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Discussion published by Christopher Barthel on Friday, February 6, 2015

Seminar on Archival and Historical Research at the Center for Jewish History

The Center for Jewish History's Seminar on Archival and Historical Research is a four-day program May 18-21, 2015 for rising college seniors, MA students and first- and second-year doctoral students to learn the skills of conducting archival research at one of the premier research libraries in the United States. The seminar’s focus is on learning a variety of tools for accessing information and incorporating archival and library research into specific projects.

Discussion published by Emiliano Perra on Friday, January 30, 2015

CFP: Encountering Perpetrators of Mass Killings, Political Violence and Genocide, 1-3 September 2015, University of Winchester

Call for Papers: Encountering Perpetrators of Mass Killings, Political Violence and Genocide

1-3 September 2015,
University of Winchester

 

Keynote: Prof. Donald Bloxham (University of Edinburgh)

Discussion published by Dan Leshem on Friday, January 30, 2015

Deadline Extended to March 1: Greenberg Research Fellowship for PhD Candidates 2015-2016

USC Shoah Foundation Center for Advanced Genocide Research invites proposals from advanced standing Ph.D. candidates for its 2015-2016 Margee and Douglas Greenberg Research Fellowship. The fellowship provides $4,000 support for dissertation research focused on testimony from the Visual History Archive. The incumbent will spend up to one month in residence at the USC Shoah Foundation Center for Advanced Genocide Research during the 2015-2016 academic year.

Discussion published by Michelle Zacks on Friday, January 30, 2015

Postdoctoral and Faculty Fellowships 2015-2016 - The Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition

Postdoctoral and Faculty Fellowships 2015-2016

Location: New Haven, CT
APPLY HERE: http://apply.interfolio.com/28528
Closes: March 9, 2015 at midnight Eastern Time (GMT-5 hours)

Discussion published by Dan Leshem on Friday, January 30, 2015

CFP: “Music as Resistance to Genocide” International Workshop -- 26 October 2015, Los Angeles

CALL FOR PAPERS: International Workshop “Music as Resistance to Genocide”

Organized by the USC Shoah Foundation Center for Advanced Genocide Research in collaboration with the Thornton School of Music at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

26 October 2015, Los Angeles, CA

Discussion published by Dan Leshem on Friday, January 30, 2015

Jobs: Holocaust Testimony Indexer(s)

JOB DESCRIPTION:

USC Shoah Foundation – The Institute for Visual History and Education is seeking independent contractors to index audiovisual collections of Holocaust/World War II era (1939-1945) testimonies.  The collections are from various U.S. and Canadian oral history archives.

 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Using judgment and discretion, index video interviews of Holocaust witnesses utilizing USC Shoah Foundation’s proprietary indexing software and methodology:

Discussion published by Krista Hegburg on Friday, January 30, 2015

CfA: USHMM Faculty Seminar, Building Christian-Jewish Understanding after the Holocaust

CfA: Building Christian-Jewish Understanding after the Holocaust

June 8–12, 2015

Application deadline: March 1, 2015

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s Program on Ethics, Religions, and the Holocaust is pleased to announce its annual seminar for faculty from all disciplines but particularly for professors of theology, ethics, and religion at theological schools and other institutions of advanced education.

Discussion published by Heitor Loureiro on Thursday, January 29, 2015

International Political Sociology - Journal - new number

Dear colleagues,
 
Some may be interested in the newest number of the International Political Sociology Journal.
 
Best regards from São Paulo,
 
Heitor
 

IPS 8.3 Table of Contents:

Encountering Violence: Terrorism and Horrorism in War and Citizenship
CYNTHIA WEBER

From Defense to Resilience: Environmental Security beyond Neo-liberalism
OLAF CORRY 

Discussion published by Bedross Der Matossian on Thursday, January 29, 2015

New Book: Shattered Dreams of Revolution: From Liberty to Violence in the Late Ottoman Empire

Author’s Announcement: New Book: Shattered Dreams of Revolution: From Liberty to Violence in the Late Ottoman Empire

By Bedross Der Matossian

Dear Colleagues,

It gives me great pleasure to announce the publication of my new book Shattered Dreams of Revolution: From Liberty to Violence in the Late Ottoman Empire (Stanford; California: Stanford University Press, 2014).

The book is now available for purchase and course adoption.

From SUP’s website:

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