Women’s Studies/Animal Studies Postdocs
Feminists have long been interested in the animal and environmental movements. Indeed, one of the main sources of support (and opposition) to animal studies has been those working in Women’s Studies. The connections feminist see between women, animals and the rest of nature are complex. The critique of patriarchy’s cultural dualisms and social hierarchies, a vision of a more-than-human world that honours human and non-human beings, the exploration of how animality resonates with our notions of humanity, are but three of the many subjects that feminists and others in animal studies explore.
So it is especially pleasing that Duke University is sponsoring postdocs focused on the interdisciplinary connections between feminist studies and animal studies. For details, see below.
Cheers, Bill
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The Duke University Program in Women’s Studies invites applications for two postdoctoral fellows in Interdisciplinary Feminist Studies with a research focus in Human Animal Studies and the Question of Species. We seek candidates with interdisciplinary experience in Women’s Studies. We welcome empirical, textual, and theoretical specialization from a diverse array of academic fields, political and cultural contexts, and historical periods. Postdoctoral fellows will participate in a faculty-graduate seminar on these themes and are expected to be in residence for the academic year. Fellows will teach one course related to their scholarship. The fellowship includes a stipend, health insurance, and office space. Applicants should have the PhD in hand by May 2010.
Applications (including all letters of recommendations) must be received by November 17, 2009. Send C.V., 5-page project proposal, writing sample (25 pages), 1-page course proposal (undergraduate), and 3 letters of recommendation to:
Ranjana Khanna, Director, Women’s Studies, Box 90760, 210 East Duke Building, Durham NC, 27708. Our program information is available at www.duke.edu/womstud. Duke University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
William Lynn :: Aug.26.2009 :: Animal Studies, Ethics :: No Comments »