Description
The Association for Political and Legal Anthropology (APLA) announces five APLA sponsored-panels and seven mentoring workshops planned for this year's AAA meetings covering student research projects as well as career issues.
This year we will have 4 research workshops, and 3 workshops on professional issues given the current market situation and the success of last year's events. The only requisite for participation is to be an APLA member. Please see the below descriptions, register through the emails noted, or email Andrea Ballestero, the APLA Graduate Student Representative, if you have any questions. APLA looks forward to your participation and a successful AAA!
Graduate Research workshops 2009:
The Graduate Research Workshops are characterized by an informal and nurturing atmosphere where students can share their work and receive focused feedback from leading faculty and fellow students from around the country. These workshops are also an opportunity to network and get to know the work of peers in other universities. To register: email Andrea Ballestero (aballes@uci.edu) before Nov. 15th. We invite graduate students who are at the pre-, during, and post-fieldwork stages to discuss their work with faculty in one of four interest areas: - Cultures of Illegality, with Profs. Susan Coutin and Ric Curtis (Sat. Dec 5th, 12.15-1.45)
- Affect and the Law, with Profs. Elizabeth Povinelli and Don Brenneis (Frid. Dec. 4th, 12.00-1.30)
- The Law and its indigenous others/objects/intersections, with Profs. Rosemary Coombe, Madelaine Adelman and Ann Kakaliouras (Time and Date TBA)
- Technologies of the Law, with Profs. Kimberley Coles and Elizabeth Mertz (Sat, Dec. 5th, 12.15-1.45)
APLA Professional Mentoring Workshops 2009: - Job search: How to understand what search committees look for? (with Bill Maurer and Sally Merry, Sat. Dec 5th-10.30-12.00):
How to understand what search committees look for? This workshop will familiarize students looking for jobs with how search committees understand and organize the process of choosing a candidate for a position. Conducted by faculty members that have been part of search committees it is designed to provide tips and strategies on how to navigate the process. To register: please email Andrea Ballestero (aballes@uci.edu), before Nov 15th, with the Subject line: Job Search Workshop. - What to do after you file? with Profs. John Bowen, Ilana Gershon and Daniel Goldstein. (Fri, Dec 4th, 9.30 -11.00):
You have recently filed your dissertation and are taking the first steps in the academic world, but where to start? Many questions come to mind among them where and what to publish first? How to position yourself when looking for a job? What is a viable â??nextâ? project? Trying to answer these questions you may feel that you need guidance, a word of a professional, someone who has the experience and expertise and is able to lead you through some of these first steps. If you are at this stage and these are the questions you are faced with then this is the workshop for you. The workshops will be organized as a conversation amongst colleagues. To sign up: please send an email with your name and affiliation information along with a one paragraph summary of your current work or next project and a maximum of three questions you would like the faculty to address information to Noa Vaisman (nvaisman@uchicago.edu) or Andrea Ballestero (aballes@uci.edu) by November 20th, with the subject line "What to do after you file" workshop. - Book Proposal Workshop with Profs. Mark Goodale and Tom Boellstorff (Thurs. Dec 3rd, 10.00-11.30):
This workshop is for recent PhDs who have a book proposal they would like to discuss and share with others. In this workshop you will be able to get feedback and tips for crafting a better proposal that may appeal to a number of presses. We will also discuss publication options, positioning, lists and how to approach publishers. The workshop will be organized as a discussion session based on prior reading of the documents by all of the participants. The workshop is limited to 8 participants, so please sign up early. To sign up: please send an email with subject line Book Proposal, and a short (1-2 paragraphs) description of your work to Noa Vaisman (nvaisman@uchicago.edu) or Andrea Ballestero (aballes@uci.edu) by November 20th. A longer outline of your book proposal (1-2 pages) will be required by Nov. 25th
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