[genderstudies] Fwd: HumanRightsGrad: ISHR Announcements and Opportunities Dec. 6

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From: ISHR - Institute for the Study of Human Rights <ishr at columbia.edu>
Date: Thu, Dec 6, 2012 at 12:29 PM
Subject: HumanRightsGrad: ISHR Announcements and Opportunities Dec. 6
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 *The ISHR received the following announcements:*

*Announcements*
1. Local Memory, Global Ethics, Justice: The Politics of Historical
Dialogue in Contemporary Society Conference, Columbia University Dec. 11-14.
2. Latest Issue of RightsNews, November 2012 (Vol. 31.1)

*Opportunities*
1. USAID Atrocities Prevention Fellowship
2. The Development and Outreach Department of Human Rights Watch Internships
3. Call For Papers: Center for the Study of Social Difference, Columbia
University
4. The ICD Annual Conference on Cultural Diplomacy in the USA


*Announcements*

1. The *Alliance for Historical Dialogue and Accountability (AHDA)* and the
*Guantanamo Public Memory Project* will host a conference on *“Local
Memory, Global Ethics, Justice: The Politics of Historical Dialogue in
Contemporary Society”* on December 11-14, 2012. Historical dialogue and
accountability is a growing field of advocacy and scholarship that
encompasses the efforts in conflict, post-conflict, and post-dictatorial
societies to come to terms with their pasts. This conference seeks to
consider related questions, in addition to discussing the state of the
relatively new field of historical dialogue and its relationship to other
discourses such as transitional justice, memory studies, oral history,
historical redress and religious studies. We will address the possibilities
and limits of these concepts and methods, searching for unexplored
connections and elaborating upon how historical analysis can be used to
resolve long-standing sectarian conflicts. An internationally diverse group
of presenters will participate in panels covering a wide range of regional
and thematic topics. For detailed information on registration, schedule,
location, and programming, please visit *www.hrcolumbia.org/ahda/conference*

2. The latest issue of *RightsNews*, the newsletter of the Institute for
the Study of Human Rights, is now online at *
http://hrcolumbia.org/rightsnews*.  Read about 2012 ISHR Human Rights
Advocates and Alliance for Historical Dialogue and Accountability Fellows,
Aung San Suukyi's visit to Columbia, marriage equality in the US, and
more!  RightsNews articles - from this and previous issues - are available
for online reading.  Columbia students are invited to join the RightsNews
staff.  Contact Audrey Kim, Editor, at *ask2186 at columbia.edu* for more
information.

*Opportunities*
1. *USAID-funded Democracy Fellows and Grants (DFG) program*, effective
from September 2012 to September 2017, is designed to 1) develop a pool of
committed professionals at the junior, mid-, and senior levels; 2)
strengthen relations between USAID and academic, think tank, and research
organizations; and 3) promote research and innovative solutions to USAID
democracy, human rights, and governance programs. For available fellowships
and application instructions, please visit *
http://www.iie.org/en/Programs/USAID-Democracy-Fellows-and-Grants-Program/Fellowship/Available-Fellowships#Atrocities-Prevention
*.

3. The *Development and Outreach Department of Human Rights Watch* (HRW) is
seeking applications for internships at their New York Offices in Public
Advocacy, Global Development Strategy, Women's Rights and with the Director
of the New York Committee. For more information, internship listings and to
apply, please visit *http://www.hrw.org/about/volunteering*.

4. The* Center for the Study of Social Difference at Columbia University
(CSSD) *promotes innovative interdisciplinary scholarship on the role of
gender, sexuality, ethnicity and race in global dynamics of power and
inequality. As the umbrella organization and research hub for five
interdisciplinary programs,CSSD brings together faculty in humanities, law,
social science and the arts, to investigate problems of social, economic,
and cultural inequality.

CSSD welcomes proposals for a new project that would begin in 2013.
Proposals may be submitted for consideration by any Columbia or Barnard
faculty member(s) whose project aligns with the mission of CSSD (please see
our website: *socialdifference.columbia.edu*), although preference will be
given to faculty affiliated with one or more of CSSD's member centers and
institutes. Funding is in the amount of $35,000 over two years with the
possibility of $15,000 for a third year, contingent on working group
interest and the availability of Center funds. CSSD seeks projects that are
interdisciplinary in nature and favors proposals from an
already-constituted core working group (typically 5-8 people). Project
proposals should not exceed five double-spaced pages and should include a
project description, a provisional budget, a short CV for each tentative
working group member, and a detailed work plan for group meetings, public
events, and the dissemination of project research. Proposals should also
describe a plan for soliciting and adjudicating applications for working
group membership from the wider University community. Any anticipated
curricular or pedagogical outcomes of the proposed project should be noted.
Proposals should be directed to CSSD Associate Director *Laura Ciolkowski **
(lec30 at columbia.edu),* by or before *March 22, 2013*. Projects will be
selected by the CSSD Executive Committee and applicants will be notified by
April 26, 2013

5. The *ICD Annual Conference on Cultural Diplomacy in the USA* is pleased
to announce that applications are currently being accepted for our
forthcoming international conference: The ICD Annual Academic Conference on
Cultural Diplomacy in the USA *“Options on the Table: Soft Power,
Intercultural Dialogue and the Future of US Foreign Policy”* (Washington
D.C., January 9th - 11th, 2013). Participation in the conference is open to
governmental & diplomatic officials, academics & scholars, economists,
journalists, artists, civil society practitioners, private sector
representatives, young professionals and students, as well as other
interested individuals from across the world. The speakers during the
conference will include leading figures and experts from international
politics (including head of states and ministers), academia, the diplomatic
community, civil society, and the private sector. For more information,
please visit *
http://www.culturaldiplomacy.org/academy/index.php?en_acdusa-2013*.


*Items listed in the ISHR Opportunities and Announcements emails are
included for their potential relevance to the field of human rights. ISHR
does not necessarily endorse opinions expressed, or opportunities listed,
by the above organizations.*

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