The ComCult Weekly
November 2, 2020 | Volume 2, Number 9 |
So dull and dark are the November days. The lazy mist high up the evening curled, and now the morn quite hides in the smoke and haze; the place we occupy seems all the world.
- - John Clare (1793-1864) poet.
Call for Papers/Call for Submissions | ||
Call for Papers: Gnosis – Journal of Philosophy Deadline: January 15, 2021 Gnosis is a journal produced by the graduate community of the Department of Philosophy at Concordia University. We are currently seeking submissions for our Spring 2021 issue. Dedicated to supporting the polyphony of contemporary philosophical practice, we encourage all papers that develop and extend philosophical interrogation, regardless of discipline, topic or method. Submissions are welcome in English or French. (see poster) |
Events | ||
Ryerson’s Virtual Trans Awareness Month Kickoff - today - November 2 In honour and celebration of Trans Awareness Month 2020, Ryerson students, faculty and staff are invited to join Positive Space and friends for the virtual kickoff event. (read more) The Basics of Research Creation: Engaging Practice-Led Research as Form of Knowledge Making - tomorrow - November 3 Ryerson Centre for Digital Humanities (CDH), on Zoom This workshop will outline the basic principles of practice-led research and the value of methodologies like research creation and critical making. CDH Research Fellow Aaron Tucker will use examples from his own digital humanities research in illustration and guide participants through a discussion of how they might consider research creation within their classrooms and own research practices, with a particular focus on artificial intelligence. Date: November 3, 2020, Time: 12-1PM (ET) Follow the Fun & Other Bad Pieces of Advice for Pre-tenured Faculty - November 13 Dr. Louis Etienne-Dubois Fri, Nov 13, 2020 2:00 PM Louis-Etienne Dubois is an Assistant Professor at the School of Creative Industries since 2016 and Director of the Future of Live Entertainment lab (FOL!E) at FCAD. Having recently completed his tenure dossier, and while awaiting a decision, he reflects on his trajectory and decisions made along the way. In this discussion intended for newly hired and fellow pre-tenured faculty, Louis-Etienne explains how four years of seemingly disparate scholarly research activities actually come together in a coherent way. He compares his approach to research against received best practices in academia, highlighting the pros and cons of adopting a less than conventional approach to getting tenure. (read more and RSVP) |
Announcements | ||
Ryerson Graduate Admissions for Fall 2021 are now open - please tell your friends Upcoming Program Information Sessions (RSVP)
Fall 2020 graduation: Grads, families, friends invited to join online celebration Nov. 17 All attendees can register now for virtual event; Grads sign-up for your Celebration Box and submit to the Online Yearbook by Nov. 6 (read more) From our friends at the Faculty of Information, University of Toronto, PhD in Information Applications to the 2021-22 Doctoral program at the Faculty of Information, University of Toronto, are now open! We would like to invite outstanding candidates with a passion and drive for pursuing ground breaking research in information, technology and people to being a part of this intellectually diverse and rich learning environment. (read more) Graduating in Spring 2021? Apply now to graduate on RAMSS (instructions). From Emma Smith (ComCult PhD alumna) : Cannabis Education Survey Thanks for offering to help spread the word about our project. People can take the survey and learn more about the project by visiting us at www.cannabiseducationresearch.ca or following us on Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook. We’re donating $0.50 to Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy for each survey response, and people can enter to win one of ten $100 gift cards if they complete the survey. Inclusion criteria is pretty straightforward: 1. Be between 18-30 2. Live in Canada 3. Have ever consumed cannabis or are considering doing so Thanks for your help! Daniel Bear, Ph.D. Professor, Faculty of Social and Community Services, Humber College |
Training/Workshops | ||
Graduate students, please join us in the following Research Ethics Board virtual workshop to help you succeed in your graduate program! --- Wednesday Nov. 4, 3:30pm OR Thursday Nov. 5, 2:00pm --- Don’t let COVID-19 prevent you from doing safe and ethical research involving human participants. Join experts from Ryerson’s Research Ethics Board to learn more about the REB process at Ryerson; how to successfully complete an REB protocol and kickstart your safe and ethical data collection. Special guests include:
Please register HERE for the Wednesday Nov. 4 workshop or HERE for the Thursday Nov. 5 workshop using your Ryerson email address to receive a zoom link! “Towards a Collaborative Future" workshop series (November 9-12, 18) Towards a Collaborative Future” is a workshop series that imagines a future where collaboration is more possible through increased avenues for co-creation, teaching and learning, and community engagement. Workshops will involve discussion and hands-on skill development, and envision mixed audiences of academics, students, practitioners, and the general public. November 9, 4-5:30pm EST Entwined Attunements: A Collaborative Future Writing Workshop with Lucy Wowk and Fan Wu November 10, 4-5:30pm EST Narrating the Archive: Archival Research from Social Justice Perspective with Art Blake, Grace Lao, and Cheryl Thompson, moderated by Emilie-Andree Jabouin November 11, 4-5:30pm EST and November 18, 4-5:30pm Garden Stories and Plant and Plan: Teaching and Learning about Growing Food and gardening with Emily Dial, Black Creek Farm and Cindy Pham, Ryerson Urban Farm November 12, 4-5:30pm EST Cultural Mapping as Method: Exploring cultural mapping research and debuting the “Mapping Canadian Arts-Service Organizations as Cultural Research Conduits” digital map with Miranda Campbell and Robin Sokoloski Free School - Workshop 5: Rethinking the Research Archive with Dr. Naomi Adelson November 17 Join us on Tuesday, November 17, from 12 to 1:30 p.m (EDT) for Workshop 5 in the Free School: Rethinking Archives series, featuring Dr. Naomi Adelson. In this workshop, Dr. Adelson explores how we think about the archive within a First Nations community and the processes that need to be undertaken in transferring, storing, and ensuring accessibility of research data to community partners and members. Register today! |
Scheduled Defences | ||
Peter Zakrzewski (November 17) Dissertation: Designing the XR Medium: Five Rhetorical Perspectives for the Ecology of Human+Computer Networks Defences are public, but guest registration is required. For a full list of upcoming thesis and dissertation defences see YSGS’ Scheduled Examinations Page. |
Employment Opportunities | ||
Course development RA for large undergraduate course, CMN216: Communication Revolutions. The RA would be working with us this fall to expand on an existing EDI focus in line with Learning Outcome 10. The posting is now viewable on Magnet, https://magnet.whoplusyou.com/posting/view/626109725 To view job details and apply to a job, visit ryerson.ca/careers/search-available-career-opportunities. 354783: Graduate Writing Consultant Career Boost Position available for Graduate Students The Centre for Fashion and Systemic Change (formerly the Centre for Fashion Diversity and Social Change) is hiring a Social Media Specialist to assist with the launch of the centre's rebranding. The position is posted on the Career Boost site. Login using your Ryerson credentials on the Career Boost login page. The role of the Social Media Specialist will centre on creating content for the Centre’s three social media platforms and engaging with the online community to repost and share information relevant to our community. The position is focused on creating and sharing content, listening and engaging with the Centre’s brand and developing a strategy to communicate the Centre’s vision, mission, values, and projects. The two areas of focus will be generating content and listening and engaging with the community. Content will be developed through curation, sourcing and developing and managing the content schedule. Community engagement will include tracking brand mentions, noting trends, and replying to questions. The Social Media Specialist will work collaboratively with the Centre’s administrator, managing director, and the scholars whose research is featured as part of the Centre’s work. The Social Media Specialist will be supervised and mentored by the administrator and managing director. The Social Media Specialist will have access to Catalyst resources, and will benefit from engaging with the Centre’s resources and fellow students and staff of the Faculty for Communication and Design. Finally, the Social Media Specialist will have the opportunity to network with international fashion practitioners through engagement with the Centre’s publishing efforts and special events. The Social Media Specialist should have an interest in social media, with a focus on content creation that includes writing and graphics. Content generated by the Social Media Specialist will follow accessibility guidelines and be inclusive as the Centre’s focus is to elevate diverse voices and experiences. They should be interested in innovative and virtual approaches to social media communication and should enjoy working with people, and operating in a team setting as well as independently. Finally, the Social Media Specialist should be passionate about fashion as a tool for positive social change. In turn, this position will offer the Social Media Specialist a panoramic view of fashion from a diverse, multifaceted perspective. Qualifications:
Applications submitted alongside a portfolio demonstrating social media posts with text and graphics will receive first consideration. Please apply through Career Boost, link above. Position Title: Social Media Specialist Salary Rate: $17.88/hour Work Hours Per Week: 10 Number of Positions Required: 1 Research Assistant Job Opening / Community Health Industry From Nicholas Fazio: There is a remote RA position @ the Institute for Better Health (a subset of Trillium Health Partners) that will be vacant starting Jan 1, 2021 that I think might be of great interest (+ a good industry opportunity) to any MA ComCult-ers working in the areas of mental health / fat studies / immigrant experiences. The job is primarily basic website management (of this site: https://familyandchildhealth.ca/ ) and social media strategizing (Tweeting etc) for the Family and Child Health Institute. It pays roughly $23/hour at a tempo of 10 hours per week (though the hours are very flexible in both directions). Dr. Ian Zenlea (Ian.Zenlea@thp.ca) leads all activities there, and a Zoom meeting can easily be set up with him for any interested parties. Join the Transgender Media Lab and Transgender Media Portal project in 2021! Carleton University / University of Ottawa (Ottawa, ON, Canada)
The Transgender Media Lab (TML) at Carleton University investigates the aesthetic, political, and cultural work of audiovisual media created by transgender, Two Spirit, nonbinary, intersex, and gender-nonconforming filmmakers and artists. As part of that investigation, the lab is building the Transgender Media Portal, a collaborative digital tool that will enable new ways of analyzing these works and their circulation while making information about them available to trans arts communities and the public.
This year we have 5 positions for new graduate students!
MA: Transgender Media Lab Fellowship (x 2!) We are seeking two MA students to conduct original thesis research on some aspect of transgender, Two Spirit, nonbinary, intersex and/or gender-nonconforming film- and video-making in Canada or the United States and to contribute to the development of the Transgender Media Portal. Host program: Film Studies at Carleton University. For more info on this position see: https://carleton.ca/transmedialab/2020/tml-ma-fellowships/
MA: Contributor Experience Designer We are seeking an incoming MA student to lead the user experience and interface redesign for the Transgender Media Portal and to manage volunteer contributor outreach and training. We welcome applicants who are applying to these or other degree programs: Communication, Computer Science, Digital Transformation & Innovation, Feminist & Gender Studies, or Information Studies at the University of Ottawa. For more information on this position see: https://carleton.ca/transmedialab/2020/contributor-experience-designer/
MA: Transgender Digital Privacy and Security Analyst We are seeking an incoming MA student to design and analyze approaches to digital privacy and security for the Transgender Media Portal. Host program: Human-Computer Interaction at Carleton University. For more information on this position see: https://carleton.ca/transmedialab/2020/privacy-and-security-position/
PhD: Front End Developer & Analyst We are seeking an incoming PhD student to lead front end development and analysis for the Transgender Media Portal. We welcome applicants who are applying to the following or other degree programs: Communication, Computer Science, Digital Transformation & Innovation, Feminist & Gender Studies, or Information Studies at the University of Ottawa, or Communication, Computer Science, Cultural Mediations, or Information Technology at Carleton University. For more information on this position see: https://carleton.ca/transmedialab/2020/developer-analyst/ These positions are run in collaboration with the Humanities Data Lab at the University of Ottawa and the Security and Privacy Interactions Research Lab at Carleton University. Questions? Feel free to reach out to TML director Laura Horak at laura.horak@carleton.ca. |
Upcoming Dates & Deadlines | ||
For more dates and deadlines see the Graduate Studies Significant Dates Table. |
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