NAES 2014 Research as Ceremony: Decolonizing Ethnic Studies
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National Association for Ethnic Studies 42nd Annual Conference. Research as Ceremony: Decolonizing E
Ethnic Studies today is threatened by the corporatization of the university and co-option by neo- liberal, “post-racial,” “post-feminist” rhetoric. The 2014 National Association for Ethnic Studies conference seeks to restore and renew our critical purpose and commitment to self-determination, social justice and intersectional praxis. We as scholars, activists, tribal leaders, grassroots organizers
, and community-based organizations see research justice as a critical, intersectional praxis that can unlock the power and knowledge of our own communities both within and outside of academia. The sacredness of research as a ceremony calls upon each of us to foster solidarity, relational ethics, and counter-hegemonic knowledges and models of resistance. In this spirit, we envision NAES 2014 as ceremony, an interdisciplinary space of creativity, struggle, and solidarity where academia, politics, community, arts, spirituality, and culture converge. We will convene a national Ethnic Studies Congress along with Talking Circles, Teach-Ins, and Workshops for exchange of ideas, research, and knowledge and presentations among community-based organizers, scholars, tribal leaders, youth leaders, policymakers, and others. We particularly invite proposals that address the following three themes:
1. Research Justice: Research Justice seeks to transform the epistemic violence and structural inequality inherent in traditional research paradigms, by creating community-control of research agendas, design and dissemination. Research justice is achieved when communities of color, indigenous peoples, and marginalized groups are recognized as experts, and reclaim, own and wield all forms of knowledge and information. We are interested in how communities of resistance are using research as a critical intervention and active disruption of heteropatriarchal colonial institutional practices within and outside of academia. We are also interested in the possibilities and challenges facing scholars committed to working for research justice in the context of the academic-industrial complex.
2. Decolonizing Ethnic Studies: Since its inception, Ethnic Studies has been an insurgent, transformative force on high school, college and university campuses and beyond. Yet, the discipline has also been a site of heteropatriarchal and disablist violence and exclusion, careerism and cooption, and commodification within a neoliberal knowledge economy. To decolonize ethnic studies we must critically examine and transform our relationships with each other, with academia and with our communities. We are interested in courageous analyses that can assist us in reclaiming self-determination for the interdiscipline of Ethnic Studies, and transforming our own lives as educators, activists and scholars.
3. Critical Intersectionality: The concept of intersectionality is one of the most important contributions by women of color and queer of color scholars and activists to the social sciences, humanities and to practice arenas. Since its popularization, the meaning of the concept has been diluted, too often used only to identify multiple identities and subjectivities. Critical intersectionality centers structures of power and resulting asymmetrical power relations in interrogating not only identities but also the structural aspects of societal organization such as social, economic, and foreign policies and the processes that shape them. It also refers to critical analysis and creative expression that explore the intersections of power and subjectivity in the arts and humanities. We are interested in proposals that bring critical intersectionality into conversation with civil rights praxis, and that move beyond single issue approaches to contemporary struggles around, for example, mass incarceration, reproductive rights, border violence, and queer and trans liberation. We are also interested in interrogating assumptions about nation, borders and citizenship that are made visible when we shift the conversation from civil rights to human rights. In the spirit of participatory engagement, we encourage presenters to propose workshops, teach-ins and talking circles that centrally include a range of voices, for example academics, artists, and activists in conversation. We also encourage presenters to counter the disabling tendencies of traditional formats, and to address a diversity of learning and communication styles. This might include multimedia presentations, cultural work, experiential and popular education approaches and other holistic methods.
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Spread the word! Join our amazing intersectional and community-engaged department! The Ethnic Studies (ES) Program located within the Race, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (RGGS) Department invites applications for a full time Assistant Adjunct Professor position in Latino/a/x Studies and/or Chicana/o/x Studies to begin August 1, 2018. This is a one year position that may be renewable with a salary of $60,000.
The successful candidate will have substantial teaching experience, a proven track record of mentoring and working with Latinx students, and a proven track record of community-based social science research. The successful candidate will utilize an intersectional analysis of race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, class and nation in their research and teaching.
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Mills College Ethnic Studies department is looking for a new member of our team. Please spread the word!!
https://mills.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=74092
Summary of Position:
Under the supervision of the Chairs of the Ethnic Studies Department and the Languages, Literatures, & Philosophy Department, perform a broad range of administrative and technical assistance functions for the Languages, Literatures, & Philosophy Department and the Ethnic Studies Department; manage budgets for the Ethnic Studies Department and Languages, Literatures, & Philosophy Department, Heritage Months, Pow Wow, Womanist/WCRC, Gift Fund, and special projects; coordinate logistics for the Heritage Months, Pow Wow, Womanist journal and departmental events; manage the Ethnic Studies Department's library and the Women of Color Resource Center. The Ethnic Studies and Languages, Literatures, & Philosophy Departmental Administrator and Divisional Administrative Support will be expected to exercise frequent independent judgment within the assigned areas of responsibility.
Mills College Job Posting: Departmental Administrator- Cross-Departmental
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Research Justice
The book Research Justice: Methodologies for Social Change, Edited by Andrew J. Jolivette is published by Policy Press at the University of Bristol.
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Reminder: deadline for Research Justice at the Intersections Scholars Program is May 11.
Research Justice at the Intersections: deadline May 11
Research Justice at the Intersections (RJI) is an interdisciplinary research group that fosters social justice-oriented research and groundbreaking critical analysis.
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Mills College announces the inaugural year of the Research Justice at the Intersections Scholars Program. 2015-16 RJI Scholars Program, application deadline May 11, 2015.
Research Justice at the Intersections (RJI) is an interdisciplinary research group that fosters social justice-oriented research and groundbreaking critical analysis. The RJI Scholars Program offers 8–12 competitively selected scholars the opportunity to engage in a critical reading and writing group during one academic year. RJI Scholars meet approximately biweekly during two academic semesters to share and comment on works in progress. Scholars also present their work during the Provost’s lunchtime seminar series.
Eligibility
The RJI Scholars program is open to: Scholars whose research examines the intersections of race, class, gender, sexuality, religion, and/or nation, and who are interested in exploring ideas related to a research justice framework in their work.
* Must hold a PhD or equivalent terminal degree, from any discipline. * May come from any country (please note Mills College is not able to provide legal advice or assistance regarding visas). * Must be in residence in the Bay Area from September 1 through Dec 1, 2015 and Jan 15 through April 30, 2016. Applications for one semester will also be considered.
Benefits
In addition to participation in the biweekly reading and writing seminars, RJI Scholars receive: * Mills College library card, which provides access to over 60 electronic databases, 40,000 journal titles and 140,000 ebooks. * Access to Mills College faculty/staff computer lab * Internet access * Mills College email address, if required * Free access to Mills College pool, spa, gym and tennis courts * Option of purchasing meal card * RJI Scholars present at the Provost’s seminar series * Opportunity to recruit Mills College student research assistant(s) * Access to Faculty Lounge and Library Group Study Rooms Please note: RJI Scholars are not compensated, and RJI Scholar status does not include a designated office or accommodation.
Coined by DataCenter, an Oakland-based community research organization, research justice “is a strategic framework that seeks to transform structural inequities in research… [it] is achieved when marginalized communities are recognized as experts, and reclaim, own and wield all forms of knowledge and information.” RJI encourages scholars to consider new forms of knowledge production that challenge traditional research hierarchies, mobilize the leadership of those directly affected by the phenomena we investigate, and acknowledge and engage subaltern ways of knowing. RJI supports research that centers an intersectional analysis of race, class, gender, sexuality, religion and nation, within a context of globalization and transnationality. Click below or contact [email protected] for more information. http://www.mills.edu/academics/grants_and_special_programs/rji/index.php
Anyone from NAES going to be at the this weekend in Puerto Rico? Inspiring activists and scholars such as bell hooks and our very own Dr. O will be presenting!
10/20/2014
Want to come and work in the Mills College Ethnic Studies Department? We are looking for a committed and passionate social justice educator and scholar to join our vibrant department.
Birthing Justice: Black Women, Pregnancy, and Childbirth is a participatory project with Black Women Birthing Justice please watch the video, share the word and pledge today (plus you get lots of cool swag!)
Quick Query You All: What are the most important things you learned in your Ethnic Studies courses, departments, programs? Why is it important to ensure the programs across the country thrive? Or not? Am writing a paper about this topics so appreciate your inputs!
04/24/2014
IT'S FINALLY HERE!! "Research Justice: Decolonizing Knowledge, Building Power" in its entirety presented by DataCenter - Research for Social Change, the National Association for Ethnic Studies and the Mills College Ethnic Studies Department at NAES 2014 Research as Ceremony: Decolonizing Ethnic Studies. Valuable lessons and teachings. Please spread the word and share the knowledge
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