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Calls for Papers: Conferences, Events

REMINDER: The Deadline for Submissions for the 2014 ACYIG Joint Conference is December 2nd

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2014 ACYIG Conference Will be Held in Charleston, South Carolina, February 12th-15th

The ACYIG Board cordially invites ACYIG members to join scholars from the Anthropology of Children and Youth Interest Group (ACYIG) of the American Anthropological Association (AAA), the Division of International Psychology (Division 52) of the American Psychological Association (APA), and the Society for Cross-Cultural Research (SCCR) at next year’s Fifth Annual Meeting of ACYIG.

The conference will be held from February 12 to February 15, 2014 at the historic Francis Marion Hotel in Charleston, SC. Some may remember that ACYIG held its joint meetings with SCCR in Charleston in 2011—it was an extremely popular conference, and we look forward to returning to this wonderful venue.

Submitting Abstracts:

Anyone who would like to have work considered for inclusion within an ACYIG poster session, paper session, symposium, panel discussion, or conversation hour at the conference may submit an abstract of the work (200 words maximum) by Monday, December 2, 2013. Please note that if you wish to submit any abstracts for consideration by the SCCR, the deadline is earlier—November 11, 2013.

A link to descriptions of the five possible presentation formats as well as submission forms are available at the SCCR 2014 conference page: http://www.sccr.org/sccr2014/sccr_meeting-home-page.html

Registration Information:

Conference registration rates are:

Members: $130 by 13 January 2014, $140 after 13 January 2014
Non-members: $140 by 13 January 2014, $150 after 13 January 2014
Retirees: $80 by 13 January 2014, $85 after 13 January 2014
Students: $50 by 13 January 2014, $60 after 13 January 2014

Banquet (all are invited): $55

The conference hotel, which is conveniently located within walking distance of boutiques, eateries, and historic landmarks, has a block of rooms for conference attendees at the rate of $154/night that you may access online via:

https://reservations.ihotelier.com/crs/g_reservation.cfm?groupID=1053287&hotelID=76320

You should not need a login code but may use “SCCR” without quotation marks if necessary. You may also call (843) 722-0600 or (877) 756-2121 and mention “SCCR” if you prefer.

Please feel free to share information about the 2014 conference with interested others and to contact Elisa Sobo (esobo@mail.sdsu.edu) or Rachael Stryker (rachael.stryker@csueastbay.edu) if you have any questions. You may also direct inquiries to SCCR2014@gmail.com.

We look forward to seeing many of you in Charleston!

Training/Education

EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST IN PhD STUDIES IN GEOGRAPHY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO

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Applications are invited from potential applicants with an interest in the topic:  ‘Families’ sense of place and place attachment’ commencing in 2014.

Supervisors: Dr Christina Ergler & Associate Professor Claire Freeman (Department of Geography, University of Otago, New Zealand)

We are seeking a student willing to embark on a PhD and interested in working on a mixed-methods project on ‘Place attachment and social connection in urbanising societies’. Whilst place attachment is an area that is of established interest to geographers the role of children in forging place attachment for families is less well understood (Weller & Bruegel, 2009, Gordon, 2012).  The project seeks to critically explore broad questions around factors contributing to and hindering place attachment. In particular, the project is interested in how family members from different New Zealand communities develop or negotiate the complexity of place attachment through their social and physical mobilities (see also Freeman, 2010). In doing so, the research contributes to debates in geography, environmental psychology and planning with reference to multiplicities of place attachment.

Students with first class Honours or Master degrees and backgrounds in human geography, planning, child studies or sociology are encouraged to contact us. Knowledge of or interest in developing skills in a geographic information system as well as excellent oral and written communication skills are a requirement for this project.

The project is contingent on the applicant applying for and securing a University of Otago PhD Scholarship (international or domestic), satisfying University of Otago Ph.D. entry requirements and meeting New Zealand study visa requirements, if appropriate.

If you would like to discuss the project further please contact Christina Ergler via e-mail Christina.ergler@geography.otago.ac.nz or Claire Freemancf@geography.otago.ac.nz.  Please send a CV (including academic transcripts) and a one page covering letter outlining why you consider  that you are a suitable candidate (this should cover what skills/knowledge you bring to the project, what aspects you find particularly interesting and any ideas you may have on how the project could be developed).

Information on the Otago University Geography Department and the supervisors for this project is available on http://www.geography.otago.ac.nz/

 

Events

Some Childhood- and Youth-Related Activities at the 2013 AAA Annual Meeting

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Some Childhood- and Youth-Related Activities at the 2013 AAA Annual Meeting
Date Title Event Type
Wed, 11/20, 12-1:45 pm REMOVED FROM THE NATION: ILLEGALITY, DETENTION, AND DEPORTATION IN THE LIVES OF YOUNG PEOPLE Session
Wed, 11/20, 12-1:45 pm ANTHROPOLOGY of YOUTH AND CULTURES of PROTEST in the MIDDLE EAST Session
Wed, 11/20, 2-3:45 pm LOVERS, ACTIVISTS AND STUDENTS: YOUTH AGENCY AND RESISTANCE in EAST ASIA Session
Wed, 11/20, 4-5:45 pm “OUR WORD IS OUR WEAPON”: TRANSNATIONAL ETHNOGRAPHIES ON MEXICAN AND LATINO YOUTH AND EDUCATION Session
Wed, 11/20, 8-9:45 pm CONJUNCTIVE ROOTS, DISJUNCTIVE ROUTES: REUNIFICATION OF YOUNG MIGRANT FILIPINOS WITH THEIR PARENTS IN ASIA, EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA Session
Thurs, 11/21, 8-9:45 am EDUCATION OF INDIGENOUS YOUTH IN LATIN AMERICA Session
Thurs, 11/21, 8-9:45 am PARENTAL AND YOUTH ENGAGEMENTS IN FUTURE NATIONALISMS-ORGANIZED BY ACYIG Session ORGANIZED BY ACYIG
Thurs, 11/21, 8-9:45 am THE NEW “YOUTH MOVEMENTS”: POLITICAL SUBJECTIVITY, CRISIS, AND RESISTANCE Session
Thurs, 11/21, 8-11:45am MOTHERS, MILKS, AND MEANING: INNOVATIONS IN STUDYING LACTATION, INFANT FEEDING, AND DEVELOPMENTAL ECOLOGY in HUMANS AND NONHUMAN PRIMATES Double-Session
Thurs, 11/21, 10:15am-Noon CHILD DEVELOPMENT EXPERTISE: A SCIENCE of the CHILD in MODERNITY Session
Thurs, 11/21, 10:15am-Noon CHILDREN, CHILDHOODS, AND EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATIONS IN CULTURAL CONTEXT Session
Thurs, 11/21, 10:15 am-Noon ASIAN AMERICAN “YOUTHSCAPES” OF LEARNING: PRODUCTIONS OF IMMIGRANT YOUTH BEYOND SCHOOL Session
Thurs, 11/21, 1:45-3:30 pm MULTINATIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON EDUCATION IN THE NEOLIBERAL WORLD Session
Thurs, 11/21, 1:45-3:30 pm RAISING “LITTLE EMPERORS”: PARENTAL ASPIRATIONS AND CHILDREARING CHALLENGES IN CHINA Session
Thurs, 11/21 1:45-5:30 pm ETHNOGRAPHIES of REPRODUCTIVE AND NEONATAL HEALTH Double-Session
Fri, 11/22, 10:15 am-Noon BRINGING CITIZENSHIP BACK IN: YOUTH IMAGINARIES in URBAN SPACES Session
Fri, 11/22, 10:15am-Noon CHILDREN’S FUTURES: LEARNING FROM THE PAST AND THE PRESENT Session
Fri, 11/22, 12:15-1:30 pm EXPLORING YOUTH, AGE AND GLOBALIZATION Interlocutor Event
Fri, 11/22, 1:45-5:30 pm RECONCILING TRANSNATIONAL PUBLICS AND TRANSNATIONAL SUBJECTS: THE ANTHROPOLOGY of STUDENTS WHO ATTEND SCHOOL in TWO COUNTRIES PT I Double-Session
Fri, 11/22, 1:45-5:30 pm ELUSIVE ADULTHOOD Double-Session
Sat, 11/23, 8-9:45am DIVERSE GENDERS, MOBILE SEXUALITIES: TRANSCULTURAL ARTICULATIONS of YOUTH IDENTITIES Session
Sat, 11/23, 9:20-11:40 am RECONCILING TRANSNATIONAL PUBLICS AND TRANSNATIONAL SUBJECTS: THE ANTHROPOLOGY of STUDENTS WHO ATTEND SCHOOL in TWO COUNTRIES PT II Double-Session
Sat, 11/23, 1:45-3:30 pm YOUTH LANGUAGE, HYBRIDITY, AND NEW PUBLICS in DIVERSE GLOBAL CONTEXTS Session
Sat, 11/23, 1:45-5:30 pm LANGUAGE AND THE IMMIGRANT EXPERIENCE OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH Double-Session
Sat, 11/23, 1:45-5:30 pm RESEARCHER-PRACTITIONER COLLABORATIONS in PROJECTS CONCERNING CHILDREN AND YOUTH Double-Session ORGANIZED BY ACYIG
Sat, 11/23, 7-8:15 pm ANTHROPOLOGY OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH INTEREST GROUP ORGANIZATION MEETING Organization Meeting ORGANIZED BY ACYIG
Sat, 11/23, 8:15-9:30pm ACYIG SOCIAL/BOOK HOUR Social Hour ORGANIZED BY ACYIG
Sun, 11/24, 8-9:45 am GENDER, SEXUALITY, AND SCHOOL IDENTITIES Session
Sun, 11/24, 10:15 am-Noon FROM the MOUTHS of BABES: CHILDREN, YOUTH AND LINGUISTIC PRACTICE Session
Please email Bonnie Richard if you would like to have your paper/session added to this list – brichard [at] ucla [dot] edu
Training/Education

MPhil in Childhood Studies – application deadlines

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MASTER OF PHILOSOPHY IN CHILDHOOD STUDIES, NORWEGIAN CENTRE FOR CHILD RESEARCH, NTNU

APPLICATION DEADLINES


Are you interested in children’s everyday lives and in childhood as a social and cultural phenomenon? Would you like to know about children’s lives in different parts of the world? What about the changing conditions of childhood in the era of globalisation? If so, the international master’s programme in Childhood Studies might be perfect for you. For more information, please visit this website:

www.ntnu.edu/studies/mpchild <http://www.ntnu.edu/studies/mpchild>

Application deadline for international applicants: 1 December 2013.
Application deadline for Norwegian/Nordic applicants: 15 April 2014.

www.ntnu.edu/studies/mpchild/admission <http://www.ntnu.edu/studies/mpchild/admission>

Calls for Papers: Publishing

Publish your work in Anthropology and Education Quarterly!

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Anthropology and Education Quarterly

General Call for Papers

Anthropology & Education Quarterly is a peer-reviewed journal, housed at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. It draws on anthropological theories and methods to examine educational processes in and out of schools, in US and international contexts. Articles rely primarily on ethnographic research to address immediate problems of practice as well as broad theoretical questions surrounding issues that impact research and practice in the field. We value diverse ways of knowing and weaving together theory, research, practice, and social justice to directly address issues and institutions that impact teaching and learning in the educational experiences of children, families, and communities within and beyond the classroom setting. We also see the journal as a key site for providing connection, support and feedback to emerging scholars in the field. Finally, to all of this we must reaffirm the journal’s long tradition of supporting anti-oppressive, socially equitable, and racially, socially and gender-just education.

The journal publishes two different types of scholarly work, manuscripts and reflections. (1) Manuscripts should be no more than 35 pages in length. (2) Reflections from/on the Field should be approximately 15-20 pages in length. Both should be formatted as Word documents and blinded for anonymous peer review.

We are eager to receive your manuscript submissions.

For more information visit us at:

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1548-1492

You may also contact the Editors-in-Chief, Dr. Laura Alicia Valdiviezo and Dr. Sally Campbell Galman at aeq@educ.umass.edu

Uncategorized

Soliciting Applications for two open ACYIG Board Positions

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Dear ACYIG Members,

At the end of this year, three of our respected colleagues — Jill Korbin, David Rosen, and Tom Weisner — will be finishing their terms on the ACYIG Board. This was a planned rotation, and I would like to publicly thank them all for helping make ACYIG the organization it is today. From liaising with the AAA to conference organizing, to representing the Anthropology of Children and Youth both within and outside the field, we could not have asked for better colleagues to start and grow ACYIG. Many thanks to Jill, David, and Tom!

I am also very happy to announce that the ACYIG Board has appointed Dr. Heather Rae-Espinoza (CSU Long Beach) to one of these three open positions. We look forward to working with her in the coming year.

However, this still leaves two open Board positions to be filled! In the past, ACYIG has conducted open Board appointments whenever possible. Board appointments are considered to be two-year positions on our six-person Board and typically require attendance at the annual meeting of the AAA and the annual ACYIG joint conference during one’s tenure. ACYIG Board member duties include: maintaining official interest group status with AAA; optimizing professional opportunities for members available via AAA; overseeing and growing professional presence within and outside AAA; and organizing the annual ACYIG joint conference.

If you would like to be considered for one of the two open positions on the ACYIG Board, please email one to two paragraphs to Dr. Rachael Stryker at rachael.stryker@csueastbay.edu by Sunday, December 15, 2013 stating why you would like to become a Board member and what you feel you can bring to ACYIG. Please be sure to include your name, title, affiliation (academic or otherwise) and email/phone number so that we can respond to you. The ACYIG Board will make decisions by January 15, 2014, and notify you soon after. Your duties as an ACYIG Board Member begin on February 1, 2014, and your appointment will be confirmed at the ACYIG business meeting in Charleston, SC later that month when you are formally introduced to the membership.

If you have any questions about ACYIG Board member duties or this open Board appointment process, please do not hesitate to contact me. I am happy to answer them.

Sincerely,

Rachael Stryker
Convener, ACYIG

Events

EASA Anthropology of Children and Youth Network – Nov. 15

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Self and other at home and at school: children with a migration background in Dutch education

Anna van der Meulen, PhD student
Department of Educational Neuroscience, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Friday 15 November, 13.00-14.30, room Z-113

VU University is located at a 10-minutes’ walk from Amsterdam Zuid railway station. The Metropolitan Building is located opposite the University’s main building, across the tramway. Tram stop ‘De Boelelaan / VU’ is served by tram lines 5 and 51.

Feel free to communicate information of this seminar to other people who might be interested. Could you confirm your participation in the 15 November seminar to us? childrenseminar@hotmail.com

www.anthropologyofchildren.net

 

Calls for Papers: Conferences

CFP: Teaching Persepolis: A Roundtable Discussion (ChLA 2014)

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Children’s Literature Association (ChLA) Annual Convention, “Diverging Diversities: Plurality in Children’s and Young Adult Literature Then and Now,” University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC,June 19-21, 2014

In March 2013, Chicago Public School officials generated controversy when they removed Marjane Satrapi’s graphic novel, Persepolis, from inclusion in 7th grade curriculum and classrooms. Over the past decade, however, Persepolis has increasingly appeared in college-level courses, such as freshman composition, religious studies, women’s and gender studies, and children’s/YA literature, among others. For the upcoming ChLA conference, I am interested in forming an interdisciplinary roundtable discussion on different pedagogical approaches to teaching Persepolis in the undergraduate classroom; I also welcome submissions about the inclusion and/or exclusion of Satrapi’s novel from secondary school curriculum and related controversies. I encourage submissions from scholars and educators across a variety of disciplines and fields, including English, children’s/YA literature, world literature, secondary education, women’s and gender studies, rhetoric and composition, and others. Presenters will offer short papers and contribute to a discussion about the role of Persepolis in the classroom. Please send a 250-word abstract and a short bio or CV to Kristen Proehl, Assistant Professor of English, SUNY-Brockport,kproehl_at_brockport.edu, by Dec. 15, 2013.