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Employment, Internships and Fellowships
Curator of Education and Community Outreach, Abu Dhabi Project
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation (SRGF) is seeking a Curator of Education and Community Outreach, Abu Dhabi Project. As a senior member of the Abu Dhabi Project team, the Curator of Education and Community Outreach will work in close alignment with the SRGF Education, Curatorial and Senior representative in Abu Dhabi and the Education and Project Management Units of the Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority and others as appropriate to research, develop, and pilot/implement audience and education strategies and programs and to support in preparation for the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi Museum’s opening in 2017 and beyond. Founded in 1937, SRGF is dedicated to promoting the understanding and appreciation of art, architecture, and other manifestations of visual culture, primarily of the modern and contemporary periods. SRGF realizes this mission through exceptional exhibitions, education programs, research initiatives, and publications. SRGF strives to engage and educate an increasingly diverse international audience through its unique network of museums and partnerships. With nearly three million annual visitors worldwide, SRGF and its network is one of the most visited cultural institutions in the world.
Arabic language fluency and ability to spend significant amounts of time is Abu Dhabi are key baseline requirements among others. Interested applicants email employment@guggenheim.org
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (Korea), Assistant Professor of Contemporary Art Theory and Practice in the Field of Visual Arts
The Division of General Studies ( DGS ) at Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor with research interests in any aspect of contemporary art theory and practice in the field of visual arts. We expect the successful candidate to teach 18 hours per year including one lecture course, Arts and Creativity, for our undergraduate students majoring in science, technology, or business administration. A Ph.D. is required by the time of appointment. Well-grounded experience and interests in Korean culture and students are desired.
To apply, please visit:
http://www.unist.ac.kr/invite/pro/ eng /invite_proeng_main.jsp
Please click “Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences” within the site.
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CFP: Edited Collection-Unveiling Fashion: Gender, Islam, and Global Modernities - Nida Sajid, Dept. of African, Middle Eastern and South Asian Languages and Literatures(AMESALL)and Ellorashree Maitra, Dept. of English, Rutgers, State University of New Jersey
This collection of interdisciplinary essays will trace the historical trajectory of the production, circulation, and consumption of Muslim femininity and fashion from early modernity to the era of transnational globalization. The essays will collectively work through the politics of zenana (feminine)fashion, to unravel how dress and appearance have historically constituted complex, embodied performances of Muslim feminine identity and community in the global arena. Our goal is to investigate the aesthetic and political impact of discourses of modernity in the fashioning of Muslim women’s bodies, dress,and lives in multiple geographical sites from the early modern period through the post-9/11 era. We are especially interested in essays that theorize fashion in new, innovative ways so as to complicate traditional accounts of the harem, seraglio, and zenana as secluded spaces harboring communities frozen in time. We welcome scholarly contributions from a broad spectrum of disciplines (such as literature, film, history, religion, anthropology, gender studies, and art history, etc.) and addressing topics including (but not limited to):
- Censorship and Iranian Cinema
- Bollywood Aesthetics
- Performance Traditions in Islamic Cultures
- Theatre and Empire
- Memoirs, Letters, and Autobiographies
- Orientalism and Travel Writings
- Graphic Novels and Comics
- Art and Visual Culture
- Architectural Spaces and Everyday Life
- Representations of Harems and Seraglios
- Weddings and other Ritual Ceremonies
- The Glamour Industry and Consumer Capitalism
- Cross Dressing and Border Crossings
- Power Dressing and Politics
- Veils and Headscarves in Public Discourse
- Citizenship and Civil Society
- Identity and Faith in Islamic Diaspora
Please submit an abstract of 300-500 words and a brief CV to unveilingfashion@gmail.com by July 31, 2012. Authors will be notified by September 15 whether or not their abstract has been accepted. The deadline for full-length article, if accepted, is January 15, 2013. Articles should be between 6,000 and 9,000 words in length, accompanied by an abstract of around 200 words. All submissions will be peer reviewed and the editors will notify authors of acceptance for publication by March 15, 2013. Preliminary inquiries are welcome: kindly address them to unveilingfashion@gmail.com
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