may be viewed at: http://ope.ed.gov/security/, or a paper copy may be obtained upon request from the respective UH Campus Security or Administrative Services Office.

Sherri Hope Culver Profile

Sherri Hope Culver serves as Director of the Center for Media and Information Literacy (CMIL) at Temple University, USA where she is an Associate Professor in the Department of Media Studies and Production in Klein College.

Sherri Hope Culver

The CMIL is recognized as a global chair of media and information literacy by the United Nations (UNESCO and the UNAOC) and is a member of the Global Alliance for Partnerships on Media and Information Literacy (GAPMIL). Sherri’s teaching and consulting centers on the business of media, with a focus on media literacy and children’s media. Sherri collaborates internationally with researchers, educators, media companies, schools and nonprofit organizations on projects connected to children & media. She has worked with Nickelodeon, Participant Media, YouTube Kids, and PBS, among others. Prior to her academic appointment, Sherri worked in the media industry for over twenty-five years as a producer and television executive.

Sherri is author, co-author and editor of several books, chapters and articles, including serving as co-executive editor of the International Yearbook on Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue for several years. Most recently, she authored a chapter in the latest edition of “20 Questions about Youth and the Media” titled, “How are the needs of children considered in children’s media?” (2018). Sherri served as president of the Board of Directors for the National Association for Media Literacy Education for three terms and currently serves as a trusted advisor.

Sherri writes regularly about issues facing children’s media and media literacy on her blog. and discusses the issues with guests on her television series, Media Inside Out as well as her podcast, Kids Talk Media. Sherri has given talks and presentations on five continents and over 13 countries. She has moderated panels at major universities and conferences, including the Children’s Global Media Summit, World Summit on Media for Children, UNESCO Media and Information Literacy conferences, International Media Literacy Research Symposium, National Association for Media Literacy Education and UK Children’s Media Conference. She has been interviewed by major news outlets, including Variety, Los Angeles Times, Christian Science Monitor, Philadelphia Inquirer, Radio Times (NPR), and KQED Mindshift.

Sherri holds a master’s degree in public culture from the University of Pennsylvania. Her research explored the impact of children’s television on the social development of girls and their ability to form diverse friendships.

Work for CID:
Sherri Hope Culver served on the CID Advisory Board 2017-20.

Key Concept #31: Indigenous Translated into Tagalog

Today sees the addition of a new language to the translations of the Key Concepts in Intercultural Dialogue. In 2014, Lily Mendoza wrote KC31: Indigenous in English , which she has now translated into Tagalog. [NOTE: this translation was updated in 2020, and the original 2016 version replaced.]

Mendoza, S. L. (2020). Katutubo. Key Concepts in Intercultural Dialogue, 31. Available from:
https://centerforinterculturaldialogue.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/kc31-indigenous_tagalog_v2.pdf

Wendy Leeds-Hurwitz, Director
Center for Intercultural Dialogue
intercult.dialogue[at]gmail.com

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

CFP Mobility, Mobile Media & Health in Asia

Call for Book Chapters
Mobility, Mobile Media, and Health in Asia: Culture, structure, agency
Editor: Mohan J. Dutta, Provost’s Chair Professor, Department of Communications and New Media, National University of Singapore

Book Series: Mobile Communication in Asia: Local Insights, Global Implications
Series Editor: Sun Sun Lim, Associate Professor, Department of Communications and New Media, National University of Singapore

In the proposed book, we examine the nature of mobility in mobile health, exploring the ways in which Asian mobilities configure into mobile media and health. The overarching framework of the book explores the intersections between mobile media and health, contextually situated in Asia and theoretically informed by Asia-centric conceptual maps for engaging with the linkages between mobile media and health. In one segment of the book, we examine mHealth projects across Asia, examining the overarching frameworks that constitute these projects, the underlying assumptions, the articulations of culture, and the expressions of agency as communities negotiate their access to and experiences with mHealth solutions. Drawing upon the overarching framework of the culture-centered approach, the book examines the flows of material, labor, and participation in mobile health interventions. Attention is paid to the ways in which mHealth interventions are conceptualized in community contexts, the role of these interventions in engaging with communities, and the constitution of community agency in mHealth interventions. In another segment of the book, we explore the ways in which health is constituted in Asia in the uses of mobile devices. Attention is paid to the vulnerabilities and risks to health constituted by mobile media, and the ways in which communities at the margins negotiate these health risks. The Chapters in this section will explore the health consequences of mobile media uses, and how mobile media products and artifacts are negotiated in the overarching context of health.

First, this edited book calls for scholarship across Asia that explores critically the interplays of power and control in mHealth interventions, addresses cultural context, and/or pays attention to the ways in which community agency is conceptualized in the ambits of mHealth Interventions. Based on the cases explored in the book, the overarching framework will examine Asia-centric concepts of health, culture, and technology as conceptualized in the ambits of mHealth Interventions. The book will provide an overarching structure for comparing mHealth cases across Asia, thus developing key theoretical anchors for exploring the linkages between mobility, culture, and structures as communities enact their agency in negotiating mHealth.

Second, the book calls for scholarship in Asia that explores the intersections of mobile media and health, and the juxtaposition of mobilities in/through mobile media in the backdrop of health outcomes. Chapters may explore the health outcomes attached to the manufacturing/ production/ disposal of mobile media, the health outcomes of mobile media uses, and the ways in which health risks/ vulnerabilities are negotiated through mobilities afforded by mobile media in Asia. Based on the conceptual anchors offered by Chapters covering Asia, this section of the book will offer comparative conceptual nodes for theorizing health, mobility, and mobile media located in Asia.

Call for abstracts:
Please submit abstracts outlining the paper. Papers submitted for the book may be theoretical pieces, empirically based pieces, or case studies comparing multiple cases. The important thing is that the Chapters be grounded in the context of Asia and seriously attend to the ways in which context configures in the theorizing of mobility, mobile media, and health. The abstract should spell out how the chapter contributes to the theorizing of mobility and health centered in Asia, drawing on culturally situated concepts that originate from and situate themselves in the Asian context. Abstracts should be no more than 1000 words long. Abstracts selected for submission will be invited to be developed into full papers (between 8000 and 10,000 words in length). Please submit abstracts to Mohan J. Dutta, cnmmohan[at]nus.edu.sg

Timeline:
Abstract Submission Deadline: October 30, 2016
Authors Notified: November 15, 2016
Chapters Due: April, 2017
Revisions Requested: May 2017
Final Versions Due: July 2017

CFP AFIRC Fellowship (Australia)

2017 AFIRC Research Fellowship

The AFI Research Collection, in partnership with Screen Cultures from the Centre for Communications, Politics and Culture, is pleased to announce the 2017 AFIRC Research Fellowship.

We invite proposals from scholars wishing to undertake research that utilises and promotes the resources of the AFI Research Collection.

The Fellowship is designed to showcase the unique holdings of the AFIRC, including film stills, newspaper clippings and other significant artefacts from the Australian film and television industry.

The Fellowship will provide a stipend of up to $5,000 (AUD).

*Applications close Thursday 27 October 2016*

Contact Alexander Gionfriddo, alexander.gionfriddo[at]rmit.edu.au with questions.

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