Lectures, Local Conferences, and Academic Events:
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Funding, Grants, and Scholarships:
Calls for Papers and Out-of-State Conferences:
Other Announcements:
Language Tables and Coffee Hours:
Detailed Descriptions of Events
Lectures, Local Conferences, and Academic Events:
1. Thursday, November 4: David Wellbery, LeRoy T. and Margaret Deffenbaugh Carlson University Professor, University of Chicago, “Kafka’s Wish”
5:00 PM, Indiana Memorial Union, Georgian Room
In each Master Class, a world-renowned scholar begins with one object and, in a process of interpretation and analysis, reveals an entire world of meaning. David Wellbery, among the preeminent literary scholars working today, will help us make sense of one of Kafka's sentences. Wellbery is the LeRoy T. and Margaret Deffenbaugh Carlson University Professor at the University of Chicago, where his departmental homes are Germanic Studies, Comparative Literature, and the Committee on Social Thought. His books include Lessing's Laocoon. Semiotics and Aesthetics in the Age of Reason, which appeared in paperback in 2009, twenty-five years after its initial publication, and The Specular Moment: Goethe's Early Lyric and the Beginnings of Romanticism (1996). He has received many awards, including honorary degrees and research prizes, most recently the Jacob-and-Wilhelm-Grimm Prize of the German Academic Exchange Service in 2010.
Conveners: Michel Chaouli (Germanic Studies) and Dror Wahrman (History)
More information about this lecture and others in the series can be found at: http://www.masterclassesinthehumanities.com/
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, IU Auditorium
Pulitzer Prize-winner Thomas L. Friedman has written on war, foreign affairs, global trade, and the environment. He is an internationally-renowned reporter and columnist for The New York Times. He is an award-winning author of books including the best-sellers The World is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century and Hot, Flat and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution... And How It Can Renew America.
Friedman's free public lecture is presented as part of the School of Journalism Speaker Series and the College of Arts and Sciences Themester, "sustain•ability: Thriving on a Small Planet." Co-sponsored by Indiana Memorial Union Board, the School of Public and Environmental Affairs, the Harvey C. Bunke MBA Business Ethics Workshop in the Kelley School of Business, the Center for Study of Global Change, and the Office of the Provost.
Friedman's free public lecture is presented as part of the School of Journalism Speaker Series and the College of Arts and Sciences Themester, "sustain•ability: Thriving on a Small Planet." Co-sponsored by Indiana Memorial Union Board, the School of Public and Environmental Affairs, the Harvey C. Bunke MBA Business Ethics Workshop in the Kelley School of Business, the Center for Study of Global Change, and the Office of the Provost.
For more information: http://journalism.indiana.edu
3. Friday, November 5: Nick Clark, “The Role of Political Knowledge in Multi-Level Systems of Governance: What Europeans Know about the European Union”
3:30 PM, Woodburn Hall 119
4. Monday, November 8: Heidi Bludau, PhD candidate, Anthropology, Indiana University, "Nurse for Hire: International Healthcare Recruiters as Cultural Brokers in Central and Eastern Europe"
12:15 PM, Ballantine Hall 004
As global healthcare shortages increase, East European healthcare workers are finding new opportunities as members of an in-demand global labor population. Accordingly, with an increased number of potential candidates, international recruitment firms have found a niche in Central and Eastern Europe. As cultural brokers between individuals and the global market, recruiters are an integral part of these newly formed healthcare migration channels. Exploiting the current conditions of the local healthcare systems, recruiters represent migration as a means to increased social and financial capital for the individual while exhorting the new knowledge migrants will bring back to their national healthcare systems upon return. Furthermore, they influence the direction of migration flows in order to meet market demands.
Based on 12 months of ethnographic fieldwork in Prague, Bludau uses the Czech Republic as a case study to examine how medical recruiters broker migration by influencing the relationships individuals hold with both the global healthcare labor market and local healthcare systems. She address two components of the migration cycle, placing special emphasis on the role of recruiters as profit-seeking intermediaries and agents of migrant production. First, she considers the nature of the Czech healthcare model as a stagnant institution, which recruiters exploit as a means to attract employment candidates who want to expand their professional and medical experiences through work abroad. Second, she examines the role of recruiters as cultural and financial brokers between candidates and foreign employers, including how recruiters produce healthcare migrants to fill specified performative roles in the global marketplace.
A PhD student in Indiana University’s Anthropology department, Heidi Bludau’s academic interests include medical anthropology, gender and the Czech Republic. She is completing her dissertation, “Czech Migration Agencies: Transnationalism and Gender in Postsocialist Healthcare” under the guidance of Dr. Anya Peterson Royce, Anthropology and Dr. Sarah Phillips, Anthropology.
5. Monday, November 8: Chris Ogan, Professor Emerita, “The EU Kids Online 25-Country Study: First Results”
4:30 PM, Ernie Pyle Hall Lounge
Professor Emerita Chris Ogan will talk about “The EU Kids Online 25-Country Study: First Results” at 4:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 8, in the Ernie Pyle Hall lounge.
Ogan said her research is based on a survey of parents and children in 25 European countries about the opportunities and risks of children's online activities. The survey was coordinated by professors Sonia Livingstone and Leslie Haddon at the London School of Economics in spring/summer 2010.
Based on nearly 50,000 face-to-face interviews with children and one of their parents in each country, the study addressed such risks as cyberbullying, sending and receiving sexual messages, and privacy on social networks.
Ogan’s talk is part of the school’s Research Colloquium, which provides scholars a venue for presenting their work and garnering feedback from colleagues.
Ogan said her research is based on a survey of parents and children in 25 European countries about the opportunities and risks of children's online activities. The survey was coordinated by professors Sonia Livingstone and Leslie Haddon at the London School of Economics in spring/summer 2010.
Based on nearly 50,000 face-to-face interviews with children and one of their parents in each country, the study addressed such risks as cyberbullying, sending and receiving sexual messages, and privacy on social networks.
Ogan’s talk is part of the school’s Research Colloquium, which provides scholars a venue for presenting their work and garnering feedback from colleagues.
6. Wednesday, November 10: Ilya Kafterev, International Office, Lobachevsky State University, Nizhnii Novgorod, «Нижний Новгород: Вчера, сегодня и завтра» ("Nizhnii Novgorod: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow”—in Russian)
12:15 PM, Ballantine 004
Speaking in Russian, visiting scholar Ilya Kuftyrev will present his hometown of Nizhnii Novgorod, Russia, exploring the city’s history, current significance, and outlook for the future. The fifth largest city in the Russian Federation, Nizhnii Novgorod is the economic and cultural center of the vast Volga-Vyatka economic region. Its recorded history dates back to the thirteenth century.
Ilya Kuftyrev is head of the International Office at Lobachevsky State University in Nizhnii Novgorod and currently in residence at Indiana University-Bloomington as an IREX University Administration Support Program fellow.
Sponsored by the Russian and East European Institute.
12:00 PM, Hilton Indianapolis Hotel & Suites, 120 West Market Street, Indianapolis
Individuals interested in attending are asked to register ahead of time: https://www.confmanager.com/main.cfm?cid=2273
The Indiana University European Union Center invites you to “The Euro and its effects on the Midwest” luncheon, which will be held in Indianapolis on Thursday, November 18, 2010.
The euro is perhaps the greatest experiment in fiscal history, as 17 countries have opted to surrender their national currency and replace it with the common currency. However, eleven years after its creation, the euro has returned to the headlines as financial markets worried about its future. This summer opened with the possibility of the Greek government defaulting on its loan payments and then the European Union taking the dramatic step of orchestrating a €110 billion (more than $140 billion) bailout for Greece, and creating an emergency fund of €750 billion ($1 trillion) in case other governments needed to be rescued. Since then, the euro has stabilized, but what does this crisis mean for the Midwest and Indiana?
Dr. Christopher J. Waller, the keynote speaker for this luncheon will provide insights into this question. As the Senior Vice President and Director of Research at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Dr. Waller has experience analyzing both the Midwest economy and European monetary affairs. In addition, Dr. Waller has taught economics at Indiana University-Bloomington and the University of Notre Dame and published articles on the euro, monetary unions, and monetary policy.
This event is co-sponsored by the Indiana University European Union Center, the School of Public and Environmental Affairs, and the IU Bloomington Department of Economics.
Cultural Events:
8:00 PM, Wylie Hall 005
The second in a series of Tibetan and Mongolian films presented by the Inner Asian & Uralic National Resource Center and the IU Art Museum in conjunction with the museum's special exhibition, From the Steppes and the Monasteries, on view through December 19, 2010.
The Saltmen of Tibet
Observing age-old taboos and steadfast homage to the deities of nature, four men meticulously plan their grueling three-month yak caravan to fetch "the tears of Tara," the precious salt from the holy lakes of northern Tibet.
The Saltmen of Tibet
Observing age-old taboos and steadfast homage to the deities of nature, four men meticulously plan their grueling three-month yak caravan to fetch "the tears of Tara," the precious salt from the holy lakes of northern Tibet.
Funding, Grants, and Scholarships:
Deadline: January 25, 2011
The Likhachev Foundation (St. Petersburg, Russia) together with the Committee on External Relations of Saint Petersburg and B. Yeltsin Presidential Center (Moscow, Russia) has announced a competition for 2-week cultural fellowships in Russia (St. Petersburg) from May 9 till May 22, 2011 for American professionals in the field of arts and culture who work on projects related to Russian culture. Airfare and accommodation in St. Petersburg will be covered by the organizers.
More detailed information on the competition can be found here. The application deadline is January 25, 2011. Please note that students are not eligible for this program. Who is a "professional in the field of art and culture?" The list of Likhachev fellows from 2010 (http://www.lfond.spb.ru/chronicle/446/) includes several museum curators, directors and archivists, but also university professors, including Michael Wachtel (Princeton), who is preparing commentary to Pushkin's lyrics.
More detailed information on the competition can be found here. The application deadline is January 25, 2011. Please note that students are not eligible for this program. Who is a "professional in the field of art and culture?" The list of Likhachev fellows from 2010 (http://www.lfond.spb.ru/chronicle/446/) includes several museum curators, directors and archivists, but also university professors, including Michael Wachtel (Princeton), who is preparing commentary to Pushkin's lyrics.
2. Visiting Research Fellowship, Social Research Center, American University of Central Asia, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Position: Visiting Research Fellow
Host institution: Social Research Center at American University of Central Asia (www.src.auca.kg)
Period: From 1 months to 1 year
The Social Research Center (SRC) at American University of Central Asia (AUCA) is pleased to offer interested scholars (PhD students and post-doctoral fellows only) the opportunity to conduct research within the framework of its Visiting Research Fellowship Program at our Bishkek-based research center in Kyrgyzstan. The SRC is an integral part of AUCA, with the mission to promote long-term development of the principles and practice of democracy, rule of law, and social equality in Kyrgyzstan and Central Asia through carrying out research and policy analysis.
Advantages and opportunities of the Foreign Research Fellowship Program at the SRC:
* Ideal surroundings: work and conduct research at one of the leading universities in
Central Asia, internationally recognized as a university based on the American liberal arts tradition of free and critical inquiry.
* Beneficial support: benefit from interaction with the AUCA faculty members,
local/foreign scholars and students.
* Valuable networking: use our networking capacities to establish contacts with local
research institutions, universities, local scholars, non-governmental organizations
and governmental agencies in Kyrgyzstan.
* Perfect working conditions: SRC will provide access to Internet, computers, printing,
copying, faxing, and the university library resources.
Research Areas
The SRC is broadly interested in the political and social development of Kyrgyzstan, with a particular focus on the following areas:
* Migration: The impacts of external and internal migration on economic and social
development (Kyrgyzstan and other Central Asian countries)
* Corruption (Kyrgyzstan)
* Islam: political and social aspects (Kyrgyzstan and other Central Asian countries)
* Development of civil society in Kyrgyzstan
Interested scholars should
* Be PhD students or post-doctoral fellows
* Offer a research project related to the research interests of SRC
* Be willing to submit a research paper every 1-2 months of fellowship at SRC
Period: From one month to one year.
Number of Fellowships: SRC can host up to five Research Fellows at a time.
How to apply
- Fill out the application form posted on the "Research Fellowship" section at www.src.auca.kg
- Send the filled out application form, your CV, and any other information related to your application to:
Ms. Ainura Asamidinova
Research Projects Officer
Social Research Center
American University of Central Asia
205 Abdumomunov Street
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, 720040
or apply by e-mail: asamidinova_a@mail.auca.kg
Please note that your application will be considered by the SRC within 2-3 weeks
For further information
- If you are interested in finding out more information about current and previous
activities of the SRC, please refer to our website: www.src.auca.kg
- If you would like to find out more about American University of Central Asia, please
refer to: www.auca.kg
- For further inquires or information on your application status, please contact Ms. Ainura
Asamidinova at: asamidinova_a@mail.auca.kg
The SRC provides the following logistical support:
- in arranging visas
- in finding accommodation in Bishkek.
- in arranging airport pick-up.
Unfortunately, the SRC does not have the capacity to cover travel, accommodation, health insurance or any other related expenses.
Deadline: February 1, 2011
Call for Applications
The University of Southern California is pleased to announce a new opportunity for outstanding young scholars, the Provost’s Postdoctoral Scholars Program in the Humanities. The program has two overarching goals. First, we seek to further the professional development of scholars in the humanities by providing time for research and writing, an opportunity to establish an independent teaching portfolio, and faculty mentoring to help scholars prepare for careers as tenure-track faculty. Secondly, we seek to add new voices from other institutions to our conversations within and across disciplines in the humanities, as well as to our conversations about the value and place of the humanities within the university and in society at large.
Appointments are for two years, with a start date of August 15, 2011.
Provost’s scholars will teach three courses over four semesters, with one semester free for full-time research. They are expected to reside in the Los Angeles area during the academic year and to participate in the scholarly life of the host department and the university through seminars and other scholarly activities. The salary is $50,000 per year plus fringe benefits, with a research and travel account of $6,000 per year. It is understood that scholars may get jobs and leave the program after the first year.
Candidates should choose one of the following programs as their proposed host department and explain the choice briefly in their cover letter:
American Studies, Art History, Classics, Comparative Literature, Critical Studies (Cinema), East Asian Languages and Cultures, English, French, History, Linguistics, Musicology, Philosophy, Slavic Languages and Literatures.
Applicants will be evaluated based on their prior academic accomplishments, the significance and intellectual merit of the proposed project, and their potential to contribute to the intellectual life of their host department and the community of scholars at USC. Candidates must have received the Ph.D. no earlier than July 1, 2007 and must have the degree in hand by July 1, 2011. The provost expects to make five to eight postdoctoral awards per year in order to maintain a full cohort of approximately 10 scholars.
Application materials
Applicants should submit the following items as .pdf files to http://grad.usc.edu/PostDocApp :
• Cover letter including explanation of desired program affiliation
• CV
• Writing sample of one chapter or one article (up to 30 pages double-spaced)
• Research proposal describing applicant’s plans for the period of the grant. This may
include revising the dissertation for publication and/or plans for the candidate’s next
academic project (up to three pages double-spaced)
• Teaching statement (up to two pages double spaced)
• Names, institutional affiliations, and email addresses of three faculty members who can supply letters of reference directly to USC.
Notification:
Recipients of the USC Provost’s Postdoctoral Scholar awards will be notified in mid March 2011.
Further information about the program can be found by visiting the program website: http://grad.usc.edu/PostDocApp . For information regarding postdoctoral policies and benefits, look under the heading “postdoctoral research associates” at http://www.usc.edu/research/students/postdocs/ . Inquiries about the USC Provost’s Postdoctoral Scholars Program in the Humanities should be directed to Vice Provost Sarah Pratt at vpgp@usc.edu.
Calls for Papers and Out-of-State Conferences:
1. CALL FOR FACULTY & STUDENT PAPERS: “Global Problems, Sustainable Solutions: Creating Policy for a Rapidly Changing World”
Priority Deadline: December 10, 2010
Final Deadline: January 10, 2011
March 25, 2011, Indiana University, Bloomington
The IU International Public Affairs Association (IPAA) seeks panelists for:
The 4th Annual International Public Affairs Association Spring Conference
(March 25, 2011, Indiana University, Bloomington)
Priority deadline for abstract submission: December 10, 2010
Faculty, graduate students, undergraduate students and independent scholars are cordially invited to submit abstracts addressing all topics relating to international public affairs. Possible topics may include:
1. Global economic development
2. Emerging nations
3. International law and governance
4. Environmental protection and cooperation
5. Conflict and resolution: gender, minority groups, and religion
Prospective participants: We encourage faculty, graduate, and undergraduate students from all disciplines to submit their work. The conference welcomes co-authored papers and faculty-student collaborations, as well as submissions of course projects. In keeping with the conference’s broad theme of sustainability, abstracts dealing with issues of sustainability will receive special consideration.
Selection process: Papers will be peer reviewed before selection; those presented at the conference will be printed in a bound volume and distributed to conference participants. The IPAA regrets that it cannot provide funding to participants. However, there is NO REGISTRATION FEE and panelists are invited to attend the conference breakfast and lunch.
Submission guidelines:
· We seek studies suitable for policymakers, practitioners, and academic audiences that analyze issues of global importance and inform policy development and implementation.
· Please submit abstracts by January 10, 2011, including title, abstract (300 words), and author(s).Submissions received before December 10, 2010 will be given priority; participants are strongly encouraged to submit abstracts as early as possible.
· Final conference papers of 1500-2000 words in length are due February 15, 2011.
Please send submissions and questions to: ipaa@indiana.edu.
Please see the Call for Proposals PDF for more information.
Deadline: November 18, 2010
March 5, 2011, Indiana University, Bloomington
The Association of Central Eurasian Students (ACES) at Indiana University invites panel and individual paper proposals for the Eighteenth Annual Central Eurasian Studies Conference to be held Saturday, March 5, 2011 on the Bloomington campus of Indiana University.
Graduate students, faculty, and independent scholars are cordially invited to submit abstracts of papers addressing all topics pertaining to Central Eurasian Studies.
Central Eurasian Studies is defined for the purposes of this conference as the study of the historical and contemporary Afghan, Balto-Finnic, Hungarian, Mongolic, Persian, Tibetan, Tungusic, and Turkic peoples, languages, cultures, and states.
Submission of pre-organized panels is strongly encouraged. Individual papers are also welcome and will be assigned by the Conference Committee to a suitable panel. All proposals will be subject to a highly selective review procedure. Past panel themes have included:
- Representation and Nationalism in Kazakhstan: Past, Present and Future
- Societies and Cultures of Xinjiang
- Turkic Folklore and Literature
- Romanticism, Modernism, Postmodernism, and Beyond in Hungarian Literature, Culture, and the Arts
- Tibetan Studies
- Aspects of Imperial and Soviet Rule in Central Asia
- Nodes of Identity
- Explorations in Central Asian Historiography
Submission Instructions: Proposals may be submitted via the online form accessible at: http://www.indiana.edu/~aces
n.b. All submissions must be accompanied by an abstract.
ACES regrets that it cannot provide any funding to participants.
Applicants will be notified of their status before 1 December 2010.
Please remember that the submission of a proposal represents a commitment on your behalf to participate in the conference.
Any queries may be directed to the ACES Conference Committee at aces@indiana.edu.
Other Announcements:
The mission of the Atlantic Council is to renew the transatlantic community for 21st century global challenges. The Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center serves as the Atlantic Council’s focal point for work related to issues in this region, which encompasses the Central and Eastern Europe, the Black and Caspian Sea littoral states, Russia, and Central Asia. Issues of particular importance to the Eurasia Center include trade and economy (regional economic integration, business development, and trade facilitation); and energy (oil and natural gas pipelines, other energy transmission corridors, resource exploration, and energy security concerns); and others (migration, governance, the environment, and security).
The Program conducts research and project activities on these and other topics. The program seeks well-organized, highly reliable, motivated candidates with excellent writing skills and who thrive in a fast-paced environment and demonstrate initiative. The position is not paid, but candidates gain valuable skills, experience, knowledge, and contacts in the Washington, DC, policy community.
Interns for the Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center provide important research and logistical support to assist these efforts and support program staff. They work closely with the Program Director, the Director of Programs, the Assistant Director, and Black Sea Energy and Economic Forum staff. Interns are also encouraged to pursue their own research projects and to write and publish their own policy briefs or blog posts.
Duties are not limited to, but will include:
• Conduct research to support the activities of the Director and his deputies.
• Manage program contacts and knowledge.
• Draft correspondence and take notes at Council roundtables and strategy sessions for program archives.
• Handle an array logistical issues for program events and activities.
• Write analytical pieces for publication on the New Atlanticist blog.
• Help draft and edit policy briefs and task force reports.
• Manage program contacts and knowledge.
• Draft correspondence and take notes at Council roundtables and strategy sessions for program archives.
• Handle an array logistical issues for program events and activities.
• Write analytical pieces for publication on the New Atlanticist blog.
• Help draft and edit policy briefs and task force reports.
Each intern is responsible for completing all tasks stated above and other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
• Must be at least a college senior in good standing, a graduate student or a recent graduate.
• Must demonstrate proven interest in international affairs with an emphasis on trade, economics, energy, or the Eurasia region.
• Must have excellent writing and editing skills.
• Must work well with others and interact professionally with senior figures.
• Must be eligible to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
• Must demonstrate proven interest in international affairs with an emphasis on trade, economics, energy, or the Eurasia region.
• Must have excellent writing and editing skills.
• Must work well with others and interact professionally with senior figures.
• Must be eligible to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
To be considered for this position, please email a resume, cover letter, and writing sample to: internship@acus.org.
Language Tables and Coffee Hours:
6:00PM – 7:00PM, Indiana Memorial Union Starbucks
6:00 PM, Runcible Spoon
5:45 PM, Indiana Memorial Union Starbucks
5:30 PM, Pourhouse Café (314 E Kirkwood)
5:00 PM, Indiana Memorial Union Starbucks
5:30 PM, Ballantine Hall 506
7:00 PM, Runcible Spoon
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