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1. Geffrye Museum Temporary Jobs (Employment Opportunities) 2. Conference: Power to Empowerment: Critical Literacy in Visual Culture Date Correction (Conference Announcement) 3. The School of the Art Institute of Chicago Design History Faculty Positions (Employment Opportunities) 4. Museum Collection Research (Research Project) 5. STUDY DAY - HOME AND GARDEN: Domestic spaces in Paintings from 1960 the Present (Event Announcement) 6. Up the Ladder and Down the Wall: Children and Outdoor Play in English Cities and Suburbs, 1945-1975 (Event Announcement) ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From: "Erica Foden-Lenahan" <[log in to unmask]> Date: 7 December 2007 14:09:29 GMT Subject: Geffrye Museum - temporary jobs Dear Colleagues, Please circulate the following advert to whomever you think might be interested in the posts available. Apologies for cross-posting. Thank you and best wishes, Erica Foden-Lenahan Geffrye Museum -- Applications are invited for the following full-time posts at the Geffrye Museum, which specializes in the history of English, middle-class domestic interiors and is well known for its innovative exhibition and education programmes. A thriving, dynamic museum with energetic and committed staff, the Geffrye has strong links with the local community as well as a reputation as a nationally important museum. Specialist Subject Network Temporary Administrator - £25k per annum, 35 hours a week, until 31 March 2008 This is an exciting opportunity to carry out the exploratory work for setting up a Specialist Subject Network focusing on the study of the home. The post requires an organised, outward looking person to carry out the consultative work across the museum, library, archive and academic sectors. The consultation will aim to establish the interest in and usefulness of the network, its scope, aims and objectives. Closing date for applications 19 December 2007. Interviews on 9 January 2008. Temporary Documentation Assistant x 2 - £11.00/hour, 35 hours a week, for 2 months The museum is looking for two Documentation Assistants to catalogue some of its archival material, including oral histories and photographs. Reporting to the Project Librarian/Archivist, you will be responsible for the cataloguing of unpublished documents in a way that is informative for the study of the home. In addition, the successful applicant will assist with the documentation and conservation of the Geffrye Museum’s archive collection. We seek people with a good first degree and at least one year of working in the field of collections documentation, preferably with oral history and/or photographs experience. Temporary Library Assistant - £9.00 per hour, 35 hours a week, for 2 months The museum is looking for a Library Assistant to support the work of Library Cataloguers and a Book Conservator, and be involved in moving the collection within the museum’s storage areas. This project concludes at the end of March 2008 and the contract is full-time for 2 months. Reporting to the Project Librarian/Archivist, you will be responsible for the cleaning, shelving, boxing and moving library materials, including special collections books and journals. You will have experience as a Library Assistant, be organized and have an interest in book preservation, art, design, and/or social history. Closing date for applications 19 December 2007. Interviews week commencing 14 January 2008. These positions are funded under the Renaissance in the Regions scheme, through the London Hub. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From: [log in to unmask] Subject: Conference Date Correction Date: 5 December 2007 00:46:16 GMT Some months ago, we sent you a CFP and conference announcement. The original is listed below. The dates for the conference were listed incorrectly. The conference is actually occurring on June 6-7, 2008. All other dates remain the same. Sorry for any confusion this may have caused. Kind regards, Keith Owens Conference: Power to Empowerment: Critical Literacy in Visual Culture Dates of conference: June 6-7, 2008 (now corrected) Location: Dallas, Texas Papers are solicited for an international, transdisciplinary conference examining visual literacy as it is shaped by, shapes and integrates private and public identity and subjectivity through social institutions and forces including education, politics, ethics, technology, media, marketing, commerce, the environment and society. The conference understands visual literacy from the perspective of individuals, communities, groups and organizations to mean the ability to successfully compose and deliver meaningful communication as well as decode and interpret visual messages. It involves perceiving visual images as components of a larger culture matrix, constituting their meaning and significance, discerning relationships between their intended and actual purposes and audiences, and acting with or upon them. Visual literacy generates and is affected by relationships between the visual, literacy and power, including disenfranchisement. Particular themes or topics for papers may include but are not limited to the economics of visual culture, constructing the visual landscape, visual culture and affiliations and disenfranchisements, brands and users, ethnographies of visual culture, the charge of education to superintend visual literacy, visual literacy and power, visual illiteracy, visual culture and social difference, and visual cultures of everyday life. Abstracts between 250-500 words are sought for 15-20 minute paper presentations. The deadline to receive abstracts is February 1, 2008. Notification of acceptance will be March 1, 2008. Please send your abstract electronically as a word-document to Keith Owens, Assistant Professor, Communication Design, University of North Texas College of Visual Arts & Design, [log in to unmask] Assistant Professor Communication Design College of Visual Arts & Design The University of North Texas PO Box 305100 Denton, Texas 76203 Office 940.369.7243 Mobile 214.649.3647 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]> Date: 4 December 2007 23:35:56 GMT To: [log in to unmask] Cc: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Two Faculty positions in Design History at SAIC The School of the Art Institute of Chicago announces two full-time, tenured or tenure track positions in Design History beginning in Fall 2008. Descriptions follow: FACULTY in DESIGN HISTORY specializing in FASHION, THEORY & CRITICISM The School of the Art Institute of Chicago's Department of Art History, Theory, and Criticism invites applications for a design historian with professional specialization in fashion design, as a full-time, tenured or tenure-track faculty member, beginning August 2008. Rank and salary are commensurate with experience, teaching, and current professional status. Responsibilities: Teach core undergraduate and graduate-level lecture courses and seminars on the design history, theory and criticism of fashion. Scholar must be committed to innovative and multidisciplinary teaching with strong training in one of the following: Critical Theory; New Art History and Cultural Studies; or Cultural History. The fashion historian will help shape the new Master of Design in Fashion, Body, and Garment launching in Fall 2008. Qualifications: Must demonstrate promise in scholarly publications and have earned a Ph.D. in Art History, Design History, Cultural Studies or related field. ABD candidates and MFA in Fashion considered. Application procedure: Priority deadline January 5, 2008; however, applications will be reviewed until the positions are filled. Send cover letter, curriculum vitae, statement of design expertise and interests, a one-page teaching/educational philosophy, examples of work, materials to demonstrate potential for excellence in teaching, contact information for three references, a self-addressed, stamped postcard to confirm receipt of materials, and an SASE only if you wish materials to be returned, to: Fashion Design History Search, dh SAIC, Deans' Office 37 South Wabash Avenue Chicago IL 60603 Questions regarding open positions, application procedures, or the search process may be directed to Shanna Linn, Director of Academic Administration in the Office of Deans and Division Chairs, at [log in to unmask], or (312) 899.7472. Consult www.saic.edu for information on the School and its programs, or www.saic.edu/about/jobs/faculty for specific job descriptions and application procedures. The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, a leading professional school of art and design, is affiliated with the museum of the Art Institute of Chicago at the center of one of the country's most exciting and diverse cultural communities. SAIC has long been characterized by its interdisciplinary approach to the making and critical study of art, and pursues this aim with a campus environment and facilities that support cutting edge and traditional practices. It has 15 studio departments, a first year program, and 7 academic departments with an emphasis on transdisciplinary study, and offers 6 undergraduate degrees, and 13 graduate degrees as well as post-baccalaureate certificates and continuing studies programs. The School currently enrolls 2,700 FTE students and employs 150 full-time and 400 adjunct, part-time and visiting artist faculty, and 300 staff. The School of the Art Institute of Chicago is an equal opportunity, equal access employer fully committed to achieving diversity in its faculty and student populations. All applications are welcomed and encouraged. FACULTY POSITION: DESIGN HISTORIAN in GRAPHIC & INDUSTRIAL DESIGN The School of the Art Institute of Chicago's Department of Art History, Theory, and Criticism invites applications for a design historian with professional specialization in graphic design and/or industrial design as a full-time, tenured or tenure-track faculty member beginning August 2008. Rank and salary are commensurate with experience, teaching, and current professional status. Responsibilities: Teach core undergraduate and graduate-level lecture courses and seminars on the design history and theory of industrial design, graphic design, and/or architecture. Scholar must be committed to innovative and multidisciplinary teaching with strong training in one of the following: Critical Theory; New Art History and Cultural Studies; Cultural History; History of Technology to support the MDes, MArch and MFA graduate programs in designed objects, architecture, and visual communication. Qualifications: Must demonstrate promise in scholarly publications and have earned a Ph.D. in Art History, Design History, Architectural History/Theory or Cultural Studies. ABD candidates and MFA in Graphic Design, Industrial Design, or Information Design considered. Application procedure: Priority deadline January 5, 2008; however, applications will be reviewed until the positions are filled. Send cover letter, curriculum vitae, statement of design expertise and interests, a one-page teaching/educational philosophy, examples of work, materials to demonstrate potential for excellence in teaching, contact information for three references, a self-addressed, stamped postcard to confirm receipt of materials, and an SASE only if you wish materials to be returned, to: Design History Search, dh SAIC, Deans' Office 37 South Wabash Avenue Chicago IL 60603 Questions regarding open positions, application procedures, or the search process may be directed to Shanna Linn, Director of Academic Administration in the Office of Deans and Division Chairs, at [log in to unmask], or (312) 899.7472. Consult www.saic.edu for information on the School and its programs, or www.saic.edu/about/jobs/faculty for specific job descriptions and application procedures. The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, a leading professional school of art and design, is affiliated with the museum of the Art Institute of Chicago at the center of one of the country's most exciting and diverse cultural communities. SAIC has long been characterized by its interdisciplinary approach to the making and critical study of art, and pursues this aim with a campus environment and facilities that support cutting edge and traditional practices. It has 15 studio departments, a first year program, and 7 academic departments with an emphasis on transdisciplinary study, and offers 6 undergraduate degrees, and 13 graduate degrees as well as post-baccalaureate certificates and continuing studies programs. The School currently enrolls 2,700 FTE students and employs 150 full-time and 400 adjunct, part-time and visiting artist faculty, and 300 staff. The School of the Art Institute of Chicago is an equal opportunity, equal access employer fully committed to achieving diversity in its faculty and student populations. All applications are welcomed and encouraged. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From: S Keene <[log in to unmask]> Date: 4 December 2007 11:52:05 GMT To: w ork <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Using the stored collections of museums Dear mail list member, I am researching the uses of museum collections, and I would like to get some information from those who use collections, not just from museums themselves. I would be very grateful if you would complete a short questionnaire which you will find here: http://opinio.ucl.ac.uk/s?s=1612 The deadline for responses is 20th December. The project is described on: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/storedcollections/ Thank you in advance; I hope you will complete the questionnaire, Suzanne Keene -- :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: Dr Suzanne Keene Reader in Museum Studies University College London Institute of Archaeology 31-34 Gordon Square London, WC1H 0PY t: +44 (0)20 7679 4935 m: 0779 962 7002 http://www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology/staff :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ STUDY DAY - HOME AND GARDEN: Domestic spaces in Paintings from 1960 the Present This day of lectures and case studies, based around themes from the Geffrye’s major Home and Garden exhibition, will explore the thoughts, motivations and experiences involved with the creation of painted representations of the home. Contributions from both artists and sitters, and the exhibition’s curators, Charlotte Gere, Judith Batalion and Christine Lalumia, will ensure lively and thought-provoking dialogue. Saturday 19 January 2008, 10.00am - 4.30pm Tickets £35 in advance, coffee and light lunch included Bookings number: 0207 739 9893 or e-mail [log in to unmask] Nancy Loader Pr and Press Officer Geffrye Museum 136 Kingsland Road London E2 8EA 020 7739 9893 [log in to unmask] www.geffrye-museum.org.uk ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Up the Ladder and Down the Wall: Children and Outdoor Play in English Cities and Suburbs, 1945-1975 An Illustrated Evening Lecture by Alan Powers Wed 6th Feb 2008, 7-8.30pm Museum of Domestic Design & Architecture (MoDA), Middlesex University, Cat Hill, Barnet, Herts EN2 6NL The use of gardens as playing spaces for children gained a new significance in the post-war years owing to the baby boom, new theories about the significance of play, health, and new ideas from garden designers about how gardens could become more suitable for children. These ideas had an impact in a wider sphere of playgrounds, but in private gardens, especially suburban ones, they were rapidly assimilated. Speaking as a child of the era, Alan Powers will try and match his memories of gardens to documentation in photographs, paintings and garden books that might reconstruct the chronology and sources involved in things that rapidly became taken for granted, and seem so far to have attracted little academic or general interest. This event supports MoDA's current temporary exhibition The Suburban Landscape: Two Hundred Years of Gardens and Gardening (July '07 - 24th Feb '08) The Speaker Alan Powers is Chairman of the Twentieth Century Society and Professor of Architecture and Cultural History at the University of Greenwich. He has published widely on the history of art, architecture and design in Britain in the 20th century. His books include Modern: The Modern Movement in Architecture (Merrell, 2005) and The Twentieth Century House in Britain (Aurum, 2004). Tickets, Bookings & Enquiries £7.00 full price, £5.00 concessions (incl. students & Middlesex staff) To book your tickets, please download a booking form from MoDA's website - http://www.moda.mdx.ac.uk/learning/adults/eveclasses.htm For more information about this event and to enquire about the availability of places, please contact MoDA's Bookings Administrator on 020 8411 4394, [log in to unmask] We look forward to welcoming you to MoDA Maggie Wood Assistant Curator (Documentation & Collections) Museum of Domestic Design & Architecture (MoDA) Middlesex University Cat Hill Barnet, Herts EN4 8HT T: +44 (0)20 8411 5445 F: +44 (0)20 8411 6639 W: www.moda.mdx.ac.uk