April 2007

For those of you who are interested in critical evaluation and critical analysis!

Earlier this week I announced on my baptistnomad site that my colleague-friend Jody Raphael had given notice that the book had been published. This is the third and final in a series exploring violence against women. Below are the press releases that you might find helpful. Originally PDFs, I converted them into JPEGs so that I could post them here. Enjoy!

Please pass this information on to anyone that may be interested in a 2 year research fellowship at Oxford:

UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD

Oxford Future of Humanity Institute Faculty of Philosophy & James Martin 21st Century School

Position:               James Martin Research Fellow
Ref:                    YD/07/005
Grade:                  Grade 7 (£25,889 - £31,840 p.a)
                               (In USD this is $50,123 - $61,645)
Duration:               Fixed term until 30 June 2009
Discipline:             Open: any philosophical, scientific, economic, or interdisciplinary area with broad relevance to the mission of the Oxford Future of Humanity Institute.

Applications are invited for a full-time research fellowship in the Faculty of Philosophy at Oxford University within the Future of Humanity Institute (FHI). The appointment is fixed term until 30 June 2009.

The Future of Humanity Institute is a dynamic new research institute at Oxford University. It is part of the Faculty of Philosophy and is one of the constituent parts of the James Martin 21st Century School. The FHI’s mission is to understand big picture questions for humanity. Current work streams include human enhancement ethics, global catastrophic risks, methodology and rationality, impacts of transformative technologies, and the nature of wisdom. The post-holder will conduct independent research of relevance to this mission and will participate in the institute’s activities. The successful applicant will have outstanding intellectual capacity, strong evidence of research potential, and expertise in some relevant philosophical, scientific, or economic area.

Further particulars and details of how to apply are available from http://www.fhi.ox.ac.uk  or from http://www.philosophy.ox.ac.uk, or from Ms Jo Armitage, James Martin Research Projects Coordinator, Faculty of Philosophy, 10 Merton Street, Oxford, OX1 4JJ, (Tel: 01865 276934, E-mail:  jo.armitage@philosophy.ox.ac.uk).

The closing date for applications is Friday, 4 May 2007.

The University is an Equal Opportunities Employer

Guilford College will be holding its first annual Gender & Sexism Conference on April 14th. The gender-aware, student-organized conference is meant to address issues of gender, sexism, and violence. Workshops will include “Sexism in the Classroom,” “Working with Survivors of Sexual Assault,” and “Confronting Male Privilege.” The conference will begin at 10 am and last until 4 pm, but we invite you to attend any workshops that you can. Food will be provided. If you are able to attend, please RSVP to skanter@guilford.edu as soon as possible. More details will be sent out at a later date.