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Director of Schupf Family IdeaLab at Skidmore College

Posted on February 1, 2022

Some folks on this list might be interested in this position, or know others who might be. Artists, makers, and anyone involved in innovative pedagogy welcome to apply! I’m pasting an overview below — see here for the full job description, and here for the ad. Review of applications begins on March 1 — feel free to reach out Continue Reading »

CGHI Postdoctoral Fellowship at University of Toronto

Posted on February 1, 2022

It is my pleasure to announce a new postdoctoral fellowship program, sponsored by the Critical Digital Humanities Initiative (CDHI) at the University of Toronto. I hope you will share with your students, colleagues, and networks. CDHI Postdoctoral Fellowship in Community Data (2022-24) Created in collaboration with the iSchool, UTSC, and the Council on Library & Continue Reading »

Decodings: Winter 2022 (February Edition)

Posted on February 1, 2022

DECODINGS Society for Literature, Science, and the Arts Newsletter                      Winter 2022, Vol. 31, No.2 (February edition) *SLSA 2022: Reading Minds, Purdue University, Call for Papers *SLSA 2021: Energy, University of Michigan, Keynote Recordings *1/20/22 Executive Committee Quarterly Meeting Notes *Committee Members and Appointments: Social Media *Membership Renewal *Policies: Respectful Behavior and Freedom of Speech *Ombudspersons Continue Reading »

TT Professor at Kent State University’s School of Media and Journalism

Posted on January 21, 2022

Kent State University’s School of Media and Journalism (MDJ) invites applications for a full-time, tenure track position at the rank of associate or assistant professor with a start date of August 2022. We are particularly interested in candidates with research/creativity activity and/or professional experience in digital media production, including post-production for film and television, digital Continue Reading »

Digital Media and Rhetoric Assistant Professor – UWaterloo

Posted on January 21, 2022

Dear SLSA, We are hiring an Assistant Professor in Digital Media and Rhetoric. I would be thrilled to work alongside a new colleague affiliated with SLSA in one way or another. Please spread the word. https://ofas.uwaterloo.ca/job-details/32 UWaterloo can provide a great platform for someone doing critical media studies, especially if they enjoy doing hands-on creative Continue Reading »

New Book: Scale Theory

Posted on January 10, 2022

From Josh DiCaglio: In lieu of much-missed conference mingling during covid-times, I wanted to drop a note about my book Scale Theory: A Nondisciplinary Inquiry (description at the publisher link), just out this past November from the University of Minnesota Press. The book is currently on sale for 40% off as part of UMP’s MLA virtual exhibition (see Continue Reading »

New Book: Archival Fictions

Posted on January 4, 2022

From Paul Benzon: I have a new book out that might interest some members of this list — see below and the attached file for more information, including a 30% discount code. Happy New Year to all! — “Archival Fictions is the book many of us working at the intersections of media and literature have been Continue Reading »

TT Environment Humanities job at York University, Canada

Posted on December 21, 2021

The Department of Humanities, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, York University invites highly qualified candidates to apply for a professorial stream tenure-track appointment in Environmental Humanities at the Assistant Professor level, to commence July 1, 2022. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. All York University positions are subject to budgetary approval. The Humanities major brings interdisciplinary and cross-cultural perspectives to Continue Reading »

New Book: How We Became Sensorimotor

Posted on December 14, 2021

From Mark Paterson: Please allow me to announce my book How We Became Sensorimotor: Movement, Measurement, Sensation which came out last October with University of Minnesota Press [publisher link]. It speaks to the history of neuroscience, the history of science, the social history of technology, and phenomenological investigations of movement. I was rather frustrated that work in Continue Reading »

Decodings Fall 2021 (December Edition)

Posted on December 14, 2021

DECODINGS Society for Literature, Science, and the Arts Newsletter                      Fall 2021, Vol. 31, No.1  (December edition) *12/9/21 Executive Committee Quarterly Meeting Notes  *Committee Members and Appointments: Social Media *Membership Renewal  *Policies: Respectful Behavior and Freedom of Speech *Ombudspersons  *AnthropoScene Book Series  *European Society for Literature, Science, and the Arts     SLSA Executive Committee Meeting Notes 12/9/21   Attending: Irina Continue Reading »