Five Colleges Women's Studies Research Center

Five Colleges Women's Studies Research Center

Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections, a department in Library and Information Technology Services (LITS), seeks proposals for scholars to work for a period of up to nine months utilizing Archives and Special Collections extensive resources on women's history. The scholar will be accorded access to LITS resources including library collections, a Mount Holyoke guest computing account, office space, computer and printer and research assistance. In return, the scholar will present a talk on the work in progress at a public event toward the end of the residency.

The Scholar-in-Residence Program is designed to:

*Encourage research and writing on women's history, literature, and culture.
*Encourage scholars to conduct original scholarship that draws on the resources in Archives and Special Collections and LITS.
*Foster productive working relationships between humanities scholars and Mount Holyoke College Library and Information Technology Services.
*Facilitate the dissemination of the researchers' findings through lectures, publications, and the ongoing LITS Cultural Programming
series.

The residency does not provide housing nor a stipend or salary of any kind. Once awarded, the residency will expire nine months from the date
of award.

Applications consisting of a project description and current curriculum vitae, and any questions, should be sent electronically to Jennifer
Gunter King (mailto:archives@mtholyoke.edu). Priority will be given to applications received by June 17, 2011.

Qualificiations: qualified applicants will hold a doctorate or be an ABD doctoral candidate in the humanities.

See http://www.mtholyoke.edu/archives/exhibits/scholar_program.html for additional information.

The Honors Humanities Program Invites Applications for Graduate Assistant for 2011- 2012

The Honors Humanities Program Invites Applications for Graduate Assistant for 2011-
2012

Honors Humanities is a living-learning honors program for talented University of Maryland
undergraduates with diverse interests in the humanities and creative arts. We are accepting
applications for a Graduate Assistant who will serve as a Program Coordinator for the 2011-2012
academic year. This position is a 50% time (10 hours/week), 9.5-month Graduate Assistantship
with the possibility of renewal for an additional year. Applicants should be enrolled in an arts or
humanities Ph.D. program at the University of Maryland College Park.

The Program Coordinator works under the Director and Associate Director’s supervision to meet
program goals through event planning, student advising, and administration. Applicants are
strongly encouraged to familiarize themselves with the Honors Humanities Program, including its
curriculum and mission, at www.honorshumanities.umd.edu. Specific duties include:

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Advising students on independent research-based projects
Helping to develop and implement the Honors Humanities annual programming
series (the 2011-2012 theme is “The Humanities in the Sciences/The Sciences in the
Humanities”)
Helping to plan the 5th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium in Spring 2012
Developing and implementing publicity campaigns by designing, writing, duplicating,
and distributing flyers, web updates, etc.
Planning and participating in events, such as book discussions, receptions, field trips, etc.
Organizing and attending staff meetings; implementing programs/policies; maintaining
records and filing paperwork
Assisting with other duties to be delegated by the Director and Associate Director

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The GA position may result in future teaching opportunities in the Honors Humanities program.

Compensation: The beginning salary for this STEP II G.A. position is $8000, plus an
additional salary remittance of $1500, for the total sum of $9500. This payment is subject
to federal and state taxes. As a fringe benefit, the assistantship provides 5 credits of tuition
remission in the Fall and Spring semesters and 2 credits in Winter Term. In addition, the
administrative graduate assistant will be eligible for employee health insurance. It is your
responsibility to make sure all health insurance and tuition remission forms are submitted in time
to make use of these benefits. The assistantship does not cover the cost of mandatory fees.

Schedule: The position will begin on August 17, 2011 and will run through May 31, 2012. The
GA is expected to work throughout the academic year, except when the university is closed.
(Please see the calendar at www.testudo.umd.edu for closure dates.) The GA will follow the
staff schedule, which will include some regular evening hours (for events, meetings, etc.).

Applicants should send the following via email to Dr. Valérie Orlando, Director of Honors
Humanities, at honorshumanities@umd.edu by July 15th, 2011 at 5 pm:

• Brief letter of application
• Curriculum vitae
• Faculty letter of recommendation, ideally from the student’s advisor or director of graduate
studies

‘Dying to be Beautiful? Body Image, Eating Behaviours and Health in the Caribbean’

The University of the West Indies, Mona
Western Jamaica Campus
CALL FOR PAPERS!!!
The Psychology Unit in the Department of Sociology, Psychology and Social Work is hosting its first International Conference
at the Western Campus, Montego Bay Jamaica, over the period January 13-15, 2012 on the theme ‘Dying to be Beautiful?
Body Image, Eating Behaviours and Health in the Caribbean’.
Our bodies can be considered a mirror of society‟s current economic, social and cultural trends; one that reflects the need for
extreme alterations in outward appearance or a facilitation of unhealthy eating lifestyle. From our love for “Fat Women” and
consuming large quantities of food, to our love for „fast foods‟, there is an increased prevalence of obesity along with its
associated medical complications.
There is also the popular culture which engenders the ideology that bodies - whether thin, voluptuous, muscular or of light
complexion will result in high self-esteem, power, prestige, self-worth and acceptance.
Persons who have profound dissatisfaction with their bodies may be influenced to develop negative relationships with their
bodies as they engage in extreme measures of body alterations such as bleaching, strict weight loss regimes, muscle building or
plastic surgery. These unhealthy body behaviours are being reflected in the rising prevalence of eating disorders, the alarming
skin bleaching phenomenon and the continued increase in the prevalence of obesity and diabetes mellitus
These concerns are not unique to the Jamaican population, and in fact many are concerned with the degree of such behaviours
internationally and have made attempts to better understand the phenomenon by investigating for possible causes and
associated factors.
This conference is inspired by the desire to explore possible explanations for these changing trends and gain a better
understanding of this new culture. An acknowledgment of the multifaceted nature of human beings encompassing the
psychological, physiological, spiritual and social aspects is of vital importance. We therefore view this issue from an
interdisciplinary standpoint and encourage papers from all related fields that impinge on issues relating to the theme.
The Conference welcomes papers relating to any of the proposed themes below:
Eating Disorders: Medical and Cultural norms that define Body Image.
Is there a Fat Gene? The Physiology of Obesity.
Health Issues associated with being Overweight: Challenging the Extreme Aesthetics.
Body Dysmorphia, Skin Tattooing and Plastic surgery: Body denigration or Body appreciation?
Building a healthy lifestyle between you and your body.
Race is no longer biologically determined: Challenging the Bleaching Phenomenon.
This conference will attempt to comprehensively address these themes through a compilation of scholarly research
papers. A selection of the best papers from the conference will be published.
Deadline for abstracts: August 31, 2011
Deadline for acceptances: October 31, 2011
Deadline for completed papers: November 31, 2011
Instruction to Authors
Authors should complete the biographic form attached and submit one copy of their abstract via e-mail to dying.to.be.beautiful.symposium@gmail.com
Abstracts should be completed in compliance with the APA guidelines. NO LATE PAPERS WILL BE ACCEPTED.
Abstract
Abstracts should BE NO MORE THAN 300-400 WORDS and must be formatted as follows:
TITLE: Do not use abbreviations.
AUTHORS: List the first author first, if there are more than one authors. List initials of first and middle names followed by surnames. Do not include degrees, titles or institutional appointments.
INSTITIUTION: List institute(s) where work originated, city and country.
TEXT: Arrange text under the following headings:
Objective: Main objective, research questions, hypotheses of study.
Method: Describe the design of the study and how it was conducted;
indicating sampling, sample size, procedures, instruments, data analysis etc.
Results: Present only the main results, i.e. significance.
Conclusion: Present only those directly supported by the results, be as specific as possible. Include recommendations and future investigations.
Biographic Form
Name:______________________________________
Title:_______________________________________
Institutional Affiliation:_______________________
Address:____________________________________
____________________________________________
Phone Number(s):(Office)______________________
(Home)________________(Cell)_________________
E-Mail Address:_____________________________
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Date of Submission: __________________________

The Science Fiction and Fantasy of Lois McMaster Bujold

CALL FOR PAPERS:

Forward Momentum:

The Science Fiction and Fantasy of Lois McMaster Bujold

Edited by Janet Brennan Croft

Critical Explorations in Science Fiction and Fantasy Series, McFarland Press

Purpose:

Lois McMaster Bujold has a shelf full of awards – Hugos, Nebulas, and others – for both her science fiction and
fantasy writing. She is one of the most respected names in the field, always delivering polished, thoughtful, and
well-crafted writing and dealing with important issues. Yet there is a dearth of serious critical writing about her
output, and certainly no book-length collection. This collection aims to begin to correct that situation by gathering
essays from a variety of critical perspectives addressing many aspects of her writing. Attention will be given to
both her Miles Vorkosigan science fiction series and her Chalion and Sharing Knife fantasy series, as well as the
books that fall outside these series. Also included will be a bibliography and list of awards. This anthology is under
contract with McFarland Press.

Abstracts:

Please send an abstract of 250-500 words to jbcroft@ou.edu. Deadline for abstracts is September 1, 2011.

Potential topics:

· The contrasting theological systems of the Chalion and Sharing Knife fantasy series

· The role of female characters and “codedly feminine” characters in both the SF and fantasy series

· The fantastic/familiar North American landscape of the Sharing Knife series

· An examination of the “Grateful Dead” folklore motif inThe Spirit Ring

· Bujold’s tendency to deliberately combine and subvert genre divisions

· Bujold’s influences:Star Trek, J.R.R. Tolkien, Dorothy L. Sayers, etc.

· The theme of finding and losing one’s life’s work

· Doppelgangers, reintegration of split personalities, psychic links, and other issues of identity, doubling, and
splitting

· Bujold’s depiction of the effects of accelerated technological change on individuals and society, including both
military and medical technology

Timeline:

Deadline for abstracts: September 1, 2011

Deadline for finished papers: February 1, 2012

Manuscript to publisher: May 1, 2012

About the Editor:

Janet Brennan Croft is Head of Access Services and Associate Professor of Bibliography at the University of
Oklahoma libraries. She earned her Master of Library Science degree at Indiana University in 1983. She is the

author ofWar in the Works of J.R.R. Tolkien (Praeger, 2004; winner of the Mythopoeic Society Award for Inklings
Studies) and several book chapters on the Peter Jackson films; has published articles on J.R.R. Tolkien, J.K.
Rowling, and Terry Pratchett inMythlore, Mallorn, Tolkien Studies, and Seven; and is editor of two collections of
essays:Tolkien on Film: Essays on Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings (Mythopoeic Press, 2004) andTolkien and
Shakespeare: Essays on Shared Themes and Language (McFarland, 2006). She has also written on library issues
forCollege and Undergraduate Libraries, Interlending and Document Supply, Journal of Access Services, Collection
Building,and Journal of Interlibrary Loan and Document Supply, and is the author ofLegal Solutions in Electronic
Reserves and the Electronic Delivery of Interlibrary Loan(Haworth, 2004). She is currently the editor of Mythlore
(for which she complied a book-length annotated index) and book review editor ofOklahoma Librarian, and serves
on the board of the Mythopoeic Press, for which she has indexed and annotated several titles.

Janet Brennan Croft

Associate Professor
Head of Access Services
University of Oklahoma Libraries
Bizzell 104NW
Norman OK 73019
405-325-1918
Fax 405-325-7618
jbcroft@ou.edu
http://ou.academia.edu/JanetCroft/CurriculumVitae
http://libraries.ou.edu/
Editor of Mythlore http://www.mythsoc.org/mythlore.html

Book Review Editor of Oklahoma Librarianhttp://www.oklibs.org/oklibrarian/current/index.html

"Humans need fantasy to be human. To be the place where the rising ape meets the falling angel." -Terry Pratchett

Cinema and Antiquity: 2000-2011

A reminder that registration for the following conference is open until the end of this month. We are also still accepting applications for postgraduate travel bursaries.

Cinema and Antiquity: 2000-2011
The 1st J.P. Postgate Colloquium, University of Liverpool
12-14 July 2011

The resurgence of cinema’s interest in antiquity that was triggered by the release of Gladiator in 2000 shows no signs of abating. In 2010-11, many more ancient world films have been appearing on our screens (Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief; Clash of the Titans; Agora; Centurion; The Eagle; not to mention the TV series Spartacus: Blood and Sand). The public appetite for films that deal with ancient history and mythology apparently remains strong, and ‘classics and film’ courses have established themselves in universities worldwide, leading the way in the increasing prominence of reception studies within classics and ancient history. The time is ripe for reflection on these developments. This major international conference seeks to explore the directions that have been taken in a decade of moviemaking and scholarship, and to advance the field by concentrating on issues too often overlooked.

All registration and payment details are available online at http://sace.liv.ac.uk/cinemaantiquity/. The deadline for registration is 30 June 2011.

Please contact the conference organizers, Joanna Paul (Joanna.Paul@liv.ac.uk) or Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones (L.Llewellyn-Jones@ed.ac.uk) for further information.


Conference Programme

TUESDAY 12 JULY Registration from 11

1.00 Welcome

1.15-2.45 Panel A: Screening Ancient Violence
1. Hunter Gardner (University of South Carolina), ‘“Are You Not Entertained?”: Screening Ancient Violence in the New Millennium’
2. Juliette Harrisson (University of Birmingham/Open University), ‘Using ultra-violence to mark the ancient world as Self or Other’
3. Amanda Potter (Open University), ‘Blood and Boobies: Viewer reactions to Spartacus: Blood and Sand’

2.45-3.05 Break

3.10-4.40 Panel B: Documenting Antiquity
1. Fiona Hobden (University of Liverpool), ‘Making history: authority and authenticity in ancient world documentary’
2. Lisa Maurice (Bar Ilan University), ‘Sine ira et studio in the 21st century: ancient history and the modern documentary’
3. Salvador Bartera (University of Tennessee) and Claire Stocks (University of Cambridge), ‘HBO’s Rome and its Audience Reception in America, England and Italy’
4.45-5.45 Keynote: Pantelis Michelakis (University of Bristol) and Maria Wyke (University College London), ‘Antiquity in Silent Cinema’


WEDNESDAY 13 JULY

9.30-11.00 Panel C: The Aesthetics of Antiquity
1. Robert Burgoyne (University of St Andrews), ‘Alexander and the Phantasmagoria of History’
2. Michael Williams (University of Southampton), ‘‘Remember Me’: Nostalgia and Digital Patination in the Contemporary Classical Epic’
3. Joanna Paul (University of Liverpool), ‘The Vanished Library? The End of the Classical World in Alejandro Amenabar’s Agora’

11.00-11.20 Break

11.20-12.50 Panel D: Audience Receptions
1. Corinne Pache (Trinity University), ‘Don’t Mess with Myth - Percy Jackson’s “Epic Fail”’
2. Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones (University of Edinburgh), ‘Trouble in the Tehran Multiplex: 300 and its Iranian Critics’
3. Clare Foster (University of Cambridge), ‘Constructed Pasts: Ancient History Films in Theory and in Practice’

12.50-2.00 Lunch

2.00-3.30 Panel E: Changing Contexts: Animation, Games, Museums
1. Sarah Miles (University of Durham), ‘‘Jack and the Spartans’: Samurai Jack meets Frank Miller and Lynn Varley's 300’’
2. Mark Kirby-Hirst (University of South Africa) and Beschara Karam (University of South Africa), ‘“Where to from here?”: The Transformation of Classics from Film to Video Game’
3. Debbie Challis (Petrie Museum) and John Johnston (University College London), ‘The Case of the Petrie Museum: Resurrecting Hammer’s Mummies in the Twenty-first Century’

3.30-3.50 Break

3.50-4.50 Keynote: Professor Martin Winkler (George Mason University), ‘Fascinating Ur-Fascism: The Case of 300’

5.30-7.00 Wine reception (venue tbc)


THURSDAY 14 JULY

9.00-11.00 Panel F: National contexts
1. Erato Basea (University of Oxford), ‘“I am (not) the Acropolis”: Filmmaking, national culture and the anxiety of heritage’
2. Katie Billotte (Royal Holloway, University of London), ‘Asi es la vida: Medea as a “Wise Latina”’
3. Ewa Skwara (Adam Mickiewicz University), ‘“Where are you going, antiquity?” – the Polish version of Quo Vadis’
4. Martin Lindner (University of Göttingen), ‘Germania Nova – Moving Pictures and the Reinvention of Ancient Germany’

11.00-11.20 Break

11.20-12.50 Panel G: Icons of Antiquity
1. Daniel O’Brien (University of Southampton), ‘White Supremacy? Difference as Degeneracy in 300’
2. Penelope Goodman (University of Leeds), ‘“I am master of nothing”: Augustus in television drama in the early 21st century’
3. Trevor Fear (Open University), ‘Cleopatra in the New Millennium: the changing dynamics of a historical icon’

12.50-1.40 Lunch

1.40-3.40 Panel H: Screening Late Antiquity
1. Ingo Stelte (Mainz University), ‘From the Front Line to the Home Front - Mira's Development from a Warrior to a Mother in Doug Lefler's The Last Legion’
2. Tony Keen (Open University), ‘On second thought, let’s not go to Camelot: situating the ‘historical Arthur’ through casting in King Arthur and The Last Legion’
3. Mary McHugh (Gustavus Adolphus College), ‘Pre-Cinema in Antiquity: Forgetting and Remembering a Hero(ine) of Alexandria’
4. Nicholas Kalospyros (University of Athens), ‘Vulgar Entertainment vs Austere Scholarship: The Case of Amenábar’s Agora as a Future Tension for Cinematic Text Adaptation of Cultural Readings’

3.40-4.00 Break

4.00-5.00 Keynote: Monica Cyrino (University of New Mexico), ‘I Was Colin Farrell’s Latin Teacher’

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Dr Joanna Paul
School of Archaeology, Classics and Egyptology
University of Liverpool
12 Abercromby Square
Liverpool
L69 7WZ

Tel. 0151 794 2469
Email: Joanna.Paul@liv.ac.uk