10th Biennial Conference of IAGS
June 19-22, 2013, Siena-Italy
The Aftermath of Genocide: Victims and Perpetrators, Representations and Interpretations
Program now available at http://www.genocidescholars.org/conference/siena-2013
The Faculty of Law, University of Copenhagen, is seeking applications for a position as professor of law for the present with focus on international law with specific focus on international courts. The position is to be filled as soon as possible.
The professor will be affiliated with iCourts – The Danish National Research Foundation´s Centre of Excellence for International Courts, which is a research centre at the Faculty of Law. http://jura.ku.dk/icourts
The position
The main responsibilities of the professor of international law with specific focus on international courts are:
to publish and disseminate research results
to teach and oversee the administrative duties
to lead the development of the subject area, be responsible for research-based teaching with associated examination and administrative duties, and to supervise MA-thesis and PhD students
to exchange knowledge with the rest of society and take part in public debate
to manage research, provide guidance to and supervise assistant professors and researchers and take part in academic assessments.
The professor shall also develop and maintain his or her teaching and pedagogic competencies. Other duties may be added according to Faculty regulations and the weighting of the different tasks may change over time.
For more info, including qualifications, salary & application procedure, see here.
PRELIMINARY CALL FOR PAPERS
We use ‘genocide’ and ‘atrocity’– words that overlap and mix – as we reach for an understanding of the full horror of one people’s attempts to eliminate another. Atrocity is an aspect of genocide, and is at the crux of most discussions on the topic, but from what is this sense of atrocity derived? We universally regard genocide as an atrocity, yet why does it persist? The Understanding Atrocities Conference aims to explore, among other things, the relationship between ‘atrocity’ and ‘genocide,’ and how they are interwoven and understood. By approaching the topic of genocidal atrocity within the themes of remembering, representing, and teaching, we hope to engender a discussion across, between, and among the disciplines. Continue reading
The American Journal of International Law is calling for short submissions (maximum 3000 words, including footnotes) for a forthcoming agora on “Transnational Human Rights Litigation After Kiobel.” Contributions must not have been previously published in whole or in substantial part (on the web or elsewhere). Some of the chosen contributions will be published in the October 2013 issue of the Journal. Other selected contributions may be published electronically in a special ASIL online publication. All contributions must be submitted no later than June 15 in order to be considered. Contributions on U.S. law issues, and on comparative and non-U.S. dimensions, are welcome. The editors aim to publish a set of distinctive contributions, rather than many making similar points. All selections for publication in AJIL or in the ASIL online publication will be peer reviewed by a committee of the AJIL editorial board consisting of Carlos Vázquez (chair), Curtis Bradley, and Ingrid Wuerth, in consultation with Co-Editors in Chief José Alvarez and Benedict Kingsbury. Decisions on publication (including requests for revisions) will be made on a rolling basis, but in any case no later than June 30. Submit contributions to ajil@asil.org with “Kiobel Agora” in the subject line.
2014 GRANT APPLICATION
Dear Friends and Colleagues:
I’m happy to announce that submissions for the 2014 grant cycle are now
open. We will be giving one $20,000 grant for 2014, as well as naming four
finalists. The work of our grant winner and finalists will be published in
“War is Only Half the Story, Vol Seven.” The deadline for applications is
November 5, 2013. (Please see the very specific instructions below about
how to file).
Kind regards,
Sara Terry
Founder/Artistic Director, The Aftermath Project
APPLICATION GUIDELINES
The Aftermath Project’s mission is to support photographic projects that
tell the other half of the story of conflict — the story of what it takes
for individuals to learn to live again, to rebuild destroyed lives and
homes, to restore civil societies, to address the lingering wounds of war
while struggling to create new avenues for peace. Grant proposals should
reflect an understanding of this mission. Proposals may relate to the
aftermath of numerous kinds of conflict, not just international wars. The
conflict may have been at the community level — for example, violence
between rural ethnic groups or an urban riot in an industrialized country.
It may have been a regional one, such as a rebel insurgency, or it may have
been a full-scale war. There is no specific time frame that defines
“aftermath,” although in general The Aftermath Project seeks to support
stories which are no longer being covered by the mainstream media, or which
have been ignored by the media. In general, conflict should be over for a
situation to be deemed an “aftermath.” There are specific cases, however,
where conflict may have continued for so long, or be the result of an
aftermath situation, that they will be considered to be within the scope of
The Aftermath Project. If you have doubts about whether your proposal meets
these guidelines, please contact us via info@theaftermathproject.org
Proposals should include an explanation of the specific aftermath issues
related to the project being proposed, as well as an overview of the
applicant’s plans for covering the story during the course of the grant
year — i.e, the proposed timing of trips, etc. You MUST inform The
Aftermath Project if you have any commercial commitments or contracts
related to the project you are proposing, including book deals and
exhibitions. Failure to do so on the part of a grant winner will
automatically terminate the grant, and the winner will forfeit any funds
he/she has not yet received from The Aftermath Project.
QUESTIONS: Email application questions to info@theaftermathproject.org
This is a call for papers for the above conference, to be held on June
12-13, 2014, at the Institute for War, Holocaust and Genocide Studies
(NIOD) in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, in close cooperation with Kwansei
Gakuin University (KGU), Japan. This conference seeks to go beyond the
static passive/pacifist portrayal of women in the Second World War. We are
interested in recovering the history of women who transgressed normative,
peacetime gender boundaries by choosing to be masters of their own fate in
abetting and perpetrating violence, in collaborating with or resisting
aggression, or in actively furthering or frustrating the war goals of their
own side. We aim to examine the actions and image of strong, active, and/or
violent women in the various theaters of the Second World War, contrasting
European, East Asian, and Southeast Asian cases for greater insights into
the relations between gender, culture, and the Second World War. Please
submit a 300-word abstract and a 100-word biographical note to the
conference coordinators (NIOD: Eveline Buchheim, Ralf Futselaar; KGU:
Timothy Tsu,) at info@niod.knaw.nl and indicating Fighting Women as subject
matter by September 1, 2013. Authors will be notified by November 1, 2013.
Please direct your inquiries to the coordinators at the same e-mail address.
RWI maintains a roster of individuals willing to undertake temporary assignments
depending on the character and scope of the assignment and organisational needs,
and is currently seeking to identify experienced corrections experts to
replenish the roster of technical consultants in this area. Selection of
candidates and subsequent contract modalities will depend on the terms of
reference for the individual assignment, and inclusion on the roster does not
guarantee the offer of consultancy work. The experts’ primary responsibilities
will be to serve as trainers, facilitators, advisors, and developers of
training and other tools, in RWI’s international correctional services
programmes.
See the RWI website on more details about the role, and qualifications and experience required.
The Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (RWI) is pleased to announce its third annual Human Rights Essay Prize in Turkey.
The prize will be awarded to Turkish citizens in recognition of outstanding academic scholarship in two categories:
I. Masters students and research assistants who have completed their Masters degrees; and
II. PhD candidates.
The prize (one winner per category) will be the winners’ choice of either:
(a) the cost of travel to and participation in an international or domestic summer school, conference or workshop related to human rights selected by the prize winners up to EUR 2200; or
(b) educational materials, such as books or a computer, selected by the prize winners up to 1500 Euro.
The deadline for the submission of entries is 30 June, 2013. Winners will be notified and publicly announced by September 2013.
Please visit the website for further details, including persons eligible to apply and entry requirements.
I want to promote this amazing program, which I am a current participant in (2012/3 year). I cannot recommend it enough, and encourage Australian educators at secondary and tertiary levels to apply. The course in Israel, at Yad Vashem, is a fantastic experience. Read on for the current call for scholarship applicants…
Gandel Philanthropy are again awarding scholarships and study grants for a professional development seminar for Holocaust Education in Israel. It is a 17 day, fully funded seminar will happen in 29 December 2013-14 January 2014 and we would like to ensure that we allow as many educators as possible to potentially apply for a scholarship.
We are seeking applications from active and qualified school teachers in Australian day schools throughout the country. Teachers of any subject or discipline can apply as long as they are teaching, or are intending to teach the subject of the Holocaust in the coming year.
We are also seeking applications from those involved in teacher-training in Australia as long as the applicant intends to include Holocaust education in their curriculum. A number of places may also be awarded to outstanding applicants from outside these fields.
This program is a long-term professional program aimed at training a cadre of expert teachers who are active throughout Australia with the main objective to form an active and organized network of Australian educators committed to teaching about the Holocaust and its universal implications, using an interdisciplinary and age-appropriate approach.
For further information, see the Yad Vashem website
We are really keen to provide scholarship opportunities to as many educators as possible as Holocaust Studies is such a vital element of education.
We are pleased to announce a new multi-disciplinary masters programme in Security and Justice available from September 2013 from the University of Leeds.
The MA Security and Justice programme develops upon pre-existing expertise in the University of Leeds, and uniquely draws on the perspectives of law, sociology, criminology, politics and international relations to understand contemporary issues concerning security and justice. This multi-disciplinary approach enables students to gain a comprehensive understanding of international and local conflicts, transnational security concerns and core research methodologies.
The MA aims to enrich students’ understanding of the urgent issues of security and justice in contemporary societies, through the analysis of local and international conflicts and the study of transnational security concerns and international criminal justice. It will enable the development of an understand security and justice from the perspectives of Law, International Relations, Politics, Criminology and Sociology.
The MA also constitutes the foundational research skills and training for the “Security, Conflict and Justice” pathway of the ESRC White Rose Doctoral Training Centre.
For more information see http://www.bss.leeds.ac.uk/security-justice/ma-security-and-justice/