12,082 USA, The Cultural Studies Association, applications from candidates interested in serving as EITHER *Chairs* OR *Vice-Chairs

The Cultural Studies Association is accepting applications from candidates interested in serving as EITHER *Chairs* OR *Vice-Chairs* for several of its research Working Groups. According to the CSA bylaws, Each Working Group shall have the following officers: Chair and Vice-Chair. Working Group Chairs and Vice-Chairs will be appointed by the Governing Board for a *three-year term renewable position*. Working Group officers are responsible for arranging the Working Group’s session or sessions. The Chair shall be responsible for providing information about these arrangements to the Program Committee in a timely manner.? (By-Laws, Article VIII: Working Groups).

*About the Working Groups:*

The Cultural Studies Association is home to several research working groups. The aim of these working groups is to promote collaboration and advance specific projects of interest to the membership. Here, members gather to debate and discuss the latest questions, topics and theories, as well as host conference sessions, roundtables, and seminars. Each working group is entitled to organize two sessions at the annual meeting of the association. Details about each group is available under the working group on the website here: http://www.culturalstudiesassociation.org/workinggroups

*Vacant Positions:*

*Vacant Chair* positions are available for the following working groups:

1- Environment, Space, and Place
<http://www.culturalstudiesassociation.org/content.asp?contentid=34&gt;
2- Globalization and Culture
<http://www.culturalstudiesassociation.org/content.asp?contentid=35&gt;
3- Media and Cinema Studies
<http://www.culturalstudiesassociation.org/content.asp?contentid=37&gt;
4- Critical Pedagogies
<http://www.culturalstudiesassociation.org/content.asp?contentid=39&gt;
5- Racial and Ethnic Studies
<http://www.culturalstudiesassociation.org/content.asp?contentid=40&gt;

*Vacant Vice-Chair* positions are available for the following working
groups:

1- Critical Feminist Studies
<http://www.culturalstudiesassociation.org/content.asp?contentid=31&gt;
2- Cultural Policy Studies
<http://www.culturalstudiesassociation.org/content.asp?contentid=32&gt;
3- Culture and War
<http://www.culturalstudiesassociation.org/content.asp?contentid=33&gt;
4- Literature
<http://www.culturalstudiesassociation.org/content.asp?contentid=36&gt;
5- Media and Cinema Studies
<http://www.culturalstudiesassociation.org/content.asp?contentid=37&gt;
6- Media Interventions
<http://www.culturalstudiesassociation.org/content.asp?contentid=38&gt;
7- Critical Pedagogies
<http://www.culturalstudiesassociation.org/content.asp?contentid=39&gt;
8- Racial and Ethnic Studies
<http://www.culturalstudiesassociation.org/content.asp?contentid=40&gt;
9- Theories of Cultural Studies
<http://www.culturalstudiesassociation.org/content.asp?contentid=42&gt;
10-Visual Culture
<http://www.culturalstudiesassociation.org/content.asp?contentid=43&gt;
11-Queer, Creative, and Critical Code
<http://www.culturalstudiesassociation.org/q3c&gt;

The chair and vice chair positions are 3-year terms. The terms will start January 1, 2015 and will expire mid-year 2018 at the annual CSA conference.

*Working Group Chair and Vice Chair Expectations:*

Beyond demonstrable commitment and active involvement in the CSA, all Working Group Chairs and Vice Chairs are expected to:

1) Be current members of the CSA in good standing (renewal of membership in a timely manner);
2) Report to, work very closely with, and communicate regularly with the Working Groups Coordinator/Wrangler;
3) Communicate regularly with the working group membership, including responding to their queries in a timely manner;
4) Participate in the annual CSA conference;
5) Assemble/organize TWO or more working group sessions for the annual conference;
6) Ensure that the working group is active and that members are engaging each other and collaborating throughout the year and not just around the conference, including making use of the interactive ?Forums section of the CSA website and creating/coordinating a Facebook page for the working group; and
7) Promote the working work among the CSA Membership and beyond.
8) Work with other working groups, share ongoing projects, and ensure ongoing collaboration across groups.
*Who is eligible for nominations? All self-nominees must be current members of the CSA by the time they submit their applications for consideration.

*Timeline of Nominations*

Nominations close on *September 20, 2014* and should be sent to *Andrew Culp, Working Groups Coordinator/Wrangler* at workinggroups@csalateral.org.
Please be sure to include a current CV and a short Statement of Interest (one page or less), explaining why you are interested in this position and what experience/qualifications you bring it.

*About the CSA:*

The Cultural Studies Association (CSA), which was founded in 2003, is a non-profit association for scholarly purposes in the field of cultural studies. The goal of the CSA is to create and promote an effective community of cultural studies practitioners and scholars, to represent the discipline and its committed practitioners everywhere, and to advance cultural studies knowledges, projects, approaches, and methodologies throughout the world. Its members come from all over the world. The CSA provides a forum for scholars of cultural studies, in all its diverse manifestations, to exchange their work and ideas across disciplinary lines and institutional locations. In the spring each year, the Cultural Studies Association holds an international annual conference. As with other professional organizations, the annual conference provides the membership an opportunity to meet and network with other professionals in the discipline, introduce students to the wider professional community, and share and discuss current efforts in cultural studies research and practice. The Cultural Studies Association also publishes its own journal, *Lateral*.

—
Andrew Culp, PhD
Visiting Assistant Professor
Department of Rhetoric Studies
Whitman College