Curriculum Vitae PERSONAL INFORMATION Tara Fiorito Tara Rose Fiorito Voormalige Stadstimmertuin 81, 1081 ET Amsterdam +31 630378520 T.R.Fiorito@vu.nl or tarafiorito@hotmail.com Skype tararose23 Sex Female | Date of birth 15 June 1985 | Nationality Dutch WORK EXPERIENCE Present 2016-2019 Postdoctoral Researcher, Sociology Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Research Project on Engaged Scholarship and Refugee Inclusion - Qualitative, comparative research on the challenges and possibilities of engaged scholarship for the long term inclusion of refugees in the United States, South Africa and the Netherlands. PhD Candidate, Political Sociology: Power, Place and Difference University of Amsterdam, AISSR (PhD defence in November 2019) Longitudinal ethnographic research (2011-2018) on the (transformative) narratives, political strategies, politicization and emancipation of undocumented immigrants in Los Angeles. Research Interests and Expertise: migration, integration, refugees, diversity, inclusivity, emancipation, identity/subjectivity, social movements, urban sociology, critical-, feministand postcolonial theory, qualitative research methods (ethnography, life-histories, narrative analysis, discourse analysis, policy analysis, interviewing and focus groups). 2013 – 2016 Lecturer Social Sciences University of Amsterdam and Utrecht University Over the past 5 years, I have been a lecturer and developed course material for 12 different academic courses, teaching, coaching and supervising more than 700 students. On average, students evaluated my teaching and supervising with a 9 (out of 10). List of courses: - Urban Sociology (B2 & B3) - Wild Years: Social Theories on Youth and Generations (B2 & B3) - Contemporary Sociological Theory (B2) - Mixed Methods Research (B2) - Qualitative Research Methods (B2) - Political Science, Urban Planning, Social Geography, Anthropology (B1) - Sociology for Anthropologists (B1) - Guest lecturer: Urban Struggle, Ethnography, Refugees in the Netherlands, Migration and Integration, Mentor and Thesis Supervision. 2015 – 2016 Researcher, Advisor, Performer Remember Amsterdam - Crash Course Refugee Theatergroep SPACE (www.tgspace.nl), Vluchtelingen Ambassadeurs, Ongekend Bijzonder Collaborative, co-creational theatre project with multiple stakeholders; old and new refugees, engaged scholars and ngo’s. In this theatrical multimedia show, we imagine; what if the Netherlands would be flooded and we would all have to flee? What do you take with you and what do you leave behind? How do you become a “deserving” migrant? Which Dutch or European values will become an obstacle? How to deal with border authorities, asylum procedures and adapting to a new culture/society? In the theatrical mockumentary/ crash course, refugees help prepare for such a disaster and function as the experts. 1 Curriculum Vitae Tara Fiorito 2012 – 2014 Documentary Film Director Undocumented and Unafraid in Los Angeles, Institute for Migration and Ethnic Studies 2014 Researcher - Kinderfaculteit Pendrecht in Rotterdam University of Amsterdam, Stichting de Verre Bergen Participatory action research on a social welfare/community project that offers extracurricular activities to children in a disadvantaged neighbourhood in the city of the Rotterdam (Pendrecht). The research focuses on whether the project 1) aids children in their cognitive and social-emotional development; 2) increases the level of professionalism of the neighbourhood organization that runs the project; 3) increases the level of social cohesion within the neighbourhood itself. 2012 Coordinator Research & Education - Master Urban Management University of Applied Sciences Amsterdam: School of Social Work & Law Within this function, I played a central role in the successful realization and accreditation of the new Master Urban Management. My main activities included: - Coordinating all research and educational activities; - Coordinating and administrating teachers, research projects and budgets; - Organizing events, meetings, lecturers, symposia; - Writing reports; Maintaining external relations with policy makers, local politicians, public administrators and civil society groups. 2009 – 2011 Project Secretary University of Applied Sciences Amsterdam: School of Social Work & Law For two years, I worked as project secretary for the “Aiming at Study Success” project, a project financed by the Ministry of Education with a budget of 1.1 million euro's. I was part of a small project team of 4 people that executed the overall project management for six professional bachelor degree programs. The subject and purpose of the project concerned enhancing the level of study success of especially non-western migrant students within the bachelor programs. My main activities included: - Tracking the progress and developments of the ongoing project trajectories; - Signalling possible bottlenecks; - Preparing for and reporting on the meetings; - Archiving, publishing and distributing project documents; - Assisting with the financial and overall project administration; Assisting with the processing of research findings; Organizing events, meetings, symposia; Organizing critical and reflexive deliberations on diversity and inclusivity. 2006 – 2009 Artistic Director and Initiator of a Contemporary Theatre Collective Theatre Collective Zimbrabim, Amsterdam and Utrecht Volunteer Work - Volunteer at a shelter for female refugees, Harriët Tubmanhuis Amsterdam (2017-2018) - Volunteer at a homeless shelter, Stoelenproject Amsterdam (2017-2018) - Volunteer at a community organization for undocumented immigrants, DTLA (2012) - Volunteer tutor for underprivileged youths, School's Cool (2011) - Volunteer at a music school for street children in Karnataka, India (2005) - Volunteer for a building project at a monastery in the Czech Republic (2003) 2 Curriculum Vitae Tara Fiorito EDUCATION AND TRAINING 2016 – 2019 PhD in Sociology University of Amsterdam 2010 – 2012 Research Master Social Sciences: Cum Laude Specialization Migration and Integration. GPA: 8.5/A+ University of Amsterdam 2007 – 2010 Bachelor of Sociology: Cum Laude Specialization Urban Sociology and Cultural Sociology. GPA: 8/AUniversity of Amsterdam 1997 – 2004 Pre-University Education: Culture and Society VWO Cultuur en Maatschappij. GPA: 8/AMontessori Lyceum Amsterdam Trainings and Workshops Summer School on 'Cultures, Migrations, Borders, Refugees' 140 Hours Research-Intensive Summer School for PhD Candidates University of the Aegean Summer Schools, Lesvos Island (Greece) Multi-sited Ethnographic Research (Prof. Dr. Nina Glick Schiller) Academic Workshop for Post-docs and PhD Candidates Vrije Universiteit Going Intersectional: Moving Beyond the Buzzword of Intersectionality Academic Workshop for PhD Candidates Vrije Universiteit: Migration and Diversity Centre Teaching and Designing your Teaching (Certificate) Intensive Three-day Course for University Lecturers Centrum voor Nascholing, Amsterdam Seminar Designing Diversity: Developing Innovative and Inclusive Courses University of Amsterdam Workshop Inclusive Teaching in Practice University of Amsterdam Writing Workshop for Sociologists: Writing as a Journalist MOVISIE; Sociale Vraagstukken; De Volkskrant; University of Amsterdam Training “Dealing with Aggression and Trauma” Stichting Stoelenproject, Amsterdam PhD Courses - Resistance Politics: Micro-foundations of Collective Action - The Feminizing City – Feminist Geographies with Prof. Dr. Linda Peake. - Advanced Social Science Theory - Academic Writing - Ethnographic Research Method 3 Curriculum Vitae ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE Manuscripts Publications Reports Symposia and Conferences Tara Fiorito Tara Fiorito (2019). Countering Hate, Transforming Shame and Stigma. A Collaborative Relationship of Engagement between the Undocumented Students Movement and Institutions of Higher Education in Los Angeles. Tara Fiorito (2019). Calling Out and Checking Privilege: Learning the Art of Identity Politics. Tara Fiorito (2018). Learning to be Legal: Ambivalent Narratives of Joy and Guilt in the Transition to Legality. (Under review at the Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies) Fiorito, Tara (forthcoming). Beyond the Dreamers: An Ethnography of Collective Identity and Subjectivity in the Undocumented Youth Movement in Los Angeles. Mobilization. Fiorito, Tara and Walter Nicholls (2016). Silencing to Give Voice: Backstage Preparations in the Undocumented Youth Movement in Los Angeles. Qualitative Sociology Vol. 39(3): 287-308. Nicholls, Walter and Tara Fiorito (2014). Dreamers Unbound: Immigrant Youths Mobilizing. New Labor Forum 1-7. Eisema, Dirk, Tara Fiorito and Martha Montero-Sieburth (2014). Beating the Odds: the Undocumented Youth Movement of Latinos as a Vehicle for Upward Social Mobility. New Diversities Vol. 16, No. 1. Paulle, Bowen, Chip Huisman and Tara Fiorito (2014). Kinderfaculteit Pendrecht Tussenrapportage 1: Een evaluatie van de pilotfase en een blik op de toekomst. Spatial, Intersectional and Student Engagement in an Era of Hate University of California, Los Angeles, 2019 Diversity in Higher Education Research Colloquium Symposium Looking at Lives: Biographical Research on Refugees Vrije Universiteit: Refugee Academy Symposium Chances for more Inclusive Higher Education. ECHO; Ministery of Education, Culture & Science; University of Amsterdam Symposium Community Building University of Applied Sciences Amsterdam Getting Respect in the Netherlands: Between Identity and Redistribution Conference in honour of the Erasmus prize 2017 award to Michèle Lamont Culturalization of Citizenship: International Conference On Racism and Populism University of Amsterdam Sexual Nationalisms: Gender, Sexuality and the Politics of Belonging in the New Europe University of Amsterdam United Nations International Students Conference Amsterdam Representative of the US in the Social Cultural and Humanitarian Committee Scholarships and Funding Academic recommendations Research Scholarship: Political Sociology Documentary Film Scholarship: IMES Fieldwork in Los Angeles: Stichting Fundatie Vrijvrouwe van Renswoude; Hendrik Muller Fonds; Bekker-la-Bastide Fonds; Amsterdam Universiteit Fonds Prof. Dr. Jan Willem Duyvendak, Prof. Dr. Halleh Ghorashi, Dr. Justus Uitermark, Dr. Marguerite van den Berg, Dr. Walter Nicholls, Dr. Gerben Moerman, Dr. Christian Bröer. 4