[csaa-forum] Re: csaa-forum Digest, Vol 33, Issue 2

Tue Jan 23 19:56:43 CST 2007

Jobs at the Institute for International studies at UTS:
Research Co-ordinator
and Executive Assistant to the Director.

Please see announcements at:
http://www.jobs.uts.edu.au/job/job_search_result.cfm 

Experience in research environments and multilingual environments a  
plus.

On 16/01/2007, at 12:49 PM, csaa-forum-request at lists.cdu.edu.au wrote:

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>    1. Positions Vacant: Research Assistants Multicultural	Studies
>       (Amanda Wise)
>    2. Freelance Teaching and Writing Work Available (Dean Durber)
>    3. Conference on Ethnography at UTS (Stephen Muecke)
>    4. 2007 Biennale of Electronic Arts  (Lelia GREEN)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2007 18:16:18 +1100
> From: "Amanda Wise" <amanda.wise at scmp.mq.edu.au>
> Subject: [csaa-forum] Positions Vacant: Research Assistants
> 	Multicultural	Studies
> To: <csaa-forum at lists.cdu.edu.au>
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> Dear all,
> I would be grateful if you could help circulate the ad below to anyone  
> you
> feel might have an interest in the positions.
>
> Thanks
> Amanda Wise
>
>
>
> Positions Vacant:
> Part-Time Research Assistants in Multicultural Studies
> Centre for Research on Social Inclusion - Macquarie University
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> Expressions of interest are sought from suitably qualified candidates  
> for
> two research assistant positions in the Centre for Research on Social
> Inclusion at Macquarie University.
>
> Position 1: Project Manager / Research Assistant
> Project: ‘Community Harmony’ Toolkit for Local Government
> We seek a research assistant for a project which involves the  
> development of
> anti-racism and ‘community harmony’ / ‘social cohesion’ projects  
> models for
> local government. The research assistant will be primarily involved  
> with
> researching international initiatives, collating and refining  
> information,
> report writing and preparation of material for an online toolkit. The
> position will also involve some travel to visit council stakeholders in
> other states.
> Skills: Good written and spoken communication skills; computer skills;
> experience as a research assistant or a higher degree such as an MA or
> progress towards a PhD; or experience working in the local government  
> or
> community sector.
> Hours: 2 days per week for 9 months. Starting late February.
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> Position 2: Research Associate
> Project: Muslim Communities and Local Government:
> We seek a research assistant to work on a large project researching how
> local government (and local community organisations) can better engage
> Muslim communities. It will involve research into a range of issues,
> including how to improve consultation, dialogue, and communication  
> between
> local government and local Muslim communities; improving political and  
> civic
> participation among Muslim communities; and how to foster positive
> inter-ethnic/interfaith relations between Muslims and non-Muslims at  
> the
> local neighbourhood level. Issues such as youth, gender, ethnicity and  
> other
> community differentials will be taken into account.
>
> Skills: We seek an experienced researcher, preferably someone with an  
> MA or
> progress towards a PhD (or recently submitted). However we would also
> welcome applications from those with experience in the community  
> sector,
> applicants who have experience working with Muslim communities. Arabic
> language skills are highly desirable, but not essential. The position  
> will
> involve extensive interviews with a range of Muslim community members  
> from a
> variety of ethnic and linguistic backgrounds. Research will be  
> concentrated
> mostly in Sydney but will involve some research in Melbourne and  
> possibly
> other states.
> Hours: 3 days per week for 9 months. Starting late February.
>
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> Note: There is a possibility to combine the two positions into one  
> full-time
> position for a period of 9 months. If you are interested in this  
> option,
> please state so in your application. Salary will be in the range of  
> $30 to
> $35 per hour depending on skills and qualifications.
>
> Enquires should be directed to Dr Amanda Wise:  
> Amanda.wise at scmp.mq.edu.au or
> ph: (02) 9850-8835
>
> Applicants should email a CV and covering letter to
> Amanda.wise at scmp.mq.edu.au by Thursday 8th February 2007.
>
>
>
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> Dr Amanda Wise
> Research Fellow  & Manager Research Development
> Centre for Research on Social Inclusion Macquarie University
> Building W6A, Room 701, Phone: +61 2 9850-8835
> Email: amanda.wise at scmp.mq.edu.au   Web: www.crsi.mq.edu.au 
> Author of Exile & Return among the East Timorese
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> Message: 2
> Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2007 10:48:31 +1100
> From: "Dean Durber" <deandurber at hotmail.com>
> Subject: [csaa-forum] Freelance Teaching and Writing Work Available
> To: csaa-forum at lists.cdu.edu.au
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> The following two freelance work opportunities are currently available.
> Interested and suitably qualified applicants should fill in the  
> freelancer's
> application form available on our website (www.mediapanic.biz) and  
> send this
> with a one-page resume to info at mediapanic.biz.
>
> Trainer in Digital Photography Skills
> Basic training in how to take and store digital images required for  
> one of
> our corporate clients. Would suit a Postgraduate student who has some
> experience in teaching, expertise knowledge of photography (both  
> taking and
> editing pictures), and ideally some knowledge of basic communication  
> and
> media skills. The successful applicant will be engaged in the  
> development of
> the workshop and be responsible for the delivery of the training. At  
> this
> stage, we are in need of 6 one-day training sessions to be conducted
> sometime n February, but there may be the chance for additional work  
> later
> in the year. This work is located in Western Australia outside the  
> Perth
> metropolitan area. It includes all travel and accommodation expenses,  
> plus a
> daily salary. Interstate applicants are welcome to apply.
>
> Writer of Short Lecture
> We are looking for a suitably qualified PhD student or graduate to  
> write a
> short lecture outlining the historical and cultural importance of the
> mind-body dualism. This lecture needs to explain in clear but  
> intelligent
> terms (for a non-academic audience) why it is that Western culture has
> created a divide between the mind and body, how this emerged, its  
> effects on
> our lifestyles, identities and behaviours, and how things have changed
> throughout modernity and into the postmodern era. The successful  
> applicant
> will only be responsible for the writing of this lecture, and not the
> delivery.
>
>
> At Media Panic! we are always looking for qualified and creative  
> freelancers
> to join our team. Please take a look at our current business ventures  
> on our
> website (www.mediapanic.biz) and forward us an application form and a  
> short
> resume if you would like to be considered for any future opportunities.
>
> Thank you
> info at mediapanic.biz
>
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> Message: 3
> Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2007 11:40:39 +1100
> From: Stephen Muecke <Stephen.Muecke at uts.edu.au>
> Subject: [csaa-forum] Conference on Ethnography at UTS
> To: csaa-forum at lists.cdu.edu.au
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> For Ethnography: Anthropology and the Politics of the Present
> We are inviting contributions to a one day conference to be held at UTS
> University on 20th April, 2007 on the subject of ethnography and its
> significance in the social sciences. Please send title and abstract to
> one or both of the conveners by March 9, 2007.
>
> We have a number of themes in mind:
> The discipline of history has come to dominate post-colonial studies in
> India, in Australia, and elsewhere, and consequently there is a
> tendency to render the present as almost a direct and unmediated
> consequence of the past. One effect of this is to shift attention from
> the present as a source of social insight. The present, it seems, is
> not interesting enough. A critical anthropological voice that combines
> a variety of perspectives including the historical and the
> ethnographic will go some way towards exploring the complexity of the
> present and avoiding simplistic representations of the post-colonial
> condition. We also want to explore the significance of 'presentism', in
> which our actions can be historicised, but also conceived as
> engagements with the here and now.
>
> In anthropology, empirical investigation into contemporary cultural
> intricacies draws its interpretive insights from philosophy, sociology,
> cultural studies, history and film studies. But ethnographic work
> stubbornly continues to foreground the messiness of the quotidian. This
> conference will explore the ways in which ethnographic practice can
> forestall intellectual purity, whereby the analyst is implicitly
> positioned as the good subject, always on the side of the subaltern.
> What are the fault-lines in contemporary projects which
> unproblematically side with the oppressed?
>
> Further, what are the conditions of work in the sites beyond villages
> and houses of  'our informants': in boardrooms, bars, offices,
> hospitals, advertising agencies and urban neighbourhoods, for example?
> And, does this new kind of fieldwork have something important to say
> about the significance of the physical encounter, and the accounting of
> multiple utterances that resist easy theorization?
>
> We also want to reclaim ethnography as an in-depth practice which
> entails immersion and intimacy among those whose social worlds are
> being analysed, and which is no more a problematic knowledge regime
> than say cultural studies, history, or media studies. Because such
> thorough ethnography is under threat from a number of quarters — eg.
> current climate of ‘fast’ degrees — it seems important to establish its
> value and to explore its significance. On the other hand, ethnography
> is fashionable, but in a form that could undermine its established
> foundation in sustained work with particular people.
>
> It is ironic that, just as anthropologists became self-critical about
> their own disciplinary habits, ethnography began to be claimed in oral
> history, geography, sociology and cultural and media studies. It also
> appears to be finding favour as a significant ‘job skill’ in the
> corporate sector. What contribution does the ethnographic method – now
> practiced over so many diverse terrains – make to complicating the
> relationships between the past and the present, the victim and the
> oppressor, the ‘theory’ and the ‘practice’?
>
> Sanjay Srivastava, Deakin University.  sanjays at deakin.edu.au
> Gillian Cowlishaw, UTS.  gillian.cowlishaw at uts.edu.auS
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> Message: 4
> Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2007 10:49:21 +0900
> From: "Lelia GREEN" <l.green at ecu.edu.au>
> Subject: [csaa-forum] 2007 Biennale of Electronic Arts
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> Call for Papers and Abstract Submissions: abstract submission for
> refereed papers
> EXTENDED DEADLINE - 24 January 2007
>
> STILLNESS: 2007 Biennale of Electronic Arts Perth
> Education Program: International Conference
>
> ====================================
> CADE: Computers in Art and Design Education
> ====================================
>
> 12 - 14 September 2007, Perth, Western Australia
>
>
> Conference website: http://www.beap.org/ <http://www.beap.org/>
> Follow link to conferences for
> <http://cedar.humanities.curtin.edu.au/conferences/cade/index.cfm
> <http://cedar.humanities.curtin.edu.au/conferences/cade/index.cfm> >
>
>
> The Biennale of Electronic Arts Perth (BEAP) is Australia's pre-eminent
> festival dedicated to showcasing innovative works of art in the areas  
> of
> new media, electronic screen, sound and interactive media and is the
> largest and most visionary electronic arts event in the region.
>
> Through a broad program of exhibitions, conferences and public talks,
> BEAP provides a focus for discussion and exploration of the emergent
> aesthetic, social and technological implications that surround the
> electronic arts, in all its possible forms, whether visual, audio,
> interactive, temporal, experiential, digital, 'bio' or 'nano'.
>
> The Computers in Art and Design Education (CADE) conference is a major
> international event for those interested in the exploration of ideas at
> the intersection of pedagogy, arts, design, science, and technology.  
> The
> 2007 conference will provide a focus for shared learning, dialogue and
> interaction that directly informs professional methodologies and
> practice.
>
> In 2007 CADE partners with the Biennale for its first conference  
> outside
> Europe, creating a new focus for exploring the latest research and
> practice within creative arts education at the point where the  
> 'digital'
> is both a challenge and a strength.
>
> Perth, the capital of the state of Western Australia, has a distinct
> creative community that celebrates the uniqueness of Western  
> Australia's
> stunning bio-diverse environment and combines Indigenous, European and
> Southeast Asian cultures.
>
> Internationally recognised for its commitment to research in bio and
> electronic arts in tertiary education, Perth welcomes delegates to
> explore and reflect on global perspectives from a pivotal point within
> the Asia-Pacific region.
>
> ==============
> Conference theme
> ==============
>
> We invite educators, theorists and creative arts practitioners to meet
> in Perth, Australia, to explore the paradox of "Stillness."
>
> "Stillness" is the theme for the 2007 Biennale. The concept of
> "stillness" will become an anchor for events in the ceaseless flows of
> data and provide a reflective moment for new ideas to emerge and
> interact, explode or coalesce, blossom or fade.
>
> BEAP will be supporting and encouraging a community of artists to
> explore:
>         *       Stillness as Sound
>         *       Stillness as Bio
>         *       Stillness as Data
>         *       Stillness as Duration
>
> CADE will challenge you to confront these conceptual issues.
>
> ===========
> Call for papers
> ===========
> We invite contributions for paper presentations, posters and panel
> discussions that address the conference theme of "stillness." Papers
> should provide theoretical understanding, analysis and documentation of
> creative arts and digital technologies and related contexts for
> educational development.
>
> The term creative arts includes: new media, multimedia, web design,
> interactive arts, computer games and mixed media performance and
> traditional disciplines (such as fine arts, sculpture, photography,
> printmaking, fashion and textiles, graphic design, illustration, 3D
> design, product design interior design, architecture, drama, theatre,
> dance and music).
>
> All submitted abstracts, poster submissions and papers will be double
> blind peer reviewed by an international panel. Submissions accepted and
> presented at the conference will be published in the conference
> proceedings.
>
> 500-word abstracts required by 12 January 2007
> Full submission can be made through the conference website.
> <http://www.beap.org/ <http://www.beap.org/> >
> Follow link to conferences for
> <http://cedar.humanities.curtin.edu.au/conferences/cade/index.cfm
> <http://cedar.humanities.curtin.edu.au/conferences/cade/index.cfm> >
>
>
> Join us in Perth - 12 - 14 September 2007.
>
> Conference Convenors
> Suzette Worden, Professor of Design, Curtin University of Technology,
> s.worden at curtin.edu.au
> Lelia Green, Professor of Communications, Edith Cowan University,
> l.green at ecu.edu.au
> Paul Thomas, Artistic Director, Biennale of Electronic Arts Perth,
> paul.thomas at beap.org
>
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