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italian-studies: Scholarly discussions in any field of Italian studies Dear colleagues, You may wish to draw the attention of your PG researchers to the opportunity below: The MHRA (Modern Humanities Research Association) is looking for a second postgraduate editor for its online journal, MHRA Working Papers in the Humanities (http://www.mhra.org.uk/journals/WPH). Working Papers was launched in 2006 and is aimed at early career researchers and postgraduates. The successful applicant will serve as a second postgraduate representative to the MHRA Executive Committee, attending three committee meetings per year in London and advising on postgraduate matters. The position may also involve an element of conference organisation. For further information about the work of the MHRA see www.mhra.org.uk. This position starts in January 2018 and ends in December 2019. Whilst unpaid, it offers invaluable experience in the world of academic publishing, as well as representing a chance to work constructively for the future of the Humanities more broadly. Applications are welcome from postgraduates in their first or second year of doctoral study working in any of the ‘modern humanities’, defined as relating to the modern and medieval languages, literatures and cultures of Europe (including English and the Slavonic languages, and the cultures of the European diaspora). Applicants should send a CV and cover letter (in a single Word file, please), together with a letter of support from their supervisor, as email attachments to Mrs Adeline Callander (*[log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>*), MHRA Administrator, by 4 December 2017. Informal enquiries are welcome and may be addressed to the current representative, Ms Daisy Gudmunsen, at [log in to unmask] Best, Jessica Goodman -- Dr Jessica Goodman Associate Professor and Tutorial Fellow in French St Catherine's College, Oxford 01865 (2)81558 www.jessicagoodman.co.uk / @GoodmanJess <https://twitter.com/GoodmanJess> Communications Officer, Modern Humanities Research Association <http://www.mhra.org.uk/> *RECENT BOOKS:* Goldoni in Paris: La Gloire et le Malentendu <https://global.oup.com/academic/product/goldoni-in-paris-9780198796626?lang=en&cc=gb#> *Available direct from Oxford University Press - for 30% discount use code AAFLYG6.* C ommemorating Mirabeau: *Mirabeau aux Champs-Elysées* and other texts <http://www.mhra.org.uk/publications/ct-58> *Available from Amazon UK and USA. * ------------------------------------------------------------------- Modern Humanities Research Association A company limited by guarantee. Registered Office: Salisbury House, Station Road, Cambridge CB1 2LA Registered in England Number 3446016 Registered Charity Number 1064670 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: subscribe italian-studies YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: unsubscribe italian-studies to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/italian-studies