CFP Intercultural Comm for Evolving Global Order

Call for book chapters
Intercultural Communication for an Evolving Global Order: A Reader
to be Published by Cognella, San Diego, CA, USA

Editor:
Wenshan Jia, Ph. D., Professor of Intercultural/Global Communication, Chapman University, Orange CA 92866 USA

Teachers/scholars of intercultural communication are all invited to submit competitive research or theoretical position chapters to be considered for inclusion in the textbook Intercultural Communication for an Evolving Global Order: A Reader (working title) to be published by Cognella, San Diego, California, USA by July 1, 2014. While any topic of intercultural communication in a global context is welcomed, the focus of new developments of intercultural communication based on the evolving global dynamics and structure as well as the emerging global trends of the early 21st century such as the relationship between intercultural communication and global citizenship and the relationship between intercultural communication and new media is particularly welcomed. Preference is also given to solid chapter contributions addressing issues of intercultural communication between emerging economies such as the BRICS and the established economies such as the G8 as well as among the BRICS countries such as China and India, China and Russia, China and Brazil, China and South Africa and so on. Last but not least, submissions addressing applied topics of intercultural communication in such sectors such as the global corporate and organizational arena, global public diplomacy, global health and global environmental changes, and global creative industry and so on are encouraged.  A variety of research approaches such as the qualitative, quantitative, and critical are accepted. The targeted readership consists of undergraduate and graduate students, interested professionals, and the general public.

Guidelines for Submission:
All submissions must conform to the latest APA style standards. Use Times New Roman, 12-font size, and single-space. A proposal of around 600 words is due along with a biography of 100 words and a list of intercultural communication or related courses by October 31, 2013. Tentative selections based on the proposals are made on the basis of originality, quality and fit. The full manuscript of 5000 to 7000 words is due on February 31, 2014. Formal selections for inclusion in the textbook are made on the basis of originality, quality, and fit.  Recommendations of already published articles fitting the theme of the book are also welcomed. Send all submissions electronically with the E-mail subject title “IC for the Evolving Global Order Submission” to:  Wenshan Jia with a copy also sent here. If you have any questions, please contact:

Wenshan Jia, Ph. D., Professor/IAIR Intercultural Fellow
Department of Communication Studies Doti Hall 214
Chapman University
One University Drive
Orange CA 92866 USA

UC Santa Barbara job ad

The Department of Communication at the University of California, Santa Barbara invites applications for a tenured senior Associate or Full Professor faculty position, with an anticipated start date of July 1, 2014.  The successful candidate will complement one or more of the Department’s core areas in interpersonal/intergroup communication, media communication, and organizational communication, and any of our cross-cutting emphases in communication and technology, media neuroscience, globalization, family, group, health, political, legal, or intercultural communication.  Candidates must have a Ph.D. in Communication or related discipline and an exceptional record of scholarship.   The successful candidate will be expected to assume the role of Chair for a 3-year term beginning July, 2016.  Thus, administrative experience is highly desirable.

Applicants should submit a cover letter highlighting qualifications, a curriculum vitae, evidence of teaching excellence and administrative effectiveness, three publications, and a list of 3 references along with contact information to the appropriate sections of the job search website.  Questions should be directed to the Search Committee Chair, Dr. Howie Giles. The search committee will begin screening completed applications on November 1, 2013, and all materials need to be submitted before this date.

The department is especially interested in candidates who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of the academic community through research, teaching, and service.  UCSB is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.  This institution offers benefits to same-sex and different sex domestic partners.

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U Iowa Asian Studies job ad

The University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and UI International Programs invite applications for the position of C. Maxwell and Elizabeth M. Stanley Family Chair of Asian Studies. Geographic area of specialization is open to East and Southeast Asia, with an emphasis on transnational and cross-cultural topics. Appointment will be within one of the following units: Department of Anthropology, Department of Communication Studies, or the School of Journalism and Mass Communication. The successful applicant will also hold a 0% appointment in International Programs. Review processes, teaching assignments, and primary responsibility for mentorship will reside within the department of appointment.

TO VIEW POSITION QUALIFICATIONS AND TO APPLY: visit http://jobs.uiowa.edu and reference requisition #63326. The review of applications will begin on November 15, 2013 and continue until the position is filled. Final applicant is subject to a credential and background check. The Departments and the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences are strongly committed to gender and ethnic diversity; the strategic mission of the University and the College reflect this commitment. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. The University of Iowa is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. This institution offers benefits to same-sex and different sex domestic partners.

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U Miami job ad

Position in Health and/or Intercultural Communication
School of Communication
University of Miami

The Department of Communication Studies in the School of Communication at the University of Miami is seeking applicants for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor beginning August 2014.  Successful candidates will have expertise in health and/or intercultural communication and will join a growing team of faculty working to build a nationally prominent Ph.D. program focused in these areas.  Applicants must have a Ph.D. in communication, or provide evidence they will have completed all requirements for the degree by August 2014.  They should also have a record of strong teaching and publication in mainstream communication journals, or promise of such.

U Miami

Review of applications will begin November 1, 2013 and continue until the position is filled.  Qualified candidates should send:  (1) letter summarizing teaching philosophy and research area, (2) current CV, and (3) three letters of recommendation to:
Professor Diane Millette
Communication Studies Department
School of Communication
University of Miami
P.O. Box 248127
Coral Gables, FL  33124-2105

The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical and dental benefits, tuition remission, vacation, paid holidays and much more.  The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
This institution offers benefits to same-sex domestic partners.

Miriam Sobré Profile

Profiles

Miriam Sobré is Assistant Professor of Instruction at University of Texas, San Antonio, TX.

Miriam Sobre-Denton

 

Her research focuses on critical cosmopolitanism for intercultural communication, education for global competency in underserved communities, white privilege and Latina/o identities, postcolonialism and identity hybridity. Miriam received her Ph.D. from  Arizona State University in 2009; her dissertation was a 2 ½ year ethnography of a cosmopolitan social group. Miriam is also a Faculty Reader for the Master of Arts in Intercultural Research at the Intercultural Communication Institute.  She received her MA from the University of Texas at Austin and her BA from the University of Puget Sound.

Her publications include the following:

Sobré, M.S. (2017). Multicultural third culture building: A case-study of a multicultural social support group. Journal of Intercultural Communication, 45, 1.

Sobré, M.S. (2017). Developing the intercultural class-space: Theoretical implications and pragmatic applications of critical intercultural communication pedagogy. Intercultural Education, 28(1), 39-59.

Sobré-Denton, M.S. (2017). Cosmopolitanism—a critical, postcolonial perspective. In Y. Y. Kim & K.L. McKay-Semmler (Eds.), International encyclopedia of intercultural communication. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell.

Sobré-Denton, M.S. (2015). Virtual intercultural bridgework: Social media, virtual cosmopolitanism, and activist community-building. New Media and Society, 18(8), 1715-1731. DOI: 1461444814567988

Sobré-Denton, M.S. (2015). Cosmopolitanism. In J.M. Bennett (Ed.), Sage encyclopedia of intercultural competence (pp. 126-128). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Sobré-Denton, M.S. (2015). Virtual cosmopolitanism in a networked society. In B. McEwan (Ed.), Navigating new media networks: Understanding and managing communication challenges in a networked society (pp. 127-138). Lexington Books.

Bardhan, N., & Sobré-Denton, M.S. (2015). Interculturality, cosmopolitanism and the role of the imagination: A perspective for communicating as global citizens. In M. Rozbichi (Ed.), Perspectives on interculturality (pp. 131-160). New York: Palgrave-MacMillan.

Work for CID:
Miriam Sobré wrote KC2: Cosmopolitanism.

CFP Superdiversity conference Birmingham

CALL FOR PAPERS
Superdiversity: theory, method and practice in an era of change
International Conference, Birmingham 23-24 June 2014

(DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: 10th DECEMBER 2013)

Keynote Speakers include:
*Professor Jan Blommaert, Babylon Centre for the study of Superdiversity, University of Tilberg, The Netherlands.
*Professor Peggy Levitt, Wellesey College, USA.
*Professor James Nazroo, The Cathie Marsh Centre for Census and Survey Research, University of Manchester, UK.
*Professor Gill Valentine, University of Sheffield, UK
*Professor Steven Vertovec, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity, Gottingen, Germany

With the unprecedented speed, scale and spread of global migration, academics have an important role in developing new methods, advancing theoretical understanding and producing empirically informed knowledge about the emergence of superdiversity.

Invitation to submit
The Institute for Research into Superdiversity (IRiS) at the University of Birmingham are organising the first international interdisciplinary conference on superdiversity. The conference will be held at University of Birmingham on the 23rd and 24th June 2014. It will feature invited plenaries, academic panels and a policy roundtable on topics at the forefront of the superdiversity research agenda. The aim of the conference is to map the state of the art in knowledge on superdiversity and to draw an agenda for future research.

We welcome academics from a broad range of disciplines, including anthropology, sociology, social policy, geography, linguistics, history, psychology, economics, medicine, demography, politics, and development studies, policy makers and practitioners to submit innovative papers, panel proposals or posters on any aspect related to superdiversity. Doctoral researchers are welcome to submit their work. The conference will be an opportunity for meeting fellow PhD students and senior academics working on superdiversity.

The conference will include parallel sessions on:
*Migration processes, transnational practices, and globalization
*Patterns and experiences of space and place
*Interchanges, interactions and encounters
*Immigration regimes, rights and belonging
*Discrimination, segregation and inclusion
*Hybridity, representations and belonging
*Communication, language and media
*Policy, planning and service delivery
*Research methods and approaches
*Markets, finance and opportunity
*Art, culture and history
*Faith, religion and spirituality
*Health and healthcare
*New demographies

Submission Guidelines
Abstracts should be submitted electronically, using the on-line submission link – http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/activity/superdiversity-institute/events/2014/06/call-for-papers.aspx – by 10th December 2013.
*Submissions for presentations should include an abstract of a maximum of 250 words.
*Submissions for panels should include the names of three speakers and a Chair, an overview abstract of 250 words and an abstract for each associated paper of 250 words.
*Poster submissions can describe in 250 words or less key themes and approaches to be included in the poster.

Acceptance decisions will be communicated week beginning the 24th February 2014.

Presentation Format: The selected papers will be grouped by themes. There will be parallel sessions, with three presentations in each session. Each presentation will last 20 minutes and followed by 10 minutes discussion.

Deadline for papers: Panel speakers are expected to submit full papers (pdf files) by 30th May 2014.

Conference publications: delegates will be offered the opportunity after the conference to submit their papers for consideration to be included in an edited book and/or journal special edition.

Other: Travel and accommodation expenses should be covered by the participants. However, there will be a limited number of registration fee bursaries for participants under exceptional circumstances.

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U Michigan-Dearborn job ad

Assistant Professor of Public Communication and Culture Studies
Department of Language, Culture and Communication
University of Michigan-Dearborn

Full time (6 courses per year), tenure track assistant professor with a specialization in health communication, effective 9/1/14. We are particularly interested in candidates whose research and teaching interests explore the intersection of health communication and culture. Preferred emphasis in qualitative approaches to the study of public health, health education, health and community, or other health-related areas.

Secondary areas of interest might include communication theory, communication ethics, or qualitative research methods. Successful experience teaching communication at the undergraduate level essential.

In addition to the teaching duties, the candidate will be expected to engage in program and course development relevant to their area of specialization. Ph. D. from a recognized university communications doctorate program in hand by 9/1/2014.

The University of Michigan-Dearborn is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse and pluralistic faculty committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment and strongly encourages applications from minorities and women. The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. This institution offers benefits to same-sex and different sex domestic partners.

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Internationalizing Postgraduate Studies

International Communication Association newsletter
Student Column: Internationalizing Postgraduate Studies
Anne Kaun, ICA Student Board Member, Sodertorn U/ U of Pennsylvania

ICA

The current issue of the ICA Newsletter includes a student column on internationalizing postgraduate studies. It begins:

“Internationalization has long been an important issue for the ICA. Although the name indicates that the association is per se international, this has not been a given fact on different levels (e.g. awards, fellowships) and internationalization remains one of the priorities for the ICA as the current presidential candidates Amy Jordan and Sharon Strover stress. That an international association should be truly international is out of question, but how international do PhD candidates have to be? And what does internationalization of PhD studies actually mean in different contexts?

I have asked a PhD-student and two postdoc scholars about what it means to be international from their perspective. The three following statements derive from three very different contexts, namely USA, China and Sweden, and are giving some inside into what internationalization of post-graduate studies might be.”

Go to the original column to read the statements.

CFP Migration, Media and Intercultural Dialogue

Call for Papers
Migration, Media and Intercultural Dialogue
Conference 25th and 26th November 2013
Institute on Globalization, Culture and Mobility, Barcelona, Spain

While migration often poses the question of cultural difference, diverse forms of media play a key role in enabling representation, thus forging modes of communication. Through a focus on the role of media, this conference will explore the extent to which the latter bridges cultural differences in contexts of migration and facilitates intercultural dialogue.

Keynote speakers:
Iain Chambers, Professor of Cultural and Postcolonial Studies, Oriental University of Naples, Italy
Kevin Robins, Professor of Sociology, City University, London, UK

Further abstracts are sought which focus on a range of issues, both theoretical and empirical, which relate to: cultural diversity and difference, how media can mobilize societies and cultures, and the role of media in triggering migration, and connecting migrants to their homelands. This is an interdisciplinary conference. Contributions are welcomed from anthropologists, cultural theorists, economists, linguists, political theorists, sociologists, and anyone examining relevant questions.

Two events will follow the conference in which participants are welcome to participate:
– Roundtable discussion with Immigrant Press Journalists in Barcelona, organized in collaboration with Casa Asia on November 25, 2013
– Training workshop on PhD research methods organized in collaboration with CIDOB on November 27, 2013

The conference will take place at the offices of UNU-GCM, located at:
Sant Manuel Pavilion, Sant Pau Art Nouveau Site, c/ Sant Antoni Maria Claret, 167, 08025-Barcelona, Spain.
Please note that there is no financial assistance available for travel or accommodation.

Submission information:
Abstracts for papers should be of maximum 500 words, and sent along with a biographical note of maximum 150 words to: Tendayi Bloom.
Abstracts for panels should be of maximum 500 words. Prospective conveners should include a biographical note of maximum 150 words for each convener and should provide a list of questions the panel will address, with a short sentence about each panel member, where known. This should be sent to: Valeria Bello.
The deadline is 5pm CET Friday 18th October 2013 (response by 24th October).

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