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Three Resources for Jobhunters

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If you are currently on the market, you should know about this series of public wikis maintained by and for jobhunters in different fields (Anthro*, Socio, History, Queer/Gender Studies, Ethnic Studies, Religious Studies, H&S Postdocs, etc. (just search for additional fields, but pay attention to year). Each wiki is a list of current job opportunities in … Read more

Cecilia Burciaga is doing better!

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The Burciaga family writes that querida veterana Cecilia Burciaga is doing better! “We have good news!  The four rounds of chemotherapy (and no doubt the miraculous power of prayer) have helped shrink the largest tumor by about 1/3 and decrease the swelling in her lymph nodes. The CT scans did not reveal anything new and … Read more

Mujeres Talk: A Visit From Artist Ana Teresa Fernandez

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Ana Teresa Fernandez is a visual artist, sculptor, and performance artist based in San Francisco, CA. Originally from Tampico, Mexico, Ana moved in 1991 with her family to San Diego, California. In the early 2000s, Ana earned her MFA at the San Francisco Art Institute [SFAI], and began teaching drawing and painting around the time … Read more

Mujeres Talk: The Decolonial ImaGYMary: Working (and Writing) on My Fitness

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As I type this, I stop every few minutes to pull my spine up tall, clasp my hands above my head, and slowly move side to side, gently stretching the muscles around my shoulders and latissimi dorsi, or my “lats.” I place my hands on my lower back, elbows bent, and puff out my chest—bones shift … Read more

Faculty Women of Color Conf, April 3-5 at Urbana-Champaign

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The inaugural Faculty Women of Color in the Academy (FWCA) Conference, April 3-5, 2013, will be hosted by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. This year’s conference will focus on Issues of Politics and Scholarship, featuring prominent keynotes and panelists. The conference will feature keynotes by Professor bell hooks; Vice President and Chancellor Phyllis M. Wise; … Read more