Job Opening: Poly Prep Country Day School June 7, 2022 | Rukshana Jalil An opening for a part-time history teacher is available at school, Poly Prep Country Day School, an independent school in Brooklyn, NY. We are looking for a candidate who would be interested in teaching two sections of our African American History course in the fall and two sections of our Slavery and Resistance course in… Read More
Deadline Extended to June 1st – CLAGS Paul Monette-Roger Horwitz Dissertation Prize May 24, 2022 | Rukshana Jalil CLAGS Paul Monette-Roger Horwitz Dissertation Prize The deadline for this award is extended to June 1st 2022. This award, which honors the memories of Monette, a poet and author, and his partner, Horwitz, an attorney, will be given for the best dissertation in LGTBQ Studies, broadly defined, by a PhD candidate within the City University of New… Read More
Apply by May 31 | $5K – Summer Graphic Design Job – Open to ANY CUNY student May 24, 2022 | Rukshana Jalil The Futures Initiative advocates greater equity and innovation in higher education at every level of the university. Housed at the CUNY Graduate Center and reaching throughout the CUNY community, the Futures Initiative empowers the next generation of intellectual leaders with bold, public, and engaged teaching and learning. We are seeking a Freelance Graphic Designer to work on a… Read More
Apply by June 1 | Residency Opportunity May 24, 2022 | Rukshana Jalil The Historic Mabel Dodge Luhan House Inn and Conference Center in Taos, New Mexico will host a two-week writer’s residency in Lois Palken Rudnick’s memory in November 2022. Lois was a long-time cultural historian of Southwestern literature, art, and modernism. Her greatest passion was mentoring young scholars and educators. Preference will be given to applications… Read More
May 20 | Talkin’ About a Revolution: Communication in History & Historians Communicating (Sixth Annual CUNY EARS conference) May 17, 2022 | Rukshana Jalil TALKIN’ ABOUT A REVOLUTION: COMMUNICATION IN HISTORY & HISTORIANS COMMUNICATING The Sixth Annual CUNY Early American Republic Seminar CUNY Graduate Student Conference May 20, 2022 Held in person at the CUNY Graduate Center. Email [email protected] to RSVP A Roundtable Discussion Featuring François Furstenberg, Johns Hopkins University Nora Slonimsky, Iona College & The Institute of Thomas… Read More
Announcing Met Fellows’ 2022 Spring Presentations May 11, 2022 | Rukshana Jalil Dear Colleagues, Academic and Professional Programs at The Metropolitan Museum of Art is delighted to share with you the program for the fellows’ 2022 spring presentations: Research Out Loud_Met Fellows Present_full program Research Out Loud: Met Fellows Present (May 16–26, 2022) https://www.metmuseum.org/events/programs/met-speaks/fellows-colloquia Free, though advance registration is required. Taking place virtually on Zoom from May 16 through May 25, 10 AM and 2 PM daily, this year’s events will feature… Read More
John Jay’s Africana Studies Dept is seeking Fall 2022 faculty for its in-person courses May 11, 2022 | Rukshana Jalil The Department of Africana Studies at John Jay College of Criminal Justice is seeking adjunct faculty for its in-person Fall 2022 courses. The positions are as follows: AFR 123 Justice, Individual and Struggle in the African American Experience —3 sections available (Note: An interested and qualified person could teach all three since… Read More
Due June 1 | CFP : The Object in/of Psychoanalysis May 11, 2022 | Rukshana Jalil The Object in/of Psychoanalysis Cornell University Psychoanalysis Reading Group Conference September 23-24, 2022 (in person) Keynote Address: Joan Copjec (Brown University) Deadline for Paper Submissions: June 1, 2022 (300 words abstract) e-mail: [email protected] The Psychoanalytic Reading Group at Cornell University invites participants for a conference on the question of the object in/of psychoanalysis. We welcome… Read More
May 6 | New Directions in Film and Media Cultures May 4, 2022 | Rukshana Jalil 3pm-5pm, Recital Hall (The Graduate Center, CUNY) Register at https://tinyurl.com/3f3hmvdb Meet film and media faculty from CUNY Featured speakers: Monica Filimon, Associate Professor, Department of English, Kingsborough Community College “New Romanian Cinema: Origins, Polemics, Major Directors.” Monica Filimon’s research focuses on Spanish, French, German, and Romanian cinema. Her first book, Cristi Puiu: Ineffable Experiences of the… Read More
April 29-30 | Breakin’ BLACK Reachin’ Back Conference – REGISTRATION is Now Live! April 25, 2022 | Rukshana Jalil We encourage you to breathe, dream, remember, dig, stretch, move, spin, and create with us on April 29-30, 2022 for the first annual Breakin’ BLACK Reachin’ Back virtual conference in partnership with the CUNY Graduate Center English Student Association. Registration is now open: https://hopin.com/events/breakin-black-reachin-back-virtual-conference/registration Each day features curated panels, breakout sessions for presentations and papers,… Read More