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| Boletín AILCFH 15 de octubre, 2013 Querid@s Colegas: Adjunto les hago llegar información reciente. Pronto recibirán (1) las actas de la última asamblea de la AILCFH y (2) los informes de la Junta Directiva. Como saben, lo hemos pasado maravillosamente en los Claremont Colleges en California, y queremos darles las gracias de nuevo a los organizadores del congreso anual. ¡Fue fenomenal! Saludos, Maria DiFrancesco 1. Anuncio sobre el próximo congreso de AILCFH 2. Anuncios de puestos de trabajo/ Jobs a. University of Virginia b. University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) c. Texas Lutheran University 3. Congresos/Conferences a. 10th Biennial Associated Colleges of the South Women's & Gender Studies Conference 4. Reseñas para Letras Femeninas/ Book Reviews for Letras Femeninas 5. Recordatorio sobre el Boletín de AILCFH/ AILCFH Bulletin 1. Anuncio sobre el próximo congreso de AILCFH XXIV CONGRESO ANUAL DE LA AILCFH Instituto de Literatura y Lingüística La Habana, Cuba 10 al 14 de noviembre, 2014 Convocatoria En el bicentenario de Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda: legados de creación femenina El Bicentenario de Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda, feminista avant la lettre, escritora nómada (no en balde firmaba como La Peregrina) y autora genial que cultivó con éxito la poesía, el teatro, la narrativa y el ensayo, es un magnífico pretexto para reunir en La Habana a quienes estudian la literatura de las mujeres en España y América, espacios geográficos enlazados no sólo por la lengua y la cultura, sino por numerosas rutas de ida y vuelta, como la propia vida de Avellaneda. Su legado va más allá del compromiso con la escritura y a él se dedicará al menos una de las sesiones del congreso, que explorará además temas varios sobre la escritura femenina en lengua española, en cualquier contexto histórico y/o geográfico, así como otros temas de interés para la teoría y la práctica crítica y feminista. Las propuestas podrán abordar los siguientes temas: •La obra de Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda. •Estrategias, opciones estilísticas y diálogos con la tradición y la historia. •Géneros preteridos, géneros preferidos: constantes y disonancias en la escritura femenina. •La mujer y el imperio, acercamientos literarios •Palabras de ida y vuelta: migraciones, retornos, visiones trasatlánticas •La teoría feminista en el ámbito hispánico •Mujeres y creación artística •Mujeres y periodismo •El feminismo y los estudios culturales •La cultura material femenina y sus representaciones •Relaciones entre feminismo e hispanismo •Construcciones lingüísticas de la identidad feminista hispana •Las nuevas tecnologías y la producción literaria/cultural •Postulación de sexualidades e identidades como retos a la norma cultural •Heterodoxia, herejía e hispanismo •El cuerpo en las palabras •Feminismos transatlánticos •Los estudios de género: legado y futuro •Re-imaginar masculinidades y feminidades •El arte feminista: revaluaciones, evaluaciones, devaluaciones •Estudios interdisciplinarios de mujer y género •Feminismos globales y locales Los títulos y resúmenes deberán enviarse a Zaida Capote Cruz (forza@cubarte.cult.cu), con copia a Barbara Riess (briess@allegheny.edu) antes del 30 de marzo de 2014, acompañados de un breve curriculum vitae de su autor/a. Solo se aceptarán propuestas individuales. Las ponencias, que no excederán las 10 cuartillas mecanografiadas a doble espacio, deberán remitirse antes del 1 de septiembre de 2014. La cuota de inscripción (100.00 CUC, ESTUDIANTES 50.00 CUC) deberá ser abonada en el Instituto de Literatura y Lingüística el 3 de noviembre de 2014, a partir de las 8:30 a.m. Quienes residen en Cuba pagarán la cuota correspondiente en CUP. Instituto de Literatura y Lingüística “José Antonio Portuondo Valdor” Ave. Salvador Allende, núm. 710, e/ Soledad y Castillejo Centro Habana La Habana, 10 300 Cuba Telfs. (537) 878 64 86; 878 54 05, ext. 104 Fax: (537) 873 57 18 2. Anuncios de puestos de trabajo/ Jobs a. University of Virginia The College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, with 10,000 students and 750 faculty members, is the largest of the University of Virginia's 11 schools and is the institution's intellectual core. We aspire to be a leader in research and graduate education while maintaining our long-standing reputation for excellence in undergraduate education and exceptional teaching. The UVa Arts & Sciences Department of Spanish, Italian and Portuguese invites applicants for a tenured position at the rank of Associate or Full Professor of Spanish. The appointment begins August 25, 2014. Field of specialization is 20th and 21st -century Latin American Literature and Culture, subfield of specialization open. Outstanding scholarship with a superior record of scholarly publications, evidence of excellent teaching, and commitment to interdisciplinary work are required. The successful candidate must have native or near-native fluency in Spanish and must hold a Ph.D. in the relevant field. We are looking for a colleague who will participate actively and fully in both the undergraduate and graduate programs in the department. To apply, candidates must submit a Candidate Profile through Jobs@UVa (https://jobs.virginia.edu), search on posting 0612834 and electronically attach the following: curriculum vitae, cover letter of application describing scholarly accomplishments and teaching experience (specifically, courses given on 20th and 21st -century Latin American Literature and Culture), 2 recent articles or book chapters (attach to Writing Sample 1 and Writing Sample 2), and a representative sample of course evaluations as evidence of teaching effectiveness (attach to Other 1). Also, under separate cover by mail, please arrange for three (3) confidential letters of reference to be sent to: María-Inés Lagos Chair of the Search Committee Department of Spanish, Italian and Portuguese P.O. Box 400777 Charlottesville, VA 22904-4777 Questions regarding the application process in Jobs@UVa should be directed to: Tally Sanford (434) 924-4550 tas3y@Virginia.EDU Review of applications will begin November 15, 2013; however, the position will remain open until filled. We will also hold informational interviews at the MLA Convention in Chicago, Illinois, January 9-12, 2014. The University will perform background checks on all new faculty hires prior to making a final offer of employment. The College of A&S and the University of Virginia welcome applications from women, minorities, veterans and persons with disabilities; we seek to build a culturally diverse, intellectual environment and are committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity and to the principles of affirmative action in accordance with state and federal laws. b. University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) The University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) will be continuing its cluster search in digital humanities during 2013/14 to further propel its signature program. We seek to hire two tenure-track faculty--one at the rank of assistant professor and the other as a late assistant or an associate professor. Field of expertise is open within the humanities. Preference will be given to candidates engaged in the building of digital projects, archives, editions, models, tools, and other creative scholarly works in the digital medium. Initial interviews will be conducted via Skype. Candidates should be accomplished digital humanists able to contribute to a thriving interdisciplinary initiative and to a home department. Candidates must provide evidence of successful teaching and an active research agenda. PhD required by August 2014. The participating departments seek specialists who would contribute to UNL's research profile and teaching capacity in digital humanities. Applicants should go to http://employment.unl.edu, requisition #F_130176 and click on Apply to this job and complete the form. Applicants should be prepared to attach the following to their online application: a letter of application, a curriculum vita, and a PDF or a link to one representative sample of their digital work. Please do not send paper applications. Review of applications will begin November 4, 2013, and continue until suitable candidates are found. For further information contact Andrew Jewell, search committee chair, at 402-472-5266 or ajewell2@unl.edu. The University of Nebraska is committed to a pluralistic campus community through affirmative action, equal opportunity, work-life balance, and dual careers. Websites: http://cdrh.unl.edu/, http://www.unl.edu/ c. Texas Lutheran University 1000 West Court Street ~ Seguin, TX Position Announcement: Director of Mexican-American Studies, Tenure Track Faculty Texas Lutheran University invites applications for Director of Mexican-American Studies to begin August 2014. This position is for a tenure track faculty member who will be appointed to an academic department consistent with his or her major area of expertise. This position will: •Direct the Mexican-American Studies program. •Work with faculty and departments to develop and maintain courses inclusive of Mexican-American culture, arts, history, and scholarship throughout the TLU curriculum. •Teach 3 courses one semester and 4 courses the other semester. •Work closely and cultivate partnerships with the Mexican-American Student Association, the Mexican-American Alumni and Friends Association, and the Mexican-American community in Seguin. Candidates should possess the following qualifications: •Ph.D. in Mexican-American Studies, or a focus on Mexican-American Studies within a different field. ABD with assurances of near-term completion may also be considered. •Experience working with a wide demographic of students, specifically including Mexican-American and first generation students. •Experience teaching classes that focus on Mexican-American culture, arts, history, and scholarship. •Experience and/or knowledge about working collaboratively with faculty members to develop and support curriculum inclusive of Mexican-American culture, arts, history, and scholarship. •Commitment to and experience with integrating service learning and other high impact practices into pedagogical practices. •Commitment to attracting and developing students from traditionally under-represented groups. •Affirmation of the mission of Texas Lutheran University, a nationally recognized university of the liberal arts, sciences, and professional studies in the Lutheran (ELCA) tradition. Preference may be given to candidates who can teach some combination of the following courses: •Introduction to Mexican-American Literature •Chicano and U.S. Latino Literature •Major Issues in Ethnic or Racial History •Mexican-American Culture in the Southwest Preference may also be given to those who can contribute expertise to interdisciplinary programs such as African-American Studies and Women’s Studies. Appointment will be to a rank commensurate with the experience of the candidate. Salary is competitive; benefits are excellent. Texas Lutheran University is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The ELCA’s 26 colleges and universities value and practice academic freedom and prepare men and women for lives of leadership and service in a diverse world. Texas Lutheran University is a Hispanic Serving Institution. For more information, consult our website at www.tlu.edu. Please submit a letter of application addressing the above criteria, curriculum vitae, a statement of teaching philosophy, and a list of three references and their contact information. Please arrange for confidential letters of recommendation from these references to be submitted separately. These letters should briefly respond to each of the following: •The candidate’s interest in TLU (a small, liberal arts-oriented, church-related, teaching institution). •The candidate’s preparation, interest, and experience in teaching. •The candidate’s academic preparedness. •The candidate’s ability to work well with faculty colleagues. •The recommender’s contact information. Applications should be submitted electronically via email: Dr. Chris Bollinger, Department Chair Texas Lutheran University 1000 W. Court St., Seguin, TX 78155 Phone: (830) 372-6019 Email: dmassearch@tlu.edu Review of applications will begin October 11, 2013. Texas Lutheran University has been recognized as a “Great College to Work For” by the Chronicle of Higher Education and also is on the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll. The University is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) and also is subject to the provisions of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA). As part of a serious commitment to diversity in its faculty, Texas Lutheran University encourages applications from women and minorities. 3. Congresos/ Conferences 10th Biennial Associated Colleges of the South Women's & Gender Studies Conference We write to invite you to visit our conference blog athttp://blogs.furman.edu/bhati/ and to consider participating in the10th Biennial Associated Colleges of the South Women's & Gender Studies Conference to be hosted by Furman University in Greenville, SC on April 4th and 5th, 2014. The theme for the conference is "Intersections and Assemblages: Genders and Sexualities Across Cultures." Our conference blog includes the Call for Papers, and some other pages for conference registration, information about the conference (with links to information about the city of Greenville), and a Discussion page where we hope to discuss with students and colleagues useful terms, readings, links to commentary on events related to gender and sexuality in the world. Also included in the CFP are links to a Facebook group, "Gender Intersections & Assemblages" and to Twitter. We hope you will visit the conference blog and begin new threads or join the existing one on topics pertinent to the conference. We are also open to suggested readings or links that may be posted in the comment section on the blog, or to the Facebook group athttps://www.facebook.com/groups/342968369167512/ For all other questions pertaining to the conference, please contact Dr. Karni Bhati @ karni.bhati@furman.edu or Dr. Sofia Kearns @ sofia.kearns@furman.edu. Sofia Kearns Professor, Modern Languages and Literatures Co-chair, Women's, Gender and Sexualities Minor Furman University 4. Reseñas para Letras Femeninas/ Book Reviews for Letras Femeninas Para reseñar uno de los siguientes libros, por favor diríjase a mcalatayud@ung.edu, Editora de Reseñas de Letras Femeninas 1.-Blanco López de Lerma, Maria-José. Life-Writing in Carmen Martín Gaite´s Cuadernos de todo and Her Novels of the 1990´s. New York: Tamesis Woodbridge, 2013. 202 pp. 2.-Casamayor-Cisneros, Odette. Utopía, distopía e ingravidez: Reconfiguraciones cosmológicas en la narrativa postsoviética cubana. Madrid: Iberoamericana, 2012. 324 pp. 3.-Cibreiro, Estrella & López, Francisca. Global Issues in Contemporary Hispanic Women´s Writing: Shaping Gender, The Environment, and Politics. New York: Routledge, 2013. 229 pp. 4.-Cuesta, Mabel. Cuba Post-Soviética: un cuerpo narrado en clave de mujer. Santiago de Chile: Editorial Cuarto Propio, 2012. 200 pp. 5.-Datini, Margherita. Letters to Francesco Datini. Tr. Carolyn James and Antonio Pagliaro. Toronto, CA: Iter Inc. & Center for Reformation and Renaissance Studies, 2012. 431 pp. 6.-Eltit, Diamela. Jamás el fuego nunca . España: Periférica,2012. 212 pp. 7.-Erro, Peralta Nora & Maiz-Peña, Magdalena. La palabra contra el silencio: Elena Poniatowska ante la crítica. Ed. Erro, Peralta Nora & Maiz-Peña, Magdalena. México: Ediciones Era/UNAM, 2013. 532 pp. 8.-Fonseca, Manuela. Marala. Bogotá: Taller de Edición Rocca, 2011. 417pp. 9.-Indiana, Rita. Papi. España: Periférica, 2011. 220 pp. 10.-Martin, Deborah. Painting, Literature and Film in Colombian Feminine Culture, 1940-2005: Of border Guards, Nomads and Women. New York: Tamesis, Woodbridge, 2012. 220 pp. 11.-Mateo del Pino, Ángeles & Morín Rodríguez, Adela. Ciudadanías. Alteridad, migración y memoria. Ed. Mateo del Pino, Ángeles & Morín Rodríguez, Adela. Madrid: Verbum, 2011. 222 pp. 12.-Moreno, Marisel C. Family Matters: Puerto Rican Women Authors on the Island and the Mainland. Carlottesville and London: University of Virginia Press, 2012. 170 pp. 13.-Muñoz, Willy O. Pasos Audaces Tomo I Ensayos sobre cuentistas centroamericanas. San José, Costa Rica: EUNED, 2012. 182 pp. 14.-Muñoz, Willy O. Pasos Audaces Tomo II Antologías de sexualidades en los cuentos de escritoras centroamericanas. San José, Costa Rica: EUNED, 2012. 43 0pp. 15.-Román-Odio, Clara. Sacred Iconographies in Chicana Cultural Productions. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013. 160 pp. 16.-Saona, Margarita. Objeto perdido. Perú: Tranvías Editores, 2012. 35 pp. 17.-Thomas, George Anthony. The Politics and Poetics of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz. UK: Ashgate, 2012. 141 pp. 18.-Tompkins, Cynthia. Experimental Latin American Cinema. Austin, Texas: University of Texas Press, 2013. 263 pp. 19.-Torrellas, Pere & Flores, Juan. Three Spanish Querelle Texts: Grisel and Mirabella, The Slander Against Women, and The Defense of Ladies against Slanders. A bilingual Edition and Study. Ed. and Trans. Francomano C., Emily. Toronto: Iter Inc. & Center for Reformation and Renaissance Studies, 2013. 1 72 pp. 5. Recordatorio sobre el Boletín de AILCFH/ AILCFH Bulletin Si tienen mensajes de interés para la asociación, envíenme sus comunicaciones por correo electrónico: Maria DiFrancesco, mdifrancesco@ithaca.edu. Las circulares se envían a la membresía de la asociación dos veces por mes. Maria DiFrancesco, Associate Professor, Spanish; Secretaria AILCFH Modern Languages and Literatures Ithaca College 953 Danby Road Ithaca, NY 14850 | ||
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