Welcome to the IUN Anthropology News for March 14, 2005
1) At IUN:
one dollar used book sale
2005 Field School Stipend Awards available
showing of Whale Rider
2) At IU South Bend:
Where are Women in the War in Iraq?
3) Elsewhere in Indiana
local archaeology talks
Spring Equinox gathering at Bittersweet
stone tool making workshop
4) In Chicago
lots of talks on women, race, Egypt, social justice
5) ON THE WEB:
6) FIELDSCHOOLS: lots!
7) JOBS: two PT in Chicago
8) BLOGGERS NEEDED:
1) At IUN:
The Spring 2005 IUN Anthropology Club One Dollar Used Book Sale will be held
from Monday March 21 thru Friday March 25; over 10,000 books will be available
at only one dollar each. We are soliciting donations of old books for the sale;
please bring them to the sale in Moraine, or stop by and we will go to your car
or office with our cart and pick them up. And all year long there is a book
drop near the ATM machine.
The club will also be selling the new 2005 club logo long sleeve shirts.
The IUN Anthropology Club gave away five thousand dollars of last year's
booksale proceeds for:
student scholarships
student summer field school stipends
student academic achievement awards
casts for the anthropology resource center
videos for classroom use
We need volunteers to work at the book sale, especially Sunday, Monday, and
Friday afternoon, but any time is welcome, even if you can only help for an
hour. The club is giving cloth bookbags to those that help for 4 hours or more.
We are doing the set up for the sale on Sunday March 20, 2005, from noon to 4
pm; we need help on that day, but books are not available for sale until Monday.
Our booksale website is at: http://www.iun.edu/%7Eanthronw/cal/2005/03-21-05.htm
Want to go on a summer field school?
IUN Anthropology Club 2005 Field School Stipend Awards are now available; one to
four awards of $500 each may be given in any one year. Apply at:
http://www.iun.edu/%7Eanthronw/summer.rtf
MONDAY MOVIES: SPRING, 2005
FREE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC EVERYONE WELCOME
The English Department is delighted to sponsor the annual spring film series.
All screenings are on Monday, at !:00, in Savannah Auditorium.
April 4 Whale Rider (2002, New Zealand); Dir. Niki Caro: with Keisha
Castle-Hughes, Rawiri Paratene, and Vicki Haughton.
2) At IU South Bend:
Where are Women in the War in Iraq?
Wednesday, March 16 Noon-1:00
SAC rooms 223 and 225
Talk by Professor Cynthia Enloe, Research Professor in International Development
at Clark University
Bio: Cynthia Enloe received her.D. from the University of
California/Berkeley. Currently a Research Professor, she has served as chair of
Clark University's Government Department and Director of Women's Studies. She
has been awarded Clark's "Outstanding Teacher of the Year" three times and has
been named the University Senior Faculty Fellow for Excellence in Teaching and
Scholarship.
Enloe's feminist teaching and research has focused on the interplay of women's
politics in the national and international arenas, with special attention to how
women's labor is made cheap in globalized factories (especially sneaker
factories) and how women's emotional and physical labor has been used to support
governments' war-waging policies-and how many women have tried to resist both of
those efforts. Racial, class, ethnic, and national identities and pressures
shaping ideas about femininities and masculinities have been common threads
throughout her studies.
In recent years, Enloe has been invited to lecture and give special seminars on
feminism, militarization, and globalization in Japan, Korea, Turkey, Canada,
Britain and numerous colleges across the U.S. She has written for Ms. Magazine
and Village Voice and has appeared on National Public Radio and the BBC. She
serves on the editorial boards of several scholarly journals, including Signs
and the International Feminist Journal of Politics. Among her nine books are:
The Morning After: Sexual Politics at the End of the Cold War (1993), Bananas,
Beaches and Bases: Making Feminist Sense of International Politics (2000),
Maneuvers: The International Politics of Militarizing Women's Lives (2000), and
The Curious Feminist: Searching for Women in a New Age of Empire, (2004). All of
these are published by the University of California Press (www.ucpress.edu).
Sponsors: Women's Studies, Political Science, College of Liberal Arts and
Sciences
Contact: Rebecca Torstrick, 520-5534 or rtorstri@iusb.edu
3) Elsewhere in Indiana
The Kankakee Valley Historical Society, Inc.
C/O 22 West 1050 South . Kouts, Indiana 46347
219.766.2302 ~~~ email jophod@jorsm.com
http://www.kankakeevalleyhistoricalsociety.org
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
March 17 - Lowell Public Library 6:30 p.m.- 8:00 p.m.
Author, Richard Schmal will be signing copies of
The Tales of the People and Places of the Olde Kankakee River (published by
KVHS) & Mr. Schmal will be on hand to provide historical facts, tidbits and answer
questions.
~~~
Archaeology on the Kankakee River
Dr. Mark Schurr-speaker
March 31 - 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. at the Lake County Public Library 1919 West
81st Avenue, Merrillville, Indiana
CALL TO RESERVE A SPACE --- 769-3541, ext. 334
New memberships and sign-ups will be taken for the 2005 dig at the Collier Lodge
Site.
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KVHS Fundraiser
May 21 - Yesteryears Kankakee - Heritage Festival and Dance 7:00 p.m. - 11:00
p.m. More information to be released
Old fashioned fun - food, music, dancing, magic show, entertainment and live
auction!
~~~
2005 Archaeology Study at the Collier Lodge Site
June 15 - July 2
Planned work week will be Wednesday through Saturday
Members of KVHS will once again have the opportunity to participate in the work!
~~~
Creative Works Create Funds for Collier Lodge Restoration
The Kankakee River Almanac (stories from the Stroller and Siftings series along
with historical photos and more.) - Newest publication by KVHS--- soon to be
released(March, 2005).
KVHS Video - 2 part DVD - Historical overview of the Collier Lodge Site -
prehistoric to current day and Archaeology at the Collier Lodge Site - 2003 and
2004 on-site work as well as cataloging at Notre Dame.
For more information about these or any of the activities of KVHS call
219.766.2302 or email jophod@jorsm.com or check us out on the web at:
http://www.kankakeevalleyhistoricalsociety.org
If you know Patsy Clark, you know what this is about:
Spring Equinox gathering at Bittersweet.
Saturday March 19th . at noon till?
Come share a story, song , prayer, dance or just bring a dish to share and a
joyful heart.
We always look forward to this special time of coming together as a people to
welcome a new season of sun. light and joy. So bring a friend and come celebrate
with us.
If you have questions, contact us at 574-542-4063, or email pdclark@pwrtc.com.
We look forward to ,family, extended family and friends, old and new.
Walk in balance and beauty, Blessings always,
Patsy, Jim and the whole Bittersweet crew.
"Stone-tool Making Workshop
Have you ever wondered how Native Americans made arrow-points and other tools
from rock? If so, this program is your chance to not only learn how it was done,
but also to try it yourself! Don Fisher, flint-knapping expert, will be at the
Taylor Center of Natural History to lead participants in the ancient practice of
making tools from stone. Materials, including obsidian and chert, and the
other equipment necessary will be made available. Artifacts from recent
archaeology surveys will be on hand. To register for this workshop or for more
information please contact us at 317/848-0576."
Where- Stawtown Koteewi Park, Taylor Center of Natural History, Hamilton Co.,
Indiana
Date- Saturday, May 21
Time- 10:00 am to 12:00 am
Ages- all
Cost- free
Pre-register- Yes, by calling 317/848-0576
4)In Chicago
At The University of Illinois at Chicago:
Honig Lecture by Oliver J Williams-April 5 at 4pm in SSB
Dean Creasie Finney Hairston of the Jane Addams College of Social Work
Cordially invites you to attend the 11th Karen Honig Memorial Lecture
“Expanding Our Approaches to Addressing and Ending Domestic Violence Among
African Americans” by Oliver J. Williams, PhD Professor and Executive Director,
Institute on Domestic Violence In the African-American Community University of
Minnesota, School of Social Work
Tuesday, April 5, 2005 4:00 pm University of Illinois at Chicago Student
Services Building 1200 West Harrison Street Rooms A, B, & C Chicago, Illinois, 60607
Complimentary parking provided in the parking garage at 1100 West Harrison
Street, next to the UIC Pavilion; parking tickets available from Byron Samuel at
phone/email below.
Please R.S.V.P. to Byron Samuel at 312-996-3219 or e-mail: byrons@uic.edu
A reception with refreshments will be held immediately after the lecture.
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Oliver J. Williams, executive director of the Institute on Domestic Violence in
the African American Community, is a professor in the School of Social Work,
College of Human Ecology, at the University of Minnesota in St. Paul. Dr.
Williams has worked in the field of domestic violence for more than 25 years and
has provided individual, couples, and family counseling. He has been a child
welfare and delinquency worker and has worked in battered women’s shelters,
developed curricula for batterers intervention programs, and facilitated
counseling groups in these programs. He has provided training across the United
States and abroad on research and service-delivery issues surrounding partner
abuse. Dr. Williams’s extensive research and publications in scholarly journals
and books have centered on creating effective service-delivery strategies for
reducing violent behavior, as well as ethnically sensitive practice and aging
and elder maltreatment. He serves on several national advisory boards and has
received numerous awards for his work addressing issues of domestic violence.
Dr. Williams received a bachelor’s degree in social work from Michigan State
University, a Master of Social Work from Western Michigan University, and a
Master of Public Health and a doctorate in social work from the University of
Pittsburgh.
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The Karen Honig Memorial Lecture was established by the family and friends of
Mrs. Honig to honor her memory and to focus upon her commitment to inner-city
children and youth and their families. Contributions to the fund are welcomed.
Checks should be made payable to the University of Illinois Foundation and sent
to the Advancement Director, Jane Addams College of Social Work (MC 309),
University of Illinois at Chicago, 1040 West Harrison Street, Chicago, Illinois
60607-7134. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
This announcement was posted by pmakar@uic.edu on 03/14/2005
UIC 2005 Women's History Month
Feature Events Schedule:
The Office of Women's Affairs, along with Campus Programs and the Women's
History Month planning committee, announce the 2005 Celebration of Women's
History, “Women Change America.” This theme has been honored with an exciting
array of programs offered at the University of Illinois at Chicago during the
month of March and early April. All the feature events are free and open to the
public unless otherwise noted. For a detailed calendar of events, visit
http://www.uic.edu/depts/owa
The Institute for Research on Race & Public Policy is pound to announce its
Spring Seminar Series on Race & Public Policy. Please see the link below for
weekly topics, dates and times. http://www.uic.edu/cuppa/news.html
Mosi A. Ifatunji
University of Illinois, Chicago
Department of Sociology
Race, Ethnicity & Gender
Institute for Research
On Race & Public Policy
And a related talk that is not on their list:
The University of Illinois at Chicago presents...
INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH ON RACE AND PUBLIC POLICY CHANCELLOR’S COMMITTEE ON THE
STATUS OF BLACKS DEPARTMENT OF AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES
Presents GRACE HOLT MEMORIAL LECTURE
3:00-5:00pm, Thursday, March 17, 2005
Illinois Room A, UIC Student Center East, 750 S. Halsted
“African American Faculty Recruitment and Retention:
Past, Present and Future”
Edgar G. Epps, Ph.D.
Emeritus, Marshall Field IV Professor of Urban Education, The University of
Chicago, Senior Professor, Department of Educational Policy and Community
Studies, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Faculty Associate/Senior Mentor,
Consortium on Chicago School Research, The University of Chicago
Professor Edgar G. Epps is a nationally renowned scholar who has conducted
pioneering research on race and urban educational inequality. In the area of
race and higher education, his numerous publications include: “College in Black
and White: African American Students in Predominantly White and Historically
Black Public Universities”; “Affirmative Action and Minority Access to Faculty
Positions”; “Academic Culture and the Minority Professor.” He has also served
as a mentor for some of the nation’s top experts on policy-relevant access and
equity issues within both historically black and predominantly white
universities. In addition to his scholarship, Professor Epps has personally
witnessed historical trends in the recruitment and retention of African American
Faculty within a range of predominantly white university settings – University
of Chicago, University of Michigan, Harvard University, Carleton College and the
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. Professor Epps’s lecture will focus on
“African American Faculty Recruitment and Retention: Past, Present and Future.”
His lecture will be followed by a brief commentary by members of the UIC
campus community and by questions from the audience.
At the Oriental Institute:
"WOMEN IN ANCIENT EGYPT" LECTURE with Emily Teeter
In conjunction with Women's History Month in March, Emily Teeter will be
presenting a special lecture on "Women in Ancient Egypt" on Sunday, March 27, at
2:00 p.m., which is Easter Sunday. Breasted Hall
Don’t miss this richly illustrated slide talk. It will build upon the wonderful
presentation Emily offered during the last docent day, broadening the discussion
to explore the whole spectrum of women's lives in ancient Egypt.
The OI has many other events coming up on their website, and even more if you
join the museum or volunteer as a docent:
http://oi.uchicago.edu/OI/OI_Public_Programs.html
Dear student activists,
Are you interested in changing the world after graduation, but not sure
where to start? We’re hoping you, your members, and your friends will be
interested in a forum we’re hosting called "GETTING PAID TO CAUSE TROUBLE:
ORGANIZING FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE." It will be held Saturday April 2nd, from
11-1:30, at the downtown University Center at 525 S. State Street, in the
Loop/River Room. (A light lunch will be provided).
The event will include short presentations from young organizers
representing a variety of community organizations and progressive unions,
with time for questions and discussion. So far people more than a dozen
groups have agreed to participate including AFSCME (American Federation of
State, County, and Municipal Employees); Albany Park Neighborhood Council;
Blocks Together; Brighton Park Neighborhood Council; IEA (Illinois Education
Association); IFT (Illinois Federation of Teachers); Interfaith Worker
Justice; Jobs with Justice; (Hotel and Restaurant Employees Union); ICIRR
(Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights); Lakefront Supportive
Housing; NTIC (National Training and Information Center); SEIU (Service
Employees International Union); SLAP (the Student-Labor Action Project);
UNITE-HERE!; and United Action for Power and Justice (Chicago IAF).
The forum will be both educational, with panelists describing organizing as
a career in their particular arenas, and practical, in that some of the
groups will be looking to hire or take on interns. We have pulled this
together because as educators we are keenly aware of how school pipelines
direct students to business, graduate school, and professional school, but
leave those interested in social change having to improvise, and often
giving up on their hopes because they can’t find out how to get started in
the social change and non-profit world. As members of the steering committee
of the Chicago Center for Working-Class Studies, a multi-campus consortium
that does educational programming about class issues and works with labor
and community organizations, we see this as an excellent way to connect
students with activism in the wider community. A similar event last year
showed how much demand there is for this kind of chance to hear from other
young people out there walking the talk of social change–it was fabulous,
and we expect this year to be even better.
If you have any questions, please contact one of us or respond to this
email address (ccwcs@hotmail.com). Otherwise, just join us on April 2nd, and
help be part of building a permanent road to social justice organizing. It
will also be a great chance to meet and link up with student activists from
other campuses.
In solidarity,
Michelle Couturier
Illinois Education Association Email: Michelle.Couturier@ieanea.org
Nancy MacLean
Northwestern University Email: nkm050@northwestern.edu
Liesl Orenic
Dominican University Email: lorenic@dom.edu
Dorian Warren
University of Chicago Email: dorian@uchicago.edu
— For more information about the Chicago Center for Working-Class Studies,
visit our website: http://www.workingclassstudies.org/
5) ON THE WEB:
there is an interesting article in the new issue of American Archaeology about
excavating Potawatomie village site near Valpo; there is also a companion web
site http://www.nd.edu/~mschurr/Removal_Project.htm
Two University of Indianapolis students to assist with forensic cases in South
Africa: http://www.uindy.edu/news/south_africa.html
Some of you might find Geertz’ review of Jared Diamond's new book Collapse in the
New York Review of Books interesting. http://www.nybooks.com/articles/17850-Evan
A scary site about how the right wing pictures how the left wing views America:
http://discoverthenetwork.org/default.asp
Midwest anthro group’s new page:
http://www.iupui.edu/~csas/
6) FIELDSCHOOLS:
Application Deadline Extended - IU 2005 Field School in Archaeology
at Angel Mounds State Historic Site.
Hello! We have extended the deadline for applications to the IU Field School in
Archaeology at Angel Mounds State Historic Site. We've been able to make room
for a few more students, but space is very limited at this point. If you are
interested we urge you to apply immediately (more info
below). Thanks, Staffan Peterson
We are now inviting applications for the IU Summer Field School in Archaeology,
May 10 - June 16, 2005. This six-credit hour course will be held at Angel Mounds
State Historic Site in Evansville, IN. This is an exceptional opportunity to
participate in research at a site of major regional importance. This project
will focus on the excavation of prehistoric domestic features in order to gain
insight on social and ecological change in the Ohio River Valley 600-1000 years
ago. Class size is limited so early application is strongly encouraged. More
information and an online application is available at our website:
http://www.gbl.indiana.edu/fschool.html
The 2005 Field School directory is available online at
http://shovelbums.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=section&id=4&Itemid=4
Photos for field schools who submitted them will be online. The Shovel Bums
directory includes Field Schools from the Americas, Carri bean, Europe,
Mediterranean , Africa & Asia. So go forth and educate yourself A Field
School is one of the most fundamental parts of your education in Archaeology and
CRM, a Field School, and the schools are all winners. You can use the link
above and be sure to let a school you advertise for know you found them through
Shovel Bums. Links to each regional category are embedded in the name of each
Field School.
Secondly. I am pleased to announce that the skeleton of the new Shovel Bums web
site is now online http://www.shovelbums.org/ . I need to make it clear that
you will I have the option to join the Shovel Bums "web site" as opposed to the
"jobs mailing list". Joining the web site will allow you add to features such
as events calendar, links, online vita database (coming soon), community contact
list, and a slew of other features in the near future. It is important to
understand that I keep the web site separate from the jobs mailing list for your
security. For the jobs mailing list I utilize the Yahoo servers which have a
robust virus and spam protection engine. And as usual, your e-mail address on
Shovel Bums is private, won't be sold, etc....
The best features of the new Shovel Bums site are two unique elements. The
front page to the web site now offers the MOST comprehensive & concise listing
of the niche CRM/Academic/Museum/Archaeology/Anthropology/Historic jobs in the
world.
University of North Texas National Science Foundation (NSF) Summer Research
Methods Program is a program, taught from a social anthropological perspective,
for college students who are in their junior year, who are members of groups
that are traditionally under-represented in colleges and universities, including
ethnic minority students and first generation college students.
http://www.unt.edu/anthropology/nsf.htm
ONLY EIGHT WEEKS LEFT TO APPLY: APPLICATION DEADLINE: MAY 1, 2005.
AUGUST HUMAN CADAVER PROSECTION PROGRAM
Indiana University School of Medicine-Northwest
3400 Broadway
Gary, Indiana University
The Cadaver Prosection page is linked to the NWCME front page. The URL for the
page is http://shaw.medlib.iupui.edu/nwcme/cp.html
Each year individuals bequeath their bodies to be used for medical education and
basic science/clinical research. This is the most profound gift that any
individual can offer. Cadaver donors used for medical education must be
prepared for student doctors. To facilitate this, the course director at the
IUSM-Northwest created the Human Cadaver Prosection Program. This program
recruits individuals interested in medical school and/or clinical/basic
sciences, and introduces them to working with a human cadaver (i.e., the very
first patient of every physician). A relaxed, but respectful, environment is
provided where participants learn the anatomy of the human body and develop
skills for professional dissection. Furthermore, participants must communicate
their knowledge of anatomy (and dissection) through discussion at the cadaver,
and begin to develop an understanding of human anatomy through the use of
various X-ray films, MRIs, CTs, models and laboratory specimens. Finally, the
program stresses the need for competent health care professionals in medicine
and in all areas of society. The Human Cadaver Prosection Program will take
place in the newly constructed gross anatomy laboratory at the IUSM-Northwest.
Short Term Programs: Spanish and Economic Development in Latin America at:
http://www.icambio.org/short
Gabriel Ramon (G.Ramon@uea.ac.uk) from the Sainsbury
Research Unit in the University of East Anglia sends
this announcement of an ethnoarchaeology field
school opportunity with a community of potters in
the Piura highlands of northern Peru.
Fieldwork Opportunity:
Ethnoarchaeological Project Olleros (Piura, Perú)
In the previous field season (2004) we led the
project Pottery Traditions in the Northern Peruvian
Andes, visiting more than 15 villages. This coming
field season we will conduct in-depth
ethnoarchaeological research at one community.
In July 2005 we will work in San Bartolomé de los
Olleros, a village in the highlands of Piura, where
the women produce pots using traditional techniques,
and the local economy still relies on this kind of
product. Although coastal pottery
techniques in northern Peru are well documented,
the potters of the northern highlands are almost
unknown. Historical documents show that potters have
been working in the area at least since colonial
times. Our goal is to do ethnographic research
with an archaeological approach. This will provide
us with the basis to compare the technique of
Olleros with archaeological remains or pottery
production in the region. We will record the tools
and stages of the production process (gathering and
preparation of materials, forming, firing) and
document the social contexts of these activities. We
will also survey the area to look for other
production centres and to determine the patterns of
pottery distribution.
Location:Village of San Bartolomé de los Olleros
(Ayabaca, Piura) (1600 metres a.s.l.)
Summer 2005 Fieldwork season
Session 1: 12-25 July
Session 2: 29 July-11 August
*Each session comprises: in- country travel (4
days), ethnographic work (8), city (2).
Cost: £ 350 per session {includes: training,
lodgings (houses and camping), meals, in-country travel} {does not include:
airfare to Perú, insurance}
What do we offer?
Training in ethnographic research on material
culture (interviews, field notes, artefact drawing,
mapping, digital photography); visits to
archaeological sites and pottery production centres;
travel to a unique natural and cultural environment.
What do we require?
Students or non-students in good physical condition
(daily hiking in the Andes); non-Spanish speakers
are welcome.
Directors:
Gabriel Ramón (University of East Anglia)
José Pino (Universidad Nacional Mayor de San
Marcos)
Application deadline: 30 May
Contact: Gabriel: g.ramon@uea.ac.uk
Phone: +44(0)1603-593194
And just in:
Dear Colleagues
We are pleased to let you know that the Summer Institute on
International Migration, Ethnic Diversity and Cities 2005 will be held for the
second time this Summer, from June 13th-30th at the International School for
Humanities and Social Sciences, Universiteit van Amsterdam.
The Summer Institute on International Migration, Ethnic Diversity and Cities is
a three-week programme, which seeks to explore the topical features of
international migration and the incorporation of immigrants in the cities and
states of destination. The themes of the seminar will be approached in an
international comparative way, building on theoretical and empirical
contributions of sociologists, political scientists, anthropologists,
geographers, economists, philosophers and historians. The Institute is open to
advanced undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate students as well as
professionals working in a field related to the topic of the Summer Institute.
For more details go to http://www.ishss.uva.nl/SIM/index.html
Amy Abdou, Program Manager
Summer Institute ISHSS
Prins Hendrikkade 189 b
1011 TD Amsterdam
+31-20-525-3776
sim-ishss@uva.nl
Via: Prof. Richard Wilk
7) JOBS:
Eboni Howard <ehoward@chapinhall.org>
Subject: Foster Parent Study: Qualitative Interviewers Needed
I am seeking two - three temporary, part-time qualitative interviewers for
an upcoming study about foster parents in Illinois. The purpose of this
exploratory study is to collect information about the characteristics and life
circumstances of foster care parents, their social support sources, and their
perspectives about available resources from the child welfare system that
facilitate the care and development of children placed in their home.
Ideally, individuals will have previous experience in conducting
semi-structured interviews, field observations, ethnographic data collection,
and/or course work in qualitative-interviewing research methods. The full
position announcement is attached. If you are aware of any one who may be
interested in this opportunity, please have them e-mail or fax their resume,
along with a cover letter mentioning their interest in The Foster Parent Study
to: Darlene Davis, Human Resources Coordinator, e-mail: davisd@uchicago.edu;
fax: 773/256-5328
Thank you for your assistance.
Eboni C. Howard, Ph.D.
Senior Researcher/Research Associate Instructor
Chapin Hall Center for Children
at the University of Chicago
1313 E. 60th Street
Chicago, IL 60637
Phone: 773-256-5155
Fax: 773-256-5355
eboni@uchicago.edu
http://www.chapinhall.org
and:
Part-time interviewers
The Chapin Hall Center for Children at the University of Chicago is
seeking two three temporary, part-time field interviewers.
A Bachelor's degree is required, with graduate degree or work toward a
higher degree preferred. Ideally, individuals will have previous experience
in conducting semi-structured interviews, field observations, ethnographic data
collection, and/or coursework in qualitative-interviewing research methods.
Specific experience working with parents, families and/or social service
practitioners, particularly child welfare workers and/or foster parents is a
plus. Being comfortable in various interview situations with the ability to
establish rapport is essential.
Interest in child welfare, social policy, child development, family
processes, social-ecological context and/or education as demonstrated through
coursework and/or previous work experience is desirable. Strong writing and
communication skills are required. Transportation is required.
These positions are of varying duration, with flexible hours, starting in
late February, 2005 and running through June, 2005. Interview and research
opportunities continuing over the summer months may be possible.
If you are interested, please e-mail or fax your resume to:
Darlene Davis
Human Resources Coordinator
e-mail: davisd@uchicago.edu
fax: 773/256-5328
8) BLOGGERS NEEDED:
Hello, I¹m doing a research project interviewing college students who keep an
online journal or web log (blog for short). I was wondering if those of you who
teach could pass on the announcement below (which has been cleared
by the IRB) to your undergraduate classes? The interviews will be held at a
location convenient for the student, on their own campus or neighborhood café.
Now through mid April 2005 I am conducting interviews with current,
intermittent, and former bloggers who are college students (users of Xanga,
DiaryLand, WordPress, Blogger, Movable Type or similar). The goal of the
research is to gain a better understanding of why students create blogs, and
why they choose to maintain them over time (or not). The interview will take
about 20 minutes. No identifying information about you will be included in the
report. You could learn more about your blogging and help add to public
knowledge about the subject.
Please contact Ericka Menchen, Department of Communication
773.454.6878
emench2@uic.edu
Thanks!
--
Bob Mucci
Associate Professor and Coordinator of Anthropology
Indiana University Northwest
3400 Broadway, Gary IN 46408
219-980-6607
RMucci@iun.edu
http://www.iun.edu/~anthronw
"Education not slogans is our motto"