Inaugural Public Event of Hoosiers for Peace in the Middle East:

Please join us for an event that one of our grad students, Josh Carney, has helped organize and is a presentation by another grad student from Geography who has taken classes in the department.

Inaugural Public Event of Hoosiers for Peace in the Middle East:

“Tour and Tell: Birthright Israel, Ethnic Participation, and Far-Reaching Effects of Heritage Tourism in the Holy Land”

A Brown Bag Presentation and Dialogue
Led by Lisa Braverman,
IU Department of Geography/ASU School of Human Communication

Please Join Us:
Student Building 014
Thursday, July 22
12:00pm

Although this event does not require an RSVP, we would appreciate an idea of how many people will attend. If you can, please respond to either the Facebook event or send an email to hoosiersforpeace@gmail.com.

Small Job for a Grad Student

Seeking graduate student in Education, Anthropology, Folklore/Ethnomusicology, or Communication and Culture with outstanding knowledge of French and superior scholarly writing skills in English (English must be native language) to (1) check an existing English translation of a scholarly article against the manuscript initially written in French, and do minor edits as necessary for readability and flow; (2) format manuscript per specifications of Journal of North African Studies, including formatting footnotes and bibliography. The manuscript is just over 9000 words. Approximately $125 (or 100 euros) is available, possibly a bit more depending on time. If you are interested, please contact Jane Goodman at

janegood@indiana.edu

Here is an abstract of the article:
Science teaching in Algeria : teaching shortfalls and conflict of meaning
By Dr. Halima Belhandouz, University Paris III-Nanterre

Abstract

This study explores the issues of science teaching in Algeria (with particular focus on medical studies) in a post-colonial context that carries the historical marks of a certain number of discontinuities or ruptures -- political, institutional, social, educational and cognitive. These last two dimensions receive particular attention with regard to their repercussions on the construction of professional and social identities among Algerian students in medicine. Underpinning this work, which implemented questionnaires and interviews, is the hypothesis that there might be a teaching shortfall (or pedagogical deficit) in the way in which links are established between two world-views and the medical discipline. The first world-view, predominantly presented in Arabic via the school system in the primary and secondary cycles, is characterised by a Manichean view of the world, heaven-earth, hell-paradise, good-evil, allowed-forbidden. The second, taught in universities in French language without pedagogical preparation, is that of relativism and evolutionism.

The results of the study demonstrate the confusion and the referential hiatus present in areas of knowledge proposed in one and the other language, and the existential and social functionality that is attributed to each: Arabic, considered as reflecting local values and culture, while French, used in fragmented manner, is instrumental and consumerist.

Dr. Jennifer Robinson Book Signing at Bloomingfoods

As part of Mad Cad Day, CMCL's own Jennifer Robinson will be signing copies of her book, The Farmer's Market: Growing Food, Cultivating Community

Saturday, July 17th
Bloomingfoods Near West Side store (6th and Madison)
11 - 1 pm

A full list of book signing times and locations for Mad Cad Day, celebrating local authors and local produce, click here.

The Fulbright Scholar Program announces the Israel Post-Doctoral Research Fellowships

The Fulbright Scholar Program announces the Israel Post-Doctoral Research Fellowships, available to those interested in conducting postdoctoral research in all areas of the sciences, arts, humanities, or social sciences. There are ten fellowships available. The main criteria in the selection of USIEF Fellows are academic excellence, leadership capabilities, and the potential of the proposed visit program to achieve professional objectives while enhancing mutual understanding between the people of the United States and Israel.

The application deadline is August 2, 2010. Fulbright Scholar Post-Doctoral Fellowships are also available for Fulbright programs in Egypt and Hong Kong. For more information, please click here.

Boren Award Presentation July 21

On July 21st, 2010 from 3:00-5:00 p.m. in Ballantine 304 a representative from the Institute of International Education will be speaking with interested students about the David L. Boren Scholarships and Fellowships.

Boren Awards provide a unique funding opportunity for U.S. students to study world regions critical to U.S. interests (including Africa, Asia, Central & Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America, and the Middle East). The countries of Western Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand are excluded. The Boren Fellowship allows graduate students to add an important international and language component to their graduate studies. Boren Fellows can be awarded up to $30,000.

Additional information on preferred geographic regions, languages, fields of study and application procedures can be found at www.borenawards.org.

For more information please contact Paul Fogleman, IU Boren Graduate Fellowship Representative (pfoglema@indiana.edu), or contact Boren Awards at 1 800 618 NSEP or boren@iie.org.

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