CSSR - Applications for the position of post-doctoral scholar for 2014 are invited

The Critical Studies in Sexualities and Reproduction (CSSR) research programme is a multi-disciplinary programme funded by the National Research Foundation South African Research Chair Initiative (SARChI), the Andrew W Mellon Foundation, SANPAD, Rhodes University and the British Academy International Mobility Grant. It draws on the expertise of a number of researchers both within Rhodes University and at universities/NGOs in South Africa and across the world.

Applications for the position of post-doctoral scholar for 2014 are invited. The successful candidate will conduct research in the broad area of the research programme (see further details in attached as well the web-site: http://www.ru.ac.za/criticalstudies/ ). The contract will initially be for one year, extendable for a second year depending on performance. The value of the post-doctoral award is R140 000 per annum (tax-free). Running costs of the research conducted by the successful candidate will be covered by the CSSR budget.

Candidates should be in possession, or nearing completion, of a PhD in a Social Science discipline. A background in narrative and/or discursive methodologies is a requirement.

To apply, please send the following documentation to the project administrator, Annie Fleischack, on annie.fleischack@gmail.com  on or before 6 December 2013:

• Covering letter outlining your interest in the position and research programme;
• Academic record;
• Curriculum vitae;
• Sample of academic writing (about 20 pages).

For further enquiries, contact Prof Catriona Macleod on c.macleod@ru.ac.za. 

Stealing from the public domain

In order to counter the excessive individualism of mainstream psychology, Community Psychology needs to take seriously notions of collective agency and collective property. How should Community Psychology theorists and practitioners respond to the international battleground concerning individual versus intellectual property? Individuals who illegally download copyrighted material are routinely branded as pirates and as committing intellectual property theft. However, it is also possible to interpret giant corporations' repeated successful attempts to influence legislation to retroactively extend the period of copyright as theft on a grand scale. Corporations in the USA have taken the lead in this, but the most recent example is from the UK - they have just retroactively extended copyright on sound recordings from 50 years to 70 years. More details here - http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20131107/18153025175/copyright-extension-goes-into-effect-uk-more-works-stolen-public-domain.shtml .

Conference March 2014: Forum of African Psychology

Dear Colleagues,

Here is a conference to look forward to… http://www.ul.ac.za/conf/main/application/FAP2013/index.php?Entity=FAP2013:Call%20for%20Papers&theConf=82 Call for PapersAbstracts are invited for oral and poster presentations in any of the following tracks:

• History of African psychology

• Psychology and culture

• Traditional healing

• Themes and issues in African psychology

• African psychology and ethics

• Culture and human development

• Psychopathology in the context of culture

• Psychological interventions

Kindly note that the closing date for abstract submission has been extended.

For more information contact Puleng Segalo at segalpj@unisa.ac.za