Advocacy
and Activism
Joint
PARC/Writing Program
Announcement of Second Biannual
Community Research Fellowship
The Program on the Analysis and
Resolution of Conflicts (Maxwell School) and the Writing
Program (Arts and Sciences) Announce their Second Biannual
Community Research Fellowship
This fall put your education to the test by participating in
exciting grassroots projects for social change in the
greater Syracuse community. As a Community Research Fellow,
you will earn 3 academic credits by working ten (10) hours
per week on the project; you will, in addition, receive a
$400 stipend and a $400 project budget. You will work on one
of the following projects (your choice):
Fellows working with the Center for New Americans (CAN) will
visit refugee families, conduct interviews with them about
mental health issues, and prepare reports on their findings.
Students strongly interested in cross-cultural
communication, and with good research skills, are
preferred.
Fellows working with UNITE-HERE (union of hotel workers)
will conduct life history interviews to produce single
person narratives.For this project fellows should have
experience in conducting such interviews and have strong
writing abilities.
Fellows working with the Neighbors of the Onondaga Nation
(NOON) will choose one of the following three projects: a)
analyze historical markers in
central New York
that commemorate the history of
Native-American-European relations in the region and conduct
research that offers a more balanced perspective on these
events; b) continue and deepen an on-going project on how
Native American history is taught in the public schools; or
c) help design content for laptop-based teaching modules on
Native Americans for younger
learners. Applicants with a strong interest in Native
American issues and strong research skills preferred.
Fellows working with the Military Education Alternatives
Project (MAEP), will conduct Internet, document-based, and
telephone research on counter-military recruitment programs
across the country, to produce a report on programs that are
succeeding in reaching out and involving high school
students. Applicants with an interest in opposing militarism
and with strong research skills are preferred.
To apply for any of these projects, you must be either a
junior or senior with a GPA of 3.4 or better. (Majors in all
departments are welcome.) Please submit a one-page letter
identifying your year, major, one or two of the projects you
are interested in, and why you are interested in them; a
current academic transcript; a resumé; and a letter from a
faculty member supporting your application, to John Burdick,
jsburdic@maxwell.syr.edu, by Monday, August 11, 2008.
Fellows will be announcedTuesday, August 19th, 2008. |
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Special Issue of Reflections: A Journal of
Writing, Community Literacy, and
Service-Learning.
Reflections seeks
submissions from faculty students and community
members.
Find out more here!
Joint PARC
/ Writing Program
Announcement of 2nd Community
Research Fellowship
Bring about change in
the community, earn credit, and develop valuable
skills!
Burdick and Parks awarded AACU Grant to Develop
Collaborative Action Research
The American Association of Colleges and
Universities (AACU) has awarded PARC faculty
Associates, John Burdick and Steve Parks a grant
to support and develop collaborative action
research projects in the community.
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CONFERENCES: |
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Ray Smith Symposium: The Role of the Arts in
U.S. Workers' Struggles.
Click here to find out more
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PUBLICATIONS: |
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"The Power of Voice in Black Gospel
Music in Sao Paulo"
By John Burdick (Forthcoming, 2008, in the
Journal of Latin American Popular Music,
30:2)
"Class, Place and Blackness in Sao Paulo's
Gospel Music Scene"
Latin American and
Caribbean Ethnic Studies By John
Burdick(Forthcoming, 2008)
"Beyond Neoliberalism in Latin America"
Palgrave-Mcmillian. Co-edited by John
Burdick, Philip Oxhorn and Kenneth Roberts
(Forthcoming, 2008)
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EVENTS: |
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Transnational Labor Activism Reading Group
(TARG).
Reading and research group focusing on
transnational labor activism - will convene
again next semester.
Click
here for the bibliography compiled by Dana Hill.
Click here for more details and readings.
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Image by
The Voice of Eye, used from flickr.com. |
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