SSRC IDRF

Supporting the next generation of scholars in the humanities and humanistic social sciences researching with US Indigenous or on non-US cultures and societies.

[SSRC IDRF @SSRC_IDRF]

A must-read from IDRF'20 fellow Bright Gyamfi @brightg13 - please help us in congratulating him on his latest article published by the African Studies Review @ASRJournal at @CambridgeUP!
https://t.co/CC7K8XLOj8

[Bright Gyamfi, Ph.D. @Gyamfi_PhD]

Happy to share my article, "The Africa-Diaspora Orbit: Anani Dzidzienyo’s Contributions to African/Black Studies and Black Liberation," in @ASRJournal @CambridgeUP @CUPAcademic @CambridgeCore @africanaatbrown #Blackstudies #AnaniDzidzienyo #AfroBrazilians https://t.co/0EjuhUvBz4

[SSRC IDRF @SSRC_IDRF]

Congratulations to @robinhartanto (IDRF'22) & his team on their archival film - Tropic Fever - & its selection for the International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film @DOK_Leipzig. Check out screening dates & more info here: https://t.co/0uMWBafLVO

[SSRC IDRF @SSRC_IDRF]

Check out "Black France, White Europe: Youth, Race, and Belonging in the Postwar Era" @CornellPress by 2012 IDRF Fellow Emily Marker. It's based on the research she undertook during her IDRF grant! https://t.co/VvWVBXcnrE

[SSRC IDRF @SSRC_IDRF]

Check out this Vox video "The real reason Egypt is moving its capital" - it features architectural historian & IDRF alum Mohamed Elshahed (2010)

[Vox @voxdotcom]

The sinister strategy behind moving Egypt's capital out of Cairo: https://t.co/soYU5K9viB

[SSRC IDRF @SSRC_IDRF]

Check out this article published by Andrew Britt (IDRF 2015) for the Journal of Latin American Studies! https://t.co/rha1KhIW35

[Mona Oraby @MonaOrabee]

Really enjoyed this interview with @simongandrew for @SSRC_items. Read on to learn how he got started researching the social life of cassette technology in Egypt. Then check out his new book with @stanfordpress. Congrats, Andrew!

[Andrew Simon @simongandrew]

Support from @ssrc_org made this story possible and it was an honor diving into some aspects of it with Ava McLaughlin, a fellow media scholar, for @SSRC_items (📷: a cassette recording of Shaykh Antar, who was banned by al-Azhar from reciting the Qurʾan).

[SSRC Items @SSRC_items]

Ava McLaughlin, program assistant for @SSRC_IDRF, interviewed 2015 IDRF fellow @simongandrew about his recently published book “Media of the Masses” (@stanfordpress) on cassette culture in Egypt.
https://t.co/2TGgDvZ2on

[SSRC IDRF @SSRC_IDRF]

Check out this interview with 2015 IDRF Fellow Andrew Simon @simongandrew! He speaks with program assistant Ava McLaughlin about his new book, and the role cassette tapes played in shaping Egyptian culture in the second half of the twentieth century. https://t.co/WZcNdLSE90

[SSRC @ssrc_org]

Announcing the 2022 winners of The Rachel Tanur Memorial Prize for Visual Sociology, which recognizes students in the social sciences who incorporate visual analysis in their work. Learn more about winners and their submissions here: https://t.co/qo0sszs5YR

[Salwa Hoque @SalwaHoque]

Super excited to be part of the 2022 Mellon-Social Science Research Council’s International Dissertation Research Fellowship cohort! Can’t wait to share ideas and learn from everyone here! Thank you ⁦@ssrc_org⁩ @SSRC_IDRF⁩!! https://t.co/TfcfbeUJ9k

[SSRC Items @SSRC_items]

Alex Wolff shares their @SSRC_IDRF funded research examining the experiences of young queer South Koreans balancing economic security and their sense of selfhood. https://t.co/6THfNTCjlj

[SSRC IDRF @SSRC_IDRF]

Brilliant article from 2020 IDRF fellow Alex Wolff @vegetotherapy!

[SSRC Items @SSRC_items]

Alex Wolff shares their @SSRC_IDRF funded research examining the experiences of young queer South Koreans balancing economic security and their sense of selfhood. https://t.co/6THfNTCjlj

[SSRC IDRF @SSRC_IDRF]

IDRF alum @lulusouzaleao recently published an article based on her fellowship fieldwork. Read "Optics of the State: The Politics of Making Poverty Visible in Brazil and Mexico" in the American Journal of Sociology @ChicagoJournals https://t.co/kxvtiTGJ8Y

[SSRC Items @SSRC_items]

“Our aim was to analytically assess from an ethnographic perspective the experience of migrant workers and their families, as well as the social, political, and economic conditions of the villages following the lockdown.” https://t.co/c4iy38vdu9

[SSRC IDRF @SSRC_IDRF]

Check out Pinelandia: An Anthropology and Field Poetics of War and Empire by 2011 IDRF Fellow @Nomi_Stone. It's based on the research she undertook during her IDRF grant! https://t.co/wPO6lGcIqY. Find her creative writing classes for anthropologists here: https://t.co/FzyIMzxpWk

[SSRC @ssrc_org]

We're proud to partner with @WallaceFdn on a new #ArtsResearch initiative supporting arts organizations of color.

As part of the program, the SSRC will support early-career researchers conducting deep-context research with the selected arts organizations. https://t.co/rRhChQZyY3

[Measure of America @MOA_org]

@MOA_org is focused on expanding opportunities for all Americans to live freely chosen lives of value. The period of young adulthood is critical in developing the capabilities required to live a good life. It’s very important to research and address youth disconnection. #OYChat

[SSRC @ssrc_org]

What factors influence vaccine engagement? Explore ten studies that investigate vaccine hesitancy and uptake in the US & UK—from accessibility to the effects of historical injustice and health inequality. https://t.co/gzh8GnOCib

[SSRC @ssrc_org]

Explore @APN_SSRC's 10th anniversary essay series, featuring insights and reflections from the program's fellows on their experiences with the African Peacebuilding Network and its impact on their lives. https://t.co/dHNCV40NUw