january general meeting
Please join us for the first HGSA meeting of the semester on January 27 at 12:30pm in the Dean’s Conference Room (HUMA115). We’ll be discussing the upcoming HSS Speaker Series, the Rice Humanities Workshop, and this semester’s professionalization workshops.
humanities and social sciences speaker series
We’ve rescheduled the HSS Speaker Series for April 15-16.
Check out our website for the official call for proposals and more updates!
gradstarter update
We’re proud to announce that we have received funding from GradStarter for this year’s Humanities and Social Sciences Speaker Series. Our thanks to everyone who took the time to vote.
rice humanities workshop
The first Humanities Workshop of the semester will be February 11 at 5:00pm. Afterwards, we’ll retire to Valhalla for beer, wine, and snacks — all on us!
Interested in participating? Would you benefit from sharing a job talk, conference presentation, article, or other work-in-progress with your Humanities peers? If so, please email us at hgsa@rice.edu or contact your department representative by January 31.
90-second thesis competition
The 90-Second Thesis Competition is an academic elevator speech-style competition that was developed to challenge students to engage a broad audience intellectually and communicate the uniqueness and significance of their research topic in just 90 seconds.
Contestants are provided with professional coaching to hone their communication skills and prepare for the competition. Graduate students from all disciplines and levels are encouraged to register, and students are not required to be working on a thesis to compete.
These rapid-paced talks are focused toward scholarly research and the articulation of a critical gap or question, the methodology or approach to addressing that question, and the student’s original insight or contribution. Multiple prizes will be awarded.
The deadline to register is January 25.
The competition will take place March 11 from 5:00-8:00pm in McMurtry Auditorium (in Duncan Hall).
If you have questions, please contact Kiri Kilpatrick at kiri.kilpatrick@rice.edu.
versatile phd panel
On January 25-26, the Versatile PhD website will host a “Careers in Business” discussion panel. The panelists include an English PhD, a Communications Studies PhD, an English and American Literature PhD, and a History and Philosophy of Science PhD.
accomplishments
Lindsey N. Chappell (English) has two forthcoming articles: “The Satirist Abroad: Thackeray, Temporality, and Genre,” in SEL Studies in English Literature 1500-1900 (Summer 2016) and “Anthony Trollope’s Narrative Temporalities and the Emergence of the Middle East,” in LIT: Literature Interpretation Theory (February 2016).
Nate George (History) received a conference travel grant from the Rice GSA and the Samuel Flagg Bemis Dissertation Research Grant from the Society of Historians of American Foreign Relations (SHAFR). He also presented two papers: “The Politics of American Education in the Middle East: The U.S. Embassy, the Arab Cold War, and the 1974 Student Strike at the American University of Beirut” at the American University of Beirut, and “Revolution, Counterrevolution, and Empire in Lebanon” at the University of Oxford. Nate’s recent publications include the “Middle East” entry in America in the World, 1776 to the Present: A Supplement to the Dictionary of American History (2016) and both English and Spanish versions of “Cuba and the Revolutionary Option in the Arab World,” in Armed by Design: Posters and Publications of Cuba’s Organization of Solidarity of the Peoples of Africa, Asia, and Latin America (OSPAAAL) (2015).
upcoming conferences & lectures
conferences:
- Vagantes: Conference on Medieval Studies, Feb. 18-20, 2016 [Interdisciplinary] http://vagantesconference.org/
- Atlantic Environments and the American South, February 5-6, 2016 [History], http://atlanticenvironmentsandtheamericansouth.blogs.rice.edu/
- Spiritual But Not Religious Conference, Mar. 18-20, 2016 [Religious Studies]
- CSWGS Annual Graduate Symposium, Apr. 15, 2016
lectures:
- Suzanna Danuta Walters: “The Tolerance Trap: How God, Genes, and Good Intentions are Sabotaging Gay Equality,” Feb. 4, 2016 [CSWGS] http://cswgs.rice.edu/Events.aspx?EventRecord=26294
- Diane M. Nelson: “A Life’s Worth: Mining’s Uncertainties and Neo-Colonial Alchemies,” Feb. 18, 2016 [CSWGS] http://cswgs.rice.edu/Events.aspx?EventRecord=26295
- Sarah S. Richardson: “The Maternal Mystique: Gender and Science at the Maternal-Fetal Interface,” Mar. 24, 2016 [CSWGS] http://cswgs.rice.edu/Events.aspx?EventRecord=26296
- Svati P. Shah: “Progress and Its Other: Sexuality, Temporality, and Urbanization in India,” Mar. 31, 2016 [CSWGS] http://cswgs.rice.edu/Events.aspx?EventRecord=26297
Spread the word! Are you or your department hosting an upcoming conference or a lecture? Email us at hgsa@rice.edu, and we’ll add your information to this list.
call for accomplishments
Celebrate your achievements! Keep us informed about your conference participation, fellowships, and anything else noteworthy that demonstrates the achievements of Rice’s Humanities grad students. Send your name and department along with information about your accomplishment to hgsa@rice.edu or your department representative.
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