Newest Article by ARCYP Member Cheryl Cowdy

Resistant Rituals: Self-Mutilation and the Female Adolescent Body in Fairy Tales and Young Adult Fiction

by Cheryl Cowdy

http://muse.jhu.edu/login?auth=0&type=summary&url=/journals/bookbird/v050/50.1.cowdy.html

University of Winnipeg Contract Position

THE FACULTY OF ARTS INVITES APPLICATIONS FOR CONTRACT FACULTY POSITIONS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH.

Applicants should send their curriculum vitae to:

Dr. Catherine Hunter Department of English, The University of Winnipeg, 515 Portage Avenue Winnipeg, MB R3B 2E9

The closing date for the application is March 1, 2012.

Please note that all positions are subject to final budgetary approval. The posted position is required provided there is sufficient enrollment to offer the course. Other positions may become available. Applicants should contact Department Chairs directly for more information.

The University of Winnipeg is committed to employment equity, welcomes diversity in the workplace and encourages applications from all qualified individuals including women, members of visible minorities, aboriginal persons, and persons with disabilities. In accordance with Canadian Immigration requirements, this advertisement is initially directed to Canadian citizens and permanent residents. Additional information on the University of Winnipeg is available at http://www.uwinnipeg.ca/.

Course Name

Picture Books for Children

Course Number

ENGL 2113(6) – 001

Start Date

May 1, 2012

End Date

August 11, 2012 (exam date plus 10 working days)

Number of Classes

24

Class Times

Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Projected Enrolment

35

Credit Hours

6

Location of Course

Main Campus

Qualifications

M.A. in English

Remuneration

$7,960 (inclusive of 6% vacation pay based on 2007-2012 UWFA-CF Agreement)

UW Picture Book Contract Position

New Employment Opportunity

CHILDREN’S STUDIES One-Year Contractually Limited Appointment – July 1, 2012

(York University, Toronto, Canada)

Position Rank: Contractually Limited Appointment

Discipline/Field: Children’s Studies (1 position)

Home Faculty: Liberal Arts & Professional Studies

Home Department/Area/Division: Humanities

Affiliation/Union: YUFA

Position Start Date: July 1, 2012

Position End Date: June 30, 2013

Department of Humanities

Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies

York University, Toronto, Canada

The Department of Humanities invites applications from qualified candidates for a one-year Sessional Assistant Professor position in Children’s Studies. Applicants must have a completed PhD in a discipline in the Humanities and an active research program in an area of Children’s Studies. Applicants should possess a critical, international, comparative perspective, grounded in contemporary theory. Preference will be given to applicants with evidence of successful teaching at the university level in Children’s Studies.

This position carries a teaching load of three full courses or the equivalent. The start date is July 1, 2012. All York University positions are subject to budgetary approval.

York University is an Affirmative Action Employer. The Affirmative Action Program can be found on York’s website at www.yorku.ca/acadjobs or a copy can be obtained by calling the affirmative action office at 416-736-5713. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens and Permanent Residents will be given priority. Temporary entry for citizens of the U.S.A. and Mexico may apply per the provisions of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

The deadline for applications is March 23, 2012. Applicants should submit a letter of application outlining their professional experience and research interests, an up-to-date curriculum vitae, and a teaching dossier, and arrange for three confidential letters of recommendation to be sent to Professor Doug Freake, Acting Chair, Department of Humanities, 206 Vanier College, York University, 4700 Keele St., Toronto, Ontario, Canada M3J 1P3. Please specify that you are applying for the Children’s Studies position.

Posting End Date: March 23, 2012

http://webapps.yorku.ca/academichiringviewer/viewposition.jsp?positionnumber=1294

Employment Opportunity

The University of British Columbia holds an international reputation for excellence in advanced research and learning.  It is located in Vancouver, Canada, one of the world’s most beautiful and culturally diverse cities. SLAIS, the iSchool at UBC, is pleased to invite applications for the first Dodson Visiting Professorship named in honour of Suzanne and Earl Dodson.

This is a competitive position that provides funds to enable the successful candidate to spend a term engaged in Teaching and Research at the iSchool and with the UBC Community. Academics at all levels from all countries are encouraged to apply. Applicants will normally hold a doctoral degree, and currently be employed in an institution of higher education.

This inaugural position will be for a Visiting Professor in the field of Children’s Literature, who will bring expertise and an active record of scholarship in children’s or young adult literature or a related field.   Preference will be given to candidates who have a proven track record of high quality research productivity and experience in teaching. This is an opportunity to work with the Chair of our Master of Arts in Children’s Literature, who is an award-winning researcher in the area of Canadian literature for children.

This Visiting Professorship opens the opportunity to teach, interact, and mentor students in the Master of Arts in Children’s Literature Program by teaching two classes in this multidisciplinary field.

Expertise in the area of children’s or young adult literature or media and an understanding of the issues surrounding children’s or young adult literature scholarship are required. This research will be showcased at a colloquium, which will be open to all faculty, librarians, students and alumni.

The Dodson Visiting Professorship funds this position for one term in the amount of $15,000, and can be supplemented with teaching (up to 2 courses) to $30,000.

Address all enquiries and applications comprising a letter of interest and a current CV to:

Professor Caroline Haythornthwaite

Director – SLAIS, the iSchool at UBC

The University of British Columbia

The Irving K. Barber Learning Centre

Suite 470, 1961 East Mall

Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z1 CANADA

Closing date: Review of applications will begin on March 1^st 2012 and continue until the visiting professorship has been awarded.

Start date: Either September 4^th 2012 or January 3^rd 2013

Cheryl Cowdy’s Newest Article

Numero Cinq has recently published an article by ARCYP member Cheryl Cowdy.

“Mississauga: Cadence of Desire and Return, A Childhood Geografictione” can be read online at:

URL:http://numerocinqmagazine.com/2011/11/29/mississauga-cadence-of-desire-and-return-a-childhood-geografictione-by-cheryl-cowdy/

Congratulations Cheryl!