CFP: Graduate Student Research Conference on Latin America and the Caribbean

Note to self:

Marta, apply to this the Graduate Student Research Conference on Latin America and the Caribbean. It is only a grad conference and you'll feel bad when the time comes and you haven't applied and you realize that your abstract would have totally have gotten in. Don't delay, do it now.

2008 marks the 30th anniversary of the founding of York University's Centre for
Research on Latin America and the Caribbean (CERLAC), Canada's oldest and
largest research group on the region. As part of a year-long series of events to
mark this achievement, CERLAC is hosting a Graduate Student Research Conference on Latin America and the Caribbean on November 7th and 8th, 2008, at York University in Toronto.

In recognizing the strength of diversity, papers and presentation proposals are
welcome on any aspect of study of Latin America and the Caribbean as a whole
and/or its constituent parts. We particularly seek, however, to attract
those contributors whose work can open fruitful dialogues and exchange across
disciplines. Consistent with CERLAC's long-standing spirit and practice of
collaboration, graduate students from other institutions are also invited to
submit abstracts to the conference and to share in this celebration of graduate
student scholarship.

Since its founding in 1978, the academic and institutional reputation of CERLAC and York University’s diverse graduate programs have attracted many students from Canada and abroad. This conference represents an outstanding opportunity to recognize, explore and build upon the work of the current generation of graduate students in all disciplines, including (but not limited to) the social sciences, humanities, fine arts, environmental studies, law and business.

Contact/Submissions:
To obtain the required conference application form, please click here. The form
includes a request for a 250-word (maximum) abstract for papers or alternative
presentations.

The deadline for applications is August 31th, 2008; however, those planning to present in artistic/alternative formats (e.g. film, dance, visual arts, music, etc.) are encouraged to contact us earlier for logistical/planning purposes. Inquiries and completed application forms may be sent to lacsconf@yorku.ca.

Applicants will receive confirmation of acceptance by October 1st, 2008. Those
students wishing to receive more detailed feedback from a panel discussant will
be asked to submit their full papers/presentation material by October 10th, 2008
to facilitate a thorough review.

CFP: Environment, Curriculum and Education

another one of interest, perhaps (oh, and no apparent deadline, since they want to publish it serially over the next few years?? not sure; here it is anyway):

The Journal of Curriculum Studies (JCS) welcomes submissions for a forthcoming special issue on "Environment, Curriculum and Education"

For full details please visit http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/cfp/tcuscfp1.pdf

Since the 1970s, the state of the environment and pathways toward sustainability have both emerged and been contested as onjects of political and pedagogic discourse in a range of institutions and places throughout the world. Often ties to shifts in and a broadening of ecological consciousness, it can also be noted that various attempts to "green" civil society and structures have led to mixed responses on the part of new social movements and formations, schools and communities, and business and governance, amongst others.

The Journal of Curriculum Studies seeks to publish a series of scholarly articles and essays on "Environmental, Curriculum and Education". Papers might address, but are not limited to, inquiries about:

- the politics and philosophy of the environment and / or sustainability in teaching, learning and the curriculum
- contemporary and possible purposes, expectations and policies shaping formal education systems
- the relationship between academic environmental and sustainability research and scholarship and the curriculum

To read the full Special Call for Submissions please visit http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/cfp/tcuscfp1.pdf

For more information and the Journal of Curriculum Studies, please visit www.informaworld.com/jcs

Submissions should be sent to Alan Reid, special editor for the "Education, Curriculum and Education" strand of Journal of Curriculum Studies.

Alan Reid is Editor of Environmental Education Research. Please visit www.informaworld.com/eer for more details.

doing some writing...

hey, so i'm petrified of the kind of reading and writing work that needs to be done over the next few years as a phd student, and panicked over the quality of writing that i'm thinking is necessary. i've begun to blog in earnest, writing about stuff that i think is (personally) interesting in order to motivate myself to write more frequently, in a forum where stakes are a little less high, and where i can play around a little with the focus and themes and style.

here's the feed, so you don't have to put it as your homepage:
http://feeds.feedburner.com/localweather

would like to know what you think, and would be thrilled if you think it's worth sharing around.

CFP: A Question of Scale

Due: May 28, 2008

Is small always beautiful? Small-scale industry is often functional and sustainable, but sometimes it seems to be limited to a peripheral role. Where and to what extent can it be dominant? When is small best, and when do we need to involve major players in order to achieve substantial change? Alternatives is looking for examples of successes and failures in artisanal mining, small-scale forestry, agriculture or other sectors in an attempt to discover whether, when and how small-scale and sustainable development are merry bedfellows. Ideas include, but are not limited to:

• Should sustainable forestry certification programs, such as FSC, prefer small-scale logging operations?
• With the current push for local food, can there be sufficient sustainable supply from nearby farms?
• Is there a role for small scale mining operations in developing countries, and are they necessarily better for the environment and nearby communities?
• Can we achieve sustainability without engaging large scale industrial operators?
• To what extent do we need provincial, national or even global government or governance initiatives to support attractive small scale operations in the face of the advantages already won by global corporations?

Queries should explain, in less than 300 words, the content and scope of your article, and should convey your intended approach, tone and style. Please include a list of people you will interview, potential images or sources for images and the number of words you propose to write. Send submissions electronically to Nicola Ross, Executive Editor (editor @ alternativesjournal.ca) by May 28, 2008.

summer sessions at OCAD

seems like the more interesting, "hands-on" sessions are the shorter ones running through June, and the others run later. either way, seems fun!

http://www.akimbo.biz/workshops/?id=11254