Selected new books added to the catalogue and collection below (part 2 tomorrow). Notable addiituons include a number of Pacific Island official publications including policy documents on children and women's affairs, as well as a number of development plans and reviews of plans from the Pacific, Africa and India.
Jacques, Mélanie. Armed conflict and displacement : the protection of refugees and displaced persons under international humanitarian law. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Percox, David A. Britain, Kenya and the Cold War : imperial defence, colonial security and decolonisation. London : Tauris Academic Studies, 2012.
Green, Toby (ed). Brokers of change : Atlantic commerce and cultures in precolonial Western Africa. Oxford ; New York : Published for the British Academy by Oxford University Press, 2012.
Bugailiskis, Alex and André Rozental (eds). Canada among nations, 2011-2012 : Canada and Mexico's unfinished agenda. Montréal, QC : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2012.
Malcolmson, Patrick and Richard Myers. The Canadian regime : an introduction to parliamentary government in Canada. Toronto : University of Toronto Press, c2009.
Barnes, Douglas F., Priti Kumar and Keith Openshaw. Cleaner hearths, better homes : new stoves for India and the developing world. New Delhi : Oxford University Press, c2012.
Coalition for National Unity and Rural Advancement (Solomon Islands). Policy statements. Honiara, Solomon Islands : Coalition for National Unity and Rural Advancement Government, [2008]
Conrad, Margaret. A concise history of Canada. New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Solomon Islands. Constitutional Reform Unit, Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Constitutional reform project of Solomon Islands. Honiara, Solomon Islands : Government Printer, 2008
Marsh, Ian and Raymond Miller. Democratic decline and democratic renewal : political change in Britain, Australia and New Zealand. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Eicher, Peter, Zahurul Alam and Jeremy Eckstein. Elections in Bangladesh 2006-2009 : transforming failure into success. Dhaka : United Nations Development Programme, c2010.
Storey, Ian, Ralf Emmers and Daljit Singh (eds). Five power defence arrangements at forty. Singapore : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2011.
Adu, Kwasi. The Ghana 2008 elections : growing pains of a budding democracy. Accra : FOSDA, 2009.
Adejumobi, Said (ed). Governance and politics in post-military Nigeria : changes and challenges. New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
Fiji. Ministry of Strategic Planning. Government achievements 2007-2011. [Fiji] : Ministry of Strategic Planning, National Development & Statistics, 2011.
India infrastructure report, 2009 : land - a critical resource for infrastructure. New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2009.
India infrastructure report, 2010 : infrastructure development in a low carbon economy. New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Day, Kathleen M and Stanley L Winer. Interregional migration and public policy in Canada : an empirical study. Montréal : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2012.
Kiribati. Ministry of Finance and Economic Development. Kiribati development plan : 2008-2011. Kiribati : Ministry of Finance and Economic Development, 2008
Kiribati. Ministry of Finance and Economic Development. Kiribati national assessment report for the 5-year review of the Mauritius strategy for further implementation of the Barbados Programme of Action for Sustainable Development of Small Islands Developing States (MSI+5). Bairiki, Tarawa : Ministry of Finance and Economic Development, [2010?]
Stovel, Laura. Long road home : building reconciliation and trust in post-war Sierra Leone. Antwerp ; Portland : Intersentia, c2010.
India. Planning Commission. Mid-term appraisal eleventh five year plan, 2007-2012. New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Solomon Islands Government, Ministry of Women, Youth & Children Affairs. National children's policy : 2010-2015. Honiara, Solomon Islands : Ministry of Women, Youth & Children's Affairs, 2010
Swaziland. Economic Planning Office. National development plan, 2009/10-2011/12. Mbabane, [Swaziland] : Economic Planning Office, Ministry of Economic Planning and Development, 2009.
Solomon Islands Government, Ministry of Women, Youth & Children Affairs. The national policy on eliminating violence against women. Honiara, Solomon Islands : Ministry of Women, Youth & Children's Affairs, 2010
Mawby, Spencer. Ordering independence : the end of empire in the Anglophone Caribbean, 1947-1969. Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.
Price, John. Orienting Canada : race, empire, and the Transpacific. Vancouver : UBC Press, c2011.
Currier, Ashley. Out in Africa : LGBT organizing in Namibia and South Africa. Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2012.
Delle, James A., Mark W. Hauser, and Douglas Armstrong. Out of many, one people : the historical archaeology of colonial Jamaica Ala : University of Alabama Press, 2011.
Bower, Ernest Z. et al. Pacific partners : the future of U.S.-New Zealand relations : a report of the CSIS Southeast Asia program and the New Zealand Institute of International Affairs. Washington, DC : Center for Strategic and International Studies, c2011.
Olson, Sherry H. and Patricia A. Thornton. Peopling the North American city : Montreal, 1840-1900. Montreal ; Ithica: McGill-Queen's University Press, c2011.
Fernando, Jude L. The political economy of NGOs : state formation in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. London : Pluto Press, 2011.
Sevea, Iqbal Singh. The political philosophy of Muhammad Iqbal : Islam and nationalism in late colonial India. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Saw, Swee-Hock. The population of Singapore. Singapore : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2012.
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Friday, 9 November 2012
Thursday, 18 October 2012
Postgraduate & Early Career Scholars Research Training Workshop
Postgraduate & Early Career Scholars Research Training Workshop
Wednesday 5th December 2012, 1pm to 6pm, at Royal Holloway University of London
The Society for the History of Women in the Americas (SHAW) is organising a research training workshop for postgraduates (MA students and PhDs) and early career scholars (defined as within five years of PhD graduation). The event is intended to be a “one-stop-shop” where attendees can take part in a variety of training and development workshops, get advice and feedback on their own work and meet with other researchers. The event is targeted primarily although not exclusively at those interested in the Americas, with both an interdisciplinary and transnational perspective. We particularly encourage those just starting out in postgraduate research to attend. We also hope that the sessions will appeal to those making the transition from postgraduate research into the next stage of their academic careers, who often find that there is a dearth of research training catering to their particular position.
The event has five elements:
1) Training and development workshops. Sessions include:
Getting published, Teaching as a postgrad, Using social media, Applying for funding, Conference organisation, Job search and CV writing, Being a part-time postgrad, Coping with academic stress, Working with your supervisor & mentoring others, Remaining research active post-PhD graduation
2) A “drop-in surgery” for advice
3) The chance to present one’s research project in poster format and receive feedback on it (optional)
4) A “marketplace” showcasing publishers, scholarly organisations and societies etc
5) Networking and socialising opportunities, including a drinks reception kindly supported by The Paul Mellon Professorial Fund
The cost is £20. The deadline for registration is Wednesday 14th November 2012.
To register, or if you have any questions, please contact the organisers (Dr Dawn-Marie Gibson, RHUL; Dr Rachel Ritchie, Brunel University; Ms Imaobong Umoren, Oxford University) via shawsociety@gmail.com
Wednesday 5th December 2012, 1pm to 6pm, at Royal Holloway University of London
The Society for the History of Women in the Americas (SHAW) is organising a research training workshop for postgraduates (MA students and PhDs) and early career scholars (defined as within five years of PhD graduation). The event is intended to be a “one-stop-shop” where attendees can take part in a variety of training and development workshops, get advice and feedback on their own work and meet with other researchers. The event is targeted primarily although not exclusively at those interested in the Americas, with both an interdisciplinary and transnational perspective. We particularly encourage those just starting out in postgraduate research to attend. We also hope that the sessions will appeal to those making the transition from postgraduate research into the next stage of their academic careers, who often find that there is a dearth of research training catering to their particular position.
The event has five elements:
1) Training and development workshops. Sessions include:
Getting published, Teaching as a postgrad, Using social media, Applying for funding, Conference organisation, Job search and CV writing, Being a part-time postgrad, Coping with academic stress, Working with your supervisor & mentoring others, Remaining research active post-PhD graduation
2) A “drop-in surgery” for advice
3) The chance to present one’s research project in poster format and receive feedback on it (optional)
4) A “marketplace” showcasing publishers, scholarly organisations and societies etc
5) Networking and socialising opportunities, including a drinks reception kindly supported by The Paul Mellon Professorial Fund
The cost is £20. The deadline for registration is Wednesday 14th November 2012.
To register, or if you have any questions, please contact the organisers (Dr Dawn-Marie Gibson, RHUL; Dr Rachel Ritchie, Brunel University; Ms Imaobong Umoren, Oxford University) via shawsociety@gmail.com
Wednesday, 19 September 2012
Gender and History in the Americas seminar series
‘Gender and History in the Americas’ is a new seminar series at the Institute for Historical Research, London.
Held at 17.30 on the first Monday of the month from October 2012, the series offers a forum for speakers to present research investigating women’s and gender history from a hemispheric perspective that stretches from Canada to Argentina, Mexico to the Caribbean. The presentation of works-in-progress and contributions from postgraduate and early career scholars are particularly encouraged, reflecting our desire to create a series in which new and cutting-edge ideas can be shared and discussed in an intellectual and supportive environment.
1st October 2012 Jay Kleinberg (Brunel University): Cigars and Politics: An Intersectional and Transnational Approach to Cuban Women's Immigration and Work in the United States, 1880-2000 Senate House Montague Room (Room 26)
5th November 2012 Nadja Janssen (Independent Scholar): ‘The Ruin is Irreversible’: Female Voices in the Anti-Feminist Backlash, 1970 – Present
Senate House Holden Room (Room 103)
3rd December 2012 Helen Glew (University of Westminster): Ladies, legislation and letters to Lester Pearson: policy and debates about married women's right to work in Canada, 1945-1970
Stewart House STB5
7th January 2013 Althea Legal-Miller (Independent Scholar): “Mistreated and Molested”: Jailhouse Violence and the Civil Rights Movement
Senate House Torrington Room (Room 104)
4th February 2013 Beverley Duguid (RHUL): A Jamaican Odyssey: Nancy Prince’s Travels to Jamaica in 1840
Stewart House STB5
4th March 2013 Imaobong Umoren (Postgraduate student): ‘No more must we be regarded as toys- but women of foresight, strength and skill’: Black Women, Intellectual Connections and Travel across Europe and the Americas 1920s-1940s
Stewart House STB5
Please note there will be no seminar in April and May due to Bank Holidays
3rd June 2013 Dawn-Marie Gibson (RHUL): In Our Own Voices: Modest Models Inc
Senate House Torrington Room (Room 104)
Convenors:
Professor Jay Kleinberg (Brunel University), Dr Rachel Ritchie (Brunel University), Dr Inge Dornan (Brunel University), Dr Lee Sartain (Portsmouth University), Dr Dawn-Marie Gibson (RHUL), Ms Imaobong Umoren (King’s College London), Dr Sinead McEneaney (Saint Mary’s University College), Dr Natalie Zacek (University of Manchester)
For further information, contact the Society for the History of Women in the Americas shawsociety@gmail.com
Held at 17.30 on the first Monday of the month from October 2012, the series offers a forum for speakers to present research investigating women’s and gender history from a hemispheric perspective that stretches from Canada to Argentina, Mexico to the Caribbean. The presentation of works-in-progress and contributions from postgraduate and early career scholars are particularly encouraged, reflecting our desire to create a series in which new and cutting-edge ideas can be shared and discussed in an intellectual and supportive environment.
1st October 2012 Jay Kleinberg (Brunel University): Cigars and Politics: An Intersectional and Transnational Approach to Cuban Women's Immigration and Work in the United States, 1880-2000 Senate House Montague Room (Room 26)
5th November 2012 Nadja Janssen (Independent Scholar): ‘The Ruin is Irreversible’: Female Voices in the Anti-Feminist Backlash, 1970 – Present
Senate House Holden Room (Room 103)
3rd December 2012 Helen Glew (University of Westminster): Ladies, legislation and letters to Lester Pearson: policy and debates about married women's right to work in Canada, 1945-1970
Stewart House STB5
7th January 2013 Althea Legal-Miller (Independent Scholar): “Mistreated and Molested”: Jailhouse Violence and the Civil Rights Movement
Senate House Torrington Room (Room 104)
4th February 2013 Beverley Duguid (RHUL): A Jamaican Odyssey: Nancy Prince’s Travels to Jamaica in 1840
Stewart House STB5
4th March 2013 Imaobong Umoren (Postgraduate student): ‘No more must we be regarded as toys- but women of foresight, strength and skill’: Black Women, Intellectual Connections and Travel across Europe and the Americas 1920s-1940s
Stewart House STB5
Please note there will be no seminar in April and May due to Bank Holidays
3rd June 2013 Dawn-Marie Gibson (RHUL): In Our Own Voices: Modest Models Inc
Senate House Torrington Room (Room 104)
Convenors:
Professor Jay Kleinberg (Brunel University), Dr Rachel Ritchie (Brunel University), Dr Inge Dornan (Brunel University), Dr Lee Sartain (Portsmouth University), Dr Dawn-Marie Gibson (RHUL), Ms Imaobong Umoren (King’s College London), Dr Sinead McEneaney (Saint Mary’s University College), Dr Natalie Zacek (University of Manchester)
For further information, contact the Society for the History of Women in the Americas shawsociety@gmail.com
Wednesday, 16 November 2011
CFP: Colonization and Domestic Service: historical and contemporary perspectives
CFP: Colonization and Domestic Service: historical and contemporary perspectives
16-17 July 2012, Newcastle, Australia
The aim of this symposium is to bring together scholars to share insights and to enter into a conversation about the connections between domestic service and colonization. This symposium will provide an opportunity to workshop individual papers in a collegial environment, drawing out key themes, topics and issues across different sites and times. A selection of the workshopped papers will be included as peer-reviewed chapters in a book published by an international academic press.
Scholars of domestic service from all disciplines are invited to submit proposals for papers offering specific studies, historical or contemporary, of domestic service and colonization, or broader comparative and reflective studies. Established scholars, emerging scholars, and postgraduate researchers are encouraged to submit proposals for papers to workshop, and all are welcome to attend.
Confirmed keynote speakers are Professor Mary Romero (Arizona State University) and Associate Professor Swapna Banerjee (Brooklyn College of CUNY).
Proposals should include a title, a 250-word abstract, a brief (one-page) CV and full contact details. They should be addressed no later than December 1, 2011 to:
colonization.domesticservice@newcastle.edu.au
For further information see: www.newcastle.edu.au/institute/research-institute-for-social-inclusion-and-wellbeing/activities-and-events/colonization-and-domestic-service-symposium.htm
Or contact: Associate Professor Victoria Haskins Victoria.Haskins@newcastle.edu.au
Research Institute for Social Inclusion and Wellbeing, The University of Newcastle, +61 2 4921 5221
Dr Claire Lowrie Claire.Lowrie@newcastle.edu.au
School of Humanities and Social Sciences, The University of Newcastle
16-17 July 2012, Newcastle, Australia
The aim of this symposium is to bring together scholars to share insights and to enter into a conversation about the connections between domestic service and colonization. This symposium will provide an opportunity to workshop individual papers in a collegial environment, drawing out key themes, topics and issues across different sites and times. A selection of the workshopped papers will be included as peer-reviewed chapters in a book published by an international academic press.
Scholars of domestic service from all disciplines are invited to submit proposals for papers offering specific studies, historical or contemporary, of domestic service and colonization, or broader comparative and reflective studies. Established scholars, emerging scholars, and postgraduate researchers are encouraged to submit proposals for papers to workshop, and all are welcome to attend.
Confirmed keynote speakers are Professor Mary Romero (Arizona State University) and Associate Professor Swapna Banerjee (Brooklyn College of CUNY).
Proposals should include a title, a 250-word abstract, a brief (one-page) CV and full contact details. They should be addressed no later than December 1, 2011 to:
colonization.domesticservice@newcastle.edu.au
For further information see: www.newcastle.edu.au/institute/research-institute-for-social-inclusion-and-wellbeing/activities-and-events/colonization-and-domestic-service-symposium.htm
Or contact: Associate Professor Victoria Haskins Victoria.Haskins@newcastle.edu.au
Research Institute for Social Inclusion and Wellbeing, The University of Newcastle, +61 2 4921 5221
Dr Claire Lowrie Claire.Lowrie@newcastle.edu.au
School of Humanities and Social Sciences, The University of Newcastle
Sunday, 18 September 2011
The Australian Women's Register
The searchable-on-line Australian Women's Register is a valuable and growing source of biographical data about Australian women and their organisations, with hyper-links to the archival repositories and libraries where their records are held and to other sources of information. Women and women's organisations are listed alphabetically. You' can also search by functional classification, for example, 'P' covers physicists, politicians, pharmacists, pacifists and many more.
The Register is an initiative of The National Foundation for Australian Women (NFAW) in conjunction with The University of Melbourne, funded by the Australian Research Council.The Australian Women's Archive Project promotes the keeping and care of personal records and encourages individuals and organisations to deposit records appropriately in available archives and libraries. National institutions preserve the papers of well known women and significant organisations. The AWAP register will tell you that the National Library of Australia holds the archives of Judith Wright (1915-2000) poet and conservationist, the John Oxley Library in the State Library of Queensland holds the records of the Queensland Country Women's Association from 1922 onwards and the Mortlock Library at the State Library of South Australia holds the papers of Dame Roma Mitchell (1913-2000) the first woman governor of an Australian state.
But there are many smaller institutions with fascinating archival collections. The Warringah Library's local studies collection at Dee Why NSW holds the records of surfboard rider and swimming instructor Isabel Letham (1899-1995). The Geelong City Council's Heritage Centre (Vic) holds the records of local Girl Guides groups from the 1930s - 1960s. The Charles Sturt University Regional Archives in Wagga, NSW holds the records of the Coolamon Mothers' Union (1947-85) and the Italian Historical Society (Vic) holds the records of Lena Santospirito (1895-1993) a community worker and migrant community advocate.
This resource is a good supplement to the free online version of the Australian
Dictionary of Biography
The Register is an initiative of The National Foundation for Australian Women (NFAW) in conjunction with The University of Melbourne, funded by the Australian Research Council.The Australian Women's Archive Project promotes the keeping and care of personal records and encourages individuals and organisations to deposit records appropriately in available archives and libraries. National institutions preserve the papers of well known women and significant organisations. The AWAP register will tell you that the National Library of Australia holds the archives of Judith Wright (1915-2000) poet and conservationist, the John Oxley Library in the State Library of Queensland holds the records of the Queensland Country Women's Association from 1922 onwards and the Mortlock Library at the State Library of South Australia holds the papers of Dame Roma Mitchell (1913-2000) the first woman governor of an Australian state.
But there are many smaller institutions with fascinating archival collections. The Warringah Library's local studies collection at Dee Why NSW holds the records of surfboard rider and swimming instructor Isabel Letham (1899-1995). The Geelong City Council's Heritage Centre (Vic) holds the records of local Girl Guides groups from the 1930s - 1960s. The Charles Sturt University Regional Archives in Wagga, NSW holds the records of the Coolamon Mothers' Union (1947-85) and the Italian Historical Society (Vic) holds the records of Lena Santospirito (1895-1993) a community worker and migrant community advocate.
This resource is a good supplement to the free online version of the Australian
Dictionary of Biography
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