Monthly Archives: February 2017

Staging Our World: Richard 3, Discussion Panel @ State Library of NSW

Staging our World: Richard 3

Date: Monday, 6 March, 2017
Time: 7:00pm-8:00pm
Venue: State Library of New South Wales
Cost: General Admission: $20.00; Concession: $15.00; State Library Friends Member: $15.00; Bell Shakespeare Members: $15.00. Book here: http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/events/staging-our-world-richard-3

One of Shakespeare’s most brutal rulers returns to the Sydney stage in Bell Shakespeare’s latest production of Richard 3. Bell Shakespeare’s Artistic Director Peter Evans brings a new boldness to one of history’s most famous villains, with award-winning actor Kate Mulvany in the title role.

Hosted by Richard Glover, the Library has partnered with Bell Shakespeare to celebrate this unique production with a special panel discussion. Cast members from Richard 3 and leading academics will debate and explore the power and the politics of gender roles as imagined in this production. They will discuss the role of women in Shakespeare’s plays, the history of women playing men, and investigate what Richard 3 means in our modern world and political climate.

Analysing Pleasure: A Symposium with Richard Dyer – Call For Papers

Analysing Pleasure: A Symposium with Richard Dyer
University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
21-22 April, 2017

Masterclass with Professor Richard Dyer
Thursday 20 April, 2017

The Department of Media Film and Communication at Otago University invites paper proposals for a symposium taking the theme Analysing Pleasure. The symposium is being organised around a visit by Professor Richard Dyer, whose work informs it. With his first few articles on topics such as the rights of entertainment, The Sound of Music, disco, homosexuality and film noir, and stars such as Lana Turner and Rita Hayworth, Richard Dyer insisted that the pleasures of popular culture were deserving of detailed analysis.

Many current debates build upon his foundational work for example: discussions of class; taste; cinephilia; beauty and aesthetic pleasures; popular culture; sexual gratification; social, historical and cultural conditions of pleasure; idiosyncratic and fan pleasures; haptic, tactile and sensory engagements; non-representational theory and affect and interrogations of spectacle and other visual pleasures.

For this two day symposium we invite proposals for papers of 20 minutes across the broad spectrum of Media and Cultural Studies, to include literature, music, theatre, media and the arts.

Key questions and themes to be explored may include but are not limited to:

  • How have understandings of pleasure shifted?
  • What new approaches exist for analysing pleasure?
  • How have viewer/text relations expanded thanks to multi-platform, cross-platform and relocated media?
  • What kinds of pleasures remain outlawed and what kinds of pleasures have become mainstream?
  • How is the body currently being written into theory?
  • Intersectionality and pleasure
  • Sexuality, gender and pleasure
  • Race, critical whiteness and pleasure
  • Displeasure and critique
  • Feel good and feel bad texts

Masterclass

In addition to the Symposium, on the Thursday afternoon before, there will be a Masterclass with Professor Dyer, for which applications from Postgraduates and early career researchers will be prioritised. Professor Dyer will assign several of his publications for discussion. Participants will also get a chance to discuss their own work. A dinner will follow the Masterclass.

Instructions for Submissions for Symposium and Masterclass

There is no registration charge for this symposium for which acceptance will be highly competitive.

Submissions for these events and any questions should be sent to: pleasure.symposium@otago.ac.nz with by Monday 13 March. Acceptances will be sent Friday 17 March.

  • For the Symposium please send an abstract of 250 words and brief bio to pleasure.symposium@otago.ac.nz with the word ‘SYMPOSIUM’ in the subject line.
  • For the Masterclass please send an abstract of up to 500 words and brief bio to pleasure.symposium@otago.ac.nz with the words ‘MASTERCLASS’ in the subject line.
  • If you hope to attend both the Symposium and the Masterclass then follow the instructions above and put ‘SYMPOSIUM AND MASTERCLASS’ in the subject line.

Rutgers University: Postdoctoral Fellowship in Race and Gender History – Call For Applications

Rutgers University-New Brunswick: School of Arts & Sciences: Department of History
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Race and Gender History: 2017-18

The Department of History at Rutgers University announces a post-doctoral fellowship for scholars pursuing research in race and gender studies. The successful applicant must have the doctorate in hand at the time of application, be no more than six years beyond the Ph.D., and be able to teach history courses. The fellowship of $60,000 is for one year and includes benefits and a $5,000 research stipend. The recipient will teach at least one small course in the history department and participate and present in the “Black Bodies” seminar series at the Rutgers Center for Historical Analysis. Consult http://rcha.rutgers.edu/black-bodies for details.

The deadline for applications is March 15, 2017.

For full details and to apply, please visit: https://apply.interfolio.com/39604.

University of Glasgow – Numerous Lecturer/Professor Positions in Various Humanities Disciplines – Call For Applications

Lecturer in Global History: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/unijobs/listing/49580/lecturer-in-global-history-

Senior Lecturer in Global History: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/unijobs/listing/49581/senior-lecturer-in-global-history-

Lecturer in Late Medieval / Early Modern History: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/unijobs/listing/49578/lecturer-in-late-medieval-early-modern-history

Lecturer in Medieval Transcultural History: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/unijobs/listing/49576/lecturer-in-medieval-transcultural-history-

Lecturer / Senior Lecturer in Eighteenth-Century Scottish History: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/unijobs/listing/49573/lecturer-senior-lecturer-in-eighteenth-century-scottish-history-/

Lecturer, Senior Lecturer or Reader in Latin Literature: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/unijobs/listing/49572/lecturer-senior-lecturer-or-reader-in-latin-literature-

Lecturer / Curator in European Architecture and Design: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/unijobs/listing/49571/lecturer-curator-in-european-architecture-and-design

Lecturer in English Language and Linguistics: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/unijobs/listing/49569/lecturer-in-english-language-and-linguistics

Professor in English Literature: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/unijobs/listing/49567/professor-in-english-literature

For full details and to apply, please click on the appropriate link above.

Closing date for all the above is March 19, 2017.

University of York: Lecturer in Medieval History c. 1050 – c. 1350 [Fixed-Term] – Call For Applications

University of York
Lecturer in Medieval History c. 800 – c. 1200

Location: York
Salary: The starting salary will be £38,183 a year on Grade 7 of the University’s salary scales.
Hours: Full Time
Contract Type: Permanent

The Department of History seeks to appoint a full-time, fixed-term Lecturer in Medieval History (c. 1050 – c. 1350), in the area of North European social and institutional history of religion. The position is based in the Department of History, Heslington, and available for approximately 9.5 months, from 11 September 2017 until 22 June 2018.

You will be responsible for developing and delivering teaching across the Department in the area of Medieval History; carrying out individual or collaborative research projects, leading to the production of research outputs/outcomes, and undertaking relevant administrative and managerial duties.

You should have a PhD in a field of Medieval History relevant to the post, and ideally hold an appropriate teaching qualification. It is expected that you will have an emerging publication record in a relevant field, with proven experience of taking responsibility for teaching at undergraduate, and preferably postgraduate, level.

 

For further information and to apply on-line, please visit: http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/AXG787/lecturer-in-medieval-history-c-1050-c-1350-fixed-term

Closing date: midnight on 13 March, 2017.

Australian Academy of the Humanities: Grants and Awards 2017 – Call For Applications

Australian Academy of the Humanities: Grants and Awards 2017

Humanities Travelling Fellowships: Offers grants of up to $4,000 to support Australian early career researchers in the Humanities to undertake research overseas, including accessing archives and other research materials and connecting with international researchers and networks.

David Philips Travelling Fellowship: Proposals that contribute to the advancement of knowledge of racial, religious or ethnic prejudice will be considered for the David Philips Fellowship.

Publication Subsidy Scheme: The Publication Subsidy Scheme offers grants of up to $3,000 to support the publication of high quality works by Australia-based humanities scholars.

Ernst & Rosemarie Keller Award: Offers up to $5,000 to support the research activities of scholars, resident in Australia, whose research is concerned with German history, literature, language, politics or culture, or German contributions to the history, literature, languages, politics or culture of either Australia or the Asia-Pacific region.

Deadline for all the above AAH grants and awards is: 5:00pm AEST 29 March, 2017

More info: http://humanities.org.au/Grants/GrantsAwards.aspx

The Courtauld Institute of Art: Early Career Lecturer in Medieval Art – Call For Applications

Early Career Lecturer in Medieval Art (fixed-term; 3 years from 1 September 2017)
The Courtauld Institute of Art

Salary: £35,798 pa (Inc. London Allowance)

The Courtauld Institute of Art is the UK’s leading institution for teaching and research in Art History and the conservation of paintings; it is also home to one of the finest small art museums in the world.

The Courtauld Institute of Art seeks to appoint an Early Career Lecturer to support and deliver teaching in the Department of Art History.

You will hold a PhD in a relevant field of art history, and will be expected to deliver 3.5 units of teaching (approximately 8 hours per week; a full teaching load as defined at The Courtauld). The Courtauld will support you over the first two years to undertake the necessary training to qualify for the Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education.

For full details and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.courtauld.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?ref=121.

Application close: Monday 13 March, 2017

University of York: Lecturer in Medieval History c. 800 – c. 1200 – Call For Applications

University of York
Lecturer in Medieval History c. 800 – c. 1200

Department: History
Based at: Heslington Campus
Hours of work: Full-time
Contract status: Open
Salary: Starting at £38,183 a year

The University of York seeks to appoint a full-time Lecturer in Medieval History (c.800 – c.1200) with a preference for European history, including the British Isles. The position is based in the Department of History, Heslington, and available from September 2017.

You will be responsible for developing and delivering teaching across the Department within the area of Medieval History; carrying out individual or collaborative research projects, leading to the production of research outputs/outcomes, and undertaking relevant administrative and managerial duties.

You should have a PhD in a field of Medieval History relevant to the post, and ideally hold an appropriate teaching qualification. It is expected that you will have an emerging publication record in a relevant field, with proven experience of taking responsibility for teaching at undergraduate, and preferably postgraduate, level.

The starting salary will be £38,183 a year on grade 7 of the University’s salary scales.

The Department is committed to promoting equality and diversity and strives to ensure the working and learning environment is welcoming, fair, and inclusive for staff and students alike – somewhere everyone can fulfil their potential. This is reflected in staff and student recruitment, in departmental posts, career development, and promotion. The Department is currently working towards an Athena Swan award

The Department of History is open to considering applications for flexible working.

Applications close: 13 March, 2017

For full details and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.york.ac.uk/wd/plsql/wd_portal.show_job?p_web_site_id=3885&p_web_page_id=303239.

Ravello Literary Summer School – Call For Applications

Ravello Literary Summer School
Pastoral Visions: Exploring the Idea of Retreat in Literature, Art and Film
17–21 July, 2017

You’re invited to join us for a unique literary summer school experience in Ravello, Italy, to explore the pastoral and ideas of retreat in literature, art and film. Situated about 5 km from Amalfi, overlooking the coast, Ravello has inspired many writers, artists and musicians throughout history. There will be lectures from an international group of scholars, playreadings from Shakespeare, other readings from a range of texts from the classical to the contemporary, a poetry writing workshop for those interested in creative writing, excursions to the gardens of Villa Cimbrone and Villa Rufolo (with the opportunity for sketching), and a walk in the footsteps of E.M. Forster. Topics of sessions will include classical pastoral, exploring the work of Theocritus and Virgil, early modern and Shakespearean pastoral, the myth of the Mediterranean, the pastoral in modernism, and the pastoral in film. A detailed programme will be provided closer to the time.

No prior experience is necessary; students, general readers, scholars all welcome!

Convenors:

  • Dr Victoria Bladen (The University of Queensland, Australia)
  • Assoc Prof Maddalena Pennacchia (Roma Tre University, Italy)

More information about the Convenors: http://victoriabladen.wixsite.com/shakespeareforall/about-the-convenors

Enquiries: victoria.bladen@uqconnect.edu.au or maddalena.pennacchia@uniroma3.it