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Cultural Studies Newsletter
August 17, 2020
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Please follow our Facebook page for the most regular updates. And, please share community events, educational opportunities, personal achievements ... the CUST Facebook community is your community!
The Cultural Studies Newsletter is a weekly publication, curated for the Cultural Studies Community including: notable dates and deadlines, special events, family friendly events, community news, funding and professional development opportunities, calls for proposals, job postings, conference announcements, financial awards and housing.
The next deadline for inclusion will be Friday August 21, at 2pm. Please send details to cs.gradstudent-ra@queensu.ca.
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September 1: Fall 2020 term begins
September 7: Labour Day (University closed)
September 8: Fall term classes start (remote)
September 8 to 30 – Optional Ancillary Fee and Health/Dental Plan opt-out periods
September 30: Last day to enrol in the fall 2020 Pre-Authorized Payment Plan (PPL)
September 30: All fall term fees due (tuition fees, Student Assistance Levy (SAL), UHIP (if applicable for international students living outside of Ontario) and ancillary fees). How to pay
September 30: Last date for reporting to the School of Graduate Studies completion of degree requirements to make the Fall 2020 degree list.
October 6: Deadline 2021-2022 Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship Competition
October 9: Last date for course changes for the Fall 2020 term without SGS approval.
October 12: Thanksgiving Day (University closed. Classes will not be held)
October 15: Last date to apply to graduate in SOLUS for Fall 2020 (TENTATIVE)
October 15: Deadline for 2020-2021 Canada Graduate Scholarship Doctoral Competition (CGSD-SSHRC)
October 26 - 30: Fall mid-term break (applicable to undergraduate students in programs in Arts and Science, School of Nursing, Engineering and Applied Science, and Commerce)
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BIPOC and Anti-racist Allyship
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This summer Cultural Studies has put together several teams in order to research and share resources with the Cultural Studies Community. Originally formed in response to COVID-19 the teams are expanding their purview to include a wider scope of relevant immediate and long-term resources for our community members.
This Google Doc has been put together by the BIPOC and Anti-racist Allyship Team. It is an in-progress resource - additions and feedback are welcome and can be sent to cs.gradstudent-ra@queensu.ca.
BIPOC and Anti-racist Allyship Resources Google Doc
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The series is a Faculty of Arts and Science collaboration between the School of Policy Studies and Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Gender Studies, Film and Media Studies, and Cultural Studies.
Queen's Contagion Cultures Lectures help make sense of this pandemic through the expertise and insights of Arts and Science faculty members. This public-facing series asks important questions and explores complex responses. It deploys the powerful tools of Arts and Science humanistic analysis to help society grapple with our turbulent times.
The series will be live-streamed on Zoom every Tuesday at 4:00 PM EDT/EST.
August 18th
The Coronavirus Challenge: A Public Service as Good as It Proved it Could Be: Three Challenges - Andrew Graham, School of Policy Studies
Register now. More Information.
August 25th
Covid-19 - Redefining Fragility and Resilience of Nation-States: The cases of Italy, the United States, Ethiopia, Germany and Cuba - Abdelkerim Ousman, Department of Political Science, Royal Military College
Register now.
More information on the series
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Upcoming
- United Nations Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) Business for Peace Working Group, webinar “Maximising the Role of Business in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Environments: Women’s Contributions to Peace” Wednesday, September 9th, 2020 at 9:00 AM (EST). More information and registration.
- School of Graduate Studies Webinars. August 18 Effective Communication With your Supervisor August 19 Arriving in Canada During Covid-19 August 25 Tips on Applying For Scholarships - SSHRC Registration and more information .
Ongoing
- Due to popular demand the Ban Righ Centre is planning more Fireside Chats – interview-style conversations with mature women students about their experiences, research, and activism. Building on the success of the Queer Fireside chats they hosted this year, the next series will focus on Intersections – of race, sexuality, gender, class, and more. If you want more information, or if you are a student who would like to participate, please contact susan.belyea@queensu.ca.
- SGS Live Information and Q&A Sessions: The School of Graduate Studies is hosting a series of live Zoom sessions to provide our community with important updates and information on resources for support, including for mental health and wellness, research, writing, and funding. Promotion will occur through their Facebook page. To ensure the security, advance registration will be required.
- CUST Virtual Writing Group, Mondays 12:30-2:30pm, contact deneige.nadeau@queensu.ca.
- Elder Meet & Greet, Office of Indigenous Initiatives, every other Friday 11-12:30.
- Drop-in Virtual Advising for International Students, QUIC, Monday to Friday 10-11am Learn more.
- PSAC Health & Safety webinar series. Your Rights at Work during COVID and Protecting your Mental Health. Learn more.
- Soulful Singing. Online. Wednesdays, 12:00pm. Learn more.
- ARC Summer Digital Series. Free daily fitness classes. Learn more.
- Zoom Social for students with children. Thursdays, 4:30pm. Learn more.
- Grad Chat. Tuesdays, 4pm at 101.9FM. Learn more.
- Wellness Workshops. Learn more.
- Mental Health Support for all Queen’s students. 24/7 secure access to online resources to help students manage stress and anxiety. Learn more.
- SGPS Strava Running Club. Learn more.
- Visit Queen's U Calendar or QueensEvents.ca for more events.
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CUST Students and Faculty News
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- Kelsey Jacobson, Assistant Professor at Dan School of Drama and Music . Has written an article published in The Conversation about theatre in the time of COVID-19. Read it here.
- Light Factory Publications is excited to present bosque brotante by Santa Fe-based artist Daisy Quezada Ureñaand the newest artist book in the Present Cartographers Series. Edited by Cultural Studies PhD Lois Klassen, the 54-page, full colour artist book, bosque brotante, is an artistic and ecological consideration of the Rio Grande –or bosque, as it is referred to the region– as it runs from Santa Clara Pueblo and Cocheti Pueblo in New Mexico down to San Agustín, Chihuahua, New Mexico. bosque brotante is currently available for viewing and free download here - https://lightfactorypublications.ca/title/series-present-cartographers/bosque-brotante-book/
For more information, contact: lightfactorypublications@gmail.com
- Melanie Proulx's short story, "My Frankenstein" has been published in the online literary magazine Montréal Writes.
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Some members of the Cultural Studies Student Caucus (the self-organized student government) are setting up a mentorship program to help incoming students adjust to graduate school, Kingston, and Queen’s. At the moment, they are soliciting interest from existing students to see who would be interested in serving as a mentor. If you are interested in being a mentor please fill out this survey to let them know a bit about yourself, and anything else that you think is important for them to know in order to make the best match possible!
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Qualifying Exam and Proposal Archive
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This is a special request for post-QE PhD CUST students. CUST is creating an archive of exam materials. Given the diversity of research topics and methods in Cultural Studies, creating a “standard” template for QE materials and expectations presents some challenges. Instead, we’re hoping to create a resource that includes samples of each QE element from students with a wide range of research ideas and approaches including research creation, community-based research and portfolio PhD. We plan to make these available to students approaching the QE so that they can see what, in at least a few instances, the materials look like. They will still have to mesh their goals with those of their supervisor and committee, but we hope it will be empowering for them to have examples.
If you are a post-QE PhD CUST students and are willing to share any or all of the following items from the QE process, please forward (ideally) PDF copies to Carrie at cs.admin@queensu.ca:
- 1000-word QE proposal
- Annotated bibliography, proposed QE questions
- Final Thesis/Project Proposal submitted for Proposal Defence
Thanks.
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Funding, Scholarships, Fellowships, and Bursaries
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- **NEW** The Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies is now accepting applicants for the Lillian Agnes Jones Fellowship. Accepted fellows will be awarded $6,000 CAD stipend for travel, research, and other expenses and will be provided with a workspace at the Whyte Museum and will be offered access to archives, library, art and heritage collection materials. Deadline: September 15th. Learn more.
- IODE Canada War Memorial PHD Scholarships for 2021/2022. Three 15k scholarships are being awarded for the academic year. Letter of intent is due October 1, 2020 and the completed application with required documentation is due November 1, 2020. Learn more.
- Banting Post Doctoral Fellowship Applications open June 15. Learn more.
- SGPS Bursaries operating at a reduced capacity but are still accepting applications. Learn more.
- Queen's Bursary for COVID-19 related extenuating circumstances. Learn more.
- Emergency Bursary for International Graduate Students. Learn more.
- Student Awards COVID-19 information. Learn more.
- Queen's scholarships for specific student groups. Year Round Applications. Learn more.
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- CFP - Arc: Journal of the School of Religious Studiesis pleased to announce a call for papers and book reviews for our forthcoming volume “Conversations Within and Across Religions” (Vol. 48). Themes include: Pluralism; Explorations of intra- /inter-religious dialogue and/or conflict; Works of comparative religion, theology, and philosophy; Studies examining how considerations of intersectionality bear on intra- /inter- religious relations. Details and guidelines.Submission deadline is August 30, 2020.Arc is an interdisciplinary, refereed journal published annually by the School of Religious Studies, McGill University.
- 2020 Queen’s University Indigenous Knowledge Symposium on Indigenous Plant Sovereignty will take place virtually on November 6 and 7, 2020. More information and call for proposals. Proposal deadline September 9th, 2020.
Any questions can be directed to indigenous.initiatives@queensu.ca
- The eighteenth HCA Spring Academy on American Culture, Economics, Geography, History, Literature, Politics, and Religion will be held from March 22-26, 2021. The Heidelberg Center for American Studies (HCA) invites applications for this annual one-week conference that provides twenty international Ph.D. students with the opportunity to present and discuss their Ph.D. projects. Online application available August 15th.
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Employment and Professional Development
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- **NEW** The Cultural Studies graduate program has several Teaching/Research Assistantships available for the 2020-2021 academic year. All interested students should apply - these positions will be included in the annual funding package for the successful candidates. Job descriptions. Applications will be reviewed starting on Monday August 24, 2020.If you have any questions please contact Carrie Miles at cs.admin@queensu.ca.
- **NEW** Remote Teaching Development (TD) Week- Mon, Aug 31 to Frid, Sept 4
Remote TD Week 2020 is an opportunity for graduate students, faculty, and teaching staff from across disciplines to come together to learn and share ideas on how we can be flexible and adaptable in our approach to teaching.
Remote TD Week will provide a professional development opportunity for educators to engage in a wide variety of topics, from teaching your first seminar or lab, to technology tips for using onQ. This year, many of our topics will focus on transitioning into a remote learning environment – a teaching and learning environment that will be new to instructors, TAs, and students.
What will the structure of Remote TD Week look like? Instead of a single day, Remote TD Week will be a hybrid of online resources and videos, as well as live webinars throughout the week. Most resources and recorded webinars will be available online for you to access throughout the Fall 2020 term when you need them the most.
For details and to register.
- CTL is offering In Classroom Video Recording Service. In partnership with ITServices we are now offering the opportunity to record elements of your course content in a classroom on campus. We have set-up a small classroom with classroom presentation technology including data projection, document camera, blackboards and white boards along with the necessary video recording equipment to produce short (up to 20 minutes) teaching segments that then can be uploaded to your onQ course. The service will begin on June 22nd and be available throughout the summer Monday to Friday from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm by appointment only. To book a time for the video recording service, please fill out the service request form
- Tech-Savvy Teacher Course, Queen’s Faculty of Education Continuing Teacher Education. FREE. More information.
- Indigenous Canada. Massive Open Online Course. U of A. Free for auditing. Learn more.
- anARC Theatre is looking for new collaborator. Woman or non-binary indigenous performing artist. Paid honoraria $1000. Learn more. Learn more.
- Student Academic Success Services remote support for local and distance graduates at Queen's. Ongoing. Learn more.
- Student Experience Office at Queen's. Learn more.
- Teaching and Learning Online Workshops at Queen's. Ongoing. Learn more.
- Career Services Student and New Graduate Employment Support during COVID-19. Learn more.
- Federally-created summer jobs for COVID-19 support. Learn more.
- Canada Student Service Grant. Funding in return for volunteering in fight against COVID-19. Learn more.
- Mitacs at Queen's. Ongoing. Learn more.
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- 1 large fully-furnished room in my owner-occupied home in the downtown residential neighbourhood of McBurney Park. Perfect for mature students looking for a home-away-from-home atmosphere. It is very centrally located, a 15-20 minute walk to Queen’s main campus or downtown , and easy access to the east/west bus routes. References from previous renters will gladly be offered on request. $ 570.00 rent is all-inclusive: heat and utilities, Wifi, laundry facilities, full use of kitchen, comfy family room with fireplace and private bathroom shared with 2 other female tenants. One is a Queen’s grad student, the other is a recent grad, currently working at Queen’s. This is a smoke, pet, and scent-free home. Rooms available to females only, please. Feel free to message me with any questions at sylvie1@cogeco.ca I would be happy to show you my place!
- 1 Bedroom Apartment Sublet
Loft style 1 bedroom + den apartment for the coming year starting October 1. The apartment is in a well-maintained building on an amazing block -- just a few blocks from Princess Street, Doug Fluhrer Park, and McBurney Park. The apartment comes fully furnished and has its own private entrance. It would be a great place for a young professional or grad student. I would also be happy to sublet to an incoming faculty member or staff member. Pictures are available upon request. Contact: Kristin Moriah kristin.moriah@queensu.ca
- Large unfurnished, 2 bedroom apartment available to share with one CUST student from Sept. 1, 2020 onward who is 2SLGBTIQQA+ friendly or self-identified. The landlord does not allow pets, sorry. On the corner of King St. E. and West St. (5 min walking to campus and Princess St.) and only one block from the lake. The price is $700 a month (incl. hydro and internet). Email: s.deline@queensu.ca
- Housing needed. We are coming to Canada in July. We'll be in quarantine for 2 weeks out of town. After that we'll be coming to Kingston. We are looking for a house from July 27th to August 28th in town. We'd appreciate any idea to rent / take care of a house (pets/plants/ etc). We are 2 adults and two kids (8 and 13 years old). Thank you. lea.mauas@queensu.ca
- Room for Rent
475 MacDonnell Unit 1 - $590/month (not including utilities and laundry) Pros: Housemate doesn't pay for Internet as I have the same deal as I would if I were on my own, close to bus stops to/and from campus and grocery stores, lots of natural lighting, kitchen utensils (pots, pans, forks, knives, etc.) are communal as I've ended up having a collection from past housemates (this is optional, but I'm down to share stuff). Con: Your room does not have a closet (there's a closet outside the door that is empty and the same size as the one in the other room, and there is a standing clothes rack for the room).
Pictures are available upon request. Contact: Christopher Bennett 8cjb7@queensu.ca.
- Queen's Community Housing has some spaces available in a shared house for graduate students and post-docs available September 1. 138 Lower Albert has 6 private bedrooms, some with private ensuite bathrooms. The rooms that share a bathroom only share with one other person. There is a great deal of common space. The rent would include common area furniture, utilities and common area cleaning every 2 weeks. We could furnish bedrooms if desired or leave unfurnished. The rent for a bedroom with private bath is $915 per month. Contact community.housing@queensu.ca for an application, photos of the house and any other information.
- Queen's Community Housing List. Learn more.
Fine Print: Before finalizing any housing arrangements, please take time to screen potential roommates to be sure there is a good fit. We are happy to share these opportunities, but it is ultimately each student’s responsibility to ensure that accommodation arrangements are appropriate, suitable and safe. You may find these resources helpful to review before you interview a potential roommate.
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