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Mothers and the Economy: The Economics of Mothering Conference

CALL FOR PAPERS

 

The Motherhood Initiative for Research and Community Involvement (MIRCI)

 

presents:

 

Mothers and the Economy: The Economics of Mothering Conference

 

October 21-23, 2010, Toronto, Canada

 

We welcome submissions from scholars, students, activists, and workers, artists, mothers and others who work or research in this area. Cross-cultural, historical and comparative work is encouraged. We encourage a variety of types of submissions including academic papers from all disciplines, workshops, creative submissions, performances, storytelling, visual arts and other alternative formats.

 

EXTENDED DEADLINE: AUGUST 1, 2010

 

Topics can include (but are not limited to):

 

the economics of maintaining sustainable family systems; mothering, appropriate technology and economics; mothering and microcredit; mothering and economic activism; mothering and economic activism through the arts; mothering with reduced resources; social and economic supports for mothering; mothering within the neoliberal context; motherwork and valuation of motherwork, mothering and the economics of unpaid labour; mothers-as-providers, mother-led cooperatives; the effects of privatization/commodification on women; mothering and the economics of raising children with disabilities; the economics of maternal mortality rates; the “selling” of mothering and the economics of consumerism;  consumption and the marketing of mothering; the economics of reproductive technologies and surrogacy; structural adjustment policies and mothering; the financial implications for mothers of family law reforms and welfare state developments, the economic impacts of environmental degradation on mothering; quantifications of mothering/caregiving/parenting as a part of the base structure of the economic productivity of society; children as economic assets/burdens; the actual value of domestic/unpaid labour; motherhood and the gender pay gap, mothering and the feminization of poverty; mothering, occupational segregation and the wage gap; the impacts of economic globalization on mothering and kinship networks; the envisioning and articulation of more human-centered economic systems and policies to enhance mothering/caregiving practices; transformations of male breadwinner-female caretaker models; the economics of caregiving/parenting in nontraditional households; mothering and the “new home economics”; mothering, feminist economics and social justice; mothering and welfare policies; mothering and health care costs; the commodification of domestic labour; global and transnational motherhood, transnational families in the new global economy; the economics of the second shift; global care chains; mothering/caregiving/parenting and economic justice, motherwork in organisations; mothers’ economic transactions; mothers’ labour paid and unpaid; mothers in enterprise and mothers in alternative enterprise; mothers and non-monetary economic flows; mothers in the workplace; homeschooling mothers; mothers as consumers; mothers and Marxism; mothers and neo-liberalism; mothers in a capitalist economy; mothers in a diverse economy; mothers and food economies; mother’s milk and breastfeeding; the economic roles of mothers in undeveloped economies; the economic roles of mothers in non-Western cultures; mothering and economic subjectivity; mothers as alternative economic activists.

 

CONFIRMED KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:

 

Patrizia Albanese, author of Mothers of the Nation

 

Andrea Doucet, author of Do Men Mother: Fathering, Care & Domestic Responsibility

 

Martha Albertson Fineman, author of The Autonomy Myth: A Theory of Dependency

 

Eva Feder Kittay, author of Love’s Labor: Essays on Women, Equality, and Dependency

Bonnie Fox, author of When Couples Become Parents

 

Marilyn Waring, author of If Women Counted: A New Feminist Economics 

 

If you are interested in being considered as a presenter, please send a 250 word abstract and a 50 word bio by August 1, 2010 to: info@motherhoodinitiative.org

 

One must be a member of Motherhood Initiative for Research and Community Involvement (MIRCI)to present at this conference. Membership will begin May 1, 2010.

 

 

 

Motherhood Initiative for Research and Community Involvement (MIRCI)

 

140 Holland St. West, PO 13022

 

Bradford, ON, L3Z 2Y5

 

www.motherhoodinitiative.org     info@motherhoodinitiative.org

 

 

Pre-and Post-Retirement Tips for Librarians

 Book Publisher: American Library Association Editor: Carol Smallwood, MLS Writing and Publishing: The Librarian's Handbook, American Library Association 2010 http://www.alastore.ala.org/detail.aspx?ID=2646  Librarians as Community Partners: An Outreach Handbook, American Library Association, 2010 http://www.alastore.ala.org/detail.aspx?ID=2774 Foreword: Dr. Robert P. Holley, Professor of Library & Information Science, Wayne State University. Chapters sought for an anthology by soon to be retired or currently retired academic, public, school, special librarians sharing retirement experience to help colleagues. Chapters also sought from retirement and financial planning professionals. No previously published, simultaneously submitted material; 2,500-3,500 words written by yourself or with one co-author. Concise, how-to chapters, using bullets, headings. Compensation: a complimentary book, discount on additional copies. Possible topics: What to Consider in Financial Planning; Early Retirement--or Not; Part Time/Full Time Jobs When Retired; Using Library Skills to Enhance Retirement; Keeping Healthy in Mind and Body; Writing Wills; Assisted Living; Going Back to School; Holding Political/Leadership Positions; Living on Pensions; Social Security; Notable Retirement Activities; Retirement Budgeting; Legacies; Relocating/Travel; Estate Planning; Insurance. To avoid duplication, please e-mail 2-3 topics described separately in 2-3 sentences by August 6, 2010 with a 75-90 word bio. You will be contacted which of your topics will work. Kindly place, RETIREMENT LIBRARIAN/Your Name, on the subject line to: smallwood@tm.net 

Signs: Special Issue: Women, Gender, and Prison: National and Global Perspectives

For more information go to http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/page/signs/call.html

Despite neoliberal commitments to cut back the state, during the last decades of the twentieth century, many states dramatically increased spending and infrastructure development on policing, imprisonment, and the military.  Initiatives designed to get tough on crime, wage war on drugs, suppress dissent, militarize borders, and criminalize migration contributed to major growth in the prison population.  In striking contrast to earlier eras, the growth rate for women’s incarceration has outstripped men’s. Since 1977, for example, the population of women in U.S. prisons has increased roughly 700 percent; in Britain, it has grown by 200 percent.  Ethnic minority women are drastically overrepresented in prison populations, as are women who have suffered physical and sexual abuse; behind bars they are vulnerable to further abuse.  Imprisonment poses unique challenges for women, particularly with respect to reproductive rights and freedoms, childbearing, and childrearing.  The exponential increase in women’s incarceration also coincided with the privatization of prisons and the emergence of new gendered divisions of prison labor.  The “war on terror” has fostered a “war on immigrants,” and increasing numbers of women have been held in detention without charge on suspicion of terrorist connections or immigration violations.

For this special issue, we invite submissions that address complex questions concerning women’s imprisonment and detention, including gendered carceral regimes, challenges to bodily integrity, reproductive freedom, and mothering in prison; the effects of imprisonment on families and communities; the relationship between the welfare state and the penal state; the social, economic, and political mechanisms that generate punishment of women; and the effects of race, ethnicity, class, nationality, sexual orientation, and transgender on experiences of imprisonment and practices of punishment.  We particularly seek innovative analyses that explore gendered incarceration in and across diverse geographic, cultural, and historical sites, as well as comparative approaches that consider colonial, postcolonial, state-socialist, democratic socialist, and neoliberal prison policies and practices and identify feminist alternatives to imprisonment.  We welcome interrogation of the criminalization of poverty and migration, the politicization of group membership, processes of racialization, gendered dimensions of the “war on drugs,” and other factors contributing to growing rates of incarceration among women. Submissions on all places, time, and contexts are welcome.

Please send submissions between May 1 and June 30, 2011. The issue is scheduled to appear in Winter 2013.

2011 ALISE Annual Conference: Competitiveness and Innovation

Tuesday, January 4 through Friday, January 7 – San Diego, CA

 

Call for Juried Paper Proposals

 

Deadline for Extended abstracts (maximum 1,000 words): July 15, 2010

Notification of Acceptance: September 15, 2010

 

This call for juried paper proposals seeks original contributions including reports of research, theory, pedagogy, best practices, think pieces, and critical essays that contribute to elaboration of the conference theme of competitiveness and innovation in library and information science. More information on the conference theme can be found at: http://www.alise.org/

 

Submission to this call for paper proposals must not have been previously published. There are no restrictions on research methodology. Alternative perspectives, creative and no-conventional responses to library and information science education concerns within the context of competitiveness and innovation are welcome and expected! We look forward to your proposals and participation with great anticipation!

 

Conference juried paper proposals accepted for presentation at the conference, which are developed into full papers, are eligible for consideration for the JELIS “best papers” conference issue. Deadline for submission of full papers for possible publication in JELIS will be March 1, 2011.

 

Instructions for submitting Extended Abstracts for presentation at the ALISE 2011 Conference:

 

Extended abstracts should include the following:

Title of the paper

Names, affiliations, and contact information of the authors and one author to be designated as the contact for the paper

Up to 1,000 word description of the proposed paper.

 

The Conference Juried Paper Proposals Committee Chair will send an acknowledgement of all abstracts received and applicants will be informed of the Committee’s decisions by September 15, 2010. Conference presentation time slots will be published in the conference program. All presenters are required to register for the ALISE 2011 conference.

 

Submit abstracts in PDF or WORD format by July 15, 2010 to Melissa Gross, The Florida State University, mgross@fsu.edu

(LGBTQ) issues in education

The American Educational Research Association (AERA) is undertaking
an initiative on research on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or
queer (LGBTQ) issues in education. AERA seeks assistance from
scholars and researchers across fields to map the state of knowledge
on LGBTQ issues in education. AERA aims to bring together research
from diverse theoretical frameworks, ecological perspectives, and
research methods in this work to assess what we know and do not know
about LGBTQ issues in education and educational contexts.
 
 
 
This initiative to examine the state of research on LGBTQ issues in
education has three components: (1) an extensive literature search
and review, (2) an intensive small research workshop of scholars to
be held in Fall 2010; and (3) this broad-based call for input and
ideas on LGBTQ issues in education. This call is a key element of
information gathering for the research workshop and ultimately for 
the research reports and publications that will follow. We seek
contributions from scholars and researchers whose work addresses
LGBTQ issues directly related to education (e.g., student experience
and perspectives, child/adolescent counseling, school violence) or
in adjacent research areas of relevance (i.e., identity formation,
LGBTQ families, workplace discrimination).
 
 
please provide your input and ideas - deadline Aug. 2, 2010
http://www.logiforms.com/formdata/user_forms/7993_9562493/78491/

2011 International Conference on Information Resources Management

in association with the Korea Society of MIS Conference (Conf-IRM is an AIS Affiliated Conference - www.conf-irm.org) Lotte Hotel, Seoul, South Korea 12-14 June, 2011 Call for Papers Theme: Services Management and Innovation with IT Important Dates Submission date: November 1, 2010 Notification of Acceptance/Rejection: February 1, 2011 Final Submission and Early Registration due date: March 1, 2011 The organizing committee invites you to submit your research work, teaching cases, and proposals for panels and tutorials to Conf-IRM. All conference submissions will be double-blind and peer reviewed. Submission Types and Guidelines: (i) Full Length Submissions Submissions must be no more than 5000 words, including references, appendices and title page, with a maximum of 5 figures/tables. Submissions must be original, and previously unpublished, conceptual or empirical research manuscript for review. All accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings in their entirety upon payment of registration fees. Papers accepted and presented at the conference will also be placed in the AIS e-Library. Papers not presented at the conference, for any reason, will not be included in the AIS e-Library. Highly rated papers by the reviewers will be considered for publications in selected Journals. Moreover, the paper that best represents, in terms of quality and suitability to the theme and ideals of the conference will be awarded the "Best Paper" Award during the conference. (ii) Research-in-Progress Submissions Submissions of no more than 2000 words with a maximum of 3 figures/tables. All research-in-progress submissions will be published in the proceedings as short papers. (iii) Teaching Cases We welcome submissions of teaching cases. The cases should be based on real situations and targeted at specific learning objectives. Cases should be no more than 5000 words and must be accompanied by instructor teaching notes (not included in the 5000 words). The teaching notes will not be published. (iv) Panel and Tutorial Submissions Submissions of not more than 1000 words. Proposals should include the objectives, issues to be covered and full details of all presenters. Method of presentation is at the submitter's discretion; however, the submitter has the responsibility for providing his/her own panel members. All accepted proposals will appear in the conference proceedings (Please note that all panelists and tutorial presenters must register for the conference). Submissions of all types must be received by November 1, 2010. Details of tracks and submission information will be announced soon. Send all your inquiries to: Conference Co-Chairs Jae In Oh, Dankook University and President of Korea Society of MIS, jioh@dankook.ac.kr Felix B Tan, AUT University, New Zealand, felix.tan@aut.ac.nz Program Co-Chairs Kichan Nam, Sogang Business School, Sogang University, Korea, knam@ccs.sogang.ac.kr Sue Conger, University of Dallas, sconger@aol.com Local Program Chair Yong Jin Kim, Sogang Business School, Sogang University, Korea, yongjkim@sogang.ac.kr Jairo Gutierrez, Universidad Tecnologica de Bolivar, Colombia, jgutierrezd@unitecnologica.edu.co Publications and Proceedings Chair Lech Janczewski, The University of Auckland, New Zealand, lech@auckland.ac.nz International Co-Chairs Sherif Kamel, American University in Cairo, Egypt, skamel@aucegypt.edu Gerald Grant, Carleton University, Canada, gerald_grant@carleton.ca G. Harindranath, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK, g.harindranath@rhul.ac.uk Anol Bhattacherjee, University of South Florida, abhatt@usf.edu 

Competitiveness and Innovation-School Library Media Special Interest Group ALISE 2011

ALISE 2011, San Diego, CA, January 2011

Conference Theme: Competitiveness and Innovation

Call for Papers-  ABSTRACT DEADLINE: JULY 10, 2010- PAPER DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 1, 2010

 

In keeping with the 2011 ALISE Conference Theme,Competitiveness and Innovation, the School Library Media SIG invites submissions for research papers that highlight aspects of innovation and competitiveness in the field of school librarianship, as they relate to our roles as educators of school librarians or as researchers of school librarianship. Please also review the overview of the conference theme found at the ALISE website (www.alise.org) under the Conference Call for Participation link.

 

We invite abstracts and invited full research papers relating to these topics of competitiveness and innovation:

1. What innovations, competing influences, or forces are shaping school library programs in schools or preparation programs colleges and universities?

2. How might innovation or competition impact the work of practitioners in K12 or educators and researchers in higher education?

3. What innovations are needed in preservice education for school librarians or in LIS education as it affects the preparation of school librarians?

4. What are the competing interests of stakeholders within (e.g., researchers in other areas of LIS, students) or outside (e.g., state and federal education policymakers, employers) LIS, and what are the impacts of these competing interests?

5. School librarianship is subject to competing visions or models. What are some of these visions and/or models and what outcomes have resulted from the differences?

 

Through facilitated discussion of papers relating to these topics, we hope to explore:

– How can school librarians and school libraries be reimagined?

– Who are the major innovators in school librarianship?

– How are we preparing our students to facilitate 21st century learning in schools? How are we revamping our preservice curriculum?

– What are the advocacy roles of preservice educators in a time of school library cutbacks?

– What are key points of intersection between school librarianship and information science?

– How can we improve the quantity and quality of school library research?

– What are key ideas of learning in the 21st century and what are their relationships to the roles of school librarians?

– How are we documenting the effectiveness of preservice curriculum for school librarians?

 

The SIG session will be in one of two formats, depending on the number of papers submitted:

1. 5-8research papers presented on a panel facilitated by discussants who will have read the full papers ahead of time; or 2. 10 or so research papers specifically aligned to at least one the panel themes, presented in pecha kucha style, with a five minute overview and conclusion by a facilitator.

 

Abstracts, due July 10, 2010, will be reviewed for evidence of in-process or completed research and explicit links to the conference and SIG themes. Be sure to comment on your literature foundation, method, methodology, findings, and conclusions in your abstract. If the research is in progress, please mention the point at which you expect to be in the research project by November 1.

 

Accepted abstracts will be the basis for invited papers due on November 1, 2010.

Invited papers will be eligible for a special issue of School Libraries Worldwide (SLW), one of two peer reviewed research journals in school librarianship. All papers submitted to SLW will undergo double-blind peer review.

 

Submit 500 word abstracts by July 10, 2010, to Anne Perrault, University at Buffalo, amp33@buffalo.edu. Feel free to contact Anne Perrault (amp33@buffalo.edu) or Marcia Mardis (mmardis@fsu.edu)

with any questions.

 

 

Publicity Methods to Keep Libraries in the News

Seeking Submissions for Proposed Anthologies from Practicing Librarians

An anthology by and for librarians striving to spread the word what their libraries offer, what they do, their service role.  Changing economics and life styles presents challenges to librarians often restricted by cutbacks in staff, hours, and money: how creative librarians using many publicity methods to promote their libraries and make them recognized as an essential resource for all ages.

Publisher: Routledge Books

Articles: 3,000-5,000 words; 1 author or 2, 3 co-authors

Compensation: complimentary copy, discount on more

Librarians outside the U.S. encouraged to contribute

Editor: Carol Smallwood, MLS
Writing and Publishing: The Librarian’s Handbook, American Library Association 2010 http://www.alastore.ala.org/detail.aspx?ID=2646

Librarians as Community Partners: An Outreach Handbook, American Library Association, 2010 http://www.alastore.ala.org/detail.aspx?ID=2774

Thinking Outside the Book: Essays for Innovative Librarians, McFarland, 2008
http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/book-2.php?id=978-0-7864-3575-3

others by ALA, Peter Lang, Linworth, Scarecrow, Libraries Unlimited

Please e-mail in a Word .doc (older version) attachment 1-3 topics/titles each described in 2-3 sentences by July 25, 2010 and a 75-85 word 3rd person bio: your name, library of employment, city/state location, employment title, where you got your degree, awards, publications, and career highlights. Please include publisher/date for books. If co-authored, a separate 75-85 word bio on each contributor. Please: no long resumes or abstracts-your selected title/abstract/bio composes a tentative table of contents for Routledge. You will be contacted which of your topics are not duplications, inviting you to e-mail your submission if Routledge decides to publish; your bio’s will appear in the anthology. Please place COLLABORATION; MULTICULTURAL; or PUBLICITY/your name on the subject line: smallwood@tm.net

Library Collaborations with Writers, Artists, Musicians and Other Creative Community Members

Seeking Submissions for Proposed Anthologies from Practicing Librarians

How local writers, artists, musicians and other creative people and libraries help each other and their community. These creative members (who are also voters) appreciate the resources and stimulus libraries provide the creative process and like making their work known. Librarians are asked to share successful activities and collaborations with these patrons.

Publisher: Routledge Books

Articles: 3,000-5,000 words; 1 author or 2, 3 co-authors

Compensation: complimentary copy, discount on more

Librarians outside the U.S. encouraged to contribute

Editor: Carol Smallwood, MLS
Writing and Publishing: The Librarian’s Handbook, American Library Association 2010 http://www.alastore.ala.org/detail.aspx?ID=2646

Librarians as Community Partners: An Outreach Handbook, American Library Association, 2010 http://www.alastore.ala.org/detail.aspx?ID=2774

Thinking Outside the Book: Essays for Innovative Librarians, McFarland, 2008
http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/book-2.php?id=978-0-7864-3575-3

others by ALA, Peter Lang, Linworth, Scarecrow, Libraries Unlimited

Please e-mail in a Word .doc (older version) attachment 1-3 topics/titles each described in 2-3 sentences by July 25, 2010 and a 75-85 word 3rd person bio: your name, library of employment, city/state location, employment title, where you got your degree, awards, publications, and career highlights. Please include publisher/date for books. If co-authored, a separate 75-85 word bio on each contributor. Please: no long resumes or abstracts-your selected title/abstract/bio composes a tentative table of contents for Routledge. You will be contacted which of your topics are not duplications, inviting you to e-mail your submission if Routledge decides to publish; your bio’s will appear in the anthology. Please place COLLABORATION; MULTICULTURAL; or PUBLICITY/your name on the subject line: smallwood@tm.net

Library Services for Multicultural Patrons to Encourage Library Use

Seeking Submissions for Proposed Anthologies from Practicing Librarians

How to make the multi-cultured community members regular library users. A how-to for librarians restricted by time, money, and staffing: creative librarians using various outreach methods to overcome language and cultural barriers to serve all those in their communities and turn them into regular patrons.

Publisher: Routledge Books

Articles: 3,000-5,000 words; 1 author or 2, 3 co-authors

Compensation: complimentary copy, discount on more

Librarians outside the U.S. encouraged to contribute

Editor: Carol Smallwood, MLS
Writing and Publishing: The Librarian’s Handbook, American Library Association 2010 http://www.alastore.ala.org/detail.aspx?ID=2646

Librarians as Community Partners: An Outreach Handbook, American Library Association, 2010 http://www.alastore.ala.org/detail.aspx?ID=2774

Thinking Outside the Book: Essays for Innovative Librarians, McFarland, 2008
http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/book-2.php?id=978-0-7864-3575-3

others by ALA, Peter Lang, Linworth, Scarecrow, Libraries Unlimited

Please e-mail in a Word .doc (older version) attachment 1-3 topics/titles each described in 2-3 sentences by July 25, 2010 and a 75-85 word 3rd person bio: your name, library of employment, city/state location, employment title, where you got your degree, awards, publications, and career highlights. Please include publisher/date for books. If co-authored, a separate 75-85 word bio on each contributor. Please: no long resumes or abstracts-your selected title/abstract/bio composes a tentative table of contents for Routledge. You will be contacted which of your topics are not duplications, inviting you to e-mail your submission if Routledge decides to publish; your bio’s will appear in the anthology. Please place COLLABORATION; MULTICULTURAL; or PUBLICITY/your name on the subject line: smallwood@tm.net