The editors of /thirdspace: a journal of feminist theory and culture/ want you to join our team. We are looking for feminist scholars to strengthen our editorial working group and help sustain /thirdspace/ as a prime online journal for the best international work in feminist theory and culture.

Founded in 2000, our mandate is to produce a peer-reviewed journal, offering work in both English and French, that presents the best in scholarship on feminist theory and culture, broadly conceived. Our priority is enabling the publication of dynamic and cutting edge feminist scholarship within the modern climate of a profit-driven and competitive publishing industry. Our open-access model has been enormously successful in terms of readership, and can be viewed at: www.thirdspace.ca

We are seeking feminist scholars for the following roles:

• Proofreaders
• Layout editors
• Section editors Continue reading →

The Collaborative blog Women’s History Sources serves as a current awareness tool for anyone who is interested in primary sources at archives, historic sites and museums, and libraries. Some of the types of sources that the blog covers:

• New exhibits in archives, libraries, and museums
• New digital collections (artifacts, diaries, oral histories, photos, etc.)
• Featured objects/documents from other blogs and websites
• „In the News“ – stories that feature original documents or artifacts.
• „On this Day“ – digital resources that are related to an event on a specific date.
• Recent books that include letters, diaries, photographs, etc.

Audience

• Archivists, Librarians, and Museum curators/personnel
• Historians
• College students
• K-12 Teachers
• General public with an interest in women’s history

Geographic Coverage
Although the initial emphasis has been on women in United States history, the blog will become international in scope as the list of contributors grows. Continue reading →

After 10 years, the cultural/political magazine MALMOE just released their 50th issue. Considerating this „midlife crisis“, we invite to the que[e]r Beisl to present the project and discuss future perspectives. If you want to get involved, or just want to listen, come by.

Get involved in MALMOE: Conclusions and Perspectives

Ort: que[e]r Beisl, Wipplingerstraße 23, 1010 Wien
Zeit: Mittwoch, 2. Juni 2010; geöffnet ab 18:30 Uhr; Veranstaltungsbeginn 20:00 Uhr

„Im Großformat auf 32 Seiten, mit drei bis vier Themenschwerpunkten bietet das Blatt erst mal nichts, was bei Nachrichtenjunkies freudig erregtes Herzkammerflimmern verursacht“, hieß es vor ca. zehn Jahren in der Jungle World über ein neues Printmedium namens MALMOE aus Wien. Rund fünf Jahre später las mensch in der Frankfurter Rundschau dann von „frustrierten Kreisen bundesrepublikanischer Schreibkräfte, die sich MALMOE gegenseitig zustecken“ und „So kann eine Stadtzeitung aussehen!“ raunen. Mittlerweile sind weitere fünf Jahre ins Land gezogen und seit Kurzem ist die 50. Ausgabe von MALMOE am Start.

Angesichts der gesellschaftlich verankerten Erwartung Continue reading →