Call for Papers: The Indiana University Linguistics Community Working Papers

The IULC Working Papers is currently accepting submissions for Volume 11. We accept submissions from undergraduate and graduate students, faculty members from all departments, and other IU affiliated scholars in linguistics.

The IULC Working Papers is intended to be an outlet for original research in all fields of linguistics and to introduce graduate students to the publication process. Graduate students with outstanding term papers are especially encouraged to consider submitting their work.

For detailed information on the submission process, visit:
http://www.indiana.edu/~iulcwp

Professional Development Fellows Program for Teachers of Arabic

Professional Development Fellows Program for Teachers of Arabic
Sponsored by the Qatar Foundation International

• Are you a current or future teacher of Arabic?
• Are you looking for inspiring professional development?

If so, the Qatar Professional Development Fellows Program may be a perfect opportunity for you to engage in some of the best professional development programs in the country for little to no cost!

Through a generous grant from the Qatar Foundation International, the Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition (CARLA) at the University of Minnesota in collaboration with Teacher Seminars at Concordia Language Villages (CLV), Minnesota, will bring together K-16 Arabic language teachers from across the United States for an unprecedented program of learning and practice. Selected Fellows will be able to attend a CARLA summer institute of their choice, and will put their new knowledge to work at an internship at the CLV Arabic Language Village.

Two graduate-level credits will be awarded for the successful completion of a CARLA summer institute (http://www.carla.umn.edu/institutes/index.html) and a two-week internship at the Arabic Language Village either during the summer of 2011 or the summer of 2012. CARLA summer institutes focus on key topics such as assessment, culture, and second language acquisition. During their CLV internship, the participants will prepare lesson plans and co-teach activities and language learning groups with master teachers from the Arabic Language Village. The program is relevant to Arabic teachers of all age groups.

Qatar Fellows will be awarded scholarships valued at $5,000.

Details on the Qatar Fellows Program and application information can be found on the CLV website at:
http://tiny.cc/qatarfellow

NeMLA 2012 - Call for Papers

World Literature, Comparative Languages, and Transnational Literatures

This area aims to provide a forum for colleagues working in languages and literatures complementary to longer existing emphases on continental, national or single language literatures often taught in the U.S. We particularly welcome proposals for NeMLA 2012 in fields such as:

Russian and Slavic Literatures, Arabic Literature, Chinese Literature, Comparative Literature, “World Literature” & Terms such as transnational, diaspora, intercultural, globalization, comparative Englishes, postcolonial…

To submit a panel proposal, go to:
http://nemla.org/convention/2012/proposal_form.html
By April 22 2011

For more information, please contact Area Director Christopher Hogarth at christopher.hogarth@wagner.edu

Travel to Australia - PAI Conference

We are pleased to confirm that the Pan Asia Institute will provide funding (airfare, insurance, accommodations, and meals) for up to four IU students to participate in the Australian National University's (ANU) Asia Pacific Week 2011, July 10-14, 2011 in Canberra. This highly-selective, five day conference will bring together 100 graduate and undergraduate students from across Australia and around the world to participate in seminars, panel discussions, and other forums related to the Asia Pacific region. It presents a wonderful opportunity for students to network not only with peers, but with leading scholars and professionals focused on Asia and the Pacific. The attached announcement as well as the APW Overview provide further specifics (please note that the latter refers only to graduate student participation - the organizers have confirmed that this is a typo and accomplished, upper-level undergraduates are also welcome to apply). Information can also be found online at: asiapacificweek.anu.edu.au

Any student interested in participating in the program must have a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher and have an academic interest in the region. Undergraduates must also have at least 75 credits completed at the time of application. A brief application form (attached), a resume or cv, and one letter of recommendation are needed to apply. Students should submit their complete application packet by email to panasia@indiana.edu no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 20, 2011. We regret the incredibly short lead time, but only learned of this opportunity recently.

Information Sessions for International Awards

Last two information sessions about international awards such as the Fulbright, Critical Language and Boren being held this Friday and next. The session this Friday focuses on international awards for all graduate students and next Friday will focus on awards for dissertation research such as the Fulbright Hays, IREX and Social Science Research Council.

Dates, times and locations of all remaining information sessions for graduate students:

                        
Fri. Apr. 8, 2011 - 1-2:30pm - Student Building 150 - Juniors, Seniors, Graduate

Fri. Apr. 15, 2011 - 2-4:30pm - Ballantine 310 - Dissertation Research

Students interested in learning more about applying for international awards can go to: www.indiana.edu/~ovpia/ovpia/funding/extGrants.php

STARTALK - NYU

For four years now NYU has been offering a successful teacher training workshop in Arabic and Persian under the auspices of the STARTALK program.  This year we have added Dari and Turkish. 
Click for flier

Illuminated Verses: Poetries of the Islamic World

For the past year, City Lore and Poets House, two non-profit cultural groups in New York, have been working to put together a series of programs called Illuminated Verses: Poetries of the Islamic World.  We, along with our cultural partner the Asia Society, are pleased to extend an invitation to you and your constituents to attend these programs, performances, and interpretive panels taking place this spring from April 21st to May 7th.  Illuminated Verses speaks to the variety of poetic forms and styles in the Islamic world, while at the same time demonstrating the central role of poetry in cultures where Islam is practiced.  We explore improvised poetic forms and performances of ancient and venerated work from poets such as Rumi and Hafez, along with contemporary literary poetry in settings ranging from Iran, Iraq, Yemen, Pakistan, North and West Africa. We explore the central role of poetry in the lives of Muslim men and women who memorize poems, buy and sell poetry on cassettes, sing the work of venerated poets, and utilize poems in social and political negotiations.  Scholars and poets Reza Aslan, Mohammed Bennis, Persis Karim, Khaled Mattawa, and Amir Vahab are among the participants. As cultures clash over religion in our world, Illuminated Verses: Poetries of the Islamic World invites us to see one another anew.

Please click on this link
(http://www.citylore.org/events/illuminated_2011/verses.htm ) for further information on forthcoming events; a copy of the postcard for the May 7th forum is also attached.  In addition, if you are interested, we would be pleased to provide both digital and print materials that you might forward to your members.  We warmly encourage you to pass this information on to your peers and constituents at your discretion, and sincerely look forward to seeing you at these vibrant celebrations of cultural expression!


Sincerely,
Catherine Fletcher

Sofja Kovalevskaja Award for Doctoral Research

Dear Sir or Madam,


With the Sofja Kovalevskaja Award, the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation is offering promising young researchers from all over the world attractive career prospects in Germany. Junior research talents of all disciplines from abroad are given the opportunity to establish working groups of their own at German research institutions. The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation is delighted to be able to contribute to the further internationalisation of Germany as a research location with this distinguished award for top level academics.

The Sofja Kovalevskaja Award recognises outstanding talent and creative research approaches with exceptional conditions: With an award amount of up to 1.65 million EUR each winner receives valuable starting capital to spend five years pursuing an innovative research project at a research institute of his or her choice - untroubled by administrative constraints. In addition, the establishment of their own junior research team enables the award winners to lay an important foundation for a promising academic career at a very early stage. Eight awards are expected to be granted. The programme is funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research.

Outstandingly qualified junior academics of all disciplines from abroad who completed their doctorate less than six years ago are eligible to apply for the Sofja Kovalevskaja Award. It is also possible to submit applications immediately after finishing one's doctoral studies. The programme is also open to German researchers provided that they have been working abroad for more than five years. Applications must be submitted by 1 September 2011.

We should be grateful if you could support us in looking for suitable international research talents by disseminating this announcement at your institution. Attached you will find a brief description of the Sofja
Kovalevskaja Award that you are free to forward or display at your institution. Also, we should very much appreciate if you could request further colleagues to draw the attention of suitably talented junior researchers to this academic award.

Details of the application procedure for the Sofja Kovalevskaja Award can be found on our website at: www.humboldt-foundation.de/skp_en. For individual questions, you are also welcome to contact info@avh.de.

Thank you very much in advance for your support.

Sincerely yours

Dr. Enno Aufderheide
Secretary General,
Alexander von Humboldt Foundation

Islamic Studies Program - Essay Awards

Salman Alani Award For Best Graduate Essay on Topics in Classical Arabic

In recognition of his many contributions to the study of Classical Arabic Grammar and Phonology, as well as his over forty-seven years of service to Indiana University, the Islamic Studies Program is proud to announce the 2011 Salman Alani Award competition for best graduate essay on topics in Classical Arabic

MA and PhD students in any department are eligible for the $500 award. Essays must be carefully researched, formatted, written, and must focus on Classical Arabic-Islamic texts, with priority given to analyses of Classical Arabic works on grammar and phonology. To be eligible, the essay must be at least 5000 words. Students must be currently enrolled at Indiana University at the time the paper is written and at the time the award is granted. Students may only submit one essay per competition and must include an accompanying letter of endorsement from an IU faculty member who can attest to the paper’s strength of research and potential contribution to the study of Classical Arabic-Islamic texts.

Submission Deadline May 16^th, 2011

The Salman Alani Award winner will be announced by June 15^th, 2011 and will be officially awarded at the Islamic Studies Program Fall Reception in September, 2011.

Devin Deweese Award For Best Graduate Essay on Islam in Central Asia

In recognition of his many years of service and contributions to the study of Islam in Central Asia, the Islamic Studies Program is proud to announce a new award in the name of Dr. Devin Deweese for best graduate essay on the Study of Islam in Central Asia. MA and PhD students in any department are eligible for the $500 award. Essays must be carefully researched, formatted, and written. To be eligible, the essay must be at least 6000 words. Students must be currently enrolled at Indiana University at the time the paper is written and at the time the award is granted. Students may only submit one essay per year and submitters must have an accompanying letter of endorsement from an IU faculty member who can attest to the paper’s strength of research and potential contribution to the field of Islamic Studies in Central Asia.

Submission Deadline May 16th, 2011

The Devin Deweese Award winner will be announced by June 15th, 2011 and will be officially awarded at the Islamic Studies Program Fall Reception in September, 2011.

STARTALK 2011 Teacher Training for Arabic and Turkish

M4HUMAN Fellowship

In cooperation with the European Commission, the Gerda Henkel Foundation launches a new fellowship program.  The funding initiative M4HUMAN (Mobility for experienced researchers in historical humanities including Islamic Studies) gives outstanding researchers the opportunity to spend a longer period of time at a foreign research institution of their choice.

The call for proposals is open to researchers from all over the world.  Main areas of research are the disciplines promoted by the Gerda Henkel Foundation - History, Prehistory and Early History, Archaeology, Art History, Historic Islamic Studies, Legal History as well as the special program "Islam, the modern nation state and transnational movements."  The deadline for application is 30 June 2011.

For more detailed information on the fellowship and application process please visit www.gerda-henkel-stiftung.de/eng

Gerda Henkel Stiftung
Malkastenstrasse 15
40211 Dusseldorf
info@gerda-henkel-stiftung.de

Ninth Annual Danner Memorial Lecture & NELC Spring Reception

Please RSVP via Facebook

Intersections 2011: April 7, 14, 21

Please RSVP via Facebook

Journal of Shi'a Islamic Studies

The Journal of Shi‘a Islamic Studies (JSIS) is pleased to have entered agreements with a number of online electronic databases. Articles and book reviews will now be made available to subscribers of the following services (click the logos to go to the websites). 

                

Forward this e-mail to your librarian or information specialist to check if you will have electronic access to JSIS.

The complete list of online electronic databases which will give access to JSIS content is as follows:

• Academic Search Complete
• ATLASerials
• Humanities International Complete
• International Security & Counter-Terrorism Reference Center
• Omni Full Text Mega
• Omni Full Text Select
• Social Sciences Full Text

(We are still covered by other abstracting and indexing services, but these ones give electronic access to articles and book reviews.)

LINK TO JSIS WEBSITE:
http://www.islamic-college.ac.uk/Research/JSIS.html

E-MAIL ENQUIRIES:
editor@islamic-college.ac.uk

INTERNATIONAL WORK: CAREERS WITH NGOs AND IGOs

INTERNATIONAL WORK: CAREERS WITH NGOs AND IGOs 
Friday, April 1, 1-3 p.m.
Whittenberger Auditorium, Indiana Memorial Union
 
Want to work for an international organization? Interested in human rights, relief, development and public health? Plan to attend IU Bloomington's first career event focused on international non-governmental and governmental organizations. This event will include a panel discussion, networking and resource tables for each organization. 
 
Learn about employment opportunities and network with representatives from the following organizations:
 
* Amnesty International USA, www.amnestyusa.org
* International Rescue Committee, www.rescue.org
* Oxfam America, www.oxfamamerica.org
* Pan American Health Organization (Regional Office of the World Health Organization), www.paho.org
 
This event is sponsored by the IU Area Studies and Title VI Centers and the Indiana University Career Development Center and Arts & Sciences Career Services. 
 
Visit www.iucareers.com and register through your “myIUcareers” account.

Startalk 2011: Teacher Training for Arabic & Turkish

TEACHER TRAINING FOR ARABIC AND TURKISH

                       Online:         May 16 - June 3
                       Onsite:         June 10 - July 1
                       Follow Up:      July 1 – August 20
WHY:  

• To train teachers of the critical languages Arabic and Turkish in community settings

WHAT:

• Participate in an intense residential, professional development institute with pre- and post-work at home
• Learn how to teach Arabic or Turkish to Pre-K to grade 6 youngsters using appropriate teaching methods for young learners. 
• Design lessons, materials, & developmentally appropriate assessment
• Gain strong skills in community language advocacy & twice weekly afternoon practicum experiences at different community-based sites such as preschools & Girls Inc.
• Receive credit for two courses - language teaching methods & practicum

WHO:

• Current and prospective teachers of Arabic or Turkish who wish to learn appropriate teaching methods for young learners in a community setting
• University graduate or undergraduate students of Arabic or Turkish who wish to add a teaching credential to their portfolio
• Enrollment is limited to 10 graduate & 5 undergraduate students

WHEN:
May 16 -June 3          3-week online preparation and class
June 10 -July 1                 3-week residential program
July 1 –August 20               follow up portion- finalization of projects
One-year commitment to create a community-based program

WHERE:          
Residential program - School of Education, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN

PROVIDED:
Tuition, housing, program materials, Certificate of Completion, & $100 upon completion

IU PARTNERS:    Department of Literacy, Culture & Language Education of the School of Education,
Department of Near Eastern Languages & Cultures, Center for the Study of Global Change & Center for Social Studies and International Education

FUNDED BY:   STARTALK & the National Foreign Language Center
Details & application forms please e-mail jonesc@indiana.edu or call (812) 855-0447

**Course Questions contact:  Martha Nyikos, Nyikos@indiana.edu or (812) 856-8272**

Humanities Research Skills Clinic

The Humanities Research Skills Clinic continues over the next two weeks with its series of hands-on sessions designed to recharge your research skills.  Remaining sessions include:

• Copyright Basics for Authors & Instructors 
• The Literature of Literature: Starting a Research Project on a Literary Topics 
• Locating and Using Film Stills for Teaching and Research

To see the complete schedule, session descriptions, and to sign up, go to http://www.libraries.iub.edu/workshops and click on the red Faculty & Graduate Student Workshops button.  You can also check out our online calendar of events for the most current schedule.

If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions, please send a message to libwkshp@indiana.edu.

CALL FOR PAPERS: The Middle East & North Africa Uprisings

As the premier English-language Shi‘a journal, the Journal of Shi‘a Islamic Studies (JSIS) is continuously in search of the latest and best research into Shi‘a Islam. Now in its fourth volume, JSIS
covers all areas of Shi‘a studies, from the historical to the contemporary and from the theological to the philosophical. JSIS has a prestigious advisory board and is covered by the leading relevant indexing services.

Following the ever unfolding political events in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) we would like to welcome submissions which relate these events to Shi‘ism. Contributions may, for example, be on the following areas:

• The MENA uprisings and the expected return of the Mahdi
• Quietism and political activism in contemporary Shi‘is
• The role of Shi‘a ulema in the uprisings
• The socio-political importance of Shi‘a-Sunni divisions in Bahrain
• Shi‘a involvement in contemporary political movements
• The MENA uprisings and analogies to the Iranian revolution
• The influence of the MENA uprisings in post-Saddam Iraq
• The influence of the MENA uprisings in Lebanon

Interested scholars are invited to submit their research articles for the consideration of the Editor. Essays undergo a process of blind peer review and should therefore not indicate the identity of the author(s).

LINK TO JOURNAL WEBSITE:
http://islamic-college.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=756eb6384d3293b63760b3854&id=287146b09a&e=b4e99c2462

CONTRIBUTIONS:
E-mail: editor@islamic-college.ac.uk

Critical Languages Research Analyst Program

Paid Internships for
Summer 2011

The U.S. Intelligence Community (IC) has several unclassified open source analysis unites in the Washington, DC area to conduct research related to national security issues. We are looking for undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students who can conduct native language research on the internet, apply social science research methods to identify social political trends, and critically analyze and present information.

Students majoring in the following areas are encouraged to apply: Middle Eastern Studies, Persian Studies, South Asian Studies, Asian Studies, African Studies, Comparative Politics, International Relations, Intelligence Studies, National Security Studies, Economics, Political Economy, Cultural Anthropology, Comparative Sociology, Demography, Defense Studies, Social Psychology, Public Policy, History, Political Islam, Nuclear Engineering/Physics, Computer Science/Engineering,
Political Geography, Library Science, Geographic Information Systems and other science and technology fields.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Fluency
       in written Arabic, Chinese Mandarin, Dari, Georgian, Hausa, Hindi, Kurdish,
       Pashto, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Turkish, Turkmen, Urdu or Uzbek
       required.  Advanced listening
       comprehension required. 

• Excellent research and oral and written communication skills
• Excellent analytic/critical thinking skills
• Advanced internet proficiency
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work in a close team environment
• Ability to work with minimal supervision in a fast-paced environment
• Strong academic background (3.0 GPA or higher)
• Completion of at least the sophomore year of college by the beginning of summer 2011
• U.S. citizenship required*

*The work performed will involve unclassified research and will not require full security clearance processing.  However, each selected individual will undergo some security processing.  Final selection for the program is contingent upon the successful completion of the security vetting process.  The  security vetting process will not equate to eligibility for access to classified information and only allows participation in the Critical Languages Summer Research Analyst Program. 

COMPENSATION:

This will be a paid position for a 40 hour work week for a maximum of 10 weeks.  The hourly rate will be commensurate with education and experience.  There are no benefits other than free parking.  Work location is not easily accessible by public transportation.

APPLICATION PROCESS:

Email cover letter detailing your interest in the position and your qualifications to dorisbj@dni.gov.  Attach your resume, a writing sample in English (maximum of 5 pages),

and the names, telephone numbers and email addresses for two academic
references, one of whom must be able to verify your language skills.  The successful candidate must pass a written translation test in his or her critical language.  Please also provide an unofficial copy of
your transcript – a download from your institution’s website is acceptable for
initial consideration.  Application deadline: March 21, 2011.

NOTE:  The U.S. Intelligence Community is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a drug-free workplace.

The 2011 conference, “Marxism and Cultural Studies,”

Many accounts of the emergence and development of Cultural Studies accord a central place to Marxism, both as a body of knowledge and as an important ideological component of the New Left. The rediscovery of  the writings of Antonio Gramsci, George Luckacs, Walter Benjamin, and Theodor Adorno, among others, along with the formation of the 
Birmingham Centre for Cultural Studies, led to a general renaissance of Marxist theory and cultural analysis, which in turn resulted in ground-breaking studies of working class culture, the political role of new social movements that were not class based, the power of ideology and mass culture in sustaining existing social relations, and critical analyses of state-authoritarianism. As Cultural Studies crossed the Atlantic and gained an institutional foothold in the United States,
some have feared that its engagement with Marxism has been diluted through an over emphasis on the subversive potentialities of mass media and consumer capitalism.

The 2011 conference, “Marxism and Cultural Studies,” will explore the role of Marxism in the field. Some questions that motivate this year’s conference are: How do we understand the relationship between the base and superstructure today? Does ideology critique still have an ongoing usefulness? Do globalization and the world recession require new
objects of study? To what extent does Marxism provide a utopian impulse for existing social movements? Do iterations of Cultural Studies in South Asia, Africa, Central and Latin America, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe retain a
commitment to Marxism and how is this work revitalizing the field more broadly? Does the Marxist imperative to
historicize challenge current paradigms of cultural analysis such as the “New Formalism”? What exactly does a historical materialist methodology enable? How do we articulate media analyses with questions of political economy, geo-politics, and activism? What is the role of the intellectual and Cultural Studies more generally?

Panelists will address some of these issues during three sessions:

“Marxism and Cultural Analysis,” “Marxism and Social Movements,” and “Marxism and History.” Invited speakers include:  Dianne Feeley (UAW and Against the Current) Laura E. Lyons (University of Hawai’i), Ursula McTaggart (Wilmington College), and Janet Sorensen (University of California, Berkeley). S. Charusheela (University of Nevada) will deliver the keynote address which will consider the “return” to Marx and the political limitations of a too-easy embrace of economic determinism for cultural analyses.
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FRIDAY,
April 1 (Ernie Pyle Auditorium, Room 220)
4:00-6:00 pm; Opening
Keynote:
Delivered by S. Charusheela “Rethinking Marxism in Times of
Turmoil”

SATURDAY, April 2 in the Faculty Club on the Second Floor of
IMU
10:00 am-12:00pm; Panel I: Marxism and Cultural Analysis
1. Laura E.
Lyons "'I'd Like My Life Back': BP, Corporate Personhood
and the Intimate
Public Sphere"
2. Patrick Dove  "Muddying the Waters: The Politics of
Populism in
Peronist Argentina"
3. Lessie Frazier:"(Counter)Revolutionary
Cultures"
Moderator: Nick Williams

1:00 pm-3:00 pm; Panel II: Marxism
and Social Movements
(Faculty Club on the Second Floor of IMU)
1. Gardner
Bovington "What's class struggle got to do with it?  Social
mobilization and
framing"
2. Dianne Feeley "Building Feminist Consciousness in a Male
Workplace."
3. Jeff Gould "Marxism and Christian Base Communities: Notes from

Morazan, El Salvador”
Moderator: Micol Siegel

3:15 pm--5:15 pm;
Panel III: Marxism and History
(Faculty Club on the Second Floor of
IMU)
1. Janet Sorenson TBA
2. Ursula McTaggart “Change as Code for Black
Radicalism: Barack Obama
and Right-Wing Charges of Socialism”
3. Matt
Guterl "Class Passing and Cosmopolitanism in the Age of
Globalization"
Moderator: Patrick Brantlinger

4th Annual International Public Affairs Association (IPAA) Spring Conference

Faculty and students are invited to attend the 4th Annual International Public Affairs Association (IPAA) Spring Conference, which will take place on Friday, March 25, 2011 at the School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA).

The IPAA Spring Conference is an annual, entirely
student-run conference that seeks to promote cross-disciplinary research and
inquiry in the fields of global public policy and international affairs. This
year, the conference theme is "Global
Problems, Sustainable Solutions: Creating Policy for a Rapidly Changing
World" and will
feature panels on economic development, international aid, administrative
policy, international law, education, vulnerable populations, and environmental
challenges.

This year's keynote address will be delivered by Mr. Carl Gershman,
President of the National Endowment for Democracy.  The title of his talk is "Democracy's New Moment: A Forward
Strategy for Advancing Freedom in the World."

The conference is free and open to the public, and
those interested are encouraged to register for the conference.  Registered
participants will receive breakfast and a copy of the conference prospectus.  A
limited number of seats at a luncheon following the keynote address are reserved
for registered participants on a first-come, first-serve basis.  Participants
may register by emailing ipaa@indiana.edu.

International Medieval Congress

Each July over 1600 medievalists, ranging from senior scholars to postgraduate students, meet at the International Medieval Congress in Leeds in the North of England. The IMC is organised and administered by the Institute for Medieval Studies at the University of Leeds. It takes place at two adjacent conference sites which provide the conference rooms, accommodation, and dining facilities for all participants. The sites are used exclusively by IMC participants, making it an ideal opportunity to network and meet other scholars. Alongside the academic programme there are a wide variety of events and excursions related to medieval fields of study, as well as a world-class bookfair with more than 70 stands.

Each year's Congress has one special thematic strand that focuses on an area of interdisciplinary study in a wider context. The 2011 thematic strand is: Poor...Rich.

Details - www.leeds.ac.uk/ims/imc/imc2011.html

Portland State University - Outreach Coordinator

The Outreach Coordinator of the Middle East Studies Center (MESC) assists that Director and Program Manager in fulfilling the educational mission of the Center and PSU. The position coordinates MESC's year-round outreach program of on- and off-campus conferences, lectures, workshops and cultural events and directs the shape and content of the outreach website. The Outreach Coordinator maintains relationships and collaborates with PSU departments, community organizations, other higher educational institutions and educational and professional organizations that are involved with the study of the Middle East. The Outreach Coordinator promotes PSU's academic and international programs by providing information, meeting with students and assisting on special projects of the MESC Director and Program Manager and the Vice-Provost for International Affairs.

*Primary Responsibilities*
1 Coordinate MESC Outreach Program. Oversee year-round scheduling of lectures, conferences and cultural events; secure speakers, obtain and allocate funds, evaluate programs, collaborate with community organizations, refer speakers, set goals, provide programs and resources for K-12 educators, secure and process acquisitions for MESC resource library with more than 1000 items
2 Build and coordinate the MESC Outreach website. Manage construction and maintenance of dynamic web presence for outreach web site; provide online resources for K-12 educators, businesses, government, media and the general public.
3 Assist the MESC Director and Program Manager on administration, grant writing, fund-raising and special projects. Meet with the Director and Program Manager regularly, provide information, plan and schedule events and meetings and represent MESC on and off campus as needed. Meet with potential and current funders and support PSU alumni relations.
4 Support PSU's Middle East-related Academic Programs Assist faculty and students in obtaining resources, speakers, and professional development opportunities.
5 Oversee MESC's Official Outreach Communication Manage MESC listserv, oversee website content, submit newsletter descriptions of MESC activities, publicize MESC programs, provide information about MESC to the media, and on- and off-campus constituents and create exhibits and displays.
6 Assist the Director and Program Manager in MESC planning, goal-setting and program development Meet with the Director, Program Manager and other staff, faculty and advisory boards to do long term MESC planning and goal setting. Acquire information and participate in setting priorities and decision making process
7 Support Students focused on Middle East Studies Provide opportunities for international U.S. students to be involved in outreach activities
8 Support PSU Internationalization Efforts through the Office of International Affairs Support and provide information about the Middle East to staff working with international students and on overseas study programs. Collaborate with other OIA units on special projects.

*Required Qualifications*
* BA/BS in Middle East Studies, International Studies, Education, or a related field with 3+ years of related experience or Masters in Middle East Studies, International Studies, Education, or a related field with
1+ year of related experience.
* Successful completion of a background check or a valid driver's license.
* Must be able and willing to travel and transport materials.

*Preferred Qualifications*
* Masters or advanced professional degree with 3+ years of experience.
* Strong communication and organizational skills * Ability to be flexible, work independently, assume responsibility, and to initiate new ideas * Ability to work with faculty, administrators, and the general public.
* Excellent ability in Microsoft Office and Adobe Creative Suite software * Willingness to work a limited number of evening and weekend hours * Experience with US Government-funded grants and contract compliance * Grant writing and management experience * Curriculum development and assessment experience * Academic background in the Middle East * Experience with outreach
*
Compensation*
The starting annual salary rate for this position based on 0.8 FTE is
$32,506 with an excellent benefits package including fully paid healthcare; a generous retirement and vacation package; and reduced tuition rates for employee, spouse or dependent at any of the Oregon University System schools.

*To Apply*
Please submit a cover letter and resume to Outreach Coordinator Search Committee, c/o Lydia Beyoud, Middle East Studies Center, Post Office Box 751, Portland, OR 97207-0751, or via e-mail at beyoudL@pdx.edu beyoudL@pdx.edu>. Review of applications will begin immediately and position will remain open until finalists are identified.

EMPLOYMENT: Assistant Professor- Arabic

Department of Languages & Literatures

Position:

The Department of Languages & Literatures at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater is seeking a dynamic and versatile teacher of Arabic with a broad background in literature and cultural studies for a full-time tenure-track position for the 2011-12 academic year. Responsible for regular teaching of beginning through advanced Modern Standard Arabic in the classroom and via distance education. Occasional teaching of an upper-level general humanities core curriculum course (World of Ideas) that emphasizes a multidisciplinary approach, Middle Eastern/African literature in translation and/or a course on contemporary Islam is also anticipated. 12-hour teaching load each semester.

Starting Date: August 24, 2011

Qualifications:

Ph.D. or ABD in Arabic language and literature, comparative literature or closely related field. The ideal candidate will have native or near-native fluency in Arabic, a strong background in second language teaching pedagogy and comfort with technology-rich learning environments. Prior second language teaching at the university level is required. Familiarity or experience with distance education, including emerging web-based technology for language learning is highly desirable.

Rank: Assistant Professor, Tenure-Track

Salary: Dependent upon qualifications and experience.

University:

UW-Whitewater is a premier public regional university with an enrollment of 11,400 students in 44 undergraduate majors and 12 master's degree programs. It offers high-quality, career oriented programs with a model general education curriculum.

Community:

Whitewater, a city with a population of over 14,000 is located in southeastern Wisconsin near the scenic Kettle Moraine State Forest. The immediate area offers a wide variety of summer and winter recreational activities, including facilities of the nearby Whitewater Lake recreational area. Whitewater is 50 miles from Milwaukee, 45 miles from Madison and 110 miles from Chicago.

Application:

A complete application package must include a letter of application, vita including all relevant professional experience, all undergraduate and graduate transcripts (photocopies are acceptable for initial application) and three letters of recommendation. Only complete applications will be considered. Unless confidentiality is requested in writing, lists of applicants must be released upon request. Finalists cannot be guaranteed confidentiality.

Please send materials to:

Peter Hoff, Arabic Search Chair
Department of Languages & Literatures
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Whitewater, WI 53190-1790

Review:

Applications received by April 8, 2011 are ensured consideration; the position is considered open until otherwise noted.

UW-Whitewater is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. We promote excellence through diversity and encourage all qualified individuals to apply. UW-Whitewater conducts criminal background checks as a contingency to employment.

ymposium on Difference and Constitutionalism in Asia

As current events demonstrate, countries around the world look to their constitutions as a means to address lines of division within society.  Join us for a symposium that will explore how countries across pan-Asia – a region stretching from Turkey in the west through the Pacific Islands in the East – have looked to their constitutions when dealing with the challenge of societal difference.  Panels will explore issues such as religion, race and ethnicity, language, the urban-rural divide, and gender and the experiences of more than 14 countries across pan-Asia. 

When:             March 4-5, 2011

                        Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

                        Saturday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Where:           IU Maurer School of Law

                        211 S. Indiana Ave.

                        Bloomington, IN  47405

All sessions are free and open to the public.  Further information can be found in the attached and at the symposium website.  Please feel free to share this invitation broadly with your students, faculty, and colleagues.

Mathal Journal

New peer reviewed journal - more info:
http://www.mathal.org/

Humanities Research Skills Clinic

This Clinic consists of a series of hands-on sessions, designed to recharge your research skills.  Learn how to manage citations and bibliographies, survey the existing scholarship on a literary or historical topic, and understand your copyright rights and responsibilities.  Attend the whole series or mix & match!  Sessions include:

• Historiography 101: Starting a Research Project on a Historical Topic
• Do More with Zotero & EndNote
• Copyright Basics for Authors & Instructors
• The Literature of Literature: Starting a Research Project on a Literary Topic

To see the complete schedule, session descriptions, and to sign up, go to http://www.libraries.iub.edu/workshops and click on the red Faculty & Graduate Student Workshops button.  You can also check out our online calendar of events for the most current schedule. 

If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions, please send a message to libwkshp@indiana.edu. 

Final Call for Papers - MEHAT

26th Annual Middle East History and Theory Conference

University of Chicago, May 13–14, 2011

Please note that the deadline for the Middle East History and Theory Conference is this Sunday, Feb. 20. You can send us your abstracts with your name, institution, and paper title atmehat2011@gmail.com.

Important: If you have sent us an abstract, but have NOT received a confirmation email from us, please contact us again! Sometimes emails get filtered or bounced, and we would hate for your submission to fall through the cracks! If you are writing a second time, write "MEHAT" in your subject line so we can be sure it does not get misplaced.

  

--About the Conference-- 

We are pleased to invite graduate students and faculty to submit papers for the 26th Annual Middle East History and Theory (MEHAT) Conference, to be held May 13–14, 2011, at the University of Chicago. We welcome a broad range of submissions from across the disciplines, including (but not limited to) anthropology, art history, cinema and media studies, history, literature, sociology, philosophy, gender studies, development, and religion, and dealing with any topic that involves the Middle East from the 7th century onwards.

We will consider both individual papers and pre-arranged themed panels; the latter is especially encouraged. More information about the conference and the application process can be viewed at our website: http://cas.uchicago.edu/workshops/mehat/conference/.

Thanks, and we look forward to hearing from you!

5th Annual Anthropology Graduate Student Association Symposium

"The Technologies of Culture: Techniques and Theory"

will be held February 25-27, 2010.

In its fifth year, the annual AGSA Symposium has proven to be a valuable opportunity for students to share their work on campus.  This year's schedule of papers and panels is composed of a wide range of topics presented by students from multiple disciplines and several universities.  These presentations include traditional paper presentations, featured panels that discuss the role of technology in the classroom and research field, and other debates and discussions that explore the role of technology in culture.

Dr. Mark Schurr of the University of Notre Dame's Anthropology Department will be delivering a keynote address Friday, February 25th at 6:30pm in the Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology Lecture Hall.   We would like to cordially invite you to attend this event as well as our other scheduled events for the weekend:

Friday, February 25th
9:30-5 Paper presentations and panel discussions, IMU Sassafras Room
6:30-8:00 Announcement of Paper Prize
Keynote Address by Dr. Mark Schurr, Glenn Black Laboratory Lecture Hall
8:00-10:00 Symposium Reception, GBL Atrium

Saturday, February 26th
9:30-11:30 Panel showcase, GBL Lecture Hall
11:30-1:00 Pizza Lunch with Dr. Schurr, K.D. Vitelli Archaeology Annex
1:00-5:15 Paper presentations and panel discussions, GBL Lecture Hall

Sunday, February 27th
9:30-1:00 Panel discussions, GBL Lecture Hall
1:00-1:15 Closing Remarks, GBL Lecture Hall

For more information, please see our website: http://www.indiana.edu/~anthgrad/HomePage.html 

This year’s list of events looks to be both stimulating and exciting--we hope to see you there!

Flyer

Graduate Student & Faculty Meet & Greet

You are invited to attend:

Meet & Greet

with

Kevin Burnham,

PhD Candidate, University of Texas, Austin

Arabic Pedagogy Asst. Prof. Candidate

Monday, February 21, 2011

2:30-3:15 PM

Goodbody Hall, 216 (NELC Chair’s Office)

Please RSVP to this email or via Facebook

Mr. Burnham is a PhD candidate under Mahmoud Al-Batal, the co-author of the widely used al-kitaab fii ta allum al-arabiyya Arabic language textbook. His dissertation is entitled An Investigation in Speech Learning in Students of Arabic. He is an alumnus of the prestigious Center for Arabic Study Abroad (CASA) in Cairo, Egypt, and consequently has an extensive knowledge of the Egyptian dialect. At the University of Texas he has concentrated on Arabic Pedagogy and Second Language Acquisition, as he has long held a desire to instruct students in the Arabic language. His research is focused on the use of knowledge development in the field of second language acquisition to improve language-learning outcomes.

Listening from the Bottom Up:
a new technique for improving listening comprehension in learners of Arabic

Lecture in English

Monday, February 21, 5:30pm

Ballantine Hall, 004

أصوات اللغة العربية في الماضي والحاضر

The Sounds of the Arabic Language in the Past and Present

A Lecture in Arabic

Tuesday, February 22, 10:00am

Ballantine Hall, 004

*Note date change for the Arabic lecture

For more information and to RSVP please visit NELC’s facebook group

International Conference on Social Sciences

Submission/Proposal Deadline: February 19th, 2011

The 10th Annual Hawaii International Conference on Social Sciences will be held from June 1st (Wednesday) to June 4th (Saturday), 2011 at the Hilton Waikiki Prince Kuhio Hotel in Honolulu, Hawaii. Honolulu is located on the island of Oahu. "Oahu" is often nicknamed "the gathering place". The 2011 Hawaii International Conference on Social Sciences will be the gathering place for academicians and professionals from social sciences related fields from all over the world.

Submitting a Proposal/Paper: 

You may submit your paper/proposal by using our online submission system! To use the system, and for detailed information about submitting see: here

More info:

   

social@hicsocial.org

http://www.hicsocial.org

Message from NELC

Dear NELC Graduate Students,

I hope you all are doing well and enjoying your semester!

Two candidates are being considered for the Arabic Pedagogy position in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Culture.  The candidates are Dr. Giselle Khoury, Senior Lecturer, Boston University and Kevin Burnham, PhD Candidate, University of Texas at Austin.  

Dr. Giselle Khoury of Boston University was on campus this week; she presented two lectures - one in English and one in Arabic.  On Tuesday, February 08, she presented 'Morphological Awareness and Vocabulary Acquisition in Arabic as a Foreign Language' in English as well as 'Modern Standard Arabic and Colloquial Arabic: What do Students Think?' in Arabic.

Kevin Burnham will be presenting 'Listening from the Bottom Up: a new technique for improving listening comprehension in learners of Arabic' in English on Monday, February 21, 5:30pm in Ballantine Hall, 004, and  ‘The Sounds of the Arabic Language in the Past and Present’ in Arabic on Monday, February 22, 10am in Ballantine Hall, 004

If you would like to submit comments about the Arabic Pedagogy candidates, please email the Graduate Student Faculty Representative, Katie Peoples, at kepeople@umail.iu.edu.  Your comments will be complied with your names removed and then submitted to the NELC Faculty.  All comments will be kept confidential and anonymous.  Comments must be submitted for Dr. Giselle Khoury no later than Friday, February 18 and Kevin Burnham by Friday, February 25.  
Have a lovely day!

Sincerely,
Katie Peoples

Indiana University Linguistics Club Working Papers Online Vol. 10 & Call

Indiana University Linguistics Club Working Papers Online is pleased to announce the release of Volume 10. IULC working Papers Online is a peer reviewed publication with the primary goal of providing an outlet for outstanding work carried out by IU graduate and undergraduate students as well as other IU-affiliated researchers. Volume 10 contains the following contributions accessible at the link below:

https://www.indiana.edu/~iulcwp/contents.cgi?which=10

"Perceptual similarity across multiple sociolinguistic variables"
-- Elizabeth Casserly

"The acquisition of a morphosyntactic variable in Spanish: The analytic
and synthetic forms of present progress aspect"
-- Stephen Fafulas

"The perception of geminate stops by L1 English learners of Japanese"
-- Miyuki Takeuchi

"Central Eurasian Studies at IU (the pre-department years)"
-- Blake Puckett

"Cross-language identification of Spanish consonants in English"
-- Marda Rose

If you have an outstanding term paper or a report on your on-going
research, consider submitting it for publication in Volume 11 of the
IULC Working Papers Online. Visit our website for submission
guidelines: https://www.indiana.edu/~iulcwp/

Kris Ebarb
Associate Editor
IULC Working Papers Online
Department of Linguistics
Indiana University
https://www.indiana.edu/~iulcwp/