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Job Offer: Assistant Professor for Indigenous Justice, and Critical Theories

Department of Criminology, Faculty of Arts, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON/Canada

The Department of Criminology in the Faculty of Arts at Ryerson University, Toronto, invites applications for two (2) full-time tenure-track positions, at the Assistant Professor level, beginning July 1, 2017, subject to final budgetary approval.  Candidates will hold a PhD in Criminology or in a related field, or will be ABD and very near completion. Candidates must have a demonstrated commitment to upholding the values of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion as it pertains to service, teaching, and scholarly research, or creative activities.

The areas of specialization are: (1) Indigenous Justice, and (2) Critical Theories (e.g., critical race, feminist, anti-oppression, etc.). Additional research and teaching interests are encouraged because the successful candidates will be expected to teach large introductory courses in Criminology and Canadian Criminal Justice as well as other courses that contribute to our undergraduate (BA) program. The successful candidates will have the opportunity to participate in the development of the department’s MA in Criminology and Social Justice. There are also opportunities for teaching and supervision in other interdisciplinary programs in the Faculty of Arts, including the PhD program in Policy Studies.

Candidates should hold a strong research profile (e.g., evidence of an emerging scholarly record, ability to establish and maintain an independent, externally funded research program), as well as provide evidence of high-quality teaching and student training, and a capacity for collegial service. With the department’s rapid growth, contributions to service and administration are valued and thus we look for candidates with interest and capacity to contribute in this manner.

The Department of Criminology welcomes applications from those who would contribute to the further diversification of our staff, our faculty, and its scholarship including, but not limited to, visible and ethnic minorities, racialized persons, Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities, and persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity, and others with the skills and knowledge to engage productively with diverse communities.

Of the 193 member nations of the United Nations, 146 countries are represented on Ryerson campus. The student population of our Department reflects this diversity. Candidates who will assist to expand the capacity for diversity in the broadest sense are encouraged to apply. Aboriginal candidates interested in submitting an application are welcome to contact Tracey King, M.Ed., Aboriginal HR Consultant, Aboriginal Recruitment and Retention Initiative, Ryerson University, prior to and during the competition.

How to Apply:

Applications and any confidential inquiries can be directed to the Departmental Hiring Committee Chair, Dr. Tammy Landau at tlandau@ryerson.ca. Applications must be submitted by November 28, 2016.

The application must contain the following: a letter of application, a curriculum vitae, 2 recent publications, results of teaching evaluations (or equivalent evidence, such as a teaching dossier), and the names of at least 3 individuals who may be contacted for reference letters. Please indicate in your application if you are a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident of Canada.

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CfP: Cultures and Temporalities

Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, May 27 – 29, 2017, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON/Canada

Keynote speaker: Michael Herzfeld, Ernest E. Monrad Professor of the Social Sciences, Harvard University

In accordance with the theme of “From Far & Wide: The Next 150” for the 2017 Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, the Folklore Studies Association of Canada/l’Association canadienne d’ethnologie et de folklore has selected “Cultures and temporalities” as the theme for the 2017 annual conference.

As disciplines historically concerned with quests of origins and traditions, Ethnology and Folklore have been seemingly indifferent to the passing of time and to the concomitant notion of time as change and process. However, social constructions of time have been at the heart of their recent preoccupations, most notably through research in intangible cultural heritage, material culture, food studies, new media, museum studies, tourism, transnational cultures, contemporary myths and rituals. Moreover, the forceful return of ethnographic methods and the rise of cultures of ethnic and/or authentic consumption are testimonies for the diversity of temporal articulations of cultures and many ways to consider the cultures of the time.

By selecting the theme of Cultures and temporalities, the organizers invite scholars of all fields across the social sciences and humanities to explore the evolution of ethnological ideas and knowledge across time, and the temporal articulations of cultural practices, know-hows and cultural representations. This conference aims to trigger critical reflections on the challenges of new conditions of ethnographic fieldwork in a context of globalized cultures and diversified temporalities. Slow culture, fast culture, rhythms, the time of urgency, menacing times, quests of origins, cultural transmission, time that flies, times of dreams, etc. are only but a few illustrations of the rich vocabulary of time that articulates and structures daily life and sociocultural discourses and practices. How do the objects of ethnology, folklore, museology and cultural heritage adapt to changes across society and the world at large? How should we conceive the future of our research objects in the context of an accelerated temporality, rendered unpredictable and diversified by technological innovations and the creation and extension of new infrastructures of mediation? What are the meaning and implications of these sociocultural changes for the relationship between fieldwork and scholarship, or research and society?

The organizing committee welcomes paper proposals in French or English that address the conference theme.

Topics of interest include but are not limited to:

  • Fast food, slow food,
  • Teaching ethnology and folklore: what future?
  • Folklore, past and present
  • Time and intangible cultural heritage
  • The temporalities of museums in a digital age
  • Indigenous temporalities
  • Memory and difficult knowledge
  • Future quests: material cultures of success
  • “Real” and “fictional” times: culture and new technologies
  • Time and fairy tales
  • Time and temporalities of popular and traditional cultures
  • Religious temporalities, time and religion
  • Time travelling: tourism and heritage

As usual, proposals on any other topic in the fields of Folklore or Ethnology will also be considered.

Proposals shall be sent by email to the ACEF/FSAC President, Daniela Moisa by November 15, 2016. They must include a 100 word abstract (title included) with your name, department, institutional affiliation and contact information. Abstracts of over 100 words will not be accepted.

Panel submissions are encouraged. For panel submissions, please submit a 100-word panel abstract, a list of all participants, as well as separate 100-word abstracts for each presenter. Please identify and provide contact information for the panel organizer. Proposals for other session formats including roundtables, film screenings, performances and poster sessions are also welcomed.

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CfP: 150 Years of Workers’ Struggles within Canada and Beyond: Legacies of the Past and Trajectories for the Future

CAWLS 4th Annual Conference, May 31 – June 2, 2017, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON/Canada

As part of the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences

The conference organizing committee invites submissions for participation in the 4th annual conference of the Canadian Association for Work and Labour Studies (CAWLS). The committee welcomes proposals for single papers, thematic streams, multiple paper panels, roundtables, and workshops. The participation of researchers in union and community settings is encouraged.

The Congress theme, “From Far and Wide: The Next 150” seeks to engage our collective interest reflecting on the past 150 years in Canada as we look to the next 150. Building on this theme, CAWLS 2017 aims to promote discussions of the past, present, and future of work, labour, and labour studies, both within and beyond Canada. This raises a wide range of interdisciplinary themes, including the dynamics and implications of diversity and inclusion/exclusion, the role of institutions, the politics of labour, and strategies for improving and transforming work.

The organizers invite proposals that tackle any of the following questions:

  • Who has counted as a ‘worker’ historically, and who counts now? How have racialization, gender, sexuality, class, age, and ability shaped the politics of labour in Canada, and what are their implications for the future of the labour movement?
  • Has our conception of work changed much over the past 150 years? How does a focus on social reproduction and care work change how we understand both the past and the future of work?
  • A key ideological, political, and cultural reference point is the so-called ‘Golden Age of Capitalism’ from 1945 to 1975 or so. How ‘golden’ was it? And what can be learned from this critical period?
  • Since 1867 working-class movements within Canada have transformed and been transformed by macro-level events. What does this long memory teach us about the prospects for working-class politics and the future role and shape of trade unions in Canada?
  • Has the normalization of precarity as a feature of the labour market forced a sufficient re-thinking of the labour market institutions, working-class politics or labour organizing that have developed over the last 150 years? What can we learn from other struggles around the world?
  • How does the distribution of power between the federal and provincial government affect the construction a coherent labour policy in the 21st century?
  • How does intersectional analysis inform the study of work and of labour movements? How is it informing the contemporary labour movement in ways that build more inclusive working-class communities, organizations, and struggles?
  • What are the dynamics of continuity and change in terms of immigration, migration, and work?
  • How do workers and trade unions engage with environmental movements and issues? What are the links to the historic struggle for occupational and community health and safety protection and regulation? What are the future prospects for labour-environmental justice alliances? What are the implications of de-growth politics for labour?
  • What is the relationship between workers, unions, and Indigenous communities and how might connections be strengthened?
  • How has labour internationalism changed over time, and what kinds of challenges and strategies will shape the future of labour internationalism?

Participants are not required to limit themselves to the above list. The organizers welcome proposals on all topics that highlight the past, present, and future of work and labour studies within Canada and beyond. Our goal is to create a final conference programme reflective of the broadest range of methodological, theoretical, and disciplinary approaches.

New Voices in Work and Labour Studies: New scholars (graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, and faculty/researchers in the first five years of their appointment) are encouraged to indicate their status on their proposal in order to be considered for the New Voices in Work and Labour Studies Prize.

Submission requirements: Proposals should include a 250-word abstract for each panel/paper and a short bio for each presenter. Please email proposals to the conference organizing committee c/o Dr. Bryan Evans, Conference Chair, Department of Politics and Public Administration, Ryerson University. Please submit your proposal to cawls2017@gmail.com.

To facilitate new conversations, the organizers encourage people interested in organizing panels, streams, roundtables and workshops to submit a CFP for inclusion in the CAWLS newsletter by December 1, 2016.

All paper proposals are due by January 31, 2017.

PLEASE NOTE: Accepted presenters must be CAWLS members in good standing by April 30, 2017.

For information on Conference fees and Conference support, please check the CAWLS website.

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Call for Articles: Dominions of History

Conventional political histories tell us that between 1867 and 1947 Canada, Australia, Aoteroa/New Zealand, Eire/Ireland, Newfoundland and India became “dominions,” described in 1926 as “autonomous communities within the British Empire.” Until the 1980s the language of Dominion was threaded through multiple states and institutions:  In Canada, people celebrated and protested Dominion Day, reported to the Dominion Bureau of Statistics, and deposited their pay cheques at the Toronto Dominion Bank. The Dominion Archivist was tasked with preserving the record of the national history. Canada was not alone. Throughout Britain’s imperial realm, the language of Dominion evoked and legitimated ideas of Empire, property, and territorial ambition and control.

As we approach the 150th Anniversary of Confederation in Canada, Histoire Sociale / Social History invites historians working in diverse national and geographic fields to re-evaluate the multiple histories and meanings of dominion across the globe.  Essays might engage histories of colonialism and/or imperialism, state-formation, Indigenous peoples, political representation, migration, the gendering of states, racialization, popular politics, and multiple kinds of property from a social history perspective.  Essays can engage places that received the formal title of Dominion status and the many parts of the British Empire that did not. The editors are open to approaches that focus on specific locations in the imperial world and to transnational and comparative approaches.

The deadline for submissions is November 30, 2016.

Those interested are invited to contact the journal in advance.  Authors are invited to visit the journal’s website for presentation guidelines and send their submissions in electronic format—an e-mail attachment in Word is preferred—the following address:

Histoire Sociale / Social History
Université d’Ottawa / University of Ottawa
55, av. Laurier Ave. E. DMS 9127

Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 6N5
Email: hssh@uottawa.ca
Website.

Guest Editors: Adele Perry, University of Manitoba and Jarett Henderson, Mount Royal University

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CfP: From Reformation to Globalization in Canada, Germany, and the World

Conference, 5 – 7 October 2017, Saint Paul University, Ottawa, Canada

The year 2017 will bring celebrations of the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s supposed posting of his 95 Theses as a signal event of the Protestant Reformation, as well as celebrations of the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Dominion of Canada. This dual anniversary will be celebrated with an exhibition of Reformation library treasures and an academic conference at Saint Paul University in Ottawa, jointly organized with the University of Ottawa and the University of Erfurt, and with support from the National Library and Archives of Canada, the Gotha Research Library, and the Embassy of Germany in Canada.

The exhibition “The Reformation – Translation and Transmission: Library Treasures from Germany and Canada” will provide a unique illustration of the worldwide impact of the Reformation by bringing together original editions and translations of Martin Luther’s works and other key Reformation texts from the Gotha Research Library, Saint Paul University and the National Library and Archives of Canada.

In conjunction with the exhibition, the academic symposium “From Reformation to Globalization in Canada, Germany, and the World” will explore the myriad and seminal forms of impact that the Reformation has had and continues to have on many aspects of religion, politics, society and culture in Canada, Germany, and in the wider world. Academic experts from many disciplines and community activists will explore these connections in panels and roundtables. The organizers also envision a graduate student workshop or seminar. The themes addressed at the conference could include but are not limited to the following:

  • Spreading the word: the Reformation and the impact of new media on society from print to the internet
  • The impact of the Reformation on philosophy and ideas, on worldviews (especially Western
  • Modernity and secularization), on politics, on economics, on history, …
  • Reformation and Migration
  • Reformation and Justification: The Project “Not for Sale”, Resistance to Social and Ecological
  • Injustice
  • Religious Tolerance and Diversity in the past (Treaty of Westphalia, Augsburg) and current times
  • Religion and Violence
  • Reformation and Literature and the Arts
  • Reformation and Language (Bible translations and the standardization of language)
  • Dialogue: between Protestants and Catholics, inter-religious dialogue, religious-secular dialogue

The organizing committee invites proposals for papers (maximum 20 minutes) on these and other topics related to the conference theme, in English or French, as well as for academic posters. Graduate student participation is specifically encouraged. Proposals of not more than 300 words and a CV should be sent by email to Joerg Esleben by the submission deadline of 1 December 2016.

The organizing committee:
Catherine Clifford, Saint Paul University.
Joerg Esleben, University of Ottawa.
Louis Perron, Saint Paul University.
Myriam Wijlens, University of Erfurt.