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Atlantic Metropolis Centre Monthly Bulletin

May, 2009

Issue No. 7

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    • The Bulletin is intended to keep you informed about events and opportunities in and around the AMC, its research domains and partners, and the Metropolis Secretariat. It contains information about upcoming events, including lectures and conferences, research resources and publications, calls for proposals, and much more.

    The deadline for submitting information for the next AMC Monthly Bulletin is August 1st, 2009.

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    1. News from the AMC
    2. AMC Events and Meetings
    3. AMC Working Paper Series
    4. Public Announcements (Conferences, etc.)

    1. News from the AMC

    Staff Change

    There was a change in staff at the Halifax office of the AMC in April. Rebecca Rolfe, who worked with the AMC for several years as Administrative Assistant has moved to Toronto. Shiva Nourpanah, a graduate student in international development studies has taken her place. Shiva has a strong grasp of the French language and has a background in migration research and practice. She is highly motivated and eager to contribute to the AMC network.

     

    Website Changes

    The AMC website has undergone several changes over the past few months, the most important of which are:

    • A new look for the site: the AMC's webpage has been completely redesigned to offer a crisper and brighter experience to site users.
    • A "Video" page has been added to the site where users can find links to AMC events which were captured on video and made available online.

     

    Research Domains

    Dr. Chris Murphy has moved on from his position as domain leader of the Justice, Policing, and Security domain. The domain will now be co-led by Jean-François Thibault from the Université de Moncton and a representative of Dalhousie University who has yet to be determined.

    Dr. Ibrahim Ouattara is no longer co-domain leader of the Citizenship and Social, Cultural, and Civic integration domain. Dr. Pauline Gardiner Barber from Dalhousie is now the sole leader of this domain.

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    2. AMC Events and Meetings

    • Book Launch: "Women, Gender and Diasporic Lives", May 25, 7:00PM at Seven Wine Bar, 1579 Grafton St., Halifax, with Evangelia Tastsoglou (ed.)
      Women, Gender, and Diasporic Lives is an interdisciplinary collection on women and gender in Greek diaspora communities. Using a variety of methodologies, including archival research, ethnography, participant observation, and quantitative analysis, the eleven contributors present in-depth and highly nuanced feminist analyses of diverse aspects of Greek diasporic experiences. The volume's geographical scope spans four continents (North America, Europe, Australia, Africa) and seven countries (USA, Canada, Germany, Greece, Australia, Egypt, Ethiopia), and touches on both contemporary and historical diasporic experiences. Using the broad themes of women's labor, community activity, and identity as their organizing concept, the contributors intersect these issues with the concerns of ethnicity, class, generation, and masculinity. The country-specific case studies reveal women's intentionality and agency in labor, in building community institutions, and in negotiating and re-defining their identities. The broad range of contributor backgrounds make this book a valuable resource for anyone interested in gender, diaspora, labor, or modern Greek studies.

      About the Editor: Evangelia Tastsoglou is professor and chair in the Department of Sociology and Criminology at Saint Mary's University, and domain co-leader of the Gender, Migration and Diversity /Immigrant Women domain of the Atlantic Metropolis Centre.
    For events organized by our partner organizations, please see the public announcements below.

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    3. AMC Working Paper Series

    The AMC’s Working Papers Series is related to the broad mandate of the Metropolis Project. The Working Papers produced by the Atlantic Metropolis Centre are designed to:
    (1) speed up the dissemination of research results relevant to the interests and concerns of Metropolis researchers, policy-makers, NGOs;
    (2) allow for an avenue where Metropolis researchers in the Atlantic region can disseminate research and information specific to immigration, migration, integration and diversity in Atlantic Canada.
    Digital copies of AMC Working Papers can be accessed online at www.atlantic.metropolis.net.

    New Working Paper:

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    4. Public Announcements (Conferences, etc.)

    The Atlantic Metropolis Centre distributes information on behalf of other parties who operate in the language of their choice.
    Le Centre Métropolis Atlantique fait circuler de l’information provenant de ses partenaires qui fonctionnent dans la langue officielle de leur choix.

    14th International Metropolis Conference

    September 14-18, 2009, Copenhagen

    Early-bird registration ends June 30. Please visit http://www.metropolis2009.org/registration/index.html to register or to find out more about this exciting conference entitled "Migration and Mobility: National Responses to Cultural Diversity".

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