tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26643528.post8463872643951763305..comments2024-03-26T00:50:30.273-07:00Comments on silver in sf: tenure track job in media studies at usfdavid silverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13007485910206158803noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26643528.post-225871691884186812007-11-07T05:59:00.000-08:002007-11-07T05:59:00.000-08:00Hi David,Any news on this search? I know several o...Hi David,<BR/><BR/>Any news on this search? I know several of us are eagerly awaiting any news. Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26643528.post-40317334216527796142007-07-24T10:58:00.000-07:002007-07-24T10:58:00.000-07:00hello craig,no, we are not making the entire searc...hello craig,<BR/><BR/>no, we are not making the entire search available on the blog. it's a job search, not a reality show.<BR/><BR/>so far, we have been using the blog to try to reach as many applicants in as many countries and settings as possible. we are also using the blog to answer any questions that prospective job applicants may have.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26643528.post-53137182985640472252007-07-23T13:22:00.000-07:002007-07-23T13:22:00.000-07:00This is an intriguing idea. Will you make the enti...This is an intriguing idea. Will you make the entire search available on the blog? <BR/><BR/>In thinking about social change and jobs, I worked on a documentary -- never finished -- that looked at the job interview process. <BR/><BR/>Also, I wish you had posted this before I finished my article on blogademia (Reconstruction journal) or my series of blog reports -- if all your posters and you agree, then maybe I'll write an article about the process of an open job search for a job on digital media and social change.<BR/><BR/>Will post anonymously for convenience ... but signing off as Craig Saper.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26643528.post-68942609105543503892007-07-12T14:35:00.000-07:002007-07-12T14:35:00.000-07:00hello chris.at the expense of echoing michael, we ...hello chris.<BR/><BR/>at the expense of echoing michael, we are an interdisciplinary department where basic digital communication practice means different things to different people. we seek job candidates who know how to get students excited about digital communication and who can bring something to the department that does not yet exist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26643528.post-61941117690046331772007-07-12T12:07:00.000-07:002007-07-12T12:07:00.000-07:00As an older Media Studies faculty member -- degree...As an older Media Studies faculty member -- degrees in English; professional experience in magazine and newspaper journalism -- let me just say that when I start talking about "basic digital communication practice," I am eager to hear (from job candidates; from people I meet on the street) just what they think that phrase should encompass. I hear many prophetic utterances of what multimedia skills *at minimum* a young print journalist should possess. It seems to be a moving target. My gloss on our job description would be: no straitjackets, please.....J.Michael Robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15748774253168313345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26643528.post-54099787060454708462007-07-11T09:07:00.000-07:002007-07-11T09:07:00.000-07:00Hello, I'm entering the Ph.D. program in Communica...Hello, I'm entering the Ph.D. program in Communication Studies at the University of Minnesota where we are building a more robust media studies wing. I'm trying to help our grad students figure out what types of qualifications media studies departments are looking for tenure track candidates. I'm wondering if you could expand on what you mean by "basic digital communication practice"? Does this mean digital video production, website programming, something else?tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06221308036982185205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26643528.post-82685809002384058482007-07-09T10:13:00.000-07:002007-07-09T10:13:00.000-07:00hello carrie!mara was one of my very first student...hello carrie!<BR/><BR/>mara was one of my very first students at the university of washington and it's been so exciting to watch her grow intellectually and make her way through grad school.<BR/><BR/>thanks for the tip about Millennium - i've never been there but will make it a point to test their offerings! as you noticed, this city - and the whole bay area - takes their (organic, regional, seasonal) food seriously.<BR/><BR/>regarding the job - first, thanks for posting your question publicly to the blog. i hope to field as many questions as possible via the blog.<BR/><BR/>second, you are correct to note USF's (and the media studies department's) focus on critical studies and social change. USF is the first university i've been involved with that takes its social justice mission extremely seriously. i would suggest reading carefully USF's <A HREF="http://www.usfca.edu/mission/index.html" REL="nofollow">vision, mission, values statement</A> since it reflects the mission and the direction of the university. if you have follow up questions regarding this, please ask.<BR/><BR/>third, much of what we do in the department is to encourage our students to fuse theory and practice - we teach our students media analysis and media production. if you look at our curriculum you will see that it is a blending of courses on theory, method, and analysis and courses on production (including journalism, audio, video, film, tv, and new media).<BR/><BR/>i hope this helps carrie. i also hope you - and anyone else - will post additional questions and queries (about the job, the department, the university, and/or the city) if you have them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26643528.post-11450712647550036612007-07-08T12:44:00.000-07:002007-07-08T12:44:00.000-07:00hey lanny. yeah, i'm curious, too. in the last few...hey lanny. yeah, i'm curious, too. in the last few days, i have received a few emails from scholars who first learned about it via my blog, so something seems to be working.<BR/><BR/>i also hope the blog will serve as less of an announcement platform for the job and more as a conversation platform about the job.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26643528.post-73445068498299797762007-07-08T09:27:00.000-07:002007-07-08T09:27:00.000-07:00Hey, David. I'm friends with Mara Hobler in grad s...Hey, David. I'm friends with Mara Hobler in grad school here at Univ of Oregon, and we were just talking about this job and you at her going away party last night (she's leaving to get her PhD at Maryland). It seemed serendipitous as I'd just been on the USF media studies site that day after seeing your job posting come across the cultural studies listserv. Mara speaks very highly of you, so that speaks well of your department.<BR/><BR/>I was just in SF for ICA and loved it. Mara and I ate at several excellent veg restaurants there (like Millennium, where I unknowingly invited myself along on her and Brendan's anniversary dinner, paid for by her grandmother). Perhaps she'll still put in a good word for me if you ask her regarding the job, as I'm excited to apply. I appreciate USF's focus on critical studies and social change, as that is what I research (with a focus on animal and environmental rights). If you have any tips for my application, please pass them along. Cheers! <BR/>- Carrie FreemanCarrie Packwood Freemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14082876606661525468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26643528.post-41535493425117502222007-07-06T11:32:00.000-07:002007-07-06T11:32:00.000-07:00Interesting to do a professional job ad via the bl...Interesting to do a professional job ad via the blog. I'd be curious as to whether that produces any candidates that you wouldn't have gotten through other means.Lanny Arvanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05597426421997599777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26643528.post-31634136903815566512007-07-05T11:46:00.000-07:002007-07-05T11:46:00.000-07:00We are a friendly department. Here I am reading Br...We are a friendly department. Here I am reading Brother Silver's blog!!....J.Michael Robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15748774253168313345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26643528.post-10642288805146572202007-07-04T16:24:00.000-07:002007-07-04T16:24:00.000-07:00Hi David,Thanks for dropping to my blog. I guess I...Hi David,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for dropping to my blog. I guess I will be blogging and getting some picture from the meet up session. <BR/><BR/>Usually, one of the speakers, Kevin Lim, he will live stream directly through his weblog (http://theory.isthereason.com/).<BR/><BR/>I have email him about this. Let's wait for his reply. Anyway, good to know you and I glad you come across to my research blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com