Calls for Papers, Job Annoucements, & Publishing Opportunities
Weekly Posting 12/02/11
1. Assistant Professor, Sociology, Simmons College
2. Assistant Professor, Sociology & Criminal Justice, State University of New York College at Plattsburgh
Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Simmons College
The Department of Sociology at Simmons College invites applications for a tenure-track position, beginning July 1, 2012, in the area of social inequalities and social problems. Ability to teach qualitative and quantitative methods at the undergraduate level is required. Interest and skill in online teaching and/or teaching adult learners would be beneficial. The successful candidate will teach Introduction to Sociology, Research Methods, Social Inequalities, and elective courses.
Located in Boston, Simmons College is an innovative institution that links transformative learning with the pursuit of lifelong purpose. The Department of Sociology offers a unique interdisciplinary focus that blends empirical and theoretical work, emphasizing intersectionality and social justice, transnational studies, health and well-being, cultural practices, social theory, social policy, and methods.
Candidates should submit a cover letter, Curriculum Vitae, the names of three references, a writing sample, and one syllabus or course proposal to: https://jobs.simmons.edu. (Click on ?Search Postings,? select position title, and follow the directions to apply online.) Review of applications will begin on January 1 and continue until the position is filled. Applicants who would enrich the diversity of our campus community are strongly encouraged to apply.
Assistant Professor, Sociology & Criminal Justice
The Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice at the State University of New York College at Plattsburgh is seeking an Assistant Professor in Sociology, effective fall 2012.
Responsibilities include: The successful candidate must be well qualified to teach in two or more of the following areas: qualitative methods, race & ethnicity, gender, globalization, or social stratification. Teaching will occasionally include the introductory course in sociology. Responsibilities also include engaging in scholarly work, student advising, and department and university service.
Required Qualifications: Ph.D. in Sociology from an accredited institution required. ABDs will be considered for appointment at a lesser rank. Evidence of promise in teaching, scholarship, and service.
SUNY Plattsburgh is an equal opportunity employer committed to excellence through diversity.
Salary: $45,000 per year minimum, plus excellent benefits. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Materials received by January 16, 2012 will be guaranteed full consideration. Please apply to http://jobs.plattsburgh.edu/postings/3029 and include CV, cover letter of interest, evidence of teaching effectiveness and contact information for 3 current references. Official transcripts from an accredited institution will be required prior to employment.
Weekly Posting 11/07/11
1. JOB OPPORTUNITY: Assistant Professor, Chinese Diaspora Specialist at University of Hawaii at Manoa
2. Call for Papers: The American University Meets the Pacific Century (AUPC)
University of Hawaii at Manoa DEPARTMENT OF ETHNIC STUDIES JOB OPPORTUNITY
Chinese Diaspora Specialist Assistant Professor, Pos. #084819, College of Social Sciences, University of Hawaii at Manoa, full-time, 9-month, tenure-track, position in Department of Ethnic Studies to begin August 1, 2012, subject to position clearance and availability of funds. Duties: Teach courses and conduct research on Chinese immigrant communities in Hawaii and the United States, and/or other parts of the world. Teach introductory course in ethnic studies and upper division courses in Asian American studies. Advise and supervise undergraduate students; seek extramural funding; participate actively in local communities. The successful applicant should maintain an active program of research and scholarly publication that integrates innovative theoretical analyses with empirical work, and furthers the University's excellence in Hawaiian, Asian, and Pacific studies.
Minimum Qualifications: PhD in Ethnic Studies, related interdisciplinary studies, social sciences field, or history from an accredited college at the time of the appointment, August 1, 2012 (ABD will be considered). ABD candidates must submit a letter from their committee chairs attesting that dissertation and all degree requirements will be completed by the date of hire. Demonstrated ability to teach and conduct research on Chinese diasporic communities, which incorporates theories of race, ethnicity, gender, and class; and strong record of research, teaching, and community service. Desirable Qualifications: Evidence of research and university-level teaching about Asian American or Pacific Islander Studies; ability to teach courses on immigration, and/or ethnic/race relations; ability to contribute to the College of Social Sciences Public Policy Center; a record of peer-reviewed publications; commitment to innovative educational strategies, and to working with students with diverse backgrounds and experiences. Salary Range: Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience.
To Apply: Please visit this website: http://surveys.socialsciences.hawaii.edu/ework/. Include cover letter, curriculum vitae, and writing sample (not to exceed 9000 words). Send three letters of recommendation to:
Ibrahim G. Aoude, Department of Ethnic Studies,
University of Hawaii at Manoa,
George Hall 301, 2560 Campus Road,
Honolulu, HI 96822.
Inquiries: Ibrahim G. Aoude (808) 956-8086, E: aoude@hawaii.edu.
Closing Date: Review of applications will begin November 18, 2011 and will continue until position is filled. Applications received by that date will be given priority.
An EEO/AA Employer
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Call for Papers
Workshop: The American University Meets the Pacific Century (AUPC)
Date: March 9-10, 2012
Location: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC)
Deadline: December 1, 2011
Notification: December 15, 2011
Award: Limited funds to support room and board at Workshop and partial travel vouchers will be available.
What to submit: A 1-2 page abstract of a circa 20-25 page paper that you will prepare for discussion at the Workshop
How to submit: Please submit your materials electronically to Kelley Frazier, kdfrazie@illinois.edu.
Inquiries: Inquiries about the conference should be directed to: Nancy Abelmann, nabelman@illinois.edu; Soo Ah Kwon, sakwon@illinois.edu; Tim Liao, tfliao@illinois.edu; Adrienne Lo, adr@illinois.edu.
Workshop Information
This Workshop will be hosted in association with the American University Meets the Pacific Century Project (AUPC, 2010-), an interdisciplinary team of social scientists who are currently researching the internationalization of the undergraduate student body at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The project is principally interested in the American university as a contact zone in which record levels of international undergraduates, largely from Asia, meet American students whose futures are increasingly impacted by global transformations, the economic and scientific rise of Asia among them.
Participants will present papers (circa 20-25 pages) broadly related to the study abroad of degree-seeking undergraduate students from China and South Korea, relevant developments in those countries, and all aspects of the U.S. as a contact zone.
Below please find a brief synopsis of our own research project; we are, however, open to proposals of all variety.
The American University Meets the Pacific Century Project, in brief:
Broadly, the AUPC project is examining how the escalating numbers of international undergraduates are transforming the American university. Many American universities, like top-tier universities throughout the world, are increasingly becoming global institutions, no longer held exclusively to national interests.
This larger context occasions several broad research questions. First, a number of scholars, anthropologist Aihwa Ong and geographer Katharyne Mitchell foremost among them, have alerted us to a veritable cultural warfare as Asian elites find their way to North American schooling. They ask whether the liberal democratic ideals of the American university, including multiculturalism's commitment to an integrated national community, are foundationally shaken by international students who pass through the American university to accrue the technical skills for flexible citizenship elsewhere. We are thus interested in what American students assume about these new international students and their place in American higher education.
Second, we ask how this trend is shaping American undergraduates' vision of their futures as global citizens in the broader context of the global economy, and in what some have called "the Pacific Century." With the widely decried slippage in the U.S. global hegemony in scientific and technological fieldsÊ and the particular attention to the "Rise of China," these questions are particularly pressing. Also of note is that while U.S. international student numbers are up, we are in fact enjoying less of the pie of total global student mobility (slipping from 2001 to 2008 from 25% to 21%; while China grew from under 2% to 6%).
Third, we examine the impact of this internationalization on the racial realities of the American university. As globalization accelerates the mobility of people, ideas, and media, one perhaps unexpected consequence has been the rise of what sociologist Karen Pyke calls "intraethnic othering" or the heightened salience of divisions within what might be considered one ethnic/racial group. Preliminary work by the AUPC project has already documented the tense relations between those Asian Americans who find that they are becoming the minority of Asians on their campus, and those international undergraduates, who sometimes see themselves as wealthy, cosmopolitan elites with little in common with local Asian Americans.
Finally, we are interested in what has motivated international students to come to the United States and the reality of their study abroad experience. We consider these students' future goals, ones that of course are impacted upon by the study abroad experience itself.
With these contexts and processes in mind, we focus on the following research questions:
- What are the motivations and expectations of these Chinese and South Korean international undergraduate students? Are they interested in the liberal and multicultural commitments of the American university? How do their goals change over time as they experience the realities of the American university?
- How do American students understand and respond to this new student body? Do they think of these international students as in any way detrimental to American multiculturalism and liberalism?
- Do Asian American students experience these demographic changes in particular ways? Are they inclined to distance themselves from these newly-arrived Asian students?
- What is the nature and extent of the interactions between domestic students and these international students?
- Do domestic students who aspire to become engineers and business professionals feel threatened by the significant number of students from precisely those countries that represent the greatest scientific and economic challenge to the United States? Are they worried about their professional futures?
- How are university professionals, including faculty, responding to and managing this new student body?
Conference Organizers
Dr. Nancy Abelmann, is the Harry E. Preble Professor of Anthropology, Asian American Studies, and East Asian Languages and Cultures; and the Associate Vice Chancellor of Research Ð Humanities, Arts, and Related Fields. She has a record of research on contemporary East Asia and Asian America, with a particular focus on South Korea, education, class, migration, and family. Her recent book, The Intimate University: Korean Americans and the Problems of Segregation (Duke UP, 2009) is an ethnographic study of the University of Illinois. She is the co-founder and co-director of the Ethnography of the University Initiative (EUI), a program devoted to undergraduate research. Abelmann also directs "The Korean Family in Comparative Perspective" Laboratory (KFCP) for the Globalization of Korean Studies, a 5-year project funded by the Academy of Korean Studies (2010-).
Dr. Soo Ah Kwon, Assistant Professor in Asian American Studies and Human and Community Development, has research expertise on activism by youth of color and Asian American college students. Her book, Uncivil Youth: Activism and Affirmative Governmentality is forthcoming from Duke University Press and she has published in leading journals in Asian American Studies and anthropology. Kwon has recently begun new research on the role of non-governmental organizations and intergovernmental bodies in shaping and producing spaces for transnational youth participation and activism.
Dr. Tim F. Liao, Professor of Sociology, has a courtesy appointment in the Department of Statistics, and has contributed extensively to social science methodology, social statistics, demography, family and marriage, and population studies through publications and editorial service. He is Editor of Sociological Methodology, a premier methods journal of the American Sociological Association.
Dr. Adrienne Lo is an Assistant Professor of Anthropology, with appointments in Linguistics, Asian American Studies, and the Program in Second Language Acquisition and Teaching. Her work draws upon discourse analysis, linguistic anthropology, applied linguistics, and education. Lo is the co-editor of Beyond Yellow English: Toward a Linguistic Anthropology of Asian Pacific America (OUP, 2009) and co-editor of a forthcoming issue of the Journal of Sociolinguistics on "Globalization, multilingualism and identity in transnational perspective: The case of South Korea." Lo's recent research examines the plight of South Korean returnees from study abroad; media representations of Korean Americans in the South Korean popular media; and the history of the racialization of Asian American linguistic competencies.
Weekly Posting 10/12/11
1. ASA Major Awards
2. University of New Mexico, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN SOCIOLOGY OF HEALTH AND MEDICINE
3. University of New Mexico, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IN SOCIOLOGY OF HEALTH AND MEDICINE
4. University of Southern California, Department of American Studies & Ethnicity CHAIR JOB OPPORTUNITY
5. University of Maryland at College Park, position of Director of the Asian American Studies Program (AAST)
Nominations Sought for ASA Major Awards!
ASA members are encouraged to submit nominations for the following ASA awards. The deadline for nominations is provided with each award criteria. Award selection committees, appointed by ASA Council, are constituted to review nominations. These awards are presented at the ASA Annual Meeting each August. The deadline for submission of nominations is January 31st of each year unless noted otherwise in the individual award criteria. We're currently looking for nominees for the following awards:
Ê W.E.B. DuBois Career of Distinguished Scholarship Major ASA Award
Distinguished Book Major ASA Award
Distinguished Contributions to Teaching Major ASA Award
Distinguished Career Major ASA Award for the Practice of Sociology
Excellence in the Reporting of Social Issues Major ASA Award
Cox-Johnson-Frazier Major ASA Award
Major ASA Award for Public Understanding of Sociology
Jessie Bernard Major ASA Award
Dissertation Major ASA Award
For more information go to: http://www.asanet.org/about/awards.cfm
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN SOCIOLOGY OF HEALTH AND MEDICINE
University of New Mexico.
The Department of Sociology at The University of New Mexico invites applicants in the Sociology of health and medicine. Minimum qualifications are a doctoral degree in Sociology, demography, social epidemiology, public health, or a closely related field by the time of the start of the appointment (August 2012). The appointment will be at the rank of Assistant Professor with a probationary appointment leading to a tenure decision.
The preferred qualifications are: 1) active research agenda and publication history 2.) expertise in social stratification and inequality (e.g., social class; gender; race, ethnicity); research methods; work and organizations; sociological theory; or social welfare. 3.) academic preparation and ability to teach graduate and undergraduate courses in Sociology and any of the following areas of specialization: Sociology of health and medicine, demography, epidemiology, public health, and health policy; and 4.) ability to supervise graduate students, in studies leading to the doctoral degree in Sociology, with a focus on the Sociology of health and medicine. 5.) demonstrated commitment to working with broadly diverse student and community populations.
The Department of Sociology offers a comprehensive program of undergraduate and graduate studies that focuses on themes in the Sociology of health and health policy; race and ethnicity; criminology; comparative Sociology; Latin American society; social movements; gender; social welfare; education; culture and religion. This position will be a joint appointment in UNM's Combined BA/MD Program (http://hsc.unm.edu/som/combinedbamd/index.shtml), an innovative diversity pipeline program that admits New Mexico high school graduates as freshmen to UNM medical school and seeks to graduate them within 8 years with a BA and MD. The faculty member will be expected to teach a required freshman-level public-health seminar in the BA/MD program, along with courses at the undergraduate and graduate level in Sociology. Service commitments will be jointly shared with the BA/MD program and the Department; the home Department, however, will be Sociology.
The University of New Mexico is the state's flagship research University and is one of only three Hispanic-serving, Carnegie Research/Doctoral-Extensive institutions in the United States. The University's location in Albuquerque, the largest urban area within one of the most diverse states in the nation, offers rich research and teaching opportunities. The Department accomplishes its mission partly through partnerships with the Combined BA/MD Program (http://hsc.unm.edu/som/combinedbamd/), and the Robert Wood Johnson Center for Health Policy (http://healthpolicy.unm.edu/), as well as affiliations with the Institute of Social Research, the Latin American and Iberian Institute, and the Center on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse and Addictions.
To apply please access the University of New Mexico's online application system at https://www.unm.edu/jobs/ and apply for posting [Assistant Professor-0812748]. Only applications submitted through this website can be considered. Applicants should pay extra attention to "Special Instructions to Applicants." The application must include a letter describing the applicant's qualifications, research agenda, and teaching experience; a current curriculum vita (please also include an email address and telephone number); at least two (maximum three) scholarly writing samples as one PDF file. When semifinalists are identified, they will be asked to submit two letters of reference on a very short timeline. Applicants are requested to begin arrangements for such letters now, in case they are named semifinalists. For best consideration, all application materials much be received by October 15, 2011.
The position will remain open until filled. Inquiries about the online application process can be directed to Dorothy Esquivel, Sociology Department Administrator, Tel: 505 277-2501, Email: desquive@unm.edu. Inquiries about the position, qualifications, and the search can be directed to: Dr. Nancy L—pez, Co-chair & Dr. Felipe Gonzales, Co-Chair Sociology of Health and Medicine Search Committee Department of Sociology The University of New Mexico Tel: 505 277-3101, 505 277-3101 E-mail: nlopez@unm.edu, gonzales@unm.edu The University of New Mexico is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and educator.
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IN SOCIOLOGY OF HEALTH AND MEDICINE
University of New Mexico.
The Department of Sociology at The University of New Mexico invites applications at the rank of Associate Professor in the Sociology of Health and Medicine for a full-time, probationary appointment leading to tenure. The probationary period for tenure may be negotiable. Minimum qualifications are a doctoral degree in sociology, demography, social epidemiology, public health, or a closely related field and a record of scholarship and publication history commensurate with an appointment as associate professor by the time of the start of the appointment (August 16, 2012). The preferred qualifications are: 1) active research agenda and publication history with a focus on the sociology of health and medicine. 2.) expertise in social stratification and inequality (e.g., social class; gender; race, ethnicity); research methods; work and organizations; sociological theory; or social welfare. 3.) academic preparation and ability to teach graduate and undergraduate courses in sociology and any of the following areas of specialization: sociology of health and medicine, demography, epidemiology, public health, and health policy; and 4.) ability to supervise graduate students, in studies leading to the doctoral degree in Sociology, with a focus on the Sociology of health and medicine. 5.) demonstrated commitment to working with broadly diverse student and community populations. The Department of Sociology offers a comprehensive program of undergraduate and graduate studies that focuses on themes in the sociology of health and health policy; race and ethnicity; criminology; comparative sociology; Latin American society; social movements; gender; social welfare; education; culture and religion.
This position will be a joint appointment in UNM's Combined BA/MD Program (http://hsc.unm.edu/som/combinedbamd/index.shtml), an innovative diversity pipeline program that admits New Mexico high school graduates as freshmen to UNM medical school and seeks to graduate them within 8 years with a BA and MD. The faculty member will be expected to teach a required freshman-level public-health seminar in the BA/MD program, along with courses at the undergraduate and graduate level in Sociology. Service commitments will be jointly shared with the BA/MD program and the Department; the home Department, however, will be Sociology. The University of New Mexico is the state's flagship research University and is one of only three Hispanic-serving, Carnegie Research/Doctoral-Extensive institutions in the United States.
The University's location in Albuquerque, the largest urban area within one of the most diverse states in the nation, offers rich research and teaching opportunities. The Department accomplishes its mission partly through partnerships with the Combined BA/MD Program (http://hsc.unm.edu/som/combinedbamd/), and the Robert Wood Johnson Center for Health Policy (http://healthpolicy.unm.edu/), as well as affiliations with the Institute of Social Research, the Latin American and Iberian Institute, and the Center on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse and Addictions. To apply please access the University of New Mexico's online application system at https://www.unm.edu/jobs/ and apply for posting [Associate Professor-0812929].
Only applications submitted through this website can be considered. Applicants should pay extra attention to "Special Instructions to Applicants." The application must include a letter describing the applicant's qualifications, research agenda, and teaching experience; a current curriculum vita (please also include an email address and telephone number); at least two (maximum three) scholarly writing samples as one PDF file; When semifinalists are identified, they will be asked to submit two letters of reference on a very short timeline. Applicants are requested to begin arrangements for such letters now, in case they are named semifinalists. For best consideration, all application materials must be received by October 27, 2011.
The position will remain open until filled. Inquiries about the online application process can be directed to Dorothy Esquivel, Sociology Department Administrator, Tel: 505 277-2501, Email: desquive@unm.edu. Inquiries about the position, qualifications, and the search can be directed to: Dr. Nancy L—pez, Co-chair & Dr. Felipe Gonzales, Co-Chair Sociology of Health and Medicine Search Committee Department of Sociology The University of New Mexico Tel: 505 277-3101; 505 277-2501 E-mail: nlopez@unm.edu, gonzales@unm.edu The University of New Mexico is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and educator.
University of Southern California,
Department of American Studies & Ethnicity CHAIR JOB OPPORTUNITY
The Department of American Studies & Ethnicity, Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, University of Southern California, in Los Angeles, California, is currently seeking to hire a Department Chair, at the rank of Professor with tenure. We are looking for a senior scholar with a distinguished record of interdisciplinary research and publication and a commitment to teaching and graduate student mentorship.
The department is interested in scholars from the social sciences or the humanities whose work demonstrates an engagement with issues of race, gender, sexuality, either in the U.S. or transnationally in the fields of American and Ethnic Studies. Such a scholar will have a national and international profile, a dynamic understanding of where the field is heading, and will have some previous administrative experience to bring to this position. This is a unique and nationally recognized department that offers exciting opportunities and is open to benefiting from the vision of an established, innovative and imaginative leader in the field of American and Ethnic Studies.
USC strongly values diversity and is committed to equal opportunity in employment.Ê Women and men, and members of all racial and ethnic groups, are encouraged to apply.
To apply please send letter of interest and CV by October 1, 2011 to: Macarena Gomez-Barris, Interim Chair, Department of American Studies and Ethnicity, Kaprielian Hall (KAP) 462, Los Angeles, CA 90089-2534, preferably by email to asehiring@dornsife.usc.edu.Ê In order to be considered, applicants must also submit an electronic USC application; follow this job link or paste in a browser: https://jobs.usc.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=59606 .
The University of Maryland at College Park
Director of the Asian American Studies Program (AAST)
The University of Maryland at College Park invites inquiries, nominations, and applications for the position of Director of the Asian American Studies Program (AAST). The ideal candidate should possess a strong record of scholarly research and publication; experience developing interdisciplinary curriculum and instructional programs in Asian-American Studies; the ability to manage budgetary and personnel matters; and skills for obtaining and managing extramural funding and development. Most importantly, we seek a dynamic individual who possesses an intellectual and programmatic vision as well as the interpersonal and consensus-building skills necessary for its realization.
The Director will administer and teach in the Asian American Studies program, an interdisciplinary undergraduate minor program that focuses on the histories, communities, and cultures of Asian Americans. Applicants should possess the ability to work with scholars and students in diverse areas in order to build intercampus collaboration, set a campus-wide agenda for innovative Asian American Studies education and research, and manage the financial and operational aspects of the program. Developing strong ties between the University of Maryland and the surrounding community will also be important.
Candidates must have an earned doctorate or other terminal degree, a substantial record of innovative scholarship, excellent teaching, and demonstrated qualities of academic leadership, with academic credentials commensurate with the appointment to the rank of associate or full professor.Ê We are open to candidates from the humanities, history, and the social sciences. The position of Director is a full-time appointment in AAST; the Director will hold tenure in an appropriate department within the university. The Director reports to the Associate Provost for Academic Affairs and Dean for Undergraduate Studies. Salary is negotiable, commensurate with qualifications and experience.
For best consideration, applications should be submitted by Nov. 30, 2011, but the position will remain open until filled. Contact Julie Greene, Professor of History and Chair of the Search Committee, at jmg@umd.edu, with any questions about this search or to nominate individuals for the position.
Apply online at jobs.umd.edu.Ê The position is listed as number 111974.
Please include a cover letter, cv, and list of three references with contact information. Ask references to submit letters independently to jobs.umd.edu.
The University of Maryland, College Park, actively subscribes to a policy of equal employment opportunity, and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, age, gender, color, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, religion, national origin, or political affiliation. Minorities and women are encouraged to apply.
To apply, please go to the following: jobs.umd.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=55404
Weekly Posting 9/21/11
1. University of Southern California, Department of American Studies & Ethnicity CHAIR JOB OPPORTUNITY
2. The University of Maryland at College Park,position of Director of the Asian American Studies Program (AAST)
3. THE RUTGERS JOURNAL OF SOCIOLOGY: Emerging Areas in Sociological Inquiry, CALL FOR PAPERS, 2011
University of Southern California, Department of American Studies & Ethnicity CHAIR JOB OPPORTUNITY
The Department of American Studies & Ethnicity, Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, University of Southern California, in Los Angeles, California, is currently seeking to hire a Department Chair, at the rank of Professor with tenure. We are looking for a senior scholar with a distinguished record of interdisciplinary research and publication and a commitment to teaching and graduate student mentorship. The department is interested in scholars from the social sciences or the humanities whose work demonstrates an engagement with issues of race, gender, sexuality, either in the U.S. or transnationally in the fields of American and Ethnic Studies. Such a scholar will have a national and international profile, a dynamic understanding of where the field is heading, and will have some previous administrative experience to bring to this position. This is a unique and nationally recognized department that offers exciting opportunities and is open to benefiting from the vision of an established, innovative and imaginative leader in the field of American and Ethnic Studies. USC strongly values diversity and is committed to equal opportunity in employment.Ê Women and men, and members of all racial and ethnic groups, are encouraged to apply. To apply please send letter of interest and CV by October 1, 2011 to: Macarena Gomez-Barris, Interim Chair, Department of American Studies and Ethnicity, Kaprielian Hall (KAP) 462, Los Angeles, CA 90089-2534, preferably by email to asehiring@dornsife.usc.edu.Ê In order to be considered, applicants must also submit an electronic USC application; follow this job link or paste in a browser: https://jobs.usc.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=59606 .
The University of Maryland at College Park
The University of Maryland at College Park invites inquiries, nominations, and applications for the position of Director of the Asian American Studies Program (AAST). The ideal candidate should possess a strong record of scholarly research and publication; experience developing interdisciplinary curriculum and instructional programs in Asian-American Studies; the ability to manage budgetary and personnel matters; and skills for obtaining and managing extramural funding and development. Most importantly, we seek a dynamic individual who possesses an intellectual and programmatic vision as well as the interpersonal and consensus-building skills necessary for its realization. The Director will administer and teach in the Asian American Studies program, an interdisciplinary undergraduate minor program that focuses on the histories, communities, and cultures of Asian Americans. Applicants should possess the ability to work with scholars and students in diverse areas in order to build intercampus collaboration, set a campus-wide agenda for innovative Asian American Studies education and research, and manage the financial and operational aspects of the program. Developing strong ties between the University of Maryland and the surrounding community will also be important. Candidates must have an earned doctorate or other terminal degree, a substantial record of innovative scholarship, excellent teaching, and demonstrated qualities of academic leadership, with academic credentials commensurate with the appointment to the rank of associate or full professor.Ê We are open to candidates from the humanities, history, and the social sciences. The position of Director is a full-time appointment in AAST; the Director will hold tenure in an appropriate department within the university. The Director reports to the Associate Provost for Academic Affairs and Dean for Undergraduate Studies. Salary is negotiable, commensurate with qualifications and experience. For best consideration, applications should be submitted by Nov. 30, 2011, but the position will remain open until filled. Contact Julie Greene, Professor of History and Chair of the Search Committee, at jmg@umd.edu, with any questions about this search or to nominate individuals for the position. Apply online at jobs.umd.edu.Ê The position is listed as number 111974. Please include a cover letter, cv, and list of three references with contact information. Ask references to submit letters independently to jobs.umd.edu. The University of Maryland, College Park, actively subscribes to a policy of equal employment opportunity, and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, age, gender, color, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, religion, national origin, or political affiliation. Minorities and women are encouraged to apply. To apply, please go to the following: jobs.umd.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=55404
THE RUTGERS JOURNAL OF SOCIOLOGY: Emerging Areas in Sociological Inquiry
CALL FOR PAPERS, 2011 The Rutgers Journal of Sociology: Emerging Areas in Sociological Inquiry provides a forum for graduate students and junior scholars to present well-researched and theoretically compelling review articles on an annual topic in sociology. Each volume features comprehensive commentary on emerging areas of sociological interest. These are critical evaluations of current research synthesized into cohesive articles about the state of the art in the discipline. Works that highlight the cutting-edge of the field, in terms of theoretical, methodological, or topical areas, are privileged. RJS invites submissions for its second annual edition, which will focus on Knowledge in Contention.Ê *Papers and abstracts must be submitted by October 15, 2011.
Some overarching questions you might consider are:
How do controversies surrounding knowledge claims emerge, escalate, and achieve closure?
How is expertise acquired and established, and what are the
tensions between credentialed and/or lay perspectives? How do contentious debates affect the generation of knowledge, and how are such debates resolved, mediated, institutionalized, or suppressed?
What role does power play in the ability to create legitimate bodies of knowledge, resolve conflicts, and win battles between contentious perspectives?
Are there certain social structures, conditions, practices, organizations, individual actors, or environments that are more likely to generate contention over the form and substance of knowledge?
Areas we are especially interested in include: *Ways of knowing *Knowledge Production *Deliberation, decision-making, and uncertainty management *Boundary work *Professional debates and credibility contests *Contentious discourse and narratives *Biomedical ethics *Tension between social and biological perspectives *Science and religion in debate *Claims-making in social movements *Community disputes over knowledge and values *State legitimation of knowledge claims *Transnational knowledge flows *Inequality and resistance in knowledge production *Diffusion of ideas and innovation *Institutional supports and impediments to knowledge production *Technological advancement and the meaning of progress *Epistemological disputes in the social and natural sciences *The challenges of mixed methodologies *Objectivity versus activism in research
Ê Guidelines: We accept original reviews of relevant research, but we do not accept empirical research papers. Reviews must not be under review or elsewhere published at the time of submission and should be no more than 10,000 words, including references, notes, tables, figures, acknowledgements and all cover pages. The first page should contain a title, author's affiliation, a running head and approximate word count. The second page should contain the title, an abstract of no more than 250 words and should not contain the names of the authors. Papers should be double-spaced, using Times New Roman font size 12, with 1.25" margins on all sides. All references should be in ASA style (see ASA guidelines). All documents should be submitted as email attachments to RJS@sociology.rutgers.edu and must be MICROSOFT WORD DOCUMENTS.Ê For further submission guidelines, see our guide for contributors at http://sociology.rutgers.edu/RJS.html.
Weekly Posting 09/12/11
1. University of Pennsylvania, tenure-track Assistant Professor position in the sociology of race2. Two positions at Brooklyn College-CUNY
3. Utah State University, tenure-track position of Sociology
4. Tenure-track position position at Virginia Tech
5. Lucie Cheng Prize announcement
The University of Pennsylvania
The Department of Sociology invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in the sociology of race.Ê We seek candidates with exceptionally strong research skills, who are also committed to undergraduate and graduate teaching. Applications are to be submitted on-line at facultysearches.provost.upenn.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=50953ÊÊ Please include a curriculum vitae, a statement of research and teaching, and the contact information for three individuals who have agreed to provide a letter of reference.ÊÊÊ Candidates are encouraged to apply by October 31, 2011.Ê
Two positions at Brooklyn College-CUNY.
Brooklyn College of the City University of New York invites applications for two tenure-track positions at the rank of Assistant Professor of Sociology to begin September 2012. Ph.D. in sociology required by the time of appointment. Position #1: Specialization in the areas of urban policy, stratification, and quantitative research methods. The candidate will be expected to teach at least one quantitative methods course each semester and contribute to the Department's substantive courses in urban social welfare policy. We offer quantitative methods courses at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Teaching assignments may also include the social science course in the college's core curriculum, as well as courses dual listed with Africana Studies.
The Department of Sociology seeks to expand its ongoing collaboration with the Center for the Study of Brooklyn, Brooklyn College's urban policy research institute. Position #2: Specialization in the areas of race and ethnicity, stratification, and social theory. The candidate will be expected to teach at least one social theory course each semester and contribute to the Department's substantive courses in race and ethnicity and inequality. We offer classical and contemporary social theory courses at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.ÊÊ Teaching assignments may also include the social science course in the college's core curriculum, as well as courses dual listed with Africana Studies.
For both positions, we are seeking candidates who are committed to undergraduate and graduate education at a public, urban institution that serves a highly diverse student body. Letters of application should specify how the candidate's research and teaching interests can speak to, and make use of, Brooklyn's uniquely rich and vibrant social context. Review of applications begins October 15th, 2011.Ê A curriculum vita, statement of research interests and teaching philosophy, three letters of reference, and supportive documents (syllabi, student evaluations of teaching, samples of scholarship, etc.) should be sent to Michael T. Hewitt, Assistant Vice President for Human Resource Services, Department of Sociology, Brooklyn College-CUNY, 2900 Bedford Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11210-2889. Utah State University The Department of Sociology, Social Work & Anthropology at Utah State University invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor of Sociology beginning August 2012. We seek to fill this position with a social demographer whose primary research and teaching interests include health and/or migration. Preference will be given to candidates with expertise in medical sociology or global/international research who can articulate how they will contribute to other areas of strength in our graduate program in sociology, including States and Markets and/or Environment and Community (http://sociology.usu.edu/specializations.aspx).
Responsibilities will include research (including successfully competing for extramural funding), undergraduate and graduate teaching and advising, and service. The balance between research, teaching and service will be consistent with a faculty role in a Carnegie Doctoral/Research University Ð Extensive institution. The person in this position will offer courses in their areas of specialization as well as contributing to core sociology curriculum needs, possibly including introductory sociology, methods, statistics, and/or theory. This faculty member will contribute to broader instructional needs at the undergraduate level or through instruction of more advanced sociology courses that contribute to cross- disciplinary curricular needs. Successful candidates must have a PhD as of employment date, and demonstrated accomplishment and/or clear potential for success in undergraduate and graduate teaching, research, and extramural funding.
The Sociology Program at USU is housed within the Department of Sociology, Social Work and Anthropology and the College of Humanities, and Social Sciences. The program serves approximately 400 Sociology majors and minors and provides service courses to students throughout the broader university community. The program offers both the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in sociology and currently has 20 MS and 13 PhD students. See our website (sociology.usu.edu) for more information.
Utah State University is a land-grant university founded in 1888. The university is a Carnegie Doctoral Extensive research institution with approximately 23,000 students (19,000 undergraduates and 4,000 graduate students) from all 50 states and 80 foreign countries. The USU campus is located in Logan, Utah. Logan is located in a picturesque mountain valley with a population of over 100,000, about 80 miles north of Salt Lake City. Ski resorts, lakes, rivers, and mountains in the area make it one of the finest outdoor recreation environments in the nation.
Review of applications will begin October 15, 2011 and continue until the position is filled. Applications should be completed on-line at: jobs.usu.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=56528. Applicants must provide 1) a statement of interest addressing the position criteria, 2) curriculum vitae, 3) the names and email addresses of three references, 4) statement of research interests, 5) representative manuscripts, and 6) evidence of teaching performance or teaching philosophy. Questions regarding the position or search procedures should be directed to Dr. Michael B. Toney, Search Committee Chair, (435) 797-1238, mike.toney@usu.edu, 0730 Old Main Hill, Sociology, Social Work & Anthropology, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322-0730; FAX: 435-797-1240.
Utah State University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and is dedicated to recruiting stellar candidates from a diverse pool including women, minorities, veterans and people with disabilities. USU offers competitive salaries and outstanding medical, retirement and professional benefits (http://www.usu.edu/hr/).
Tenure-track position position at Virginia Tech
The Women's and Gender Studies Program (an interdisciplinary program housed in the Department of Sociology) at Virginia Tech invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position, beginning August 2012. We seek an Assistant Professor at an advanced level with an emphasis in Gender, Bodies & Technology. The candidate will help build this unique initiative and increase the visibility of the nexus of interdisciplinary expertise for which WGS at Virginia Tech is nationally known. Courses to teach include gender and science, gender and biology, and others. Specific areas of research are open, but we look for a scholar and teacher who uses feminist approaches to embodiment and technology; an expertise in sexuality is a plus. The candidate must have a strong record of scholarship and teaching excellence, and an interest in administering programs.
A Ph.D. in Women's and Gender Studies, Science and Technology Studies, Sociology, Anthropology, or another interdisciplinary degree is required and must be in hand at the time of appointment. The Department of Sociology offers B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees, and includes the Women's and Gender Studies, Africana Studies, and American Indian Studies programs, each of which offer their own minors, degree options, and graduate-degree emphases. We also have two departmental centers, the Center for Race and Public Policy and the Center for Peace Studies and Violence Prevention.
A Research I university located in the mountains of Blacksburg, Virginia, Virginia Tech is the largest state-supported university in Virginia. Blacksburg was voted by Outside Magazine as one of the ten best places to live in the United States. Please complete an online application at www.jobs.vt.edu. Please upload a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, statement of research and teaching interests (use research statement field) and sample of written work (use other doc field). Have three letters of recommendation sent (they cannot be uploaded) to Women's and Gender Studies Search Committee, Department of Sociology, Virginia Tech, 560 McBryde Hall (0137), Blacksburg VA 24061. Any additional material that cannot be submitted online should also be sent to the same address. Review of materials will begin on October 14, and the position will remain open until filled. If you have questions about this position contact Professor Katrina Powell, Director of the WGS Program, kmpowell@vt.edu. Virginia Tech is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and Encourages applications from women, people of color, veterans, and people with disabilities. www.wgs.clahs.vt.edu and www.cpe.vt.edu/gbt/
Lucie Cheng Prize announcement
Amerasia Journal invites faculty to nominate exceptional graduate student essays (masters and doctoral level) in the interdisciplinary field of Asian American and Pacific Islander Studies for the Lucie Cheng Prize. The winning article will be published in Amerasia Journal, and $1000 will be awarded.
The Lucie Cheng Prize honors the late Professor Lucie Cheng (1939-2010), a longtime faculty member of UCLA and the first permanent director of the UCLA Asian American Studies Center (1972-1987). Professor Cheng was a pioneering scholar who brought an early and enduring transnational focus to the study of Asian Americans and issues such as labor and immigration.
Submission: Nomination must be submitted via email by the graduate advisor no later than October 1, 2011 and include:
1. Graduate Advisor Name, Title, Institution, and Contact Information
2. Graduate Advisor Recommendation (500 word limit)
3. Graduate Student Brief CV (2 page)
4. Essay (5000-7000 words) in WORD file according to the Amerasia
Journal Style Sheet: http://www.amerasiajournal.org/blog/?page_id=42
Submit Materials and Queries to: ajprize@aasc.ucla.edu
Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship In Asian-American Studies
Wellesley College invites applications for a two-year Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship in Asian-American studies, to begin Fall 2012. Candidates should have received the Ph.D. within the past three years (ABD considered). Preference will be given to the fields of history, ethnic studies, American Studies, anthropology, and sociology. The Fellow will be in residence at the Newhouse Center for the Humanities the first year and will be expected to take an active role in its intellectual community. In the first year, the Fellow will teach one course, and in the second year one course each semester, including an introductory course in Asian American Studies. The Fellow will also be expected to advise students and participate in programming for American Studies. The fellowship includes support for research and travel.
Please submit only in electronic form the following: a letter of application, a c.v., a graduate school transcript, three letters of recommendation, (The online application will request names/email address so that recommenders or dossier services may submit the letters directly.) a brief statement of teaching experience and research interests, and a writing sample to https://career.wellesley.edu. Applications must be received by October 15, 2011. If circumstances do not allow you to submit materials through our on line application system, please email us at working@wellesley.edu.
Wellesley is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer, and we are committed to increasing the diversity of the college community and the curriculum. Candidates who believe they can contribute to that goal are encouraged to apply.
Bonus Weekly Posting 8/19/11
1. Assistant Professor (Tenure Track), Diversity and Democracy2. University of Pennsylvania, Assistant Professor Position
1. Assistant Professor (Tenure Track), Diversity and Democracy (1257B)
The University of California, Berkeley invites applications for a position as an Assistant Professor (tenure-track) in any of the following three areas: (1) Diversity and Identity; (2) Legal or Philosophical Frameworks for Diverse Democracies; and (3) Diversity, Civil Society and Political Action, or some combination thereof. The anticipated starting date is July 1, 2012. The search is part of the interdisciplinary Haas Diversity Research Center and will be conducted under the auspices of the Diversity and Democracy cluster of this Center. Applicants may read about the Haas Diversity Research Center and the Diversity and Democracy cluster at the website: http://diversity.berkeley.edu/hdrc.
Candidates are expected to have a Ph.D. or J.D. degree (preferably by July 1, 2012) in one of the following disciplines: law, philosophy, political science, or sociology; they should have a research and teaching portfolio that examines how our legal, political, and social institutions and practices adapt (or fail to adapt) to an increasingly multi-racial, multi-ethnic population. Special consideration will be given to candidates who work in any of the following areas: (1) the content and contestation of group identities; (2) the normative and legal implications of racial and ethnic diversity within democratic societies; (3) the civic and political engagement of diverse electorates within local, national, and transnational contexts.
This search will be conducted with the participation of the Departments of Sociology, Political Science, and Philosophy, and the School of Law (including its Jurisprudence and Social Policy Program). The successful candidate will hold a faculty appointment in a department to be determined by the candidate's preferences, disciplinary training, and departmental fit. Applications must include a letter of interest, a CV, three letters of reference, and up to three significant writing samples. Please direct referees to the University's statement on confidentiality, found at www.chance.berkeley.edu/apo/evalltr.html. Qualified women and members of underrepresented minority groups are strongly encouraged to apply. The University of California, Berkeley is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
All documents should be submitted on-line to the Diversity and Democracy Search Committee at http://polisci.berkeley.edu/research/openings/hdrc/.
Review of applications will begin on September 30, 2011; applications must be received by October 14, 2011 to ensure full consideration.
2. University of Pennsylvania, Assistant Professor Position
The Department of Sociology invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in the sociology of race. We seek candidates with exceptionally strong research skills, who are also committed to undergraduate and graduate teaching.
Applications are to be submitted on-line at http://facultysearches.provost.upenn.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=50953 Please include a curriculum vitae, a statement of research and teaching, and the contact information for three individuals who have agreed to provide a letter of reference. Candidates are encouraged to apply by October 31, 2011.
The University of Pennsylvania is an affirmation action/equal opportunity employer.
Weekly Postings 8/15/11
UC Merced Open Rank PositionThe University of California is creating a dynamic new university campus and campus community in Merced, California, which opened in September 2005 as the tenth campus of the University of California and the first American research university built in the 21st century. In keeping with the mission of the University to provide teaching, research and public service of the highest quality, UC Merced will be providing new educational opportunities at the undergraduate, masters and doctoral levels through three academic schools Engineering, Natural Sciences and Social Sciences/Humanities/Arts.
The School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts invites applications from exceptional scholars for one position at either the Full/Associate or Assistant Professor level in Sociology. Preference will be given to scholars who specialize in the study of Race and Ethnicity, with a substantive focus on immigration and immigrant experiences, economic inequality, labor markets, health and well-being, or education. We are seeking an individual with demonstrated excellence in both research and teaching. We currently have an undergraduate program in sociology and will be starting a graduate program soon. Applications must be submitted online by October 1, 2011, and must include the following: cover letter, cv, statement of research, teaching statement, 3 writing samples, and a list of 3 references. Assistant candidates (only) should have references send letters to ssha.ref.soc11-12@ucmerced.edu.
For more information about the position, contact Nella Van Dyke:
nvandyke@ucmerced.edu
To apply, please visit the UC Merced employment website:
http://jobs.ucmerced.edu/n/academic/choose_series.jsf
Weekly Posting 7/27/11
Boston College, Tenure Track Assistant Professor PositionThe Department of Sociology and the International Studies Program at Boston College invite applications for a Tenure Track Assistant Professor position with a cutting-edge research program in global sociology, with a preference for any of the following areas: immigration, environmental sociology, gender, ethnography, religion, and social movements. Scholars with expertise in any geographic area of the world are invited to apply. The tenure line is housed in the Sociology Department. The position, which begins in the Fall of 2012, entails half-time teaching in International Studies, which is an undergraduate major, and half-time graduate and undergraduate teaching in the Department of Sociology.
Applications should be submitted electronically to socchair@bc.edu. Potential applicants should email one attached pdf document containing the following: a cover letter that describes your research and teaching accomplishments and plans, current CV, and 2 pieces of recent scholarship. Applicants should arrange to have three letters of reference, also in pdf format, emailed to the same address. These references should be named in the letter of application. Review of applications will begin on September 15, 2011 and continue until the position is filled.
For additional information about the Boston College Sociology Department and instructions for how to submit your application see www.bc.edu/sociology.
Boston College is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer. Applications from scholars of color and women are strongly encouraged.
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Sarah Babb
Professor and Chair
Department of Sociology
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
617-552-2930
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Weekly Posting 7/5/11
OYCF Teaching Fellowships 2011-12OYCF Teaching Fellowships 2011-12
The Overseas Young Chinese Forum ("OYCF"), a non-profit organization based in the United States, is pleased to announce that it is now accepting applications for its Teaching Fellowships, which sponsor short term teaching trips by overseas scholars or professionals (Chinese or non-Chinese) to universities or other comparable advanced educational institutions in China. The subjects of teaching include all fields of humanities and social sciences, such as anthropology, art, communication, economics, education, geography, law, literatures, philosophy, political science, sociology, etc.
OYCF will grant 15 fellowship awards to support short term teaching trips during the Academic Year of 2011-12, including six (6) OYCF-Ford fellowships in the amount of $2,500 each and nine (9) OYCF-Gregory C. and Paula K. Chow fellowships in the amount of $2,000 each. The application deadline is August 15, 2011. Awards will be announced on September 15, 2011.
If you have a Ph.D., J.D., J.S.D. or a comparable graduate degree from, or is currently an advanced doctoral candidate (having passed the Ph.D. qualification examination and finished at least three years of graduate studies) in a university in North America or other areas outside China, and are interested in teaching a covered subject in a college or graduate school in Mainland China, please find on line the Information and Application Procedures for the OYCF Teaching Fellowships at http://www.oycf.org/Teach/application.DOC. Ph.D. students are highly encouraged to apply because an independent teaching experience will add significant weight in the resumes and help build strong connection with China's academia. We also give preference to advanced Ph.D. student applicants who would combine this teaching opportunity with their dissertational research in China.
As noted therein, preference will be given to teaching proposals that include comparative or interdisciplinary perspectives; are about subjects that China is in relative shortage of teachers; or will be conducted at universities in inland provinces and regions. This year, we dedicate at least 3-4 fellowships as the Central or Western Region Teaching Fellowships to teaching fellows who plan to teach in an inland province or autonomous region. Accordingly, teaching proposals specifically designed for teaching in these regions are especially welcome.
To submit your application, you will need an application form, a brief letter of interest, curriculum vitae or resume, a detailed course syllabus, an invitation letter from your host institution in China. Detailed instruction and application form can be found at the above web link.
For more information about OYCF or its teaching program, please visit http://www.oycf.org. For questions concerning OYCF Teaching Fellowships or their application process, please contact Qiang Fu at qf6@soc.duke.edu.
Weeky Postings 6/15/11
Mentoring Network within the Asia and Asian America SectionHello Asia and Asian American section members,
Margaret Abraham and I are planning to set up a mentoring network. Briefly, we would to connect faculty with graduate students (and junior faculty if they request such meetings) based on research interests. If you are planning to come to the ASA and will be around on the day the Asia and Asian American sessions meet, we would like to connect you with one or two other people. We hope you can make time to chat for 15-30 minutes sometime during the day according to your convenience. We will try to match people based on research interests. We will set up the initial contacts as a meet-and-greet session, you are free to continue networking/mentoring later if you wish. We think such one-on one opportunities will help foster more active networks among members of our section and hopefully attract new members.
We hope you will let us know the following information if you are interested in being part of this mentoring initiative.
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To be sent to Bandana.Purkayastha@uconn.edu and Margaret.Abraham@hofstra.edu
NAME:
INSTITUTION:
POSITION: Professor/Associate Professor/Asisstant Professor/Graduate Student
Research interests:
Geographical Area specialization (if applicable):
Any special requests:
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Bandana Purkayastha, Ph.D.
Professor of Sociology and Asian American Studies & Director, Graduate Studies, Sociology, University of Connecticut, USA.
International Sociological Association: Research Committee 01 (Vice President) and Research Committee 32 (Secretary).
University of Connecticut
Manchester Hall. UCONN. Storrs. CT 06269-2068.
+860-486-3791. Fax +860-486-6356.
Bandana.Purkayastha@uconn.edu
Weekly Postings 6/1/11
1. HONG KONG SOCIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION 13th ANNUAL CONFERENCE2. May/June 2001 ASA Footnotes Now Available Online
1. HONG KONG SOCIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION 13th ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Date: December 3rd, 2011 (Saturday) Venue: The Chinese University of Hong Kong
CALL FOR PAPERS
Conference Theme: Global Sociology for a Global World
In the process of globalization, sociological research has transcended national and trans-national levels of analysis. Important issues remain with regard to our understanding about the complex interplays between the global and the local. The conference aims to draw discussions about this valuable theme and encourage presentations contributing to the development of a more global sociology, or to a better understanding of local issues in the global context. Topics of interest include but not limited to:
Global, Regional and Local Dynamics * Education and Stratification * Social Inequality and Poverty * Migration/Immigration and Race/Ethnicity * Universal Values and Cultural Diversity * Civil Society and Democracy
Gender and Family * Youth and the Elderly * Health and Well-Being * Deviance, Crime and Law
Keynote Speaker
Prof. Francisco Ramirez, Stanford University
Prof. Francisco Ramirez is well-known in the field of Sociology of Education. He also serves as a faculty member in the Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law, Stanford University. His research interests mainly include cross-national studies on the role of education in the formation of world society, and the influence of world society on educational developments.
Submission of Abstract/Panels
Papers are welcome from sociologists and colleagues in the social sciences. Prospective participants can apply to:
a. Present a paper
b. Organize a panel
c. Attend the conference.
Please fill out the attached abstract submission form (250 words max.) and send it to Miss Queena NG by email (HKSA2011@cuhk.edu.hk), by fax (852-26035213), or by post (Department of Sociology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong). Deadline for submission is: September 15, 2011. Proposals will be peer reviewed.
Registration Fee
HKSA life members: Free
HKSA regular members (Annual fee HK$400): Free
Non-HKSA members: HK$400
Students: HK$150
Enquires
For further enquiries, please contact Miss Queena NG of Department of Sociology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong at HKSA2011@cuhk.edu.hk.
2. May/June 2001 ASA Footnotes Now Available Online
http://www.asanet.org/footnotes/mayjun11/index.html
Weekly Postings 5/15/11
Dear Section members,This message comes from our colleague, Hwaji Shin, who asks that you take a moment to look at a video message he created in support of the people of Japan. His note and the link are below:
Dear Colleagues and Friends,
I hope that this finds you well. With kind help from my students, friends and colleagues in the bay area, I made this video message of support and hope for Japan. The goal of this video is to let people in Japan know that people in the U.S. have not forgotten and continue to care about them, and also to keep raising public awareness about the victims in Japan who remain shelterless and jobless. Recovery effort is not going smoothly in Japan while the public memory of devastation slowly fades away. Even if you do not have a direct connection to Japan, please circulate this video message to your network. If you do, I greatly appreciate it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uIehbNtD-I
Thanks.
Hwaji
Hwaji Shin, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Sociology
University of San Francisco
Weekly Posting 5/14/11
Dear Asia & Asian America Section Members,The 2011 ASA elections have officially begun and I encourage you to visit the link below to vote for all positions but especially the ones pertaining to our section. We have two fine candidates on the ballot for chair elect:
Lynn Fujiwara, University of Oregon
Vivian Louie, Harvard University
...and we have four fine candidates for TWO positions on our Council:
Anna Guevarra, University of Illinois at Chicago
Yingyi Ma, Syracuse University
Shobha Hamal Gurung, Southern Utah University
Leslie T.C. Wang, Saint Mary's College
...and we have two excellent candidates for our Student Representative Position:
Matthew Andrews, University of Michigan
Valerie Francisco, CUNY, Graduate Center
Also, please note that Min Zhou, former chair of our section, is running for Vice President of the ASA.
Weekly Postings 5/4/11
1. Visiting Assistant Professor in Hmong American Studies, Asian American Studies Program University of Wisconsin-Madison2. Lecturer, Asian American Studies Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison
3. The 2011 Annual Meeting of the Asian Pacific American Religions Research Initiative, APARRI
1. Visiting Assistant Professor in Hmong American Studies, Asian American Studies Program University of Wisconsin-Madison
Application Deadline: April 25, 2011 or until filled.
PhD required.
Disciplines sought: Hmong Studies, Sociology, American Studies, Asian American Studies, Counseling Psychology, Education, Human Development and Family Studies, Nursing, Community Studies, Public Health, Psychology, Communication Arts, or an interdisciplinary or related discipline.
The Asian American Studies Program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is hiring a visiting assistant professor for 2011-2012 who will teach courses about Hmong in the United States with a contemporary focus. We are interested in someone who has already completed their PhD and who already has experience teaching at least one college level course. Experience or strong interest with community based research or service learning is desirable but not required. A critical race, race relations, or ethnic studies perspective is preferred.This position also includes providing consultation about the future of Hmong Studies as a field and involvement in programming (e.g., speakers, conferences, research institute, etc.) in the Asian American Studies Program. The teaching load will be 2 courses per semester.
This will be the fourth year that we are hiring a visiting assistant professor in Hmong American Studies. It is part of a longer term strategy to identify and promote the development of new scholars in this area, with the hope that we will have a pool of scholars to select from for a permanent tenure line in the future. During the Visiting Assistant Professor's year at UW, we provide mentoring, professional development support, and opportunities to strengthen one's academic profile. The visiting assistant professor will have an office in the Asian American Studies Program and have opportunities to meet and work with members of the academic and local Hmong community. Previous visiting assistant professors have gone on to post-docs and tenure track positions.
This is a 9 month position that will pay about $42,865 plus benefits.
If you are interested in being considered for this position, please send the following:
1) your curriculum vita, including names and phone numbers of teaching references listed
2) a letter describing
-your teaching perspective
-a sample syllabi for either of the two courses listed above
-discussion of your specific area of expertise in teaching about Hmong Americans and what the course content for a topic specific course in this area might be
Please apply BY EMAIL to:
luttal@wisc.edu
aasp@mailplus.wisc.edu
with the subject line: VAP 2011-2012 YOUR FULL NAME
If you have any questions about this position, please contact: Lynet Uttal, Director, Asian American Studies Program, luttal@wisc.edu
2. Lecturer, Asian American Studies Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison
To ensure consideration: Application must be received by June 10, 2011 or until filled.
Master's degree required.
Responsible for teaching Asian Am 560: Special Topics: Asian American Psychology or Sociology course (3 credits) Fall semester 2011. Duties include preparing course materials; presenting lectures and facilitating classroom discussions; preparing, administering and grading papers and exams; and holding office hours. Class size will be approximately 35-40 students. This course could be taught as a community based research or service learning course.
This is a 33.33% appointment for the Fall 2011 semester, beginning on August 29, 2011 and ending on January 12, 2012.
The salary is $5,643 for the one course (33.33% of the full time academic rate of $34,202) .
Please submit the following:
1) Your curriculum vita, including names and phone numbers of teaching references listed (one may be from a student)
2) A letter describing
- your teaching perspective
- proposed name of course (Asian Am Psychology or Asian Am Sociology - may be a specific topic) and a short description
- a sample syllabi (partial reading list is okay at this time)
- discussion of your specific area of expertise in teaching about Asian Americans
Unless another application procedure has been specified above, please send resume and cover letter referring to Position Vacancy Listing #66874 to:
Lynet Uttal
306 Ingraham Hall
1155 Observatory Drive
Madison, WI 53706-1475
608-263-4026
luttal@wisc.edu
3. The 2011 Annual Meeting of the Asian Pacific American Religions Research Initiative, APARRI
Call for Papers
Here and There: Race, Religion, Law and Immigration
Dates: August 3-5, 2011
McCormick Theological Seminary
Chicago, IL
Debates around immigration have become increasingly fraught in the U.S. and abroad. The impact of these debates has affected the lives of Asian Americans in predictable and unexpected ways, especially when considerations about citizenship take into account religion, law, and race. The 2011 Annual Meeting of the Asian Pacific American Religions Research Initiative (APARRI) will explore the nexus of race, religion, law, and immigration through papers, working groups, and experimental keywords sessions. Among the questions the meeting will consider are: How have changes in legal, civic, and cultural understandings of religion and race affected the formation of immigration policies in the U.S. and in other nations? What role have Asian American religious communities and traditions played in the fight for the rights of immigrants? How have race relations among Asian Americans and other racial and ethnic groups affected attitudes about immigration policies and religious affiliations? What discourses about social justice have Asian American religious communities developed? We invite working papers that will address these and related questions.
Entitled "Here and There: Race, Religion, Law and Immigration" the 2011 conference will be held August 3Ð5 on the campus of McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago, IL. The conference will feature a plenary as well as concurrent sessions that showcase research-in- progress. Additionally sessions focusing on professionalization ("Research and Writing: Staying Productive and Sane" and "I got the Job: Now What?") will be available for students and faculty.
Deadline for Submissions: June 1, 2011.
Email submissions to: We encourage work in multiple and diverse religious contexts. Proposals should be sent by e-mail to Joe Cheah at jpcheah@aol.com
Acceptances will be sent out by June 15, 2011.
The APARRI conference began in 2000 among a group of doctoral students and early-career scholars of religion and theology who sought to develop a community of mutual support for the development of interdisciplinary scholarship on Asian Pacific American religion. The conference continues this cross-disciplinary work by organizing concurrent sessions. Presenters are encouraged to share their research and works-in-progress with other APARRI participants by organizing panels, presenting papers, and/or by structuring small group dialogue sessions on an important topic of inquiry in the study of Asian North American and Pacific Island religions. Selected papers/sessions will be scheduled during the concurrent panels.
APARRI is a community advancing the interdisciplinary study of Asian Pacific Americans and their religions. Through conferences, mentoring, and collaboration, APARRI promotes the professional development of scholars and the emerging field of Asian Pacific American religious studies.
Weekly Postings 4/24/11
1. Summer institute for college students: "Redefining Asian Americans: Youth, Culture, and Community in Multicultural Queens, NYC."2. Call for Papers: Special Issue on Immigration: Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Policy, Practice and Community
1. Summer institute for college students: "Redefining Asian Americans: Youth, Culture, and Community in Multicultural Queens, NYC."
We were able to enroll a wonderful group of college students across the country for our last year's Summer Institute and received an overwhelmingly positive response from the participants! We are delighted with the opportunity to offer another weeklong program for the 2011 summer and would appreciate your efforts to publicize the Summer Institute to your students-particularly those who are interested in the fields of Asian American studies and race and ethnic studies. The application deadline is May 30, 2011.
Please find the attached 2011 Summer Institute Brochure for more information. The application for the program may be accessed at
http://www.qc.cuny.edu/Academics/Centers/Asian/Pages/default.aspx
2. Call for Papers: Special Issue on Immigration: Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Policy, Practice and Community
Since the 1990s, incremental changes in U.S. immigration laws and policies have dramatically changed and complicated migration from Asia and the Pacific Islands to the United States. While the U.S. Office of Immigration Statistics counted over 6.3 million new permanent residents from Asia and the Pacific Islands, even this staggering figure is a poor indicator of the actual volume of Asian-Pacific immigration, for it leaves out persons who are out of status, or persons who are admitted as non-immigrants. Even though people in these two categories are often represented in the opposite ends of the migration spectrum-former as "illegal" and "invisible" immigrants and the latter as the wealthy investors and skilled workers-the two groups are interrelated: they both live in the same communities; the professional Asian immigrants often depend on the labor of unskilled co-ethnics; and sometimes they are in the same family.
In addition, over the past two decades, we've witnessed a significant re-migration to Asia and the Pacific Islands-AAPIs of all generations have "gone back" to continue their education, to pursue a career or to manage investments, or to rejoin their families. Sometimes they stay, sometimes they come back: once exotic terms such as "parachute kids," "Chinese sea turtles," and "Korean goose families" are now part of the common lexicon to describe some of the transpacific complexities. In all these instances, governments have developed immigration policies to pursue a variety of goals-U.S. policies that seek to attract wealthy investors and skilled workers, admit more workers on a temporary or contingent basis, discourage the poor, and facilitate removal and deportation have been adopted by other countries. In this context of dynamic change, we invite new work that contributes to our understanding of contemporary Asian American and Pacific Islander migrations in all of their complexity, from scholars, activists, and practitioners. Professor Edward Park, Loyola Marymount University and Professor John Park, University of California, Santa Barbara, will be the consulting Guest Editors working with the editorial staff on this volume. The Special Issue is scheduled for publication in Spring 2012.
We encourage paper submissions that provide perspectives of practitioners, academic researchers, and applied policy analysts. If you are interested in submitting a manuscript, please send or email a letter of intent with the title and a very short descriptive paragraph or abstract of the proposed paper to the editors for review. If you have a prepared paper, you may also submit the paper at the same time. For submission guidelines, please visit and click on STYLE SHEET for Article Submissions (PDF Document) at:
http://www.aasc.ucla.edu/aascpress/pressresources.asp
AAPI Nexus is a peer-reviewed, national journal published by UCLA's Asian American Studies Center focusing on policies, practices and community research to benefit the nation's burgeoning Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. The journal's mission is to facilitate an exchange of ideas and research findings that strengthens the efforts through policy and practice to tackle the pressing societal problems facing Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities. Since the inception of ethnic studies, the goal of "serving and mobilizing the community" has been at the heart of Asian American Studies and Pacific Islander Studies. Previous issues have focused on Community Development, Civil Rights, and Voting. The table of contents and editors' notes can be found at:
http://www.aasc.ucla.edu/aascpress/nexuscollection.asp
Deadline for Letter of Intent for Immigration issue: June 15, 2011.
Deadline for Manuscript Submissions for LA-NY issue: September 15, 2011.
Earlier submission of a Letter or Manuscript is encouraged. Internet communication is preferred.
Please address to Managing Editor Melany De La Cruz-Viesca and send to AAPI Nexus Journal at Melany De La Cruz -Viesca (nexus@aasc.ucla.edu) and send an electronic copy to:
Senior Editor Marjorie Kagawa-Singer (mkagawa@ucla.edu)
Guest Editor Professor Edward Park (edward.park@lmu.edu)
Guest Editor Professor John Park (jswpark@asamst.ucsb.edu)
Co-Managing Editor Christina Aujean Lee (aujean@gmail.com)
Weekly Postings 4/17/11
1. USC Mellon Post-Doctoral Fellowship - Social Movements2. Lecturer, Asian American Studies Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Fall 2011
3. 2011-2012 Vietnamese American Oral History Project at University of California, Irvine Postdoctoral Fellowship
4. The University of Texas at Austin, Program Coordinator
5. Petition to increase transparency of ASA dues
1. USC Mellon Post-Doctoral Fellowship - Social Movements
The Program for Environmental and Regional Equity (PERE) and the Department of American Studies and Ethnicity (ASE) at the University of Southern California invite applications for a two-year Mellon Post-Doctoral Fellowship beginning Fall 2011. See http://dornsife.usc.edu/pere for a description of PERE and http://dornsife.usc.edu/ase/home/index.cfm for a description of ASE.
The field of specialization is social movements, with a preference for a researcher whose work lies in one or more of several areas: social media and new organizing; intersectional or inter-movement alliances; and framing and narrative in movements. The Fellow will teach one course each semester in the American Studies and Ethnicity program, have research space at PERE, and will be expected to participate in PERE research relevant to the fellow's interests.
The Fellow must have a Ph.D. in hand, and should be within 5 years of receiving the Ph.D., by the beginning of the appointment. To apply, please send an application letter, CV, and a brief description of dissertation and current research. In addition, applicants should request that a dossier or three letters of recommendation (to be sent directly by the referees and one of which must speak to teaching abilities) be sent by the deadline of April 27, 2011.
Send all materials to USC Program for Environmental and Regional Equity, 950 W. Jefferson Blvd., JEF 102, Los Angeles, CA 90089-1291. [Telephone if needed for FEDEX is 213-821-1325] USC strongly values diversity and is committed to equal opportunity in employment. Women and men, and members of all racial and ethnic groups, are encouraged to apply.
2. Lecturer, Asian American Studies Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Fall 2011
To ensure consideration: Application must be received by June 10, 2011 or until filled. Master's degree required.
Responsible for teaching Asian Am 560: Special Topics: Asian American Psychology or Sociology course (3 credits) Fall semester 2011. Duties include preparing course materials; presenting lectures and facilitating classroom discussions; preparing, administering and grading papers and exams; and holding office hours. Class size will be approximately 35-40 students. This course could be taught as a community based research or service learning course.
This is a 33.33% appointment for the Fall 2011 semester, beginning on August 29, 2011 and ending on January 12, 2012.
The salary is $5,700 for the one course (33.33% of the full time academic rate of $34, 202.)
Please submit the following by email to:
1) Your curriculum vita, including names and phone numbers of teaching references listed (one may be from a student)
2) A letter describing
-- your teaching perspective
-- proposed name of course (Asian Am Psychology or Asian Am Sociology-may be a specific topic) and a short description
-- discussion of your specific area of expertise in teaching about Asian Americans
3) a sample syllabi (topics with partial readings list is okay at this time)
Please apply BY EMAIL by June 10, 2011 to both:
luttal@wisc.edu AND aasp@mailplus.wisc.edu with the subject line: ASIANAM COURSE FALL 2011 {YOUR NAME} If you have any questions about this position, please contact: Lynet Uttal, Director, Asian American Studies Program, luttal@wisc.edu .
3. 2011-2012 Vietnamese American Oral History Project at University of California, Irvine Postdoctoral Fellowship
The University of California, Irvine (UCI) Department of Asian American Studies, in collaboration with the UCI Libraries Southeast Asian Archive, invites applications for a postdoctoral fellowship to develop, conduct, organize, and publicize a three-year Oral History project that documents the experiences of Vietnamese Americans in Southern California. The fellowship includes a stipend of $50,000, research and travel support up to $5000, and health benefits. This is a one-year fellowship with the possibility of renewal up to three years. The position will begin on September 1, 2011.
The fellow will be expected to teach one 10-week seminar per academic year for the Department of Asian American Studies, based on the Oral History project. The fellow will work closely with a faculty mentor and will consult with an advisory group to the project. It is expected that by the end of the three-year term of the fellowship that the oral histories assembled and recorded will be made available and accessible for public use, and that the postdoctoral fellow will serve as the principal coordinator for the public unveiling of the project. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, identifying and selecting interviewees, conducting oral histories, supervising transcriptions, and producing formats to highlight the oral histories. The fellow will work to create standardized metadata of interviews for inclusion in an online database. Working knowledge of preservation practices and standards for digital video and audio equipment, files and formats, and editing software is preferred. The fellow will also create publicity for the project online, in printed formats, and at community events or exhibits. The fellow will manage the project budget, which includes hiring, training, and supervising research assistants.
Fellows must have valid U.S. work eligibility and hold a Ph.D. from an accredited college or university at the time of appointment. Vietnamese language proficiency is required.
Preference will be given to candidates who have subject expertise on Vietnamese Americans, experience conducting Vietnamese American oral histories, and knowledge of principles and practices in oral history methodologies. Please include with your application: 1) cover letter with your qualifications 2) curriculum vitae 3) three letters of reference under separate cover and 4) writing sample limited to 30 pages. Email application as .doc or .pdf files by May 15, 2011 to:
Ms. Roberta Geier
luttal@wisc.eduroberta.g@uci.edu
Manager, Department of Asian American Studies
University of California, Irvine
The University of California, Irvine is an equal opportunity employer committed to excellence through diversity and has an ADVANCE Program for Faculty Equity and Diversity.
4. The University of Texas at Austin, Program Coordinator
Date available 05/01/2011
Monthly salary: starts at $1875 but is negotiable depending on qualifications.
Hours per week 20.00 Standard from 800AM to 500PM
Purpose of position Provide support for the Center for Asian American Studies in the areas of development, programmatic outreach, administration and publicity to promote awareness and integration of Asian Americans within UT and among local communities.
Essential functions: Work with the Director, Center staff, UT administrators, faculty and students to develop, plan, implement and evaluate a wide! range of programs promoting better understanding of Asian American issues and increasing participation and support for these programs. Help to develop and implement fundraising programs and activities and assistance in grant writing for Center. Advise students about the Asian American studies major and career options. Administer course scheduling and registration for the Center. Participate in campus and community outreach programs by representing the Center at meetings with students, faculty, community members, and administrators. Coordinate associated programming with community groups and manage co-sponsorship activities. Help to develop, design, and disseminate outreach and publicity materials to students, campus communities, and local and national APA organizations. Update the Center Facebook page and website. Option to teach one course per year in area of expertise, preferably service learning. Possible supervision of student interns, including hiring, evaluation, discipline, discharge, and management of work assignments. Marginal/Incidental functions Attend appropriate professional workshops and development programs as needed to acquire skills for program coordinator position. Other related functions as assigned.
Required qualifications BA degree and two-years experience staffing a program or project: developing and running community outreach programs; grantwriting and other forms of development work; teaching, advising or counseling students in an academic program setting or in a student personnel program. Ability to take initiative and work independently. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Demonstrated ability to work with a variety of individuals and groups in a diplomatic and sustained manner. Experience producing promotional materials. Equivalent combination of relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.
Please apply online at http://utdirect.utexas.edu/pnjobs/index.WBX. For queries, contact
Barbara Jann
Center for Asian American Studies
University of Texas at Austin
1 University Station A2200
Austin, TX 78712
barbaraj@austin.utexas.edu Phone: (512) 232-6427
Fax: (512) 232-7136
5. Petition to increase transparency of ASA dues
Dear Colleagues,
I am writing to you because you are the sitting president/head of one of ASA's 49 sections. I write to respectfully request that you send news of a petition out to your members. The petition (http://asatransparency.org/concerns the proposed change to our dues. This proposal (sent in the March issue of Footnotes) provides ample explication of why we should employ more income categories in allocating the dues burden, but does not explain why the organization needs a significant aggregate dues increase. The petition asks that the ASA provide members with information about how the additional revenue will be used, and that it be made available before the vote, or the signatories have agreed to vote against the proposal.
I have included the text of the petition below, as well as a link to the website where sociologists may add their name. On this website, your members will also find links to the ASA proposal and to several blog sites manned by sociologists at which there is an on-going discussion of the dues proposal and the petition. We hope that with your help we can reach a broad cross-section of our discipline, and encourage new voices to contribute to the conversation.
Please feel free to contact me or one of the other sociologists who contributed to drafting the petition:
Tina Fetner (McMaster University), Jeremy Freese (Northwestern University), Noah Grand (University of California at Los Angeles), Kieran Healy (Duke University), Rob Mare (University of California at Los Angeles), Stephen Morgan (Cornell University), Jennifer Lena (Vanderbilt University), Andrew Perrin (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), Gabriel Rossman (University of California at Los Angeles), Jesper Sorensen (Stanford University), Catherine Turco (Harvard University), Kim Weeden (Cornell University), and Ezra Zuckerman (Massachusetts Institute of Technology).
Thank you very much for considering my request,
Jennifer Lena o.b.o ASA Transparency
Assistant Professor, Vanderbilt University
To add your name to the 540+ that have already signed this petition, navigate to:
http://asatransparency.org/.
A Call for the ASA to Increase its Transparency
We the undersigned sociologists1 hereby register our concern with the ASA leadership's recommendation that the membership vote for a significant aggregate dues increase. (See the March issue of Footnotes for the recommendation and rationale.)2 We urge ASA members to vote against the proposed dues increase unless the ASA leadership presents a cogent explanation that specifically addresses why a substantial increase in total dues beyond the usual cost of living increase is warranted.
The published rationale argues that ASA dues should be more progressive. Like the ASA leadership, we support progressivity in the distribution of dues payments across the ASA membership. But what of the aggregate size of those payments? As shown in Table 3 of the Footnotes article, the proposal increases dues in every income bracket for employed sociologists. 3 The new proposal does much more than just redistribute the dues burden in a more progressive way. It will also generate a substantial amount of new revenue, and the ASA has offered no explanation for why this is needed.4
We believe that such a large aggregate increase in dues should be explained to members, before any vote, by a clear account of what more the ASA will be doing or why it needs to raise funds beyond a cost of living increase to continue existing services. This explanation must be specific about the services to be funded by additional dues revenue, and distinguish services that need additional dues funds from those that generate enough revenue on their own to break-even or make a profit. The explanation should also compare dues and services offered by peer organizations like APSA, AEA, and AAA, and provide a compelling explanation of why ASA leadership proposes dues that are higher.
Unless the ASA leadership provides a compelling justification that meets these criteria before the May elections, we urge ASA members to vote against the new dues schedule.
Notes
1. "Sociologists" includes both Ph.Ds and graduate students in sociology, as well as other social scientists who engage in sociological research or teach sociology.
2. http://www.asanet.org/footnotes/mar11/dues_0311.html.
3. The proposal holds student dues steady and decreases dues for unemployed members by twenty dollars (http://www.asanet.org/footnotes/mar11/table3_0311.html), yet it appears the aggregate increase in other categories is far greater than what would be needed to simply balance this decrease for unemployed members.
4. For a comparison of current and proposed ASA dues with other social science organizations, see "A Comparative Look at ASA Membership Costs and Benefits".
Weekly Postings 4/10/11
THE RUTGERS JOURNAL OF SOCIOLOGY: Emerging Areas in Sociological Inquiry-CALL FOR PAPERS, 2011The Rutgers Journal of Sociology: Emerging Areas in Sociological Inquiry provides a forum for graduate students and junior scholars to present well-researched and theoretically compelling review articles on an annual topic in sociology. Each volume features comprehensive commentary on emerging areas of sociological interest. These are critical evaluations of current research synthesized into cohesive articles about the state of the art in the discipline. Works that highlight the cutting-edge of the field, in terms of theoretical, methodological, or topical areas, are privileged.RJS invites submissions for its second annual edition, which will focus on Knowledge in Contention.
Papers and abstracts must be submitted by September 15th, 2011.
Some overarching questions you might consider are:
How do controversies surrounding knowledge claims emerge, escalate, and achieve closure? How is expertise acquired and established, and what are the tensions between credentialed and/or lay perspectives?
How do contentious debates affect the generation of knowledge, and how are such debates resolved, mediated, institutionalized, or suppressed?
What role does power play in the ability to create legitimate bodies of knowledge, resolve conflicts, and win battles between contentious perspectives?
Are there certain social structures, conditions, practices, organizations, individual actors, or environments that are more likely to generate contention over the form and substance of knowledge? Areas we are especially interested in include: Ways of knowing; Knowledge Production; Deliberation, decision-making, and uncertainty management; Boundary work; Professional debates and credibility contests; Contentious discourse and narratives; Biomedical ethics; Tension between social and biological perspectives; Science and religion in debate; Claims-making in social movements; Community disputes over knowledge and values; State legitimate of knowledge claims; Transnational knowledge flows; Inequality and resistance in knowledge production; Technological advancement and the meaning of progress; Epistemological disputes in the social and natural sciences; The challenges of mixed methodologies; Objectivity versus activism in research
Guidelines: We accept original reviews of relevant research, but we do not accept empirical research papers. Reviews must not be under review or elsewhere published at the time of submission and should be no more than 10,000 words, including references, notes, tables, figures, acknowledgements and all cover pages. The first page should contain a title, author's affiliation, a running head and approximate word count. The second page should contain the title, an abstract of no more than 250 words and should not contain the names of the authors. Papers should be double-spaced, using Times New Roman font size 12, with 1.25" margins on all sides. All references should be in ASA style (see ASA guidelines). All documents should be submitted as email attachments to RJS@sociology.rutgers.edu. and must be MICROSOFT WORD DOCUMENTS. For further submission guidelines, see our guide for contributors at http://sociology.rutgers.edu/RJS.html..
MANAGING EDITOR: Jorie Hofstra
Department of Sociology
Rutgers University
EDITORS: Dena T. Smith, Dena T. Smith and Kathryn Burrows.
The Rutgers Journal of Sociology: Emerging Areas in Sociological Inquiry provides a forum for graduate students and junior faculty to present well-researched and theoretically compelling review articles on an annual topic in sociology. Each volume features comprehensive commentary on emerging areas of sociological interest. These are critical evaluations of current research synthesized into cohesive articles about the state of the art in the discipline. Works that highlight the cutting edge of the field, either in terms of theoretical, methodological, or topical areas, are privileged. See http://sociology.rutgers.edu/rjs.html