The School for Advanced Research (SAR) presents the J. I. Staley Prize to a living author for a book that exemplifies outstanding scholarship and writing in anthropology. The award recognizes innovative works that go beyond traditional frontiers and dominant schools of thought in anthropology and add new dimensions to our understanding of the human species. It honors books that cross subdisciplinary boundaries within anthropology and reach out in new and expanded interdisciplinary directions.
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CALL FOR NEOS SUBMISSIONS
Dear ACYIG Members,
ACYIG is now soliciting submissions for the October 2016 issue of Neos. We are accepting submissions on a rolling basis between Monday, August 15 and Monday, September 5. The final deadline for submission is Monday, September 5. If possible, please notify me of your intent to submit by the start of the rolling period (August 15), so that I can identify peer reviewers in a timely manner.
Child Protection or Security Agendas? NGOs address the Syrian Refugee Crisis in Lebanon
by Estella Carpi and Chiara Diana
In the wake of the massive influx of refugees from Syria to Lebanon (2011-2014), some international NGOs have intervened in specific regions of Lebanon to prevent Lebanese and Syrian youth from “radicalizing” themselves and joining armed groups. Continue reading Child Protection or Security Agendas? NGOs address the Syrian Refugee Crisis in Lebanon
New MRes in Wellbeing launching at the University of Sussex
The MRes in Wellbeing has been designed for those interested in developing their research skills and knowledge in the field of wellbeing. It is taught by a combination of seminars, lectures, tutorials and individual supervision. Continue reading New MRes in Wellbeing launching at the University of Sussex
CS Lecture – Dispelling the Myths: Unaccompanied, Undocumented Children in U.S. Immigration Custody
The Childhood Studies Department of Rutgers University–Camden is pleased to announce its Annual Lecture, delivered this year by Dr. Susan Terrio, Professor of Anthropology and French Studies at Georgetown University and the author of Whose Child Am I? Unaccompanied, Undocumented Children in U.S. Immigration Custody (UC Press, 2015).
Dr. Terrio’s talk, “Dispelling the Myths: Unaccompanied, Undocumented Children in U.S. Immigration Custody,” will take place on Tuesday March 8 at 4:30 pm, with reception at 6 pm, in the Multi-Purpose Room of the Campus Center at Rutgers University, Camden, New Jersey.
The faculty, students and staff of Childhood Studies cordially invite you to attend this exciting event. Both lecture and reception are free and open to the public.
Please see our website for more information about the event:
http://childhood.camden.rutger
What is entailed in creating a life-course oriented ethnography?
Life Course As Method: Age Imaginaries in School Ethnography
by Patrick Alexander Continue reading Life Course As Method: Age Imaginaries in School Ethnography
CFPs from Bank Street Occasional Paper Series
Call for Papers
Two Call for Papers opportunities: Life in Inclusive Classrooms:
Storytelling with Disability Studies in Education ››Life in Inclusive Classrooms seeks to draw attention to the use of storytelling as a critical strategy for creating a new, expanded conversation about inclusive classrooms and school communities. We are seeking essays that explore how disability, inclusion, and exclusion feel to those who are inside “inclusive” classrooms.
Manuscripts Due: March 15, 2016
Queering Education: Pedagogy, Curriculum, Policy ››
Rather than assuming that gayness has been “normalized,” this issue of the Occasional Paper series takes as its premise that the full inclusion and engagement of LGBTQ youth and families is dependent on work still to come. It will open a new discourse on queer issues.
Letter of Intent Due: December 30, 2015