1 News & Announcements Heather Miller Appointed Vice-Dean, Teaching & Learning at UTM Congratulations to Prof. Heather Miller! Effective January 1, 2017, she will be taking on a new role at UTM as the Vice-Dean of Teaching and Learning. She will serve in that position until June 30, 2018. Prof. Miller is currently the Chair of Anthropology at UTM and we wish her great success in her new administrative appointment! Read what the UTM Vice-Principal Academic and Dean had to say about Prof. Miller in their formal announcement here. Jess Cook Awarded the Janka Seydegart Scholarship in Feminist Studies PhD student Jessica Cook has been awarded the Janka Seydegart Scholarship in Feminist Studies, given in alternate years to a graduate student enrolled in the collaborative program in Women’s Studies. Bonnie McElhinny Wins Larkin Award Congratulations to Prof. Bonnie McElhinny! She has been selected for the June Larkin Award for Pedagogical Development for 2017-18 for her project “Something in the Water: Watershed Pedagogies and Teachings about Water in Toronto”. This award recognizes past achievements, and provides for course release to be dedicated to the development of innovative pedagogy or educational technologies in classroom, community and field settings. This project will include a series of workshops to facilitate exchanges about the strategies various educators are using to decolonize their teachings about water; a working paper that surveys watershed pedagogies (innovative approaches to experiential education) in the Great Lakes watershed and beyond; developing a grant proposal to record these initiatives in a publication, and to re-design existing courses and design a few new ones to develop a distinct cluster of courses at U of T linked to water. Learn more at http://anthropology.utoronto.ca/bonnie- mcelhinny-wins-larkin-award/ Valentina Napolitano’s Book Migrant Hearts Nominated Finalist for Geertz Prize Prof. Valentina Napolitano’s book Migrant Hearts and the Atlantic Return: Transnationalism and the Roman Catholic Church was one of the finalists for the Society for the Anthropology of Religion’s 2016 Clifford Geertz Prize. The list of winner and runner-up titles is available on the SAR website at http://sar.americananthro.org/2016- geertz-prize-in-the-anthropology-of-religion/ Andrea Muehlebach Awarded JHI Fellowship Prof. Andrea Muehlebach has been awarded a six-month fellowship for 2017-18 from the Jackman Humanities Institute at U of T, one of only six awarded in a very competitive application pool. Her successful project is titled Property, Right, or Commons? On the Water Insurgency in Europe. Learn more about this project and the other fellowship recipients at https://www.humanities.utoronto.ca/announce_JHIRF_17-18 The Late Geoffrey Gaherty (PhD, 1970) Donates Books to Anthropology Library Dr. Geoffrey Gaherty, who obtained his PhD from our department in 1970 under the supervision of Prof. David Hughes, died on July 7, 2016 from complications following a kidney transplant. In his will, he left his collection of anthropology books to the Anthropology Library located in AP 74 at 19 Russell St. 15 boxes of books were delivered to the department on November 21. Undergraduate student Rachelle Hatswell has kindly agreed to volunteer her time to help catalogue the material for our collection. Click here to learn how you can access the library or sign out materials. After completing his thesis on the topic of skeleton variation in seven African populations, Dr. Gaherty became an avid amateur astronomer, becoming a longtime columnist with Night Sky. Click here to read the In Memoriam piece about Dr. Gaherty by Pedro Braganca and Denis Grey. Anthropology Newsletter University of Toronto December 1, 2016 Volume 17, Issue 6 In This Issue: News & Announcements 1 Upcoming Anthropology Events 2 Recent Publications 3 Upcoming Workshops & Conferences 3 Job Postings & Fellowships 4 Awards 5 Calls for Papers 6 Field Schools 7 U of T & Community Events 8
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News & Announcements
Heather Miller Appointed Vice-Dean, Teaching & Learning at UTM Congratulations to Prof. Heather Miller! Effective January 1, 2017, she will be taking on a new role at UTM as the Vice-Dean of Teaching and Learning. She will serve in that position until June 30, 2018. Prof. Miller is currently the Chair of Anthropology at UTM and we wish her great success in her new administrative appointment! Read what the UTM Vice-Principal Academic and Dean had to say about Prof. Miller in their formal announcement here.
Jess Cook Awarded the Janka Seydegart Scholarship in Feminist Studies PhD student Jessica Cook has been awarded the Janka Seydegart Scholarship in Feminist Studies, given in alternate years to a graduate student enrolled in the collaborative program in Women’s Studies.
Bonnie McElhinny Wins Larkin Award Congratulations to Prof. Bonnie McElhinny! She has been selected for the June Larkin Award for Pedagogical Development for 2017-18 for her project “Something in the Water: Watershed Pedagogies and Teachings about Water in Toronto”. This award recognizes past achievements, and provides for course release to be dedicated to the development of innovative pedagogy or educational technologies in classroom, community and field settings. This project will include a series of workshops to facilitate exchanges about the strategies various educators are using to decolonize their teachings about water; a working paper that surveys watershed pedagogies (innovative approaches to experiential education) in the Great Lakes watershed and beyond; developing a grant proposal to record these initiatives in a publication, and to re-design existing courses and design a few new ones to develop a distinct cluster of courses at U of T linked to water. Learn more at http://anthropology.utoronto.ca/bonnie-mcelhinny-wins-larkin-award/
Valentina Napolitano’s Book Migrant Hearts Nominated Finalist for Geertz Prize Prof. Valentina Napolitano’s book Migrant Hearts and the Atlantic Return: Transnationalism and the Roman Catholic Church was one of the finalists for the Society for the Anthropology of Religion’s 2016 Clifford Geertz Prize. The list of winner and runner-up titles is available on the SAR website at http://sar.americananthro.org/2016-geertz-prize-in-the-anthropology-of-religion/
Andrea Muehlebach Awarded JHI Fellowship Prof. Andrea Muehlebach has been awarded a six-month fellowship for 2017-18 from the Jackman Humanities Institute at U of T, one of only six awarded in a very competitive application pool. Her successful project is titled Property, Right, or Commons? On the Water Insurgency in Europe. Learn more about this project and the other fellowship recipients at https://www.humanities.utoronto.ca/announce_JHIRF_17-18
The Late Geoffrey Gaherty (PhD, 1970) Donates Books to Anthropology Library Dr. Geoffrey Gaherty, who obtained his PhD from our department in 1970 under the supervision of Prof. David Hughes, died on July 7, 2016 from complications following a kidney transplant. In his will, he left his collection of anthropology books to the Anthropology Library located in AP 74 at 19 Russell St. 15 boxes of books were delivered to the department on November 21. Undergraduate student Rachelle Hatswell has kindly agreed to volunteer her time to help catalogue the material for our collection. Click here to learn how you can access the library or sign out materials. After completing his thesis on the topic of skeleton variation in
seven African populations, Dr. Gaherty became an avid amateur astronomer, becoming a longtime columnist with Night Sky. Click here to read the In Memoriam piece about Dr. Gaherty by Pedro Braganca and Denis Grey.
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Upcoming Anthropology Events
Friday, December 2, 2016
Prof. Joshua Barker (Anthropology, U of T) Development Seminar, 12:00-2:00pm, AP 246, 19 Russell St. Register here.
Prof. Elayne Oliphant (Anthropology, New York University) Hosted by the Department for the Study of Religion, 3:00-4:30pm, JHB 318, 170 St. George St. Further info here.
AGSU Wine & Cheese 6:00-9:00pm, Hart House Music Room.
During the event, the AGSU will also be holding a vote to change quorum, therefore all AGSU members are strongly encouraged to attend!
Semiotones Reunion Concert & Comedy Night with Joel West Support Marcel Danesi’s band The Semiotones and SickKids Foundation at the same time at this night of music, laughter and fun! Admission $5 at the door, 7:00pm, Cat’s Eye, Victoria College. View the poster here.
Monday, December 5, 2016
ASA Book Sale The Anthropology Student Association will be having a book sale from 10:00am-5:00pm in the Anthropology building lobby (outside AP 130, 19 Russell St.) For sale items will include duplicate books and journals donated by the Anthropology Library.
Tuesday, December 6, 2016
Project Feedback Session Visual Ethnography Workshop, 5:00-8:00pm, AP 330, 19 Russell St. Registration required, click here for further info.
Friday, December 9, 2016
Prof. Zoe Todd (Carleton University) Thinking with the trouble: Human-fish relations, reciprocity and the petro-state in
Treaty Six Territory, Alberta Intersections speaker series cosponsored by Anthropology, 4:00-6:00pm, SS 5017, 100 St. George St. Further info here.
December 15-16, 2016 AGSU Writing Retreat South Dining Room of Hart House from 9-5 on Thursday December 15th and Friday December 16th. The purpose of this event is to have a work space outside of the department with a group of supportive colleagues in order to make a dent in whatever major piece of writing you are working on. Types of work could include term papers, manuscripts, proposals, theses, etc. Master's, PhD, faculty, and alum are welcome as long as you have a substantial piece of writing (or other quiet work) to do. Sign up at https://goo.gl/forms/rFoedMhMU0X7FPg13
Thursday, January 12, 2017
Bronwyn Frey (MA Student, U of T Anthropology) The Video Interview Ethnography Lab Workshop, 5:00-6:30pm, AP 330, 19 Russell St. Further details here.
Friday, January 13, 2017
Prof. Marion Traub-Werner (Geography, U of Buffalo) Development Seminar co-sponsored by Geography Intersection Series, 3:00-5:00pm, SS2125, 100 St. George St. Register at http://anthropology.utoronto.ca/events/devsemmariontraub-werner/.
Friday, January 20, 2016
Erdem Evren (U of T Postdoctoral Fellow) SCL Discussion Series, 10:00am-12:00pm, AP 367, 19 Russell St.
Prof. Tristan Carter (McMaster University) Anthropology Colloquium Series co-sponsored by the Archaeological Sciences Interest Group. 2:00-4:00pm, AP 246, 19 Russell St.
Friday, January 27th, 2017
Anthropological Careers Beyond Academia Graduate Professionalization Series, 11:00am-3:00pm, AP 246, 19 Russell St. Register here.
Thursday, February 2, 2017
Jessika Tremblay (PhD Candidate, U of T Anthropology) The Facebook Post Ethnography Lab Workshop, 5:00-6:30pm, AP 330, 19 Russell St. Further details here.
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Valentina Napolitano Publishes Two Chapters and Co-edits Book Prof. Valentina Napolitano has a co-edited volume coming out entitled The Anthropology of Catholicism: A Companion Reader (co-edited with Maya Mayblin and Kristin Norget, University of California Press.) In addition to co-editing the book, Prof. Napolitano has a chapter in it as well: On a Political Economy of Political Theology: El Señor los Milagros. She has also written a chapter appearing in Religion and the Morality of the Market edited by D. Rudnycky and F. Osella (2017, Cambridge University Press) called Catholic Theology of Poverty and ‘the Globalization of Indifference’.
Intellectuals and (Counter-) Politics: Essays in Historical Realism by Gavin Smith Available in Paperback Gavin Smith’s Intellectuals and (Counter-) Politics: Essays in Historical Realism is now out in paperback and can be acquired from Berghahn Books here. For a discount: At checkout - Update Cart - enter the code SMI477 (valid until December 31st 2016). For his reflections on the new Trump era
you can read his entry “Beyond the academic enclosure” on the FocaalBlog at http://www.focaalblog.com/2016/11/28/gavin-smith-out-of-the-academic-enclosure/
Being and Becoming Stone: Material Semiotics in Colonial New England by Craig N. Cipolla Status-only appointment and ROM Curator Prof. Craig Cipolla has published a paper appearing in the 2016 Semitoic Review, Issue 4 on the theme of Im/materialities. The paper employs Peircean semiotics to interpret shifts in Indigenous religion and spirituality in northeastern North America from the 17th century onwards. Read more on Dr. Cipolla’s academia.edu page here.
Protein sequences bound to mineral surfaces persist into deep time by Demarchi et al. Postdoctoral Fellow Michaela Ecker and Prof. Michael Chazan collaborated on a multi-author article published in eLife 2016;5:e17092. (DOI: 10.7554/eLife.17092). In it, they demonstrate the role of mineral binding in preserving the protein sequence in ostrich eggshell, including from the palaeontological sites of Laetoli and Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania. Thermal age calculations demonstrate that the Laetoli and Olduvai peptides are 50 times older than any previously authenticated sequence. The article can be read on Michaela Ecker’s academia.edu page here.
'Callous, Cold and Deliberately Duplicitous': Racialization, Immigration and the Representation of HIV Criminalization in Canadian Mainstream Newspapers This report co-authored by UTSC Prof. Laura Bisaillon (Health Studies/ Anthropology) and others is the first empirically rigorous study of how Canadian newspapers tell stories about HIV non-disclosure criminal cases. The analysis is based on 1680 news articles published between 1989 and 2015. In the report, the researchers emphasize how Canadian newspapers unjustifiably and overwhelmingly focus on cases involving Black men living with HIV and the stigmatizing, stereotypical and demonizing coverage that results. The report can be read at https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2874409. Also check today’s Toronto Star for a related piece for World AIDS Day on December 1st.
Mo(u)vement, A joint CASCA and IUAES Conference, May 2-7, 2017, Ottawa The call for papers/posters is open, please see more information here. CASCA/IUAES2017 Important dates Call for Papers: 16 Nov-19 Dec Call for Posters: 16 Nov-12 Jan Early-bird registration opens: 9 Feb End of early-bird: 9 Mar
Substance Misuse Among Older Adults: An Overview of Psychosocial Interventions to Help Your Clients, January 9-February 5, 0217, ILCA Online Workshop When: Monday, January 9th to Sunday, February 5th, 2017 (4 weeks) ONLINE weekly at your discretion Cost: $240 (Students/Seniors $120) Registration Deadline: January 2nd, 2017 This workshop will be offered only if there is sufficient enrolment. Register online at www.aging.utoronto.ca
Course Objectives: • Become familiar with differential approaches for concurrent disorders • Be able to screen for addictions in older adults • Develop skills to recognize types of addictions in older adults • Be able to use geriatric, addiction-specific assessment tools
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Assistant Professor, Women and Gender Studies, University of Toronto, Scarborough Campus Deadline: December 15, 2016; http://bit.ly/2e2pXPo Assistant Professor, Biological Anthropology, University of Pennsylvania Review of applications begins December 15, 2016 https://facultysearches.provost.upenn.edu/postings/1016
Assistant Professor, Applied, Public or Engaged Medical Anthropologist, Rhode Island College Deadline: December 23, 2016; http://bit.ly/2fLfBiV
Six Postdoctoral Fellowship Positions, Society of Fellows in the Humanities, University of Hong Kong Deadline: January 1, 2017 http://arts.hku.hk/research/sofhku
Postdoc in Ethnography of borders and/or migration to work on ERC funded project Processing Citizenship: Digital registration of migrants as co-production of citizens, territory and Europe Deadline: January 8, 2017; http://bit.ly/2gVaTnE Assistant Professor - Teaching Stream, Global Health & Human Biology, University of Toronto, Scarborough Campus Deadline: January 9, 2017; http://uoft.me/2pl Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship, Linguistic Anthropology, Brown University Deadline: January 15, 2017; http://bit.ly/2gICR3j 2017 American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) Archives Fellowship and Film Grant Programs Deadline: January 15, 2017 http://archives.jdc.org/about-us/fellowships.html Assistant Professor, Health of Indigenous Peoples of North America, University of Calgary Deadline: January 16, 2017; http://bit.ly/2fDff2M 2 ERC-Funded PhD Scholarships, Energy Ethics, University of St. Andrews Deadline: January 16, 2017; http://bit.ly/2f4bZeO Three Fellowships, Institute for the History and Future of Work, Humboldt University, Berlin Deadline: January 22, 2017; http://bit.ly/2gIECx2
More Job Postings are listed on our website at http://anthropology.utoronto.ca/home/job-postings/
Job Postings & Fellowships
The Bricoleur Volume 1: Call for Submissions
The Bricoleur is a new periodical published by graduate students in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Toronto. We publish innovative work from contributors worldwide in an accessible format, bringing anthropological conversations into the public domain. We welcome diverse, multi-media submissions from all sub-fields of the discipline. The editorial board is now inviting submissions that speak to our inaugural theme: “emergence”. The following questions may be helpful in guiding your submissions, but please feel free to propose other interpretations of this theme:
Does your work involve an emerging technology or method?
Does your research engage with emerging social formations?
Did you encounter novel challenges during your fieldwork work that encouraged you to take your research in a new or unexpected direction?
Are unexpected findings emerging from ongoing archaeological excavation?
What material grounds allow (or prevent) something to emerge?
What are the ethical or political stakes of working with emergent forces, materials, or methods?
How can we trace or problematize the etymology of ‘emergence’, or, more simply, what does it mean to ‘emerge’?
Is your research on the forefront of emerging theoretical trends in anthropology?
We accept text, photographic, video, and audio submissions. Please send us a 250 word abstract or proposal that outlines what your submission intends to discuss or show. The editorial board reviews all submissions and works with authors and content-creators to establish guidelines for submission length and format. Submissions may be tied to existing research or to theoretical and methodological explorations (including future research directions). We have a full peer-review process in place for scholarly submissions, but we also welcome submissions that provide commentary on emerging public issues, which will be posted to our blog. For more info, visit our website here, where you’ll find detailed submission guidelines as well as example submissions. Unsure if your work fits within this theme? Wondering if your research can be published on our platform? Please contact us at [email protected].
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2017-18 Call for Applications: Halbert Network Fellowship for Faculty and Halbert Post-Doctoral Fellowship The Halbert Exchange Program at the Munk School of Global Affairs is currently accepting applications for two programs. Halbert Network Research Fellowship for Faculty supports the creation and early maintenance of collaborative research networks involving both faculty and their graduate students and requires a three-year commitment, renewable each year. The Fellowship provides a maximum of $45,000, evenly divided over the three years. In the first year, funds are provided to visit the Hebrew University in order to create collaborative relationships with colleagues at the Hebrew University. Together, faculty develop a research program built on shared or complementary interests. In the second year, funds are provided to pursue collaborative research while in the third, funds are to be used for a conference or the equivalent to facilitate public presentation and publication of team results. The deadline to submit Stage I applications is Monday, January 16, 2016. The deadline for Stage II applications is Wednesday, March 1, 2017. Application forms and further info are available at: http://sites.utoronto.ca/halbert/HalbertNetwork.shtml Halbert Post-Doctoral Fellowship: The Halbert Exchange Program at the Munk School of Global Affairs invites applications for the 2017-18 Post-Doctoral Fellowship to be held at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Fellowship recipients are expected to live in Jerusalem for the academic year and to participate in the life of the department with which they are affiliated. The value of the fellowship is CAD 35,000. Applications must arrive at the Munk School of Global Affairs no later than Monday, January 16, 2017. The committee will notify applicants of their decision by March. Application instructions and further info can be found at: http://sites.utoronto.ca/halbert/HalbertPostDoc.shtml If you have any questions, please contact Olga Kesarchuk at [email protected] or 416 946 8938.
Summer Scholarship from the Minority Scholarship Committee of the Society for American Archaeology (SAA) The Minority Scholarship Committee of the SAA is pleased to announce the 3rd annual Call for Applications for scholarships to attend a summer archaeology field school in 2017. The scholarship program is known as HUGS: the Historically Underrepresented Groups Scholarship. Deadline: January 23, 2017, 11:59pm, EST. There are two general categories of scholarships: the HUGS and the HUGS-IFR. Click here for further information.
Canada-China Scholars’ Exchange Program Global Affairs Canada and the Chinese Ministry of Education are offering short-term scholarships to Canadians wishing to study abroad in China. Scholarships are awarded for studies, research, language studies or a combination of studies and language studies at participating Chinese institutions. Application deadline is March 6, 2017. Further info at http://www.scholarships-bourses.gc.ca/scholarships-bourses/can/ccsep-peucc.aspx?lang=eng
U of T Arts & Science Teaching Award Calls for Nomination We would like to bring to your attention a number of teaching awards that are currently seeking nominations:
· A&S Outstanding Teaching Award* (Deadlines: Nomination Forms due January 9, 2017; Full Nomination Packages for Short-listed Candidates due February 8, 2017)
· A&S Superior Teaching Award* (for sessional and graduate course instructors; Deadlines: Nomination Forms due January 9, 2017; Full Nomination Packages for Short-listed Candidates due February 8, 2017)
· Early Career Teaching Award (Deadline: January 20, 2017)
· President’s Teaching Award (Deadline: March 20, 2017)
As part of an ongoing effort to recognize the teaching contributions of instructors from Arts & Science, we have developed a new process for identifying potential candidates and supporting nominations. As part of her role, Pam Gravestock (Director, Teaching Support & Faculty Development) will serve as the point person for teaching awards. Pam has over a decade of experience working on teaching award files, with a particular focus on institutional and external awards. More specifically, her role involves:
· Soliciting names of potential candidates.
· Maintaining a database of potential candidates and award recipients.
· Advising on candidate suitability for various awards.
· Assisting, when necessary, in securing decanal support for awards.
· Working with the Communications Office in Arts & Science to share information about awards and award recipients.
· Consulting with the Centre for Teaching Support & Innovation (CTSI) and the Provost’s Office regarding institutional and external teaching awards.
· Supporting the nomination process for various awards.
If you are interested in submitting a nomination for an institutional or external award, decanal-level support may be required. In order to secure this support in a timely manner, names of potential candidates should be submitted to Pam Gravestock before you begin compiling a nomination package (see details and timelines here). Some external awards also require Provostial level support which requires advance consultation as well.
Please feel free to contact Pam to discuss potential candidates or to inform us of awards that you or your colleagues have recently received at [email protected] or 416-946-7306.
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The Refugees’ Right to Housing: Refugee Housing Commons vs. State-run Camps, 14th IMISCOE Annual Conference, June 28-30, 2017, Rotterdam, The Netherlands Deadline: December 12, 2016; http://bit.ly/2gSJC5j
Pedagogy of Images II: Depicting Communism for Children, Junior Scholars Symposium, March 31–April 1, 2017, Princeton University Deadline: December 15, 2016 http://bit.ly/2gG5RXQ
Modern Climate Change and the Practice of Archaeology, Archaeological Review from Cambridge Conference and Journal Call for Papers, April 7-8, 2017, University of Cambridge Deadline: December 15, 2016; http://bit.ly/2gFZxj8
Financialization and Beyond: Debt, Money, Wealth, and the Capture of Value, April 6-8, 2017, University of Iowa Deadline Extended to December 15, 2016 http://bit.ly/2gG9woJ
Exposure, American Ethnological Society (AES) Annual Spring Meeting, March 30-April 1, 2017, Stanford University Deadline: December 15, 2016 http://aesonline.org/meetings/spring-conference/
Panels at the CASCA/IUAES Conference, May 2-7, 2017, Ottawa Deadline: December 19, 2016 Towards an Anthropology of Embodied Mobilities
Disturbing the category of the "refugee": cross-border histories, hospitalities and everyday practices of sovereignty
Movement of medical knowledge & practice: crossing borders and constructing boundaries in a global world
Moving beyond the formal/informal dichotomy: Implications for governance
Speakers on the move: displacement, surveillance and engagement
Landscapes and human transitions: pastoral culture and farmer culture in the new ecology dimension
River deltas as living landscapes: movement, management, and the critique of a commonplace
"Moveo ergo sum": towards an anthropology of embodied mobilities
Anthropological fieldworks: moving from the centre to the periphery [IUAES Commission on Marginalization and Global Apartheid in collaboration with WCAA]
Social Suffering in an Era of Resilience, Social Pathologies of Contemporary Civilization 7th International Conference, October 21-22, 2017, Frankfurt, Germany Deadline: December 23, 2016 http://socialpath.simplesite.com/
Themed issue on Environment, Feminist Review Deadline: January 2, 2017; http://bit.ly/2gSNmDI Translation, 4th Annual Medusa Conference, Anthropology Graduate Student Union, March 16-17, 2017, University of Toronto Department of Anthropology Deadline: January 10, 2017; http://bit.ly/2fxkrUx Muslims and Race in Europe, thematic session STS#45, Religion, Cooperation, and Conflict in Diverse Societies, International Society for the Sociology of Religion (ISSR) Conference, July 4-7th, 2017, Lausanne, Switzerland Deadline: January 10, 2017 http://bit.ly/2g2O25B (click on Sessions and scroll to #45 for a description)
The Making of Peace, Conflict and Security: Dynamics of Inclusion and Exclusion, 6th Biannual Peace and Conflict Studies in Anthropology Meeting, August 28-30, 2017, Amsterdam Deadline: January 15, 2017; http://bit.ly/2fzinMX Environments and the Ecological Self, 11th Visual and Cultural Studies Graduate Conference, April 6th-7th, 2017, University of Rochester Deadline: January 15, 2017; http://bit.ly/1E8Pb42 Re-Imagining Jewish Communities: Renaissance, Return, Revolution, Journal of Jewish Thought Deadline: January 15, 2017; http://tjjt.cjs.utoronto.ca/ Special issue on Migrant and the City, Urban Studies and Practices Journal Deadline: January 15, 2017; http://bit.ly/2gGdxuE Intimacy gone public, popular, political: Questioning rupture and continuity in West Africa's "genderscape", Panel at the European Conference on African Studies (ECAS7), Urban Africa - Urban Africans: New encounters of the rural and the urban, June 29-July 1, 2017, Basel Switzerland Deadline: January 18, 2016; http://bit.ly/2ggBR8j
Calls for Papers
More Calls for Papers are listed on our website at http://anthropology.utoronto.ca/community/calls-for-papers/
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Archaeological Field Methods in Alaska The Adelphi University, Department of Anthropology welcomes applications for our 2017 summer field school in Alaska. Review of applications will begin January 10 and continue in the order received until the course is full. Research will focus on the newly discovered Holzman site along Shaw Creek where large mammal bones, stone tools, and a nearly complete mammoth tusk were found dating to the end of the Ice Age. Join our research team in the scenic Tanana Valley as we investigate the question, who were the First Alaskans? Taught by experienced faculty with student-instructor ratios among the lowest available (3:1), this program emphasizes a range of experiential learning opportunities. Already have a field school experience but looking something more, we are also offering an advanced program for graduate credit (0103-532). For more information about Archaeological Field Methods in Alaska email Brian Wygal ([email protected]) or visit us online for application instructions at http://anthropology.adelphi.edu/alaska.
Irish Archaeology Field School Summer & Winter Programs in Trim, Ireland Our field school in Ireland provides third level training in heritage based studies to a number of university partners (see www.iafs.ie for more detail). The IAFS is currently undertaking archaeological investigations as part of the winning Blackfriary Community Heritage and Archaeology Project (BCHAP) in the town of Trim, Co. Meath, Ireland. The archaeology comprises the buried remains of the C13th AD/CE Black (Dominican) Friary and associated graveyard, and is suitable for students from a wide range of backgrounds including archaeology, history, anthropology, forensics – or just students looking for a unique study abroad experience in general. The program will include students of all ages and nationalities working and living in a community context, so students are actively exposed to a multi-award winning public archaeology project.
Our main field season typically take places from May to August, and includes four week accredited courses (through our partners the Institute for Field Research) as well as shorter unaccredited options (http://iafs.ie/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/IAFS-leaflet-20171.pdf ). We also host a number of faculty led courses for a range of academic partners and are the industry leader in the delivery of customised heritage themed study abroad options.
Last year a winter/spring program, The Medieval Landscape of the Black Friary, was also established, which may interest students with a more flexible study timetable (such as post-graduates). This program includes a four week accredited course (through our partners the Institute for Field Research) as well as two week unaccredited options (see http://iafs.ie/index.php/course-winter-2017-jan-feb/). View our Spring brochure here.
ArchaeoSpain 2017 Projects Since 1998 we have been teaching the practice of archaeology by providing our participants with all the basics skills they will need when facing their own excavations. This experience will introduce you to the necessities of working outdoors, while being involved in the daily life of a foreign country with different language, culture and history. Below is a list of our International Archaeology projects for 2017. For further information you can visit: http://www.archaeospain.com/
Pulpon Roman Fortress in central Spain
Roman City of Pollentia on the island of Mallorca
Roman site of Monte Testaccio, in the heart of Rome
Pintia Iron-Age necropolis in northern Spain
Byzantine basilica of Son Pereto
Juvenile Osteology Research Laboratory Workshop, July 2-29, 2017, Transylvania, Romania
Our Bioarchaeology of Children - Juvenile Osteology Research Workshop is a very unique program designed to offer intensive, practical, hands on laboratory experience working with remarkably well preserved medieval juvenile osteological remains, ranging from prenatal to sub-adult. Focusing primarily on research skill acquisition, it provides an effective transition between the controlled teaching environment of an osteology academic lab and real "life" burial assemblages. For further info see http://www.archaeotek-archaeology.org/bioarchaeology
Off the Beaten Track Summer School We are pleased to announce the 12th edition of our Anthropological Summer Field School in Malta, Europe. The project is primarily directed toward ethnography, socio-cultural anthropology, and sociology students at the undergraduate and graduate levels; however, all levels of researchers in many fields have found our program useful over the past eleven years. Updated information regarding the project can be reviewed on our website at www.anthropologyfieldschool.org. Information on our scholarship grants can be found at: http://anthropologyfieldschool.org/info/scholarship/scholarship.html
On our open access journal (www.omertaa.org), you can find some of the published research results of previous participants.
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December 1, 2016
Age-Friendly Community Initiatives: Lessons from Toronto ILCA Seminar and panel discussion with Andrea Austen, Policy Development Officer at the City of Toronto. 263 McCaul St., 4th Floor Classroom. This seminar will be recorded and can be accessed within a week at: http://aging.utoronto.ca/ under Events > Noon-Hour Seminars
The Politics of Flooding in Bangkok Urban Climate Resilience Partnership in Southeast Asia presents Postdoctoral Fellow Danny Marks. 12:00-2:00pm, 208N, 1 Devonshire Pl. Further info: http://munkschool.utoronto.ca/ai/event/21491/
December 2 2016
Environmental Anarchism: Agriculture, Cooperatives and Social Renewal in Modern Korea Prof. Albert Park (Claremont McKenna College) speaks at this event sponsored by the Centre for the Study of Korea. 2:00-4:00pm, 208N, 1 Devonshire Pl. Register here.
Toronto Premiere of The Red Pill: A Feminist Investigates Men’s Rights Why has “men’s rights advocacy” been deemed controversial? One feminist set out to investigate the men’s rights movement in this documentary. Followed by panel discussion; sponsored by the U of T Men’s Issues Awareness Society. 7:00-10:00pm, Earth Sciences Auditorium, 5 Bancroft Ave. Registration and tickets at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-red-pill-movie-toronto-premiere-screening-tickets-29086493485
December 5, 2016
Richard Charles Lee Insights Through Asia Challenge Information Session The Richard Charles Lee Insights through Asia Challenge (ITAC) invites students to research an issue of direct relevance to Asia today, with the goal to come up with a novel way of addressing it. The information session will provide students with an overview of the challenge, what's involved, and how to apply. A light lunch will be served. 12:00-1:00pm, room 108N, 1 Devonshire Pl. Registration and further info here.
Migration, Pegida, and the Far Right in Germany Joint Initiative in German and European Studies presents Prof. Andreas Fahrmeir (Goethe Universität Frankfurt) 2:00-4:00pm, 108N, 1 Devonshire Pl. Register at http://munkschool.utoronto.ca/event/20664/
December 6, 2016 National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women
St. George Commemoration at Great Hall, Hart House, 7 Hart House Circle. 11:45am lunch and facilitated discussion, 1:45 Dedication ceremony. Click here for further info. The commemorations will also include an art installation of 132 scarves knit by USW1998 members in recognition of Bill 132. Further details on the STEELwool initiative at http://www.usw1998.ca/steelwool/
December 9, 2016 How Should We Vote? Electoral Reform in Canada Centre for Ethics presents a panel discussion on electoral reform. 3:15-5:00pm, followed by reception, Campbell Conference Facility, 1 Devonshire Pl. Further info: http://ethics.utoronto.ca/events/331/electoral-reform-whats-at-stake/
December 14, 2016
“This Makes Sand” – Gertrude Stein’s Counter-Philosophy of Language and Sense Toronto Semiotic Circle with Prof. Monique Tschofen (Ryerson University). 5:00-6:30pm, Ryerson University, 341 Yonge St. (SLC 514). Click here for further info and registration.
December 15, 2016
Native Students Association Holiday Social The Native Students' Association is hosting a Holiday Social to celebrate Indigenous culture and build community here at UofT through a shared meal of traditional food followed by a film screening. Food served at 1pm, film starts at 2pm, First Nations House, 563 Spadina
January 12, 2017 Book Launch: Violence as a Generative Force: Identity, Nationalism, and Memory in a Balkan Community Centre for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies presents Prof. Max Bergholz (Concordia University). 4:00-6:00pm, 108N, 1 Devonshire Pl. Register at http://munkschool.utoronto.ca/event/21160/
