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Celebrating the diversity of vitality of student research, the ENGAGE conference offers students a chance to present their research and network with other students and come together and ENGAGE with peers over critical issues and social debates.The Department of Sociology & Anthropology, in partnership with the Guelph Institute of Development Studies(GIDS) invites graduate and upper-year undergraduate students to the 22nd annual ENGAGE Graduate Student Conference, which will be held virtually from April 3rd to5th, 2023. This year, the ENGAGE committee is encouraging abstract submissions with a focus on development studies and transformational ideas helping to reimagine and rethink the future of development.
Our theme for this year’s conference is Reckonings and Social Transformation.This year’s ENGAGE theme seeks to reflect on past or present reckonings and generate new insights into the potential for positive social transformation wrought by such reckonings. We welcome relevant research from any discipline or sub discipline.DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS: Monday, March 20th, 2023,at 5:00 PM EST.
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is seeking articles that dive into the concept of futurity and contemporary science and speculative fiction from Africa and the African diaspora. Our deadline for abstract submissions has been extended to March 21, 2023. For more detailed information, check out Nokoko's Call for Papers page.
The Decolonization and Anti-Racist Committee and the Sociology and Anthropology Graduate Student Caucus invite you to a day of presentations and conversations about decolonial and antiracist work in our department.
We invite indigenous and racialized students and faculty to participate in one or more of three forms:
All members of the department are warmly encouraged to attend and support indigenous and racialized colleagues. As this event is held to highlight the often unrecognized and underappreciated work of racialized and indigenous members of our department, presentations and participation in panels will be restricted to those individuals. To participate, please send your name, your area of work and the panel(s) in which you would like to participate to Patricia Lacroix (patricia.lacroix@carleton.ca) by March 24, 2023. For more information, please click here.
For accessibility needs please contact alexis.shotwell@carleton.
Come by the virtual office to chat with the graduate transitions mentor, Megan Graham. Bring questions or stop by to have a chat about any topic or area you are thinking about. We can troubleshoot, brainstorm, and address both general and specific areas of interest together. No need to schedule a time, just come by and join the conversation!
Please email Megan at megangraham@carleton.ca for the Zoom link.
The Institute of Criminology & Criminal Justice at Carleton University is thrilled to invite applications from qualified candidates for a postdoctoral fellowship of 12 months, beginning as early as July 1st, 2023, and no later than September 1st, 2023.
Applications close March 8th, 2023. For more detailed information please click here.
The Department of Anthropology at St. Francis Xavier University invites applications for a nine-month Limited Term Appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor for the 2023-24 academic year. The contract start date is September 1, 2023, and the end date is May 31, 2024. The course load is 18 credits (6 courses/year). Preference will be given to candidates who can teach the following courses:
For more detailed information please see job posting here.