First Ethnography Caucus Graduate Student Essay Prize December 13, 2022 | Rukshana Jalil Grad student ethnographers: Did you present or publish a paper this year? Finish a thesis chapter? Are you working on a semester assignment? Please consider submitting for the inaugural American Studies Association Ethnography Caucus essay prize. The caucus has initiated this prize in order to support and highlight ethnography within the broad field of American… Read More
Nov 28 | BLEAK, MY FAVOURITE CLICHÉ? A CONVERSATION ON BRITISH POST-PUNK November 23, 2022 | Rukshana Jalil Monday, November 28, 2022 5:30 pm — 7:00 pm Online A Conversation on British Post-Punk with Gavin Butt and Richard T. Rodríguez Join Gavin Butt and Richard T. Rodríguez as they talk around their recently published books and new approaches to the study of British popular music culture. Butt’s book is No Machos or Pop Stars:… Read More
2023-24AY Dissertation Fellowship – Department of Black Studies, UC Santa Barbara November 23, 2022 | Rukshana Jalil POSITION DESCRIPTION The Department of Black Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara invites applications for two Dissertation Fellowship Scholars for the academic year 2023-24. We seek Dissertation Scholars working in Interdisciplinary, Social Science, Humanities, and STEM disciplines whose research focus is specifically situated within Black Studies. The Department is especially interested in candidates… Read More
Adjunct Instructor position (Film/TV program at LaGuardia) November 23, 2022 | Rukshana Jalil The Film/TV Program at LaGuardia is seeking an adjunct instructor to teach a course this coming Spring. Students or alum in Film Studies, Comp Lit, American Studies are encouraged to apply. The course is American Film, a history course, meeting Tuesdays and Thursdays at 11:45am-2:00pm. First class is March 7, last class June 8,… Read More
Nov 18 | The Polish Oscars: A Discussion with Andrzej Krakowski November 16, 2022 | Rukshana Jalil Friday, November 18, 2022 at 5:00pm Room 9205 Attendees must register in advance at https://bit.ly/3gtTi68 Andrzej Krakowski is a director, screenwriter, film producer, writer, educator, and cartoonist who has made over seventy films and TV series. He received the Outstanding Pole Abroad award in 2022 for researching the Polish roots of Hollywood. This event will… Read More
PAID internship opportunity with Feminist Press for Spring 2023 November 16, 2022 | Rukshana Jalil Feminist Press is seeking an Editorial Research Intern for the Spring 2023 semester to help Feminist Press continue their founding mission of recovering important feminist writing that has been lost to history. This intern will help identify potential book projects that have fallen out of print and should be republished and added to the literary… Read More
ARC Applications – EXTENDED DEADLINE NOVEMBER 30TH November 15, 2022 | Rukshana Jalil Established in 2013, the Advanced Research Collaborative (ARC) extends the CUNY Graduate Center’s global reach and prominence as an international hub of advanced study. Through its Distinguished CUNY and Visiting Scholar positions, ARC embraces the vital work of eminent scholars both within and outside of CUNY. These scholars enter a stimulating interdisciplinary environment in which they conduct… Read More
Nov 17 | Native American Film Screening and Community Dialogue November 15, 2022 | Rukshana Jalil Docs & Dialogue: We, the People Join us for a critical screening of a youth-produced film examining Native American identity and representation in NYC. Did you know that there are 9.7 million Native Americans living in the United States today and that New York City has the largest population of Native Americans out of any… Read More
Nov 15 | Sister Resisters: Mentoring Black Women on Campus November 8, 2022 | Rukshana Jalil Read More
Nov 9 | Kiese Laymon, Voice and Vulnerability in the Classroom November 2, 2022 | Rukshana Jalil Voice and Vulnerability in the Transformative Classroom Wednesday, November 9 @ 4-5 pm Registration required: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/voice-and-vulnerability-in-the-transformative-classroom-tickets-428062244697 Please join Transformative Learning in the Humanities (TLH) for an interactive workshop and discussion with award-winning author and educator, Kiese Laymon. Laymon will share how to help students find their voices as writers and thinkers. He will discuss the role… Read More