JOE BONNI (BOGNANNI)
1126
E. 59th St. | Chicago, IL 60637 | 857-316-8407 | joebonni@uchicago.edu
EDUCATION
Ph.D. University
of Chicago | Chicago, IL
| Department of Anthropology Expected
March 2018
“Everything is Full of Gods:
Re-Presenting Religion at the Edges of Empire”
M.A. University
of Chicago | Chicago, IL
| Department of Anthropology 2009
B.A. University
of Massachusetts, Boston |
Boston, MA | Department of Anthropology 2006
Summa Cum Laude, Distinction in
Anthropology
ACADEMIC ADMINISTRATION EXPERIENCE
The University of Chicago’s Center in
Paris | Paris, France September 2012
– August 2015
Assistant Learning Technology Fellow
§ Provided IT support to faculty, staff and
students at the University’s Center in Paris.
§ Produced/managed numerous after-hours
multi-media events requiring IT, AV, sound, lighting and other production tech.
§ Proctored computer-based exams for
language professors; Lectured for Social Science Division as needed.
§ Transitioned Center from part-time
student-lead IT department to full-time professional services.
University of Chicago Council on Advanced
Studies | Chicago, IL 2011
– 2015
§ Arranged bi-weekly paper presentations by
graduate students and professors including local and international researchers.
Managed budget, travel arrangements, administrative details.
o
Interdisciplinary
Workshop in Paris:
o
Interdisciplinary
Archaeology Workshop
o
Memory,
Migration & Material Culture
University of Chicago Graduate Student
Conference Co-Organizer |
Chicago, IL
§ “Text Envy and Artifact Allure: Evidence
Methods, Epistemologies Across the History/Prehistory Divide,” at the
University of Chicago with Dr. Shannon Lee Dawdy, May 2007.
o
Assisted
with all logistics: arranged lodging for visiting academics, designed promotional
materials, vetted printing/publishing;
§ “Partnership University Fund (PUF)
Mobility, Memory, Material Worlds: Crossroads and Convergences,” at The
University of Chicago with Dr. Michael Dietler.
o
Assisted
with all logistics: arranged international travel and lodging for visiting
academics and students, designed promotional materials; booked local outings
for visiting scholars.
TEACHING & ADVISING EXPERIENCE
The University of Chicago | Chicago, IL September
2009 – December 2017
Teaching Assistant
§ Teaching Assistant or Co-Instructor for
numerous courses including: Intensive
Study of a Culture: Pirates; Intensive Study of a Culture: Chicago Blues;
Social Life of Things and Beyond; Self, Culture and Society; Alcohol: Social
Problem or Normal Cultural Practice?; Revolutions
§ Lead weekly discussion sections; assisted
in research for weekly course lectures; delivered course lectures; co-authored
publications with professors; designed grading databases; co-designed
syllabuses; directed weekly discussions; held office hours with hundreds of
students; graded final essays, midterms and final exams.
Research Assistant
§ Trained students in practical lab analysis
skills curating materials from current faculty research projects. Guided students in preparing final papers.
Undergraduate Advising
§
Advisor
and 2nd Reader for BA paper, 2015-2016: “Jeppson’s Malört: Claims to
Authenticity in Chicago.” Ellen Isman,
B.A. 2016, Anthropology
o
Requested
by student and required special approval by Faculty as 2nd Reader
due to my research on performance, authenticity and ritual.
§
Advisor
and 2nd Reader for BA paper, 2009-2010 “Rock and Gender Role:
Women’s Participation in Chicago’s Independent Rock Music Scene.” Molly Porter,
B.A. 2010, Comparative Human Development
o
Requested
by student and required special approval by Faculty as 2nd Reader
due to my research on performance, authenticity and ritual.
MEDIA & MANAGEMENT
EXPERIENCE
Boston’s
Weekly Dig / DigBoston |
Boston, MA July
1999 – July 2003
Founding Editor
§ Co-founded alternative weekly newspaper in
top 10 National Media Market.
§ Edited and wrote thousands of words per
week on deadline.
§ Managed staff of writers, advertisers and
office personnel; Coordinated interns, part-time & fulltime staff to
maximize efficiency on small budget;
§ Designed and managed work flow processes
for publication; assisted in design and maintenance of small business network;
design of databases and web presence.
Boston
Phoenix | Boston, MA 1996
– 1997
Freelance Journalist/Classifieds &
Personals Advertising Customer Service Manager
§ Produced copy on deadline for various
editors
§ Managed staff of 20+ employees in high
volume call center.
Pit Report | Boston, MA 1993–
1996
Publisher &
Editor
§ Published largest independently owned and
operated rock and roll magazine in New England.
§ Oversaw all business operations, budget,
publication schedules, marketing, distribution as well as writing and editing
thousands of words on a monthly deadline.
§ Developed network of artists and related independent
businesses and non-profits in Boston and New England.
LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
University of Chicago | Chicago, IL 2007
– Present
§
Graduate
Liaison to the Board of Trustees. Student Government, 2009 – 2010.
§
Chair
& Co-Chair of the Graduate Council’s Graduate Funding Committee, Student Government,
2007 – 2010
§
Founding
Member of Graduate Students United (GSU) 2007- Present.
o
Organized
graduate students to petition University administration to rectify funding
inadequacies.
National Organization for the Reform of
Marijuana Laws | Boston,
MA / Washington D.C. 1993-2002
§
Served
as Chair of the Massachusetts Chapter and Co-Producer of the largest
anti-prohibition rally in the world throughout the 1990s.
SKILLS AND LANGUAGES
Technical: MS Office (Excel, Power Point and Word,
extremely proficient); semi-professional skills in Photoshop & Illustrator;
minor experience with InDesign, Dreamweaver and Audition; Amateur/hobbyist with
ProTools and Audacity recording software. Familiarity with numerous web design
platforms academic and non (WordPress, Blogger, Canvas, etc.)
Languages: English
– Native language; French – Intermediate Speaking, Intermediate
Writing, Advanced Reading; Spanish –
Novice Speaking, Writing, Intermediate Reading; Italian – Novice Reading
