Events
Upcoming Events
Authoring Advocacy
December 2, 2009: 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Location: Psychology and Interdisciplinary Sciences Building, Room 290
This panel discussion explores the challenges and rewards of cultivating a public voice. While many scholars avoid taking public positions, some feel an obligation to speak to issues related to their research. Since professional training typically prepares academics only to address audiences in their disciplines, how do faculty members who see a role for themselves as advocates develop a voice? A cross-disciplinary panel of faculty will share their experiences in this open discussion. Bring your questions and dilemmas. Panelists include: Barton Child Law and Policy Clinic Director Karen Worthington, who won the 2009 Outstanding Legal Advocacy Award from the National Association of Counsel for Children; Associate Dean of Public Policy in the School of Medicine Art Kellerman, who speaks and writes about the uninsured and access to emergency care; Assistant Professor of Nursing Ann Connor, who began Atlanta’s Café 458 for the homeless; and Associate Professor of Theology Elizabeth Bounds, Associate Professor of Theology Elizabeth Bounds, who is currently engaged in research on prisons connected to teaching imprisoned women in Atlanta. For more information or to RSVP for this event, please email Amy Benson Brown at abrow01@emory.edu.
Book Proposal Basics: A Brown-bag Workshop
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February 23, 2010. 12;00-1:30 pm. 200 White Hall
Elizabeth Gallu will lead this discussion about how to put together an effective proposal. The importance of query letters will also be discussed. Guest authors will be on hand to share their winning proposals and to offer useful, first-hand advice. Check back for more information on this event or contact Elizabeth Gallu at egallu@emory.edu.
Academic Writing and Digital Media: From On-line Journals to Digital Archives
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Wednesday, April 7, 2010 12:00—1:30
Location: Psychology and Interdisciplinary Sciences (PAIS) Building, Room 280
Are you considering a digital dimension—or even a digital foundation—for your next research project? Digital options and outlets for academic work are diverse and expanding rapidly. The array of electronic platforms today were not even dreamed of in most graduate programs that prepared scholars for a career of writing printed books and articles. Thus, this faculty development workshop overviews key issues researchers face in three digital arenas:
– the scholarly on-line, multimedia journal
– the online journal by academics for non-specialists and the general public
– the digital archive and subject-driven portal development
What kinds of rewards and risks accompany work in each venue? How does collaboration work, as a practical matter, both among researchers and among scholars partnering with librarians, technology specialists, editors, and foundations that underwrite many of these projects? How are research methodologies adapting to the new possibilities in these digital realms? Are new modes of delivery driving content?
Three Emory panelists will discuss issues faculty members should consider upon undertaking digital projects: Allen Tullos, Associate Professor of American Studies in the ILA and Senior Editor of Southern Spaces; Gary Laderman, Professor of Religion and Executive Co-editor of Religion Dispatches and Dr. Erika Farr, Digital Programs Strategist with Woodruff Library. Southern Spaces is a peer-reviewed Internet journal and scholarly forum about the U.S. South, with support from the Mellon Foundation. Reaching about a million readers a year, the online magazine Religion Dispatches in 2009 received one of the largest single grants in the humanities in Emory College history from the Ford Foundation. Currently working with the archives of Salmon Rushdie, Farr’s research concerns digital curation, particularly the scholarly implications of processing and providing access to born-digital and hybrid archives. Amy Benson Brown will moderate this event sponsored by the Author Development Program in the Center for Faculty Development and Excellence.
For background reading, see the October issue of the Academic Exchange, “Digital Scholarship Comes of Age” at http://www.emory.edu/ACAD_EXCHANGE/2009/octnov/lead.html.
And visit the publications SouthernSpaces.org and religiondispatches.org
Faculty and advanced graduate students are invited to attend. To reserve a seat, email Amy Benson Brown at abrow01@emory.edu. Sponsored by the Author Development Program in the Center for Faculty Development and Excellence.
Meet the Editor: Peter Potter
April 16, 2010. 11:30-1:00pm. Jones Room, Woodruff Library.
A discussion with Peter Potter, Editor-in-Chief at Cornell University Press.
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Previous Events
Book Contracts 101: Your Rights as an Academic Author
February 18, 2009, 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Location: White Hall, Room 200
Academic authors frequently deal directly with scholarly and professional book publishers, without representation by a literary agent or lawyer. There are many issues, however, that authors should be aware of when negotiating a book contract. Innovations in publishing technology and digital media have also raised new questions and complications related to preserving authors’ rights. This colloquium explores issues authors should consider and negotiation techniques when presented with an offer to publish their book. Co-sponsored by the Manuscript Development Program and the Office for Intellectual Property in Woodruff Library.
Thinking Like Your Editor (with Susan Rabiner)
February 24, 2009, 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Location: Jones Room, Woodruff Library
We are pleased to bring literary agent Susan Rabiner to campus. Her book, “Thinking Like Your Editor: How to Write Great Serious Nonfiction–and Get It Published,” has been widely useful to scholars writing for broader audiences. Rabiners literary agency represents authors in fields ranging from medicine to history.
Book Publishing Today: A Panel Discussion for Law Faculty
March 23, 2009, Noon to 1:00 p.m.
Location: Gambrell Hall, Faculty Library
Academic authors confront a variety of issues in developing a book project from idea to finished product. This panel features several law school faculty who have recently published books, along with representatives from Emorys Manuscript Development Program, to discuss issues from book proposals, to literary agents and types of publishing houses. Co-sponsored with the Law School and the Center for Faculty Development and Excellence.
Editing a Collection: Risks and Rewards
October 6, 2009: 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Location: White Hall, Room 200
Editing a volume of essays can require a tremendous amount of work and be hard to publish since many presses seek fewer edited volumes than in the past. Yet, this genre still has the potential to make a powerful contribution to shaping some fields. This panel discussion will address the benefits and challenges encountered by faculty members who have edited volumes recently. Bring your questions and concerns about this genre or projects you are considering. Panelists include: Martha Fineman, Woodruff Professor in the School of Law; David Eltis, Woodruff Professor of History; Mark Risjord, Associate Professor of Philosophy; Mary Odem, Associate Professor of History; and Rich Martin, Professor of Religion. For more information or to reserve a seat, email Amy Benson Brown at abrow01@emory.edu.
