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Academic Job: Assistant Professor in Russ. Lit (Uni. Illinois at Chicago)

Deadline for Applications: November 5, 2018 (strongly suggested)

The Department of Slavic and Baltic Languages and Literatures and the School of Literatures, Culture Studies and Linguistics at the University of Illinois at Chicago announce a search to fill a full-time tenure-track faculty position at the Assistant Professor level in Russian literature and culture. The appointment is expected to begin on August 16, 2019.

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K-12 Opportunity: Graphic Literature and Global Literacy Workshop (UT-Austin)

Deadline for Registration: Ongoing Until Filled

Graphic Literature and Global Literacy –
Strategies and resources to inspire critical conversations in ELA and Social Studies classrooms
Saturday, October 6, 2018
9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Perry Castaneda Library (Learning Labs)
University of Texas at Austin Campus

This workshop will examine graphic literature from around the world to show how it can be used to increase global awareness and encourage explorations of diverse cultures and perspectives. For students, graphic novels and comic books are appealing resources that allow them to formulate and grasp new and challenging ideas while developing their creativity. For teachers, these multimodal texts offer new ways to engage students and assess their facility in understanding and analyzing content. They provide a chance to build literacy and critical thinking skills by helping students develop a deeper and more complex understanding of what they read. Graphic literature also provides an alternate way of approaching biographies and other forms of literature, introduces importantpolitical events and cultural moments, builds historical knowledge, and facilitates understandings of the development of national and social identities.

The workshop is designed for ELA and Social Studies educators at the middle and high school level, and addresses Texas and national teaching standards related to literacy and critical thinking; how culture and experience influence people’s perceptions of place and history; understanding points of view; interpretation and critical evaluation of different resources; and expression of ideas in a creative way. Continue reading “K-12 Opportunity: Graphic Literature and Global Literacy Workshop (UT-Austin)”

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Job: Program Admin Specialist (Open Society Foundations)

Deadline for Applications: Open Until Filled

Job description

The Open Society Foundations are a major nongovernmental supporter of efforts to improve the economic and social inclusion of Roma in Central and South Eastern Europe. Over the past two decades, our Roma-related programs have worked on a wide range of issues, including equal access to quality education, women’s empowerment and gender equity, public health, civic and political participation, media access and the development of Roma media, promoting tolerance, cultural diversity, and challenging anti-Roma prejudice.

The Roma Initiatives Office provides support to civil society through three major programs: Barvalipe—richness or pride in the Romani language—which supports the emergence of a confident new generation of Roma advocates capable of leading Roma organizations or working in EU institutions, international organizations, and national public service; Zoralipe—strength or power—which supports the institutional growth of Roma organizations; and Paruvipe—change—which supports advocacy campaigns aimed at influencing public decision-making and service delivery. Continue reading “Job: Program Admin Specialist (Open Society Foundations)”

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CFP: Central Slavic Conference (St. Louis, Missouri)

Deadline for Submissions: September 01, 2018

The Central Slavic Conference is pleased to invite scholars of all disciplines working in Slavic, Eurasian, and East European studies to submit proposals for panels, individual papers, and roundtables at its annual meeting to be held in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, October 19-21, 2018.

Founded in 1962 as the Bi-State Slavic Conference, the Central Slavic Conference now encompasses seven states and is the oldest of the regional affiliates of ASEEES (Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies). Scholars from outside the region and from around the world are welcome.

Proposals for papers, panels, and roundtables should be submitted by email to CSC Vice-President Dr. Michele Leigh at CentralSlavic@outlook.com no later than September 1, 2018. Early proposals are encouraged. All proposals should include:

-Participant name, affiliation, and email contact information;
-For individual paper presentation: title and brief description (limit 50 words);
-For panels: panel title + above information for each participant and discussant (if applicable);
-For roundtables: roundtable title and participant information. Continue reading “CFP: Central Slavic Conference (St. Louis, Missouri)”

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Academic Job: Postdoctoral Fellowships (U. of Pittsburgh)

Deadline for Applications: November 15, 2018

The University of Pittsburgh is offering two postdoctoral fellowships—one in the arts and humanities; and one in the social sciences and/or professional disciplines—to begin in September 2019 for scholars whose work focuses on Russia, Eastern Europe, and the former Soviet regions of Eurasia. These fellowships are designed to offer junior scholars the time, space, and financial support necessary to produce significant scholarship early in their careers while simultaneously building their teaching records. The deadline for applications is November 15, 2018. More information is available on the application portal, https://ucis.submittable.com/submit/48448/ucis-postdoctoral-fellowships-in-russian-east-european-and-eurasian-studies-for.

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Academic Job: Tenure-Track Asst. Professor of Balkan/South Slavic Studies (UC, Berkeley)

Deadline for Applications: October 25, 2018

The Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures at the University of California, Berkeley invites applications for a full-time faculty position at the Assistant Professor level (tenure track), in the area of Balkan/South Slavic Studies. The expected start date is July 1, 2019. The department seeks a specialist in South Slavic Languages/Literatures/Cultures whose primary focus is Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian (BCS). This may include specializations in literature, folklore, linguistics, and/or the cultural history of the region. Candidates will be expected to supervise BCS language instruction and should be able to teach BCS at the advanced level. Expertise in additional Slavic languages is welcomed. For more details about the position, including required qualifications and application materials, please visit:
https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/apply/JPF01863.

Application deadline is October 25, 2018. With questions, contact issahr@berkeley.edu. UC Berkeley is an AA/EEO employer.

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CFP: The Power of the Powerless: A 1968 Retrospective Symposium (U. of Arizona)

Deadline for Submissions: September 15, 2018

CALL FOR PAPERS

THE POWER OF THE POWERLESS: A 1968 RETROSPECTIVE

An interdisciplinary symposium on the global events of 1968

Friday, November 2, 2018
The University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

Keynote Speaker: David Danaher (University of Wisconsin-Madison), author of _Reading Vaclav Havel_ (University of Toronto Press, 2015).

Abstracts for 20-minute papers on any aspect of the global events of 1968 (such as literature, film, theatre, music, the visual arts, politics, history, sociology, etc.) are invited for the symposium. Comparative topics and interdisciplinary approaches are welcome and encouraged.

Supported by the University of Arizona’s College of Humanities, Dept. of French & Italian, and Dept. of Russian & Slavic Studies, the symposium “The Power of the Powerless: A 1968 Retrospective” seeks to bring together scholars from multiple disciplines and perspectives on the 50th anniversary of the important global events of 1968. The one-day symposium is book-ended by keynote speakers and organized into three panels; each panel will be organized around a particular theme (i.e., “Roots,” “Media, Performance & the Arts,” “Legacies,” etc.) rather than by country, in order to better explore issues connected with 1968 that are common around the globe and across cultural lines. For those in the Tucson area, three free, hosted film screenings will be held in the days preceding and following the symposium.

To present a paper at the symposium, please submit a proposal by *September 15, 2018.*

A complete proposal consists of:
1. Author’s contact information (name, affiliation, postal address, telephone, and email).
2. Paper title
3. 250-500 word abstract
4. Equipment request (if necessary)

Please send proposals by email to: Benjamin Jens, bcjens@email.arizona.edu

Please include “1968 Symposium” in the subject line of your email. All submissions will be acknowledged and considered. All applicants will be informed of the status of their proposals no later than September 30.

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