Keep up with events at and beyond the CSSJ! No Images? Click here CSSJ Newsletter Ruth J. Simmons Postdoctoral Research Associate Opportunity The Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice at Brown University invites applications for a one-year position (2019-2020) as the Ruth J. Simmons Postdoctoral Research Associate in Slavery and Justice. The Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice (CSSJ) is a scholarly research center with a public humanities mission. Recognizing that racial and chattel slavery were central to the historical formation of the Americas and the modern world, the CSSJ creates a space for the interdisciplinary study of the historical forms of slavery while also examining how these legacies shape our contemporary world. We are also attentive to contemporary forms of human bondage and injustice. The Center is devoted to interdisciplinary scholarly research around issues of racial slavery, contemporary forms of injustice, as well as freedom. Qualifications The successful applicant will be expected to be an active participate in the Center’s Advanced Knowledges seminar series and will have the option to teach a course in the semester of his/her choosing. CSSJ Intensive Audio Story Workshop The CSSJ Intensive Audio Story Workshop invites students to gain the tools they need to produce high quality, ethical audio stories that address themes central to the mission of CSSJ, including the history and legacies of racial slavery. This workshop aims to deconstruct certain preconceived notions about podcasting and pull back the curtain on audio storytelling. Drawing from personal and collective narratives, students will learn to use audio production and storytelling as a tool for examining themes of race, freedoms, and injustices of the past and present. Over the course of a month, this workshop aims to address the many barriers that prohibit people from using podcasts as a medium for activism and storytelling, allowing participants to use their own voice to share a message and challenge the status-quo of traditional radio. Applications will open at the end of January, with a day-long intensive workshop kicking off in the beginning of February. For more information please email Babette Thomas [babette_thomas@brown.edu] and Johanna Obenda [johanna_obenda@brown.edu] Over the last six years CSSJ’s work has helped to shape important conversations on and off campus around the history and memories of racial slavery both in America and globally. This pioneering work would not be possible without the sustained commitment of our supporters. |