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NEWS:
Transatlantic Roundtable to Launch the OXFORD HANDBOOK OF GENDER, WAR, AND THE WESTERN WORLD SINCE 1600
GENDER, WAR, AND CITIZENSHIP
Fritz Stern Seminar in Memory of Sonya O. Rose (1935-2020)
Friday, March 5, 2021
4:00 – 6:00 PM (CET) / 10 AM – 12:00 PM (EST) / Video of the Zoom Event
This transatlantic roundtable launches the publication of The Oxford Handbook of Gender, War, and the Western World since 1600, a comprehensive historical overview of the entangled relationships between gender, war and military culture, and remembers one of its three editors, Sonya O. Rose (1935-2020), who died weeks before the book was published. The roundtable will focus on the intersection of gender, war and citizenship, which is not only one of the major themes of the Oxford Handbook, but also of Sonya Rose’s work.
- Commemorative Address: Sonya O. Rose: A Transatlantic Gender Historian, Susan Grayzel (Utah State University)
- Introduction: The Oxford Handbook of Gender, War, and the Western World since 1600—A Global Project, Karen Hagemann (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
- Roundtable: Gender, War and Citizenship: Participants: Thomas Kühne (Clark University), Stefan Dudink (Radboud University Nijmegen), Richard Smith (Goldsmiths, University of London), and Kimberly Jensen (Western Oregon University). Moderation: Karen Hagemann
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Conveners: American Academy Berlin, Netherlands Institute for Advanced Studies, Amsterdam, Radboud University Nijmegen, Gender and Diversity Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Department of History and Curriculum in Peace, War, and Defense
UPDATE JOBS:
Due to lack of funding we will note be able to hire 2021-22 graduate or undergraduate students as interns or research assistants.
April 23, 2021
GWonline SILS Field Experience Internship
The SILS Field Experience Program enables students to meet personal learning objectives and to gain 135 hours of professional experience in an information organization while receiving 3 hours of class credit. Students are mentored by both a supervising professional in the organization (site supervisor, in our case the project director of GWonline, Prof. Dr. Karen Hagemann ) and a full time SILS instructor (faculty supervisor), as well as be engaged in a course seminar.
SILS graduate and undergraduate students are eligible for this program. The Field Experience Program is intended for SILS students who have completed their junior year (undergraduates) or at least 18 credit hours toward their MSLS or MSIS (graduate students).
For more go to the website of the SILS Field Experience Internship Program.
Questions about the SILS Field Experience Program should be directed to:
- Dr. Lori Haight
Career Services Coordinator
Email: lhaight@email.unc.edu
Work Opportunity for Work Study Undergraduates
UNC Chapel undergraduate students in Communications Studies, History, Peace, War & Defense, Political Science and other Humanities and Sociel Sciences who are at least in their second year have the opportunity to work for GWonline as a research assistant if they are approved as a work study.
Job Discription: Project and Reserach Assistant
We are looking for a project and research assistant who is helping us with the research for new entries, the uploading and editing of the information on GWonline and the PR of the project with social media, especially Facebook. The student will work with the project director Prof. Karen Hagemann, the graduate coordinator and the other work studies. He/she will have to work with Drupal, Zotero, Adobe Photoshop, and Facebook. In addition he/she will have to work with library research tools like Historical Abstract and WorldCat and the Internet Movie Database (IMDB). The student employee must readily demonstrate the use of independent judgment and decision-making ability. Moderate research experience and computer skills are necessary, but we also offer continuous training on the job. The position offers the opportunity for long-term employment over at up to 2-3 years and an extensive development of different research and IT skills.
The duties may include:
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Research for and regular update of the bibliographical database of the GWonline project,
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Work with the bibliographical Zotero and Drupal database of the project
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Support with the PR for the GWonline project on Facebook
Job Discription: Project and IT Assistant
We are looking for a project assistant and IT assistant with developed computer skills who knows Drupal and HTML well. The student will work with the project director Prof. Karen Hagemann and the graduate coordinator on the development and update of the GWonline website. A student with interest in humanities research and developed computer skills is preferred. He/she will have to work with Drupal, HTML and Zotero. The position offers the opportunity for long-term employment over at up to 2-3 years.
Internship Opportunity for Undergraduate and Graduate Students
UNC Chapel undergraduate students in Communications Studies, History, Peace, War & Defense, Political Science and other Humanities and Sociel Sciences and graduate Students in History. and SILS have also the opportunity to intern for GWonline as a research assistant.
The work is similar to the tasks of work study assistants or SILS intern. The amount of hours is open to negotiations. The schedule is flexible. Unfortunately, we have currently no funding to pay for internships.
All questions about the possibility to work for the GWonline project should be directed to:
- Dr. Karen Hagemann
James G. Kenan Distinguished Professor of History and
Adjunct Professor of the Curriculum in Peace, War and Defense
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Department of History
Hamilton Hall, CB # 3195
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3195
Email: hagemann@unc.edu