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****************************************************** * http://www.anthropologymatters.com * * A postgraduate project comprising online journal, * * online discussions, teaching and research resources * * and international contacts directory. * ****************************************************** > > > Some general announcements, which may be of interest: > > The British Academy offers awards for postdoctoral research in the > humanities and social sciences. Applications are invited for the > following schemes. The next deadline is 15 April 2007 > > Small Research Grants (up to £7,500) > Grants are available for collaborative or individual research projects > www.britac.ac.uk/funding/guide/srg.html > > British Conference Grants (up to £2,000) > Grants are available for bringing key speakers to conferences held > in the UK. > www.britac.ac.uk/funding/guide/bcg.html > > Overseas Conference Grants (up to £800) > Grants are available for travel expenses of a scholar delivering a > paper at a conference overseas. www.britac.ac.uk/funding/guide/ > ocg.html > > Contact: Research Grants Department 020 7969 5217 or email > [log in to unmask] > > ----------------- > > Symposium > Mobile Masculinities: Spatial, Intimate and Bodily Transitions > 16th May 2007 > Conference Room, ICOSS, University of Sheffield > > Theoretical and empirical issues of men and masculinities in > relation to space, intimacy, the emotions and the body are being > addressed within a variety of disciplines. Such theorising starts > from assumptions about fluid and multiple masculinities, but has > tended to assume a static framework within which to explore men's > experiences. Men are treated as if they inhabit and perform > masculinities in one space alone, for example either the workplace > or domestic sphere. This symposium will give attention to the ways > in which men exist in different spaces, sometimes simultaneously, > and at various stages of the life course, and also how they manage > transitions between work and home life, between being a colleague, > friend, father and partner. By shattering the divisions between > those separate spaces, and between apparently stable identities, > the symposium will re-focus current theoretical issues around > masculinity. Focusing on men's mobility and experiences, their > strategies and performances of 'being' a man, papers will speak not > only to masculinity, but also to gendered, classed and aged > relationships across and beyond separate life spheres. > > The symposium will be interdisciplinary and will be sure to > interest a broad range of people who work with men, as well as > those who study them. Refreshments and a sandwich lunch will be > provided. For further details, and to register to attend, please > contact Professor Jenny Hockey, [log in to unmask] > > Programme > > 9.30 - 10.15 Arrival and coffee > > 10.15 -10.30 Welcome > > 10.30 - 11.00 Masculinities in transition > Jenny Hockey, Victoria Robinson and Alex Hall > University of Sheffield > > 11.00 - 11.30 Transitions from fat to slim(mer): an analysis of a > health promotion text aimed at overweight men > Brendan Gough > Institute of Psychological Sciences, University of Leeds > > 11.30 - 12.00 Addressing sexual risk-taking in young men: wrong > time, wrong place > Mark Limmer > Institute of Health Research, Lancaster University > > 12.00 - 12.30 'I know it's still dangerous but it's... the buzz > you get off it': Embodied automobile young masculine identities and > the corporeal buzz of bass and speed > Dr Andrew Bengry-Howell and Professor Christine Griffin > Department of Psychology, University if Bath > > 12.30 - 13.30 Lunch > > 13.30 - 14.00 Relating well: men, emotions and health > Steve Robertson > University of Central Lancashire > > 14.00 - 14.30 Crying men: performances of masculinity after > stillbirth > Jan Bleyen > University of Leuven, Belgium > > 14.30 - 15.00 Coffee > > 15.00 - 15.30 Angry young men? Masculinities and emotion among > young men in the global justice movement > Maria Zackariasson > University of Oslo, Norway > > 15.30 - 16.00 Mobile masculinities in the service sector > Simon Breeze > University of Kent > > 16.00 - 16.15 Discussion and goodbyes > > > --------------- > > Is "qualitative data analysis" too vague for you? Are you > wondering how to do justice to your data? > > If you’re researching social processes, institutions, culture, > identity etc, but you’re unsure about how to analyse the discourse > data from your fieldwork, then consider joining the 5 day ESRC- > sponsored research training course: > > Key concepts and methods in ethnography, language & communication > > The programme is designed to help PhD and post-doctoral researchers > navigate the twin perils of over- and under-interpreting discourse > data, and it introduces a range of key perspectives and tools used > to study language and communication ethnographically. > > During 2007 the course will be taught through four intensive > meetings hosted in London and Leeds: > > 22 & 23 March (London): Linguistic ethnography: Why, what & how? > 25 May (Leeds): Verbal text in situated interaction: Micro-analysis > 20 July (Leeds): Texts in the material world: Multi-modal analysis > 16 November (London): Ethnography beyond the event: Transcontextual > analysis > > There will also be follow-up sessions in which course graduates can > discuss with more experienced researchers specific issues arising > from their own work. Spaces are strictly limited, so candidates are > advised to apply as soon as possible. Some bursaries for tuition > and travel will be available in cases of demonstrated need. > > For more information, please go to www.ioe.ac.uk/schools/clc/elc/, > or contact [log in to unmask] > > The programme is organized from King’s College London, the > Institute of Education University of London, and Oxford University, > as part of the ESRC Researcher Development Initiative > (www.rdi.ac.uk). The Programme Team is: > Professor Ben Rampton (Director) Professor Jan Blommaert Ms. > Celia Roberts Dr. Carey Jewitt Dr. Adam Lefstein Dr. Jeff Bezemer > Melissa de Graaff (Administrator) > > --------------------- > > In 2006, the ESRC announced the launch of an annual prize in honour > of the SSRC's founder and first chairman, Michael Young. > > The prize has been conceived to encourage new social scientists to > communicate their research in a lucid way to non-academic > audiences. The Michael Young Prize will reward work which is of > relevance to a wider audience, based on research of evident social > and economic value and political bearing and which achieves insight > into contemporary society and the patterns and dynamics of social > change. The successful submission will win £5,000 and assistance > from the Economic and Social Research Council and the Young > Foundation in publishing and promoting your work through a variety > of publications and media. > > Details of how to apply are available on ESRC Society Today: > www.esrcsocietytoday.ac.uk/young > > This annual competition will be run by the ESRC with support from > the Young Foundation. > > ------------------- > > INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR > > HISPANIC CULTURAL HERITAGE: FOLKLORE, MYTHOLOGY AND FANTASY > LITERATURE > 11th-15th June 2007, Instituto Cervantes, London. > > The Instituto Cervantes is delighted to announce that it is > organising a seminar entitled Hispanic Cultural Heritage: Folklore, > Mythology and Fantasy Literature. > > This five-day event, organised in conjunction with the University > of Extremadura (Spain), will take place at the Instituto Cervantes > in London from 11-15 June 2007. Each day will cover different > themes, so delegates may choose to attend one or more days. The > seminar will provide an opportunity for colleagues to critically > explore the present panorama of literary and folklore genres - > examining the unique aspects of the Hispanic contribution - and to > share best practice among British and Spanish universities, with > the aim of promoting joint research. > > Themes will be: folklore and popular traditions related to fantasy; > myths and traditions of the Iberian Peninsula; fantasy literature > in Spanish and its sub-genres (magic realism, science-fiction, > terror, sagas etc) fantasy literature and mythology compared; > literary-folklore relations in Hispanic literature; analysis of > specific authors and literary works; fantasy themes and motifs; > cultural heritage as an educational resource; cultural and tourist > itineraries from myths and legends; myths in films and visual images. > > Keynote speakers: Professor Eloy Martos Núñez (University of > Extremadura); Professor Pedro Cerrillo Torremocha (University of > Castilla-La Mancha); Ana Paula Guimarães (Institute of Traditional > Literary Studies, Nova University Lisbon); Professor Antonio Gómez > Yebra (University of Málaga). > > Full details, including a call for papers will be available soon on > http://www.unex.es/eweb/sil. > > The University of Extremadura will provide certificates of > attendance to those who request it. For further information and > expressions of interest, please send an e-mail with your personal > details and professional credentials to the seminar secretary, > Gemma Belmonte [log in to unmask] > > Attendance at this event will be free. > The official languages of the conference are Spanish and English. > > ----------- > > Ethnographic Database Project - Invitation to contribute > > The Ethnographic Database Project (EDP) is a web-based tool for the > collection of comparative ethnographic data. The EDP allows > anthropologists to enter data about their field”\Ãwøß research > using a set of standard codes developed for cross-cultural > application; the codes relate to a society’s organization, kinship > and marriage practices, subsistence economy, and pattern of sexual > division of labor. The EDP is in the form of a web-based > questionnaire, which can be accessed from any computer connected to > the internet. > > The EDP aims to complement widely-used comparative ethnographic > datasets such as the Ethnographic Atlas and the Standard Cross- > Cultural Sample by: (i) obtaining data directly from > anthropologists who conducted field research in the societies of > interest, (ii) using standard codes developed for cross-cultural > application for all societies, (iii) expanding the range of > societies for which coded ethnographic data are available. > > The first stage of the EDP includes societies speaking Indo- > European languages, which are underrepresented in the existing > ethnographic databases. We welcome contributions from researchers > who have conducted fieldwork in societies speaking these languages. > > Visit the EDP website at http://www.ucl.ac.uk/~ucsalfo/EDP to read > more about this project, to view a sample version of the EDP, and > to find out how to contribute. Please forward this link to anyone > who may be interested in this project! > > Laura Fortunato > Department of Anthropology > University College London > [log in to unmask] > > ----------- > > INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE AND BIOETHICS COLLABORATIONS > 'International science and bioethics collaborations: critical > approaches to new knowledge relations' is a new three-year £1.5 > million research collaboration in Social Anthropology between the > Universities of Cambridge, Durham and Sussex (Principal > Investigator: Professor Marilyn Strathern, Cambridge, UK) to which > the ESRC is contributing £1.2 million and supporting two PhD > studentships. The project aims to address current social, economic > and cultural issues of international collaboration, knowledge > transfer and capacity building in biomedical science and bioethics, > and involves development of a network of research partners across > the Asian sub-continent. > > Recruitment: Four fixed term post-doctoral appointments are to be > made and one fixed term administrative post will be filled: http:// > www.socanth.cam.ac.uk/internationalsciencevacancies.html > > Further information about the project can be found at: http:// > www.socanth.cam.ac.uk/research/placebo/ > internationalscienceandbioethicsproject.html > > -------------------- > > Australian National University's School of Archaeology and > Anthropology is sponsosring a conference on: > "Rural Futures in Developed Countries: Australia, America, Europe" > to be held at University House on the 20-21 July (a Friday and > Saturday) 2007. > > Themes include: > - multiple and changing land use patterns in the context of > agrarian transition, with attention (for Australia) to drought > conditions > - the strength and limits of values which underpin policy and > popular support for farming and/versus other rural activities > - attempts to regulate and manage land use and change in land use, > especially given the exit of many (especially smaller) farmers from > the land > - contributions that ethnography can make to documenting and > understanding these matters > > The conference is organised by Francesca Merlan. There is no > registration fee but people will be asked to pay $10 a day at the > door to contribute to morning and afternoon tea and coffee. If you > are planning on attending it would be good if you could let > Francesca know by email <[log in to unmask]>. There will > be both local and international participants and a program will be > available on AASnet, ANTHROGRAD and Anthropology@ANU in mid-April. > > ----------------- > > The Globe in a Glass Case > Ethnographic Collections in Ireland > > National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks, Dublin > Friday 11 - Saturday 12 May 2007 > > What makes a collection 'ethnographic'? How should we present these > collections? How should a museum make the link between the objects > and the people who crafted them? What is the future of ethnographic > collecting? > > Ireland is home to a large number of ethnographic collections and > objects, both in the hands of the state and of private collectors. > Only a small proportion of this material however is actually on > public view. This conference will try to draw attention to this > material, and has brought together some prominent invited speakers, > respected experts in their field who represent major museums, to > discuss this material in the light of the most recent contemporary > debates about collecting and the treatment of material heritage. > > For more details, see the website at www.anthropologyireland.org or > e-mail [log in to unmask] > > Conference Organisers: > Dr Seamas O'Siochain, NUI Maynooth > Dr Pauline Garvey, NUI Maynooth > Dr Adam Drazin, Trinity College Dublin > > ------------------ > > Please find below a link to a job vacancy for a researcher to work > at the Department of Social Medicine in Bristol. > http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobfiles/RH062.html > > ---------------------- > > CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT > > MELANCHOLIC STATES > INSTITUTE FOR WOMEN’S STUDIES > > LANCASTER UNIVERSITY > 27-29 SEPTEMBER 2007 > > INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE with PAPERS, EXHIBITIONS, PERFORMANCES > > Confirmed speakers: M. Jacqui Alexander, Veena Das, Ayse Gul > Altinay, David Eng, Yehudit Kirstein Keshet, Ranjana Khanna, Roz > Mortimer, Kavita Panjabi, Nandita Sharma, Gaye Chan, Cynthia Weber. > > The concept of melancholia has assumed widespread and varied > currency across numerous fields. Sometimes used to refer to a state > of mind or to an affective state; sometimes used to speak of > racialised, gendered, or queer subjectivity; other times used as a > tool of analysis of political states or as a mobilising tool to > convene constituencies of solidarity; yet other times, melancholia > founds collective memory and associated artefactual practices, or > describes the conditions of professional practice organised around > a public service ethic. Positioned as a condition to be claimed, > transcended, or negotiated, ‘melancholic states’ seemingly speaks > to the contemporary zeitgeist – the post/neo-colonial era. > > The provenance of the concept of melancholia in psychoanalysis and > the proliferation of its use elsewhere, offer grounds for > revisiting the potential and limits of the concept – this > conference aims to explore the ways in which the idea of > ‘melancholic states’ speaks to the complexity of the present. > > We encourage papers from various inter-disciplinary backgrounds > namely women studies, postcolonial, critical race, critical > psychology, politics, international relations, sociology, > anthropology, geography, art and design, queer studies, that > address, among others, the following questions: > · what is the relationship between melancholia and the turn to > questions of affect, emotion, and feeling within the social > sciences and humanities? > · what new analytical avenues are potentially opened up or closed > down by the mobilisation or deployment of the concept of melancholia? > · is its analytical traction geographically, temporally, and > politically limited and limiting? > is melancholia imbricated in the current preoccupation with borders > and border identities, within academic debates and politics rhetorics? > · does melancholia provide the grounds for a critical and > theoretically informed response to a political present increasingly > organised around the axis of democracy/terror? > · in what ways might it offer the grounds for the formation of > solidarities and constituencies of belonging ‘locally’ and/or > transnationally, in which feeling is identified as a legitimate and > central axis? > · what might the limitations of such solidarities be, especially in > a context in which it is increasingly difficult to articulate clear > political identities in the current conjunction of global/national > political agendas? > can melancholic states further or renew an understanding of > identifications involved in responses to international calls for aid? > to what extent is melancholia and/or hope the condition motivating > NGO’s in their work on poverty and/or the environment? > · are the subjectivities of public sector professionals > increasingly characterised by melancholia in the context of the > demise of the public service ethic? > · in what ways is collective memory organised around melancholia > and how might this impact on the selection, design and production > of objects and practices of remembrance? > · is a melancholic state a productive site for artistic practices > that interrogate forms of subjection and violence? > · are melancholic states and various forms of spiritual practice > mutually imbricated or mutually exclusive? > · can it help grasp the complexities of historical and contemporary > subjectivities as produced and lived at the intersection of > numerous modalities of difference? > · to what extent are melancholic subjects produced by competing > social imaginaries, and how are these played out in everyday life? > · is melancholia the condition of the desiring subject of the 21st > century? > > Please note that number of participants will be limited to 120. > > For information, visit the conference website http:// > www.lancs.ac.uk/fass/events/melancholicstates/registration.htm , or > contact Gail Lewis [log in to unmask], or Anne-Marie Fortier > [log in to unmask] > > Abstracts of no more than 500 words to be submitted by 23 APRIL > 2007. Please send to: Gail Lewis [log in to unmask]; or > Nayanika Mookherjee [log in to unmask] > > ----------------------- > ================================================= > Rohan Jackson > ASA administrator > e: [log in to unmask] > w: www.theasa.org > a: ASA, c/o RAI, 50 Fitzroy St, London W1T 5BT, UK > ================================================= ************************************************************* * Anthropology-Matters Mailing List * * To join this list or to look at the archived previous * * messages visit: * * http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/Anthropology-Matters.HTML * * If you have ALREADY subscribed: to send a message to all * * those currently subscribed to the list,just send mail to: * * [log in to unmask] * * * * Enjoyed the mailing list? Why not join the new * * CONTACTS SECTION @ www.anthropologymatters.com * * an international directory of anthropology researchers * ***************************************************************