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FELLOWSHIPS / СТАЖИРОВКИ И СТИПЕНДИИ
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Junior and Senior Fellowships,
Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies
The Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies
(FRIAS) is the University of Freiburg’s
international research college. The Institute
supports innovative research projects through
individual fellowships.
The Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies
announces the following:
Individual FCFP fellowships for the academic
year 2015/16
(Fellowships start: September 1, 2015)
- Junior fellowships (completed PhD plus initial –
one to six years - post-doctoral experience)
- Senior fellowships (completed PhD plus a
minimum of six years post-doctoral experience)
Fellowships of 3 to 12 months in the Senior
scheme and of 12 months (humanities and social
sciences) or up to 24 months (natural sciences,
medicine, engineering) in the Junior scheme
may be applied for. They will allow researchers
to conduct their own research projects.
Fellowships are awarded to individuals with
challenging and innovative research projects of
high academic quality. The determining selection
criteria are the academic excellence of both the
applicant and of the project proposal. Personal
qualifications with regard to international
expertise, leadership skills and interdisciplinary
interest are also taken into account during the
evaluation of the applications. Application is
open to proposals from all disciplines that can
be supported at the University of Freiburg.
FRIAS unites research in the humanities and
social sciences, the natural sciences, engineering
and medicine. It is the aim of the Institute to
support academic exchange across existing
boundaries: between disciplines, between
different cultures and countries, between
established and younger researchers.
https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=49587
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Mildred Miller Fort Foundation Visiting Scholar
in European Studies, Columbus State University
Columbus State University is seeking a
distinguished visiting scholar to serve as the
14th Mildred Miller Fort Foundation Visiting
Scholar in European Studies.
The Fort Foundation Visiting Scholar will
demonstrate expertise in his/her field. Desirable
fields in European studies include
(but are not limited to) art, biology, business,
communication, counseling, economics, teacher
education, English literature, European languages
and literatures, health science, history,
international relations, life sciences, marketing,
music, philosophy, physical sciences, politics,
public health, and theatre.
The one semester (four-month) appointment
will begin August 2015 subject to funding
availability. The visiting scholar will teach two
courses and The endowed chair provides remuneration
corresponding to a full professorship,
commensurate with experience.
Accommodation will be provided.
In addition, shorter appointments of ½ a
semester (August-early October or early
October-December) will be considered.
https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=49615
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http://www.newberry.org/fellowships
Newberry Library Fellowship Opportunity:
The Newberry Library is now accepting fellowship applications for the 2015-2016 academic year. Please consult newberry.org/fellowships for more information about the different kinds of fellowships and their qualifications. [Note: Independent scholars who do not have an insitutional academic affiliation are eligible only for the Weinberg Fellowship for Independent Scholars and Researchers.]
Long-Term Fellowship Deadline: December 1, 2014
Short-Term Fellowship Deadline: January 15, 2015
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Humboldt Research Fellowships for International Researchers
Open to : scientists and scholars of all nationalities and disciplines
Fellowship : 2,650 EUR per month / 3,150 EUR per month
Description
A Humboldt Research Fellowship program allows to researchers from abroad to carry out long-term research in Germany:
* for postdoctoral researchers – for period 6-24 months
* for experienced researchers – for period 6-18 months
Scientists and scholars of all nationalities and disciplines may apply to the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation directly at any time. Applicants choose their own topic of research and their academic host. The Humboldt Foundation grants approximately 500 Humboldt Research Fellowships for postdoctoral researchers and experienced researchers annually. Short-term study visits, participation in congresses and training courses cannot be financed.
Eligibility
For Postdoctoral Researchers: a researcher from abroad with above average qualifications, at the beginning of their academic career who only completed their doctorate in the last four years.
For Experienced Researchers: a researcher from abroad with above average qualifications, who completed their doctorate less than twelve years ago , already have their own research profile and are working at least at the level of Assistant Professor or Junior Research Group Leader or have a record of several years of independent academic work.
Potential applicants who have been in Germany for more than six months at the time of application are not eligible to apply.
Fellowship
The fellowship is worth:
* Postdoctoral Researchers: 2,650 EUR per month
* Experienced Researchers: 3,150 EUR per month
This includes a mobility lump sum and a contribution towards health and liability insurance. There are also additional benefits as lump sum for travel expenses, language fellowship, family allowance, and more.
Application
You can apply to the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation directly at any time to the following address:
Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
Selection Department
Jean-Paul-Str. 12, 53173 Bonn, Germany
For more information visit the official website http://www.humboldt-foundation.de/web/771.html http://www.mladiinfo.eu/2014/09/13/humboldt-research-fellowships-for-international-researchers/#ixzz3DgiDkoqB
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Clark Fellowships
The Clark offers between ten and sixteen Clark Fellowships each year, ranging in duration from one to ten months. National and international scholars, critics, and museum professionals are welcome to propose projects that extend and enhance the understanding of the visual arts and their role in culture.
- See more at: http://www.clarkart.edu/rap/fellowship/About-Clark-Fellowships
Application deadline: October 15
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2015 Research Fellowships at the Virginia Historical Society
Location: Virginia
Date: 2015-01-30
Description: To promote the interpretation of Virginia history and
access to its collections, the Virginia Historical Society,
funded by a matching grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
and gifts from individuals, offers research fellowships of up
to three weeks a year. For the purpose of this program, a we
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Contact: fpollard@vahistorical.org
URL:
www.vahistorical.org/collections-and-resources/how-we-can-help-your-research/researcher-re ...
Announcement ID: 216188
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https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=49518
Bard Graduate Center
Research Fellowships
Institution Type: College / University
Location: New York , United States
Position: Fellow
The Bard Graduate Center invites scholars from university, museum, and independent backgrounds with a PhD or equivalent professional experience to apply for funded research fellowships, to be held during the 2015-2016 academic year. The fellowships are intended to fund collections-based research at the BGC or elsewhere in New York, as well as writing or reading projects in which being part of the BGC’s dynamic research environment is intellectually valuable. Eligible disciplines and fields of study include—but are not limited to—art history, architecture and design history, economic and cultural history, history of technology, philosophy, anthropology, and archaeology.
The stipend rate is $3,500 per month, and housing is available. Both long- and short-term fellowships are available (for example, 6, 4 and 2 months). The timing of dates will be negotiated with individual awardees. Fellows will be given a workspace in the BGC Research Center at 38 West 86th Street, between Columbus Avenue and Central Park West, in New York City.
The BGC is a graduate research institute devoted to study of the decorative arts, design history, and material culture, drawing on methodologies and approaches from art history, economic and cultural history, history of technology, philosophy, anthropology, and archaeology. It offers MA and PhD degrees, possesses a specialized library of 60,000 volumes exclusive of serials, and publishes West 86th: A Journal of Decorative Arts, Design History and Material Culture and Cultural Histories of the Material World (both with The University of Chicago Press), and the catalogues that accompany the four exhibitions it presents every year in its Gallery space (with Yale University Press). Over 50 research seminars, lectures and symposia are scheduled annually and are live-streamed around the world on the BGC’s YouTube channel.
To apply, please submit the following materials electronically, via email to fellowships@bgc.bard.edu, in a single PDF file: (1) cover letter explaining why the BGC is an appropriate research affiliation and indicating the preferred length and dates of the fellowship; (2) detailed project description; (3) CV; (4) publication or academic writing sample of approximately 20-30 pages. In addition, please arrange for two letters of reference to be submitted either via email (to fellowships@bgc.bard.edu) or post (to Bard Graduate Center, Research Fellowship Committee, c/o Dean Elena Pinto Simon, 38 West 86th Street, New York, NY, 10024). All materials must be received by November 1, 2014. Incomplete or late applications will not be considered.
Please direct questions to the Research Fellowship Committee via email (fellowships@bgc.bard.edu).
The BGC does not reimburse fellows for travel, relocation, or visa-related costs in connection with this fellowship award. Also, please note that the fellowship stipend and the value of the provided housing may be subject to taxes for both US citizens and non-US citizens in accordance with US tax code.
Fellowships are awarded without regard to race, color, gender, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, age, or disability.
Contact:
Research Fellowship Committee
Bard Graduate Center
c/o Dean Elena Pinto Simon
38 West 86th Street
New York, NY 10024
fellowships@bgc.bard.edu
Website: http://www.bgc.bard.edu/research/fellowships/bgc-research-fellowship.html
Closing Date 11/01/2014
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CONFERENCES / КОНФЕРЕНЦИИ
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CALL FOR PAPERS
53rd Annual Meeting
Southern Conference on Slavic Studies
Lexington, KY March 5-7, 2015
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS: January 15, 2015
The Fifty-Third Annual Meeting of the Southern Conference
on Slavic Studies (SCSS) will be held at the Hilton Hotel in
Downtown Lexington, KY, March 6-7, 2015. The meeting will
be hosted by the University of Kentucky, Transylvania University,
and Eastern Kentucky University. The SCSS is the largest of the
regional Slavic and Eurasian Studies associations and its programs
attract national and international scholarly participation. The
purpose of SCSS is to promote scholarship, education, and in all
other ways to advance scholarly interest in Russian, Soviet, East
European, and Eurasian studies in the Southern region of the
United States and nationwide. Membership in SCSS is open to all
persons interested in furthering these goals.
Papers from all humanities and social science disciplines are
welcome and encouraged, as is a focus on countries other than
Russia/USSR. Papers and panels on all topics will be considered.
The program committee is accepting panel and paper proposals
until January 15, 2015. Whole panel proposals (chair, three papers,
discussant) are preferred, but proposals for individual papers are
also welcome. Whole panel proposals should include the titles of
each individual paper as well as a title for the panel itself and
identifying information (email addresses and institutional affiliations)
for all participants. Proposals for individual papers should include
paper title, email contact, institutional affiliation, and a brief (one
paragraph) abstract to guide the program committee in the
assembly of panels. If any AV equipment will be needed, the
panel or paper proposals should indicate so when submitted.
AV will be of limited availability and assigned on a first-come,
first-served basis. Email your proposals to Alice Pate at
apate9@kennesaw.edu, or send it by conventional post to:
Alice K. Pate
Chair and Professor of History
Department of History and Philosophy
Kennesaw State University
402 Bartow Avenue MD 2206
Kennesaw, GA 30144
For local arrangements or conference information other than the
program, please contact Dr. Karen Petrone petrone@uky.edu The
conference hotel can be booked online at:
http://www.hilton.com/en/hi/groups/personalized/L/LEXDTHF-SLAVIC-20150304/index.jhtml?WT.mc_id=POG
For questions, proposals or other information regarding the
program, please contact Alice Pate at apate9@kennesaw.edu or
by telephone at 470-578-3288.
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http://nationalities.org/conventions/world/2014
20th Annual World Convention of the
Association for the Study of Nationalities (ASN)
International Affairs Building,
Columbia University, NY
Sponsored by the Harriman Institute
23-25 April 2015
www.nationalities.org
***Proposal deadline: 29 October 2014***
[Please note that the deadline is earlier than in previous years]
Contact information:
proposals must be submitted to:
darel@uottawa.ca and darelasn2015@gmail.com
Over 140 PANELS in nine sections:
Nationalism Studies
Migration & Diasporas
Balkans
Russia
Ukraine & Belarus
Central Europe (including Baltics & Moldova)
Eurasia (including Central Asia & China)
Caucasus (North and South)
Turkey, Greece & Cyprus
THEMATIC Panels on
Ukraine, Russia & the World
Self-Determination & Secession
History & Politics of Memory
Gender & Identity
Transitional Justice
Screening of NEW DOCUMENTARIES
BOOK PANELS
AWARDS for Best Doctoral Student Papers,
ASN Harriman Joseph Rothschild Book Prize
ASN Award for Best Documentary
The Nationalities Papers Opening Reception
The ASN Convention, the most attended international
and inter-disciplinary scholarly gathering of its kind,
welcomes proposals on a wide range of topics related
to nationalism, ethnicity, ethnic conflict and national
identity in several regional sections on Balkans, Central
Europe, Russia, Ukraine, Eurasia, the Caucasus, and
Turkey/Greece/Cyprus, as well as thematic and cross-
regional sections on Nationalism and Migration/
Diasporas. Disciplines represented include political
science, history, anthropology, sociology, international
studies, security studies, geopolitics, area studies,
economics, geography, sociolinguistics, literature,
psychology, and related fields.
The Convention is also inviting paper, panel, roundtable,
or special presentation proposals related to:
•“Ukraine, Russia & the World,” on the events/
international crisis unleashed by “Maidan,” the fall of a
regime, the war in Donbas, economic sanctions, NATO
etc.
•“Self-Determination and the State,” given new
salience by the referendums in Scotland and Catalonia,
the effects of Crimea/Donbas, and the rise of ISIS;
•“History, Politics and Memory,” on the construction
and contestation of the memory of historical events in
sites, symbols, discourse and research;
•“Gender & Identity,” on the salience of gender in
discourse, representation, practices and mobilization;
•“Transitional Justice & Minority Rights,” encompassing
human rights, minority rights, war crimes, genocide,
international tribunals, and related issues;
Prospective applicants can get a sense of the large
thematic scope of ASN Convention papers by looking
at the 2014 Final Program, which can be accessed at
http://nationalities.org/uploads/documents/ASN-2014_Final_Program1.pdf.
Popular topics have also included ethnic violence,
language politics, religion and politics, EU integration,
nation-bulding, the politics of energy, and post-conflict
reconstruction.
Nationalities Papers, the ASN flagship journal, will present
the consistently popular roundtable “How To Get Your Article
Published,” which features the editors of some of the leading
journals in the field. Nationalities Papers will also sponsor the
opening reception.
The Convention is also inviting submissions for
documentaries made within the past few years and
available in DVD format (either NTSC or PAL). The
documentaries selected will be screened during regular
panel slots and, in several cases, will be followed by a
discussion with the filmmaker. At the 2014 Convention,
the Award for Best Documentary went to Ukraine Is
Not A Brothel (Australia, 2013). Special mentions were
given to In the Wake of Stalin (France, 2013) and
Watchers of the Sky (US, 2013). The full 2013 film
lineup can be accessed at
http://nationalities.org/conventions/film-presentations/2014-film-presentations.
Proposal Information
The ASN 2015 Convention invites proposals for
individual papers or panels. A panel includes a chair,
three or four presentations based on written papers,
and a discussant.
The Convention is also welcoming offers to serve as
discussant on a panel to be created by the Program
Committee from individual paper proposals. The
application to be considered as discussant can be
self-standing, or accompanied by an individual paper
proposal.
In order to send proposals to the Convention, the
three mandatory items indicated below (contact
information, abstract, biographical statement) must
be included in a single Word document (PDF
documents will not be accepted) attached to a single
email message.
Individual paper proposals must include four
items:
*Contact information: the name, email, postal
address and academic affiliation of the applicant.
*A 300- to 500-word abstract (shorter abstracts
will not be considered) that includes the title of
the paper.
*A 100-word biographical statement, in narrative
form (a text with the length of one paragraph).
Standard CVs will be rejected.
Individual proposals featuring more than one author
(joint proposal) must include the contact information
and biographical statement of all authors and specify
who among the co-authors intend to attenConvention will have their names in the official
program.
*A Fact Sheet, to be filled out online (see above).
In the case of co-authors, only those intending to
attend the Convention must send a Fact Sheet.
The Word document proposal must indicate that
the Fact Sheet has been filled out online.
Panel proposals must include four items:
*Contact information (see above) of all proposed
panelists.
*The title of the panel and a 200- to 300-word
abstract of each paper.
*A 100-word biographical statement (see above) for
each proposed panelist. Statements in standard CV
format will be rejected. The rules on joint proposals
are the same as with individual proposals (see
above).
*A Fact Sheet, to be filled out online (see above),
for each panelist attached to the proposal. The
Word document proposal must indicate that all
panelists have filled out their Fact Sheet online.
Proposals can also be sent for roundtables and
book panels. Roundtables include a chair, four
presenters, but no discussant, since the
presentations, unlike regular panels, are not
based on written papers. Roundtable proposals
include the same four items as a panel proposal,
except that the 200- to 300-word abstracts are
presentation abstracts, rather than paper abstracts.
The Convention is also inviting proposals for Book
Panels, based on books published between January
2014 and February 2015. The proposal must include
the Chair, three discussants, as well as the author.
A Book Panel proposal must include the same four
items as a panel proposal, except that the abstract
is limited to a 200- to 300-word abstract of the book.
The discussants need not submit an abstract.
Proposals for documentaries must include four items:
*Contact information (see above)
*A 300- to 500-word abstract of the documentary
*A 100-word biographical statement (see above).
CVs will be rejected.
*A Fact Sheet filled out online (see above).
Two copies of the documentary on DVD (in NTSC or
PAL format) will also need to be sent to the Convention,
unless there is an agreement to provide a streaming link.
These and other matters will be discussed upon receipt
of the film proposals.
Proposals for a roundtable following the screening of a
film are most welcome. In these cases, the requirements
of a panel proposal apply, in addition to the 300- to 500-
word abstract of the film.
Proposals to serve as a discussant must include four
items:
*Contact information (see above)
*A 100-word statement about your areas of expertise
*A 100-word biographical statement (see above).
CVs will be rejected.
*A Fact Sheet filled out online (see above)
Proposals for applicants already included in an
individual paper or panel proposal need only include
the 100-word statement on areas of expertise.
IMPORTANT: All proposals must be sent in a single
email message, with an attached proposal in a Word
document (PDFs will not be accepted) containing
contact information, an abstract, a biographical
statement, as well as a confirmation that the Fact
Sheet has been filled out online (or multiple Fact
Sheets, in the case of co-authors and/or panel
proposals). Proposals including contact information,
the abstract and the bio statement in separate
attachments, or over several email messages, will
not be considered. The proposals must be sent to
darel@uottawa.ca AND darelasn2015@gmail.com.
The receipt of all proposals will be promptly
acknowledged electronically, with some delay during
deadline week, due to the high volume of proposals.
IMPORTANT: Participants are responsible for
covering all travel and accommodation costs.
Unfortunately, ASN has no funding available for
panelists.
An international Program Committee will be entrusted
with the selection of proposals. Applicants will be
notified by January 2014 at the latest. Information
regarding registration costs and other logistical
questions will be communicated afterwards.
Deadline for proposals: 29 October 2014 (to be sent
to both darel@uottawa.ca AND darelasn2015@gmail.com)
The ASN Convention’s headquarters are located at the:
Harriman Institute
Columbia University
420 W. 118th St.
MC 3345
New York, NY 10027
212 854 4623 tel
212 666 3481 fax
rk2780@columbia.edu
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41st Sewanee Medieval Colloquium: Peace and War
Location: Tennessee
Date: 2014-11-21
Description: This colloquium will explore peace and war in
medieval culture, history, literature, philosophy, theology,
and the arts. How did medieval men and women make peace and
make war? What were the relationships between individual and
social conflicts? ...
Contact: medievalcolloquium@sewanee.edu
URL: medievalcolloquium.sewanee.edu/
http://www.h-net.org/announce/show.cgi?ID=216281
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INSTITUTE OF PHILOSOPHICAL PRACTICES (France)
https://networks.h-net.org/node/6873/discussions/42465/magic-and-intellectual-history
International Winter Seminar 2015
"Practicing Philosophy"
Argenteuil - France
March 9rd – 14th
The Institute of Philosophical Practice is organizing its regular « International winter seminar » in English on philosophical practice. It will take place in Argenteuil, a close suburb of Paris.
Some among the different issues on which the seminar will focus are the following.
Philosophy in business and organization: how to think together, how to evaluate individuals through philosophical tools.
Philosophical consultation: art of questioning, obstacles to philosophical inquiry, problematization.
Philosophy with children: creating exercises for the classroom, working on attitudes and competencies.
Personal development: self-consciousness through philosophical exercise.
Argumentation: argumentation problems, evaluating arguments.
In this context, philosophy is not an academic activity centered on the history of ideas, and one does not come simply to narrate what he does in his home country, but get acquainted with the many ways of philosophizing, as an activity constitutive of the mind and the self. Philosophy with children, philosophical consultation, philosophy workshops, Socratic dialogue, etc., one is introduced to the many forms and variants of such an endeavor. It is not so much knowledge that is at stake here, but acquiring and developing skills. How to conceptualize, how to problematize, how to deepen understanding of given ideas, and especially how to create a situation where this activity can be induced, are the main focus of the work.
Philosophers, philosophy professors or practicing philosophers who wish to present their methodology during the seminar are invited to forward by electronic mail their proposal, before December 31st 2014.
It should primarily take the form of workshops, not lectures. These proposals can deal with the various aspects of philosophical practice.
The purpose of this seminar is to exchange, discover, experiment and develop practices. This seminar does not require previous philosophical training. It can be an initiation to philosophical practice, or a deepening of the activity. Participants come from different parts of the world, and join for professional or personal reasons, in order to work on a practice that is applicable to many contexts: teaching children or adults, management, individual consultation, N. G. O. activities…
The duration will be almost a week, from March 9th – 14th 2015, and the cost will be 600 EUR, including the workshops, food and accommodation in a private room. For people who are on a tight budget, this can be reduced to 350 EUR if you accept "camping style" accommodation. Our Institute can accept some people free of charge who have financial difficulties, but are highly motivated.
You can read theoretical texts and watch videos of the practice on the following websites - English section:
http://www.pratiques-philosophiques.fr/?lang=en
http://www.pratiques-philosophiques.com/
For more information, write to Isabelle Millon at the following address: i.millon@club-internet.fr
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8th Global Conference: Interculturalism, Meaning and Identity
14th to 16th March 2015
Lisbon, Portugal
Website: http://www.inter-disciplinary.net/at-the-interface/diversity-recognition/interculturalism/call-for-papers/
Contact person: Dr Rob Fisher
The project promotes creative and innovative inter- and multi-disciplinary research dialogues which seek to explore the meaning and implications of interculturalism, from both a practical, perspective and in a more strictly theoretical sense.
Organized by: Inter-Disciplinary.Net
Deadline for abstracts/proposals: 24th October 2014
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2015 1st Journal Conference on Social Science and Humanity (JCSSH 2015 1st)
12th to 13th February 2015
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Website: http://www.ijssh.org/jcssh/1st/
JCSSH 2015 1st will be published into International Journal of Social Science and Humanity (IJSSH, ISSN:2010-3646) by IACSIT Press, and will be indexed by DOAJ, Google Scholar, E&T Library, Crossref, and ProQuest.
Deadline for abstracts/proposals: 1st December 2014
2015 1st Journal Conference on Social Science and Humanity (JCSSH 2015 1st) aims to provide a forum for researchers, pactitioners, and professinals from the industry, academia and government to discourse on research and development, professional practice in social science and sumanity. JCSSH 2015 1st will be held in Amsterdam, Netherlands during February 12-13, 2015. It is one of the leading international conferences for presenting novel and fundamental advances in the fields of social sience and humanity. It also serves to foster communication among researchers and practitioners working in a wide variety of scientific areas with a common interest in improving social science and humanity related techniques.
All submissions will be peer reviewed and evaluated based on originality, technical and/or research content/depth, correctness, relevance to conference, contributions, and readability. Submissions will be chosen based on technical merit, interest, applicability, and how well they fit a coherent and balanced technical program.
All submitted articles should report original, previously unpublished research results, experimental or theoretical, and will be peer-reviewed. Articles submitted to the conference should meet these criteria and must not be under consideration for publication elsewhere. Manuscripts should follow the style of the journal and are subject to both review and editing.
All the registered papers will be published into International Journal of Social Science and Humanity (IJSSH, ISSN:2010-3646, available at: http://www.ijssh.org/list-6-1.html ) by IACSIT Press, and distributed at the conference. The journal will be indexed by DOAJ, Google Scholar, Engineering & Technology Digital Library, Crossref, and ProQuest.
2014.8.28 Notice! The submission for JCSSH 2015 1st is open now.
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http://www.h-net.org/announce/show.cgi?ID=216549
Call for Papers: Britain and the World Conference 2015, April 2-4 2015
Location: Texas, United States
Call for Papers Date: 2014-11-17
Date Submitted: 2014-09-22
Announcement ID: 216549
Call for Papers: The British Scholar Society’s Britain and the World Conference 2015
Dates: 2-4 April 2015
Deadline for Submissions: Monday, 17 November 2014
Decisions on Inclusion: Friday, 5 December 2014
This serves as a call for papers for the eighth annual Britain and the World Conference. The conference will be held in Austin, Texas at the Doubletree University Area, which is a five minute walk from the campus of the University of Texas at Austin, between Thursday, 2 April and Saturday, 4 April 2015. Papers will focus on British interactions with the world from the beginning of the seventeenth century to the present and will highlight the importance of British history from a global perspective. Established scholars, scholars at the beginning of their careers, and graduate students are welcome to apply and present at the conference.
Confirmed lectures for the 2015 conference include the fifth annual Frank Turner Memorial Lecture on Thursday, 2 April, the Keynote Address on Friday, 3 April, and the fourth annual Britain and the World Lecture on Saturday, 4 April. More information about these lectures will appear in our Newsletter in the months ahead. To receive our free monthly newsletter please sign up by visiting www.britishscholar.org , enter your e-mail address at the top, and click Subscribe.
The Britain and the World Conference will include our Conference Icebreaker on Thursday night, 2 April, our Dinner Party on Friday night, 3 April, as well as a pub crawl through downtown Austin on Saturday night, 4 April. These events will provide numerous opportunities for networking and merrymaking in and around the live music capital of the world.
The conference accepts both individual paper and complete panel submissions. Submissions of individual papers should include an abstract of 150-300 words as well as a few descriptive keywords. Panels are expected to consist of three to four papers and should be submitted by one person who is willing to serve as the point of contact. Complete panels must also include a chair. In addition to abstracts for each individual paper, panel submissions should also include a brief 100-150 word introduction describing the panel’s main theme. The conference does not discriminate between panels and individual paper submissions.
All submissions for inclusion in the Britain and the World Conference must be received by Monday, 17 November 2014. Decisions on inclusion will be made by Friday, 5 December 2014. Submissions should be made electronically to editor@britishscholar.org. Updates regarding the conference will be periodically posted to the Society website. It is hoped that participants will be able to call upon their departments for hotel and transportation expenses.
Information on hotel accommodation and conference registration will be forthcoming. It should be noted that becoming a member of The British Scholar Society entitles you to a discounted registration rate. We also offer a discounted registration rate for students. Membership in The British Scholar Society for 2015 will be available on the British Scholar website by visiting our membership page at www.britishscholar.org/british-scholar/membership/ beginning on 1 October. If you have any questions about the forthcoming conference, please contact the Conference Organizing Committee directly at conference@britishscholar.org.
Best wishes,
Michelle Brock
Bryan Glass
Robert Whitaker
Conference Organizing Committee 2015
The British Scholar Society
Conference Organizing Committee
Britain and the World Conference 2015
British Scholar Society
Email: conference@britishscholar.org
Visit the website at http://britishscholar.org/conference-2015/
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War and Geography
Location: New York, United States
Date Submitted: 2014-09-18
CUNY Graduate Center, 34th Street and 5th Ave. New York City, 1 May 2015
War is always related to many different aspects, e.g. religion, technology, etc. However, one of the aspects of central importance for the history of warfare is geography. It is not only integral to the planning of tactics and strategies, but plays an important role in the outcome of war and its long-term aftermath. Furthermore, the interplay between war and geography is not purely a modern phenomenon but can be traced back through the ages of history. Geography always had the potential of providing an advantage or disadvantage etc. The aim of the conference is to assemble researchers from all disciplines of the humanities, who are working on topics that are dealing with this special interrelationship from antiquity to the 21st century. Therefore we not only invite scholars who could talk about theoretical approaches of geographically determined warfare, but also those who are working on specific regional, national or international topics, that are related to the influence of geography on warfare. The purpose is to provide a forum for a fruitful, interdisciplinary discussion, which will open new perspectives on military history in general and the history of warfare in particular.
A list of possible, but not exclusive, topics could include:
- War memory and geography
- Regional problems of geography and warfare
- War strategies and geography
- Geographic advantages and disadvantages in specific battles
- Geography as the cause for warfare
- Natural resources and warfare
- Geography as a consequence of warfare
Selected conference papers are going to be published as an edited volume and in general all proposals will be considered for later publication as well.
Please send a short proposal (max. 500 words, deadline is 30 November 2014) and a short biographical note to SDanielsson@qcc.cuny.edu and FJacob@qcc.cuny.edu
Dr. Sarah Danielsson
SDanielsson@qcc.cuny.edu
Dr. Frank Jacob
FJacob@qcc.cuny.edu
Email: fjacob@qcc.cuny.edu
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Plekhanov House of The National Library of Russia, Alternativy Foundation, Rosa Luxem-burg Foundation and Research and Educational Council of the Association for Marxist Communi-ties are pleased to announce the 6-th Scientific Conference “Social democracy and war and peace problems in a context of “the end of history” to be held at Plekhanov House on November 21-22, 2014, Petersburg.
The following basic themes are planned to be discussed:
- Historical types of wars and their evolution.
- Emergence and genesis of the world market: military-political problems and prospects.
- Prerequisites, causes and effects of local and world wars. Wars, revolutions, counterrevolu-tions.
- War and peace problems in ideologies, programs and practice of political parties and movements.
- Experience of fight for peace and disarmament in the XX century: victories and defeats.
- Nationalism, patriotism, internationalism, cosmopolitism and war and peace problems.
- Universal peace – a utopia or inevitable result of end of "prehistory"?
Researches (sociologists, philosophers, political scientists, historians), post-graduate stu-dents and students, teachers, representatives of public organizations and associations, at last, all those who is interested in discussion of all aspects of the conference themes are invited to partici-pate. The correspondence form of participation (theses or the report text) is alternatively available.
The application form for participation in conference and the abstract of a 15 minute re-port or statement (approximately, 5 minutes) has to be sent to Mikhail B. Konashev, the co-chairman of organizing committee till October 31, 2014 by e-mail. The text of abstract should in-clude applicant’s full name, his/her institutional affiliation, title and should not exceed 2 pages (4000 signs with spaces) in rtf format, Times New Roman, 12 pt., 1,5 space between the lines.
E-mail: mbkonashev@mail.ru
The application form
Surname, name, patronymic:
The title of report:
Place of work:
Position:
Scientific degree and rank:
Phone:
Fax:
Phone mob.:
E-mail:
The post address:
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THE PLEASURES OF BACKWARDNESS:
CONSUMER DESIRE AND MODERNITY IN EASTERN EUROPE
Conference
University of California, Berkeley
April 23-25, 2015
Consumption has recently emerged as a prism through which
to view the cultural and social history of Eastern Europe from
an exciting new angle. Especially in the study of life under
state socialism, the emphasis on consumer practices has led
scholars to rethink familiar themes such as human agency and
personal autonomy, the grey zone between official and
unofficial cultures and the relationship between Western
capitalist modernity and the “shortage economies” of the East.
Light has also been shed on the many forms of consumption--
smoking, drinking, tourism, music, sport and much else—that
reflect and drive political change in the region. Whether
scrutinizing TV viewing in Czechoslovakia or the enjoyment of
tobacco in Bulgaria, hitchhiking through Poland or Budapest
nightlife, scholars present consumption as an expression of
everyday agency and the creative potential of ordinary people.
This conference will bring together junior and senior scholars
to examine the place of consumption, entertainment and
leisure in Eastern Europe and to explore the implications of
the latest consumer studies for the region’s wider history. Not
only in state socialism did consumption lend flexibility and
creativity to a system commonly thought of as stagnant and
stultified. In what ways can the consumer perspective change
our understanding of development, politics and power in the
region over the centuries? How does a focus on the lives of
consumers illuminate Eastern engagement with the West
over the long term, not just during the cold war? Does attention
to the rise of consumption in the East problematize Western
narratives of consumerism and modernization? Were
consumer cultures of the East mere imitations of a more
developed West, or were there pleasures of backwardness
peculiar to the region?
Ten participants and a number of senior scholars will be
invited to discuss new research and provide expert feedback.
Although proposals for single-country projects are welcome,
we are especially eager to receive proposals that involve
comparison, whose scope transcends national borders,
and papers that situate Eastern Europe into a larger
European or global context. Those interested in participating
should send a short CV and a brief summary (250-500
words) of their papers to event organizer Michael Dean
(PhD in History, UC Berkeley) at michaelwdean@gmail.com
by October 31, 2014. Invitations will be issued in mid
November. While lodging and a portion of travel will be
covered by the event’s organizers, participants should try,
wherever possible, to obtain funding from their home
university.
Cosponsored by the Townsend Center for the Humanities,
UC Berkeley; the UC Berkeley History Department; the
Institute of Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies
at UC Berkeley; the Center for Interdisciplinary Polish
Studies at the Viadrina University in Frankfurt (Oder);
and the EU Center for Excellence at UC Berkeley.
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Zachary Kelly
Program Coordinator
Institute of Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies
University of California, Berkeley
260 Stephens Hall, #2304
Berkeley, CA 94720-2304
tel (510) 642-7904
fax (510) 643-5045
email zwkelly@berkeley.edu
web http://iseees.berkeley.edu
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Missing, presumed dead: absent mothers in the cultural imagination
Location: Sweden
Call for Papers Date: 2015-02-01
Date Submitted: 2014-09-18
Announcement ID: 216461
The dead or absent mother is a recurring feature in Western cultural productions, from Greek myths through folktales, Shakespeare and Dickens to contemporary literature, television, and films such as Finding Nemo (2003) and The Road (2009). The mother might be dead at the outset, or die during the narrative. Her death might be a disaster, propelling the child into danger; a blessing, saving the child from an abusive or inappropriate parent and making way for a more suitable guardian; or of no consequence.
This two-day international conference aims to explore the many functions and meanings of the trope of the absent mother, both as products of the time and culture that produced the narratives, and as part of an ongoing cultural conversation that spans the centuries. Are the narratives a response to high numbers of maternal death in childbirth in the Middle Ages, to changes to the early modern family structure, to increased divorce rates after World War II? Are they a reflection of “a general anxiety of female influence” (Henneberg 2008)? What concerns are articulated in the narratives and what messages are communicated? What lessons, if any, are they supposed to teach?
Papers are invited on the absent mother in myths and legends, novels, plays and poetry from any period, as well as in film and television, graphic novels and fan fiction. Presentations should be no more than twenty minutes in length.
An anthology is planned, in which selected papers may be published, following a peer-review process.
Keynote speakers are Professor Marilyn Frankus, West Virginia University, USA, author of Monstrous Motherhood (2012), and Dr Rebecca Feasey, Bath Spa University, UK, author of From Happy Homemaker to Desperate Housewives (2012).
Conference organiser is Dr Berit Åström, Department of Language Studies.
Please submit a 50-word CV and a 300-word abstract to berit.astrom@umu.se by 1 February, 2015.
Dr Berit Astrom
Department of Language Studies
Umea University
901 87 Umea
Sweden
Email: berit.astrom@umu.se
Visit the website at http://www.sprak.umu.se/forskning/konferenser/missing-mothers
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Международный научный семинар «МИРОВЫЕ ЦЕНТРЫ СОВЕТОЛОГИИ: ИСТОРИЯ И
СОВРЕМЕННОСТЬ», который пройдет 14-15 ноября 2014 г. в Смоленском
государственном университете (ул. Пржевальского, д. 4)
В рамках семинара планируется обсудить следующие проблемы:
- современная советология: подходы, концепции, научные школы и
- советологи и их концепции: поколенческие подходы и эволюция
взглядов;
- центры изучения советской истории в Европе, США, Азии:
институциональные формы и финансирование программ советских
исследований;
- «чем хуже – тем лучше»: проблема политического влияния на
советологические исследования;
- российская историография советологии.
Окончание приема заявок - 10 октября 2014 г.
Подробности по адресу: http://ucmopuku.livejournal.com/255549.html
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THIRTEENTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NEW DIRECTIONS IN THE HUMANITIES
University of British Columbia
Vancouver Campus, Vancouver, Canada
17-19 June 2015
Dear Delegate,
On behalf of the Organizing Committee and the International Advisory Board, we are pleased to announce the Call for Papers for the Thirteenth International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities and the Call for Submissions to The Humanities Journal Collection.
The 2015 Humanities Conference will be held in Vancouver, Canada from the 17-19 June at the University of British Columbia. Proposals for paper presentations, poster sessions, workshops, focused discussions, or colloquia are invited to the conference, addressing the humanities through one of the following themes:
THEMES
- Theme 1: Critical Cultural Studies
- Theme 2: Communications and Linguistics Studies
- Theme 3: Literary Humanities
- Theme 4: Civic, Political, and Community Studies
- Theme 5: Humanities Education
- Special Focus: From the 'Digital Humanities' to a Humanities of the Digital
PLENARY SPEAKERS
- Constance Crompton, Digital Humanities and English, University of British Columbia, Okanagan, Canada
- Katherine Hayles, Director, Graduate Studies Program in Literature, Duke University, Durham, USA
Presenters also have the option to submit completed papers to one of the fully peer-reviewed journals in The Humanities Collection. If you are unable to attend the conference, you may still join the community and submit your article for peer review and possible publication, upload an online presentation, and enjoy subscriber access to the journal.
Proposals are reviewed on rolling deadlines. The final submission deadline for in-person presentations is 2 April 2015 (title and short abstract). Proposals submitted after this day will be accommodated in non-themed sessions at the conference or are eligible for community membership registrations (no attendance at conference required with community membership presentations).
For more information and to submit a proposal visit: www.TheHumanities.com/Vancouver-2015
Enquiries: conferencedirector@commongroundpublishing.com
Web address: http://TheHumanities.com/Vancouver-2015
Sponsored by: The Humanities / Common Ground Publishing
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2nd Global Conference: Letters and Letter Writing
Sunday 22nd March – Tuesday 24th March 2015
Lisbon, Portugal
Call for Presentations:
In the eighteenth century, the letter, which had been the foremost medium of long-distance communication since antiquity, came to be considered as a particularly intimate, natural, and authentic form of expression and communication, capable of providing unadulterated insights into the writer’s mind. Epistolary novels dominated the literary market, and the letters of celebrated public figures became equally popular reading material. 'In a man’s letters, you know, Madam, his soul lies naked, his letters are only the mirror of his breast, whatever passes within him is shown undisguised in its natural process', Samuel Johnson wrote in a letter to Hester Thrale in 1777. Today, this idealisation of the letter’s natural spontaneity and authenticity seems naïve at best. Letters can be manipulated as well as manipulative; they can be intercepted, censored, or fatally misread; a letter-writer might engage in histrionic self-dramatisation or active deception; genuine epistolary expression might be compromised by linguistic, social, cultural, sexual, and moral conventions alike. Letters can be almost completely impersonal, as in the case of spam mail, business communications, bills, circulars, or newsletters. And, of course, even when a correspondent believes himself or herself to be completely genuine at the moment of writing a letter, the recipient might still read a profoundly unreliable document, since the fixed materiality of the letter clashes with the mutability of the human mind and heart.
Letters are central to research in many disciplines yet have rarely been addressed in a genuinely multi-disciplinary way. The first interdisciplinary conference on letters and letter writing opened up a number of interesting avenues of inquiry. From Roman epistles to neo-epistolarity; from high Victorian fiction to literary modernism; from concentration camps to asylums; the letter has a bewildering variety of functions, forms and meanings. We would like to continue this dialogue by opening up a call for presentations around issues arising out of this discussion.
Proposals of 300 words are invited for this inter-disciplinary conference on the following themes for any historical period or geographical location:
-What is a letter?
-Social class or status and letter writing
-The materiality of letters and letter-writing: letters on ostraca (potsherds), tablets, papyri, vellum; handwritten letters versus typewritten letters; the significance of stamps, ink, envelopes, writing-desks and other paraphernalia of epistolary communication
-Love letters / hate mail
-Dear John…
-Letters to oneself
-Open letters
-Famous letter writers, for example Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, the Brontës, Elizabeth Gaskell, Thackeray, Hardy, Eliot, Trollope, Wilkie Collins
-The epistolary novel
-Letters in literature
-Letters in other art forms (e.g. letters in songs, envelope art)
-Methods and networks of delivery/postal services?
-Letters versus conversations
-Letters and posterity
-Communication across space and time
-The role of letters in doing business
-Letters in the internet age and digital letters
-Letters and authorship
-Editorial decisions in collecting letters
-Letters as historical data
-Methods of epistolary research
What to Send:
300 word abstracts should be submitted by Friday 31st October 2014. All submissions are minimally double blind peer reviewed where appropriate. If an abstract is accepted for the conference, a full draft paper should be submitted by Friday 23rd January 2015. Abstracts should be submitted simultaneously to the Organising Chairs; abstracts may be in Word or RTF formats with the following information and in this order:
a) author(s), b) affiliation, c) email address, d) title of abstract, e) body of abstract, f) up to 10 key words.
Emails should be entitled: Letters2 Abstract Submission
Please use plain text (Times Roman 12) and abstain from using footnotes and any special formatting, characters or emphasis (such as bold, italics or underline). We acknowledge receipt and answer to all paper proposals submitted. If you do not receive a reply from us in a week you should assume we did not receive your proposal; it might be lost in cyberspace! We suggest, then, to look for an alternative electronic route or resend.
Organising Chairs:
Linda McGuire: linda.mcguire@escdijon.eu
Rob Fisher : letters2@inter-disciplinary.net
The conference is part of the At the Interface programme of research projects. It aims to bring together people from different areas and interests to share ideas and explore various discussions which are innovative and exciting. All papers accepted for and presented at the conference must be in English and will be eligible for publication in an ISBN eBook. Selected papers may be developed for publication in a themed hard copy volume(s). All publications from the conference will require editors, to be chosen from interested delegates from the conference.
Inter-Disciplinary.Net believes it is a mark of personal courtesy and professional respect to your colleagues that all delegates should attend for the full duration of the meeting. If you are unable to make this commitment, please do not submit an abstract for presentation.
For further details of the conference, please visit:
http://www.inter-disciplinary.net/at-the-interface/education/letters-and-letter-writing/call-for-presentations/
Please note: Inter-Disciplinary.Net is a not-for-profit network and we are not in a position to be able to assist with conference travel or subsistence.
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Tzvetan Todorov Colloquium
Monday, 23 March 2015
University of Sheffield, UK
Originally known above all for his ground-breaking work in literary theory, Tzvetan Todorov is now firmly established as one of the wold’s foremost cultural critics. A true son of the Enlightenment, he both defends our fundamental values and questions our deepest certainties. His critical interventions cover an astounding range of topics, from narratology to anti-Semitism, from painting to politics, and from history to current affairs. Todorov addresses highly complex intellectual and social challenges with lucidity and equanimity, yet without avoiding controversial issues such as Islamic fundamentalism, the war in Iraq, and the International Criminal Court.
The aim of the colloquium is to explore the variety of domains encompassed by Todorov’s intellectual activity. Papers focussing on:
- - critical humanism and the legacy of the Enlightenment
- - totalitarianism and democracy
- - the role of the intellectual in the 21st century
- - literature and the humanities
are particularly welcome, but proposals for other avenues of investigation will be gladly considered too.
Please send abstracts of 200-250 words plus your details (including a short bio-/bibliography) to the conference organisers, Henk de Berg ( h.de.berg@shef.ac.uk ) and Karine Zbinden ( k.zbinden@shef.ac.uk ), by 30 September 2014 .
A selection of papers will be published. All papers should be in English. Submission deadline for papers to be considered for publication: 30 May 2015.
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36th Annual Conference of the Nineteenth Century Studies Association
March 26-28, 2015 – Boston, MA
Material Cultures/Material Worlds
We seek papers and panels that investigate elements of the material world belonging to the long nineteenth century. Topics may include collecting, possession(s), things and thing theories, realism, hoarding, bric-a-brac, souvenirs, historic houses (interiors and rooms), buildings and “truth to materials,” collecting folklore and songs, Atlantic trade, colonial objects, commodity fetishism, animals as things (taxidermy, zoos, taxonomies), people as things (slavery, human zoos, relics, death masks), cabinets of curiosity, closets, antiquities, museum displays, theatrical stages and sets, textures, books and manuscripts as objects, the materiality of texts, art materials, food, fraudulent items or the luxury trade. We invite alternate interpretations of the theme as well.
Please email 250-word abstracts for 20-minute papers along with one-page CVs to the program chairs by September 30, 2014 to ncsaboston2015@gmail.com. Paper abstracts should include author's name, institutional affiliation, and paper title in the heading. We welcome panel proposals with three panelists and a moderator or alternative formats with pre-circulated papers and discussion.
Christina L Reitz, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Music
School of Music
308 E Belk Building
Western Carolina University
Cullowhee, NC 28723
(828) 227-2151
Email: clreitz@email.wcu.edu
Visit the website at http://ncsaweb.net
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Philosophy Across Traditions
10th Anniversary of the Murdoch Colloquium – Philosophy Across Traditions
Murdoch University
1 December 2014, 9am – 5pm
Brian Hill Lecture Theatre, Murdoch University
The Murdoch Philosophy Program in conjunction with the Murdoch School of Arts invites abstracts for the 10th Murdoch Colloquium.
The theme of this year’s Colloquium is Philosophy Across Traditions: it aims at showcasing the diversity of Philosophy across Perth’s universities and at fostering dialogue between different approaches. We encourage contributions from all philosophical traditions, as well as from other disciplines that take into account philosophical questions.
The Colloquium is a forum for the exchange of ideas in a supportive, collegial atmosphere. It aims to strengthen the ties between academic philosophers in Western Australia, as well as reaching out to colleagues in other disciplines, to students and to the wider philosophy community.
This year, we have the special pleasure to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Colloquium, proudly continuing its tradition of representing philosophy in Perth in its diversity. This year’s invited speakers are:
Prof Horst Ruthrof (Murdoch University): Speculations on the Origins of Language (Welcome Address)
Dr Barry Maund (University of Western Australia): TBA (Keynote Address)
The Colloquium is open to academics, undergraduate and postgraduate students. The Colloquium will be followed by drinks, nibbles and more discussion at the School of Arts common room. We will conclude the evening with a collegial dinner in Fremantle, location tba.
How to submit your abstract:
All papers will be refereed and a certificate will be awarded for the best student paper.
Abstract submissions (250 words + title) must be prepared for blind review and sent as either a PDF or Word file to a.schwenkenbecher@murdoch.edu.au.
In the text of your email, please include your name, contact information, and the title of your contribution (max 250 words).
We look forward to receiving your abstract by 3 November, 2014
The Colloquium is kindly sponsored by:
Philosophy Program, Murdoch University
Department of Philosophy, UWA
Centre for Applied Philosophy and Ethics, Curtin University of Technology
Research Ethics Office, Murdoch University
School of Arts
Contact: Dr Alan Tapper A.Tapper@curtin.edu.au
Dr Anne Schwenkenbecher A.Schwenkenbecher@murdoch.edu.au
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Perspectives on Moral Responsibility
Conference on Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Moral Responsibility
CALL FOR PAPERS
March 27, 2015
Utah Valley University
Orem, Utah
Moral responsibility has consistently been a salient issue in disciplines such as the law, psychology, psychiatry, and philosophy. The questions about social, cognitive, and psychological constraints on legal and moral responsibility are ever-evolving with advances in technology and knowledge. This conference seeks to address cutting-edge applied issues in moral and legal responsibility.
Confirmed speakers:
Keynote: Walter Sinnott-Armstrong
Invited: Teneille Brown, William Hirstein, David Polizzi, Adina Roskies, Katrina Sifferd, Chandra Sripada, Nicole Vincent
We invite papers that fall under two broad themes.
1. Understanding moral responsibility based on changes in what we know: Examples of questions under this theme include, but are not limited to the following: What are the legal implications of fMRIs in the courtroom? Can neuroscience aid the courtroom in assessing moral responsibility? Do advances in understanding how the mind/brain works change our moral responsibility practices? How do practitioners’ underlying assumptions about moral responsibility inform their disciplinary practices?
2. Understanding moral responsibility in applied contexts: Examples of questions under this theme include, but are not limited to the following: Do personality disorders, schizophrenia, dementia, or attention-deficit disorder affect moral or legal responsibility? What are the implications for how we draw the distinction between addiction and compulsion? Between weakness of will and compulsion? Are we morally responsible for implicit biases? Are we legally and/or morally responsible for unconscious thought processes?
To submit, please send a 1000-1200 word abstract prepared for blind review to the gmail account: MRConf2015. The deadline is October 1, 2014.
Please address questions to Chris Weigel to the gmail account: weigelch
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Beguiling Structures: Architecture in European Painting
1300-1550
Date: 2014-09-19
Description: Beguiling Structures: Architecture in European Painting
1300-1550. 19th September 2014 Sainsbury Wing Conference Room
One, National Gallery, London. This AHRC-funded graduate conference
was organised to mark the exhibition Building the Picture:
Architecture in Italian Renaissance Painting, and will take pla
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Contact: beguiling.structures@gmail.com
Announcement ID: 216177
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Historicising Rape Conference
Call for Papers: HISTORICISING RAPE. An International
Conference to be held at Cardiff University, UK, 8-10
July 2015. Deadline for proposals: 27 October 2014.
Keynote speaker: Professor Mary Louise Roberts,
University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA; author of What
Soldiers Do: Sex and the American G.I. in World War
Two France, 1944-1946 (University of Chicago Press,
2013).
Proposals are invited for participation in this three-day
international conference on the history of rape, sexual
abuse, and sexual violence.
The conference will bring together scholars working on a
range of historical periods and places to explore what
may be historically specific about rape, sexual abuse, and
other forms of sexual violence in different historical and
social/political/cultural/global contexts. We hope to attract
participants from a range of disciplines.
The aim is to encourage a discussion that goes beyond
either transhistorical or essentialist understandings of rape
or those which see change primarily in terms of linear
progress. Therefore, while no theme or topic related to the
history of rape or other forms of sexual abuse and sexual
violence is ruled out, successful proposals will explicitly
address the issue of what is or is not historically specific
in their own case. Papers that consider the challenges of
teaching the history of these topics are also welcomed.
We invite proposals for 25-minute papers, for complete panels
(containing no more than three papers) or for round-table
discussions. Abstracts of no longer than 300-words for each
paper, along with a 50-word autobiography for each speaker,
should be sent by email to Dr Garthine Walker at
HistoricisingRape@cardiff.ac.uk by Monday 27 October 2014.
Informal enquiries may also be sent to that address. Applicants
will be informed by mid-November of whether their proposal
has been accepted.
We hope to secure a small amount of funding for postgraduate
bursaries, but speakers should anticipate that their home
institutions or other bodies will fund their participation at the
conference. To this end, we shall seek to keep costs as low as
is compatible with covering the cost of the conference, and
we shall provide a general reduction for postgraduates and
other unwaged participants.
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Wilson College Humanities Conference, Prophetic Fragments:
Humanities Past, Present, and Future
Location: Pennsylvania
Date: 2015-02-28
Description: Wilson College Humanities ConferenceProphetic
Fragments: Humanities Past, Present, and Future. Saturday,
February 28, 2015 10:00am-5:00pm. Held in the Brooks Complex of
Wilson College, Chambersburg, PA.
http://www.h-net.org/announce/show.cgi?ID=216150
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4th Global Conference: Monstrous Geographies
Sunday 22nd March - Tuesday 24th March 2015
Lisbon, Portugal
Call for Presentations:
This inter- and multidisciplinary conference focuses on the relationship between the monstrous and the geographic. We welcome proposals by academics, teachers, independent researchers, students, artists, NGOs and anyone interested in manifestations of monstrosity in space. Possible topics may include topics as diverse as ancient burial sites, haunted houses, post-apocalyptic landscapes, and even recent topographical manifestations of the Gaza conflict or the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17. Even if they no longer bear the physical markers of violence, devastation and human suffering geographical locations are often imbued with memories of horror that are passed on from generation to generation through various textual, audial and visual media.
Apart from historical events of monstrosity the scope of our conference entails imagined monstrosities and future landscapes of annihilation and death. Philosophical discussions are just as much welcome as artistic performances and explorations of literary, filmic or musical case studies of evil and the monstrous. The following questions may trigger ideas for presentations: What is the relationship between evil and the monstrous? Is the monstrous always rooted in the element of evil? Can disasters caused by nature be regarded as evil? Can we talk about geographies of poverty, hunger and homelessness in relation to monstrosity? Can evil and/or monstrosity be immanent to place or are they performed by cultural discourse, rituals and practices of memory? How do the monstrous and the geographic intersect in architecture, the arts, popular culture, politics, and the sciences?
We welcome presentations, papers, reports, performances, work-in-progress, workshops and pre-formed panels from all academic disciplines. Presentations may include but are not limited to the following topics:
-Unknown worlds
-Dystopic landscapes
-Sites of heterotopia
-Malevolent regions
-Bodies as maps and maps as bodies
-Places of isolation, incarceration and madness
-Places of rituals and incest
-Sites of experimentation
-Evil planets and dimensions
-Worlds as dark reflections/twins of Earth
-Alien landscapes
-Sites of environmental disasters (both natural and manmade)
-Sites of starvation, disaster and pestilence
-De-militarized zones and no-man's lands
-Monstrostiy and liminality
-Religion, ritual and monstrosity
-Haunted sites and spectral spaces
-Graveyards
-Sites of conflict and violence
-Terrain vague, abandoned buildings
-The architecture of death and destruction (sites of torture and extermination)
-Geographical manifestations of the uncanny
-Tourism and monstrous geographies
-Monstrous Dreamscapes
-Mazes
-Monstrous materialities
-Ethics and morality in relation to monstrosity and evil
-Monstrous geographies of the body and the mind
The Steering Group particularly welcomes the submission of pre-formed panel proposals.
What to send:
300 word abstracts should be submitted by Friday 31st October 2014. All submissions are minimally double blind peer reviewed where appropriate. If an abstract is accepted for the conference, a full draft paper should be submitted by Friday 23rd January 2015. Abstracts should be submitted simultaneously to the Organising Chairs; abstracts may be in Word or RTF formats with the following information and in this order:
a) author(s), b) affiliation as you would like it to appear in programme, c) email address, d) title of abstract, e) body of abstract, f) up to 10 keywords.
E-mails should be entitled: MG4 Abstract Submission.
Please use plain text (Times Roman 12) and abstain from using any special formatting, characters or emphasis (such as bold, italics or underline). We acknowledge receipt and answer to all paper proposals submitted. If you do not receive a reply from us in a week you should assume we did not receive your proposal; it might be lost in cyberspace! We suggest, then, to look for an alternative electronic route or resend.
Organising Chairs:
Laszlo Muntean: l.muntean@let.ru.nl
Rob Fisher: mg4@inter-disciplinary.net
The aim of the conference is to bring together people from different areas and interests to share ideas and explore various discussions which are innovative and exciting. All papers accepted for and presented at the conference must be in English and will be eligible for publication in an ISBN eBook. Selected papers may be developed for publication in a themed hard copy volume(s). All publications from the conference will require editors, to be chosen from interested delegates from the conference.
Inter-Disciplinary.Net believes it is a mark of personal courtesy and professional respect to your colleagues that all delegates should attend for the full duration of the meeting. If you are unable to make this commitment, please do not submit an abstract for presentation.
For further details of the conference, please visit:
http://www.inter-disciplinary.net/at-the-interface/evil/monstrous-geographies/call-for-papers/
Please note: Inter-Disciplinary.Net is a not-for-profit network and we are not in a position to be able to assist with conference travel or subsistence.
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GRANTS & AWARDS / ГРАНТЫ&ПРЕМИИ
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Гранты фонда "Русский мир"
Фонд «Русский мир» дает гранты на реализацию проектов, направленных на популяризацию русского языка и культуры и поддержку программ изучения русского языка.
Гранты Фонда предоставляются по итогам конкурсов, проводимых раздельно по следующим направлениям:
-проекты по продвижению русского языка;
-проекты культурно-гуманитарной направленности.
В рамках реализации проектов по продвижению русского языка принимаются к рассмотрению проекты, имеющие своей целью:
обучение русскому языку (в том числе как неродному и как иностранному);
повышение квалификации и переподготовку преподавателей русского языка и литературы;
создание новых учебно-методических комплексов, учебных пособий, учебников и иных изданий в помощь преподавателям русского языка и литературы, изучающим русский язык;
разработку мультимедийных образовательных ресурсов и систем дистанционного обучения русскому языку и литературе;
проведение олимпиад и конкурсов по русскому языку и литературе;
учреждение и поддержка деятельности русскоязычных школ;
популяризацию русского языка и литературы по каналам средств массовой информации;
проведение лингвистических исследований по русскому языку;
проведение форумов, конференций, круглых столов, фестивалей, праздников и других аналогичных мероприятий, направленных на популяризацию русского языка и русской литературы.
В рамках культурно-гуманитарного направления рассматриваются проекты, ставящие своей целью популяризацию идей и ценностей Русского мира, формирование за рубежом позитивного образа России и интереса к её современной жизни, включая:
-выпуск и продвижение русскоязычных средств массовой информации, иных информационных ресурсов, ориентированных на сохранение и продвижение ценностей Русского мира;
-подготовку и выпуск монографий, книг, альбомов, создание фильмов о Русском мире и его выдающихся представителях;
-проведение форумов, конференций, круглых столов, семинаров, посвящённых исследованию России, её истории и культуры и их места в мировой цивилизации;
-проведение тематических фестивалей, праздников, выставок, конкурсов и т.п.;
-проведение иных исследований и мероприятий культурно-гуманитарной направленности.
Заявки принимаются дважды в год:
• с 1 января по 30 июня каждого года — по проектам, реализация которых начинается с 1 января следующего года (весенняя сессия);
• с 1 июля по 31 декабря каждого года — по проектам, реализация которых начинается с 1 июля года, следующего за годом подачи заявки (осенняя сессия).
Более подробная информация на сайте фонда: http://www.russkiymir.ru/ по адресу: http://www.russkiymir.ru/grants/regulations.php
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Совет при Президенте Российской Федерации по культуре и искусству объявляет о приеме с 1 сентября 2014 года документов на соискание Государственной премии Российской Федерации в области литературы и искусства за 2014 год.
Представления на соискателей Государственной премии Российской Федерации в области литературы и искусства и прилагаемые к ним материалы направляются в Совет при Президенте Российской Федерации по культуре и искусству (адрес для почтовых отправлений: 103132, г. Москва, Старая пл., д.4, подъезд 6), справки по телефонам: (495) 606-35-36, (495) 606-80-00.
Срок приема документов истекает 30 декабря 2014 года .
Требования к оформлению документов и материалов, представляемых на соискание Государственной премии Российской Федерации в области литературы и искусства размещены на сайте - www.kremlin.ru , snto.ru (или снто.рф).
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Research Grants: John W. Hartman Center, Duke University
Location: North Carolina
Date: 2015-01-30
Description: The John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising &
Marketing History, part of the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book &
Manuscript Library of Duke University, announces the
availability of travel grants for research travel to our
collections. The Hartman Center holds an extensive collection
of over 3,000 ...
Contact: joshua.larkinrowley@duke.edu
URL: library.duke.edu/rubenstein/hartman/travel-grants/
Announcement ID: 216199
http://www.h-net.org/announce/show.cgi?ID=216199
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PUBLICATIONS / ПУБЛИКАЦИИ
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http://www.h-net.org/announce/show.cgi?ID=216489
Call for Articles International Bibliography of Military History
Date Submitted: 2014-09-19
Announcement ID: 216489
Call for Articles
International Bibliography of Military History
of the International Commission of Military History
Published by Brill (Leiden and Boston)
In existence since 1978, the International Bibliography of Military History (IBMH) has traditionally published historiographical articles, review articles, and book reviews. Since its recent move to Brill, however, it has been undergoing a transformation into a fully-fledged military history journal. As a next step in this process, the portfolio will be enlarged to include also original research articles.
The IBMH thus invites scholars to submit articles on any military historical topic that can appeal to an international readership, e.g. a topic involving more than one nation and, preferably, based on multi-archival research. There is no chronological limitation. The journal publishes articles ranging from antiquity to the contemporary period, as long as the research method is historical.
The articles should be based extensively on primary research, not have been published in another form or outlet, and not currently be considered by another journal. The submitted work should be between 8,000 and 10,000 words (including footnotes), and be thoroughly referenced. For further information on style and referencing, please visit the journal’s website.
Submitted articles will – after a first editorial screening – be sent out for peer-review (double-blind). This process, from submission to decision, normally takes six to eight weeks. Please submit your article directly to the Scientific Editor, Dr Marco Wyss (m.wyss@chi.ac.uk), who is also available for any potential preliminary queries.
Dr Marco Wyss
Senior Lecturer in Politics and Contemporary History
Department of History
University of Chichester
Bishop Otter Campus
College Lane
Chichester
West Sussex
PO19 6PE
Email: m.wyss@chi.ac.uk
Visit the website at http://www.brill.com/international-bibliography-military-history
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Dystopia. Journal of Totalitarian
Ideologies and Regimes
Date: 2014-11-15
Description: CALL FOR PAPERS Dystopia. Journal of Totalitarian
Ideologies and Regimes, an annual publication of the Center for
the Study of Totalitarianism, State University of Moldova,
announces call for papers for its next issue to be published in
December 2014. The first issue has been published in 2013, with
Contact: igorvasu@gmail.com
URL: istorie.usm.md/centre/centrul-pentru-studiul-totalitarismului/
http://www.h-net.org/announce/show.cgi?ID=216275
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The International Journal of Humanities and Cultural Studies (ISSN 2356-5926) (Volume 1, Issue 3)Call for Papers.
Call for contributions
The IJHCS (Volume 1, Issue 3)
The International Journal of Humanities and Cultural Studies (ISSN 2356-5926) is an open-access quarterly peer-reviewed online journal. It is published in March, June, September and December. The IJHCS invites original, unpublished, quality research articles/case studies in the fields of humanities, English language, cultural studies and creative writing for the December 2014 Issue. Contributors can send their works to be considered for publication in Volume 1, Issue 3 (October-December). Manuscripts Submission Deadline: November 20, 2014 Issue Publication Date: December 2014. For more details on the manuscripts and submission guidelines, please visit the Submission Guidelines webpage:
( http://ijhcschiefeditor.wix.com/ijhcs#!submission-guidelines/c24vq ).
Authors have to send a signed copyright transfer (can be downloaded from the website) along with a brief biography.
Contributions have to be sent to:
ijhcs.chief.editor@gmail.com
University of Gafsa, Tunisia, 2162100
Email: ijhcs.chief.editor@gmail.com
Visit the website at http://ijhcschiefeditor.wix.com/ijhcs
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The Institute of Eastern Europe and Central Asia www.ieeca.org seeks submissions for its Journal of E.European & C.Asian Research
http://ieeca.org/about-the-journal
Journ al of Eastern European and Central Asian Research (JEECAR) is a multidisciplinary double-blind peer-reviewed journal aimed at publishing high-quality, original, innovative research about current economic issues in the rapidly changing Eastern Europe and Central Asia region. It acts as an interface between academia and the policy community by providing a space for discussion that brings the policy, academic, diplomatic, and business sectors together, with peer-reviewed academic studies relating to regional history, politics, security, economics, society and culture.
The JEECAR Journal is committed to the editorial principles of all aspects of publication ethics and publication malpractice as assigned by the Committee on Public Ethics .
Any paper submitted to the journal must be original, previously unpublished, and currently not under consideration for publication elsewhere. Papers presented at IEECA conferences can be considered for publication in the Journal.
JEECAR is published as a paper copy and as an e-journal. Papers accepted by reviewers will be published in BOTH publications by paying the appropriate fees. The printed and e-journal versions are published semi-annually. Each published article is assigned with digital CrossReff DOI address.
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http://www.rsci.ru/grants/grant_news/276/236829.php
Конкурс художественного перевода стихотворений Ш.Моррисси
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08.09.2014 ..
Британский Совет в России совместно с журналом «Иностранная литература» объявляют конкурс художественного перевода стихотворений британской поэтессы Шинейд Моррисси.
Шинейд Моррисси (Sinéad Morrissey) — лауреат ряда литературных премий, в том числе престижной премии им. Т.С.Элиота, автор пяти поэтических сборников: There Was Fire in Vancouver («Пожар в Ванкувере», 1996), Between Here and There («Между „здесь“ и „там“», 2002), The State of the Prisons («Страна тюрем», 2005), Through the Square Window («Сквозь квадратное окно», 2009) и Parallax («Параллакс», 2013). В 2013 г. Шинейд была удостоена звания первого национального поэта-лауреата Белфаста.
Будучи тесно связанной с Россией — члены ее семьи неоднократно бывали в Советском Союзе в 1930–60 гг.,— Шинейд в своих произведениях часто обращается к русской истории и литературе.
Участникам конкурса предлагается перевести одно или несколько стихотворений из последнего сборника Шинейд, «Параллакс» (Parallax).
ТЕКСТЫ ДЛЯ ПЕРЕВОДА http://www.britishcouncil.ru/events/competition-of-literary-translation/texts-for-translation
Выбор победителя определяет компетентное жюри, в состав которого входят представители Британского Совета в России, члены редколлегии журнала «Иностранная литература», а также его постоянные авторы. Лучшие переводы будут опубликованы в журнале «Иностранная литература» в 2015 г.
Условия участия в конкурсе
* К участию принимаются тексты переводов, которые прежде нигде не публиковались;
* один переводчик может прислать как один, так и несколько переводов;
* при отправке заявки, пожалуйста, укажите свое полное имя, контактные данные, а также информацию о наличии других опубликованных переводов (при наличии таковых);
* переводы и сопроводительную информацию необходимо отправить до 31 октября 2014 г. по адресу Lidia.khesed@britishcouncil.org. Итоги конкурса будут объявлены после 1 декабря 2014 г. Журнал «Иностранная литература» сохраняет за собой право публикации текстов переводов при предварительном согласовании с автором. Права на оригинальные тексты произведений Шинейд Моррисси, опубликованные в 2013 г., принадлежат издательству Carcanet Press Limited.
Для получения более подробной информации, пожалуйста, обращайтесь к Лидии Хесед по адресу Lidia.khesed@britishcouncil.org, +7 495 287 18 04.
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http://hro.ceu.hu/vacancies/assistant-professor-5
The Department of History at Central European University (CEU) invites applications for an Assistant Professor position in the field of Soviet and Post-Soviet History. Scholars with Central Asian and/or Caucasian research interest are encouraged to apply. In keeping with the Department’s strong emphasis on interdisciplinary, comparative and cross-cultural studies, we seek applicants whose teaching and research accommodate contemporary approaches in social, political, gender, or cultural history. Applicants should hold a PhD degree and have excellent command of the Russian language.
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High School Russian Language Instructor
University of Pittsburgh
The University of Pittsburgh’s Center for Russian and East European
Studies (REES) seeks an educator with experience teaching Russian
at the high school level to collaborate on, and potentially serve as the
lead instructor in, an intensive and immersive 4-week residential
summer program for high school students. The ideal candidate will
have a detailed knowledge of ACTFL’s 5 C’s of Foreign Language
Education and experience building these goal areas into curricula.
In the short term, Pitt hopes to hire such a person as a consultant with
whom to conceptualize a rigorous, intensive 4-week curriculum for
high school students who have had either no prior training or only
one year of Russian language training. The consultant position will
extend from late September 2014 to November 2014. If Pitt
successfully secures the necessary funding to run this program, the
person would be encouraged to participate in the program as its lead
instructor.
For the consultancy period, it will be possible to work from home.
The summer program’s lead instructor will need to be available to
be in the Pittsburgh region from mid-June to mid-July 2015
(specific dates TBA).
Requirements
Fluent Russian speaker
Experience teaching Russian to high school students
Experience with a performance-based communicative approach to
foreign language pedagogy
Familiarity with ACTFL’s 5 C’s of Foreign Language Education
Preferred
Experience teaching underserved minority students
Interest in serving as both a curriculum consultant (September –
November 2014) and lead instructor (June-July 2015)
Strong background in foreign language pedagogy
Strong background in assessment-based proficiency goals
Those interested in the position should send a cover letter and resume
addressed to Dawn Seckler, Das200@pitt.edu. Review of materials will
begin immediately. Suitable candidates will be contacted for a phone or
Skype interview.
Dawn Seckler, PhD
Executive Director, Summer Language Institute
Acting Associate Director, Center for Russian and East European Studies
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
Das200@pitt.edu
412-648-9881
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Assistant Professor, Modern German or Central
European History, University of
North Carolina-Asheville
UNC Asheville's Department of History is seeking
qualified applicants for a tenure-track Assistant
Professor of Modern German or Central European
History beginning in August, 2015, with ability to
teach colonial or postcolonial African History.
http://www.higheredjobs.com/search/details.cfm
?JobCode=175954468&Title=Assistant
%20Professor%20of%20Modern%20German
%20or%20Central%20European%20History
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ST. PETERSBURG CENTER FOR THE HISTORY OF IDEAS
SOCIETY FOR THE HISTORY OF IDEAS IN ST. PETERSBURG
http://ideashistory.org.ru/
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President of the Society: Tatiana Artemyeva:
(admission to the Society, subscription) tatart@mail.ru
Administrator of the distribution: Tatiana Novikova: mail@emed.ru
We are grateful for the information that may be interesting
and useful for all members of the Society. Please, send it to tatart@mail.ru
To unsubscribe, please send a letter "unsubscribe" to tatolnov@gmail.com
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ОБЩЕСТВО ИСТОРИИ ИДЕЙ В САНКТ-ПЕТЕРБУРГЕ
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Информационный бюллетень № 309
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Информация для гуманитариев: гранты, стажировки,
конференции, вакансии
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Председатель Общества: Татьяна Владимировна Артемьева
(прием в Общество и подписка на бюллетень): tatart@mail.ru
Администратор рассылки: Татьяна Олеговна Новикова: tatolnov@gmail.com
Будем благодарны за информацию, интересную и
полезную всем участникам подписки.
Пожалуйста, посылайте ее по адресу: tatart@mail.ru
Для того, чтобы остановить подписку пошлите письмо
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FELLOWSHIPS / СТАЖИРОВКИ И СТИПЕНДИИ
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Junior and Senior Fellowships,
Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies
The Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies
(FRIAS) is the University of Freiburg’s
international research college. The Institute
supports innovative research projects through
individual fellowships.
The Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies
announces the following:
Individual FCFP fellowships for the academic
year 2015/16
(Fellowships start: September 1, 2015)
- Junior fellowships (completed PhD plus initial –
one to six years - post-doctoral experience)
- Senior fellowships (completed PhD plus a
minimum of six years post-doctoral experience)
Fellowships of 3 to 12 months in the Senior
scheme and of 12 months (humanities and social
sciences) or up to 24 months (natural sciences,
medicine, engineering) in the Junior scheme
may be applied for. They will allow researchers
to conduct their own research projects.
Fellowships are awarded to individuals with
challenging and innovative research projects of
high academic quality. The determining selection
criteria are the academic excellence of both the
applicant and of the project proposal. Personal
qualifications with regard to international
expertise, leadership skills and interdisciplinary
interest are also taken into account during the
evaluation of the applications. Application is
open to proposals from all disciplines that can
be supported at the University of Freiburg.
FRIAS unites research in the humanities and
social sciences, the natural sciences, engineering
and medicine. It is the aim of the Institute to
support academic exchange across existing
boundaries: between disciplines, between
different cultures and countries, between
established and younger researchers.
https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=49587
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Mildred Miller Fort Foundation Visiting Scholar
in European Studies, Columbus State University
Columbus State University is seeking a
distinguished visiting scholar to serve as the
14th Mildred Miller Fort Foundation Visiting
Scholar in European Studies.
The Fort Foundation Visiting Scholar will
demonstrate expertise in his/her field. Desirable
fields in European studies include
(but are not limited to) art, biology, business,
communication, counseling, economics, teacher
education, English literature, European languages
and literatures, health science, history,
international relations, life sciences, marketing,
music, philosophy, physical sciences, politics,
public health, and theatre.
The one semester (four-month) appointment
will begin August 2015 subject to funding
availability. The visiting scholar will teach two
courses and The endowed chair provides remuneration
corresponding to a full professorship,
commensurate with experience.
Accommodation will be provided.
In addition, shorter appointments of ½ a
semester (August-early October or early
October-December) will be considered.
https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=49615
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http://www.newberry.org/fellowships
Newberry Library Fellowship Opportunity:
The Newberry Library is now accepting fellowship applications for the 2015-2016 academic year. Please consult newberry.org/fellowships for more information about the different kinds of fellowships and their qualifications. [Note: Independent scholars who do not have an insitutional academic affiliation are eligible only for the Weinberg Fellowship for Independent Scholars and Researchers.]
Long-Term Fellowship Deadline: December 1, 2014
Short-Term Fellowship Deadline: January 15, 2015
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Humboldt Research Fellowships for International Researchers
Open to : scientists and scholars of all nationalities and disciplines
Fellowship : 2,650 EUR per month / 3,150 EUR per month
Description
A Humboldt Research Fellowship program allows to researchers from abroad to carry out long-term research in Germany:
* for postdoctoral researchers – for period 6-24 months
* for experienced researchers – for period 6-18 months
Scientists and scholars of all nationalities and disciplines may apply to the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation directly at any time. Applicants choose their own topic of research and their academic host. The Humboldt Foundation grants approximately 500 Humboldt Research Fellowships for postdoctoral researchers and experienced researchers annually. Short-term study visits, participation in congresses and training courses cannot be financed.
Eligibility
For Postdoctoral Researchers: a researcher from abroad with above average qualifications, at the beginning of their academic career who only completed their doctorate in the last four years.
For Experienced Researchers: a researcher from abroad with above average qualifications, who completed their doctorate less than twelve years ago , already have their own research profile and are working at least at the level of Assistant Professor or Junior Research Group Leader or have a record of several years of independent academic work.
Potential applicants who have been in Germany for more than six months at the time of application are not eligible to apply.
Fellowship
The fellowship is worth:
* Postdoctoral Researchers: 2,650 EUR per month
* Experienced Researchers: 3,150 EUR per month
This includes a mobility lump sum and a contribution towards health and liability insurance. There are also additional benefits as lump sum for travel expenses, language fellowship, family allowance, and more.
Application
You can apply to the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation directly at any time to the following address:
Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
Selection Department
Jean-Paul-Str. 12, 53173 Bonn, Germany
For more information visit the official website http://www.humboldt-foundation.de/web/771.html http://www.mladiinfo.eu/2014/09/13/humboldt-research-fellowships-for-international-researchers/#ixzz3DgiDkoqB
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Clark Fellowships
The Clark offers between ten and sixteen Clark Fellowships each year, ranging in duration from one to ten months. National and international scholars, critics, and museum professionals are welcome to propose projects that extend and enhance the understanding of the visual arts and their role in culture.
- See more at: http://www.clarkart.edu/rap/fellowship/About-Clark-Fellowships
Application deadline: October 15
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2015 Research Fellowships at the Virginia Historical Society
Location: Virginia
Date: 2015-01-30
Description: To promote the interpretation of Virginia history and
access to its collections, the Virginia Historical Society,
funded by a matching grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
and gifts from individuals, offers research fellowships of up
to three weeks a year. For the purpose of this program, a we
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Contact: fpollard@vahistorical.org
URL:
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Announcement ID: 216188
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Bard Graduate Center
Research Fellowships
Institution Type: College / University
Location: New York , United States
Position: Fellow
The Bard Graduate Center invites scholars from university, museum, and independent backgrounds with a PhD or equivalent professional experience to apply for funded research fellowships, to be held during the 2015-2016 academic year. The fellowships are intended to fund collections-based research at the BGC or elsewhere in New York, as well as writing or reading projects in which being part of the BGC’s dynamic research environment is intellectually valuable. Eligible disciplines and fields of study include—but are not limited to—art history, architecture and design history, economic and cultural history, history of technology, philosophy, anthropology, and archaeology.
The stipend rate is $3,500 per month, and housing is available. Both long- and short-term fellowships are available (for example, 6, 4 and 2 months). The timing of dates will be negotiated with individual awardees. Fellows will be given a workspace in the BGC Research Center at 38 West 86th Street, between Columbus Avenue and Central Park West, in New York City.
The BGC is a graduate research institute devoted to study of the decorative arts, design history, and material culture, drawing on methodologies and approaches from art history, economic and cultural history, history of technology, philosophy, anthropology, and archaeology. It offers MA and PhD degrees, possesses a specialized library of 60,000 volumes exclusive of serials, and publishes West 86th: A Journal of Decorative Arts, Design History and Material Culture and Cultural Histories of the Material World (both with The University of Chicago Press), and the catalogues that accompany the four exhibitions it presents every year in its Gallery space (with Yale University Press). Over 50 research seminars, lectures and symposia are scheduled annually and are live-streamed around the world on the BGC’s YouTube channel.
To apply, please submit the following materials electronically, via email to fellowships@bgc.bard.edu, in a single PDF file: (1) cover letter explaining why the BGC is an appropriate research affiliation and indicating the preferred length and dates of the fellowship; (2) detailed project description; (3) CV; (4) publication or academic writing sample of approximately 20-30 pages. In addition, please arrange for two letters of reference to be submitted either via email (to fellowships@bgc.bard.edu) or post (to Bard Graduate Center, Research Fellowship Committee, c/o Dean Elena Pinto Simon, 38 West 86th Street, New York, NY, 10024). All materials must be received by November 1, 2014. Incomplete or late applications will not be considered.
Please direct questions to the Research Fellowship Committee via email (fellowships@bgc.bard.edu).
The BGC does not reimburse fellows for travel, relocation, or visa-related costs in connection with this fellowship award. Also, please note that the fellowship stipend and the value of the provided housing may be subject to taxes for both US citizens and non-US citizens in accordance with US tax code.
Fellowships are awarded without regard to race, color, gender, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, age, or disability.
Contact:
Research Fellowship Committee
Bard Graduate Center
c/o Dean Elena Pinto Simon
38 West 86th Street
New York, NY 10024
fellowships@bgc.bard.edu
Website: http://www.bgc.bard.edu/research/fellowships/bgc-research-fellowship.html
Closing Date 11/01/2014
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CONFERENCES / КОНФЕРЕНЦИИ
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CALL FOR PAPERS
53rd Annual Meeting
Southern Conference on Slavic Studies
Lexington, KY March 5-7, 2015
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS: January 15, 2015
The Fifty-Third Annual Meeting of the Southern Conference
on Slavic Studies (SCSS) will be held at the Hilton Hotel in
Downtown Lexington, KY, March 6-7, 2015. The meeting will
be hosted by the University of Kentucky, Transylvania University,
and Eastern Kentucky University. The SCSS is the largest of the
regional Slavic and Eurasian Studies associations and its programs
attract national and international scholarly participation. The
purpose of SCSS is to promote scholarship, education, and in all
other ways to advance scholarly interest in Russian, Soviet, East
European, and Eurasian studies in the Southern region of the
United States and nationwide. Membership in SCSS is open to all
persons interested in furthering these goals.
Papers from all humanities and social science disciplines are
welcome and encouraged, as is a focus on countries other than
Russia/USSR. Papers and panels on all topics will be considered.
The program committee is accepting panel and paper proposals
until January 15, 2015. Whole panel proposals (chair, three papers,
discussant) are preferred, but proposals for individual papers are
also welcome. Whole panel proposals should include the titles of
each individual paper as well as a title for the panel itself and
identifying information (email addresses and institutional affiliations)
for all participants. Proposals for individual papers should include
paper title, email contact, institutional affiliation, and a brief (one
paragraph) abstract to guide the program committee in the
assembly of panels. If any AV equipment will be needed, the
panel or paper proposals should indicate so when submitted.
AV will be of limited availability and assigned on a first-come,
first-served basis. Email your proposals to Alice Pate at
apate9@kennesaw.edu, or send it by conventional post to:
Alice K. Pate
Chair and Professor of History
Department of History and Philosophy
Kennesaw State University
402 Bartow Avenue MD 2206
Kennesaw, GA 30144
For local arrangements or conference information other than the
program, please contact Dr. Karen Petrone petrone@uky.edu The
conference hotel can be booked online at:
http://www.hilton.com/en/hi/groups/personalized/L/LEXDTHF-SLAVIC-20150304/index.jhtml?WT.mc_id=POG
For questions, proposals or other information regarding the
program, please contact Alice Pate at apate9@kennesaw.edu or
by telephone at 470-578-3288.
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http://nationalities.org/conventions/world/2014
20th Annual World Convention of the
Association for the Study of Nationalities (ASN)
International Affairs Building,
Columbia University, NY
Sponsored by the Harriman Institute
23-25 April 2015
www.nationalities.org
***Proposal deadline: 29 October 2014***
[Please note that the deadline is earlier than in previous years]
Contact information:
proposals must be submitted to:
darel@uottawa.ca and darelasn2015@gmail.com
Over 140 PANELS in nine sections:
Nationalism Studies
Migration & Diasporas
Balkans
Russia
Ukraine & Belarus
Central Europe (including Baltics & Moldova)
Eurasia (including Central Asia & China)
Caucasus (North and South)
Turkey, Greece & Cyprus
THEMATIC Panels on
Ukraine, Russia & the World
Self-Determination & Secession
History & Politics of Memory
Gender & Identity
Transitional Justice
Screening of NEW DOCUMENTARIES
BOOK PANELS
AWARDS for Best Doctoral Student Papers,
ASN Harriman Joseph Rothschild Book Prize
ASN Award for Best Documentary
The Nationalities Papers Opening Reception
The ASN Convention, the most attended international
and inter-disciplinary scholarly gathering of its kind,
welcomes proposals on a wide range of topics related
to nationalism, ethnicity, ethnic conflict and national
identity in several regional sections on Balkans, Central
Europe, Russia, Ukraine, Eurasia, the Caucasus, and
Turkey/Greece/Cyprus, as well as thematic and cross-
regional sections on Nationalism and Migration/
Diasporas. Disciplines represented include political
science, history, anthropology, sociology, international
studies, security studies, geopolitics, area studies,
economics, geography, sociolinguistics, literature,
psychology, and related fields.
The Convention is also inviting paper, panel, roundtable,
or special presentation proposals related to:
•“Ukraine, Russia & the World,” on the events/
international crisis unleashed by “Maidan,” the fall of a
regime, the war in Donbas, economic sanctions, NATO
etc.
•“Self-Determination and the State,” given new
salience by the referendums in Scotland and Catalonia,
the effects of Crimea/Donbas, and the rise of ISIS;
•“History, Politics and Memory,” on the construction
and contestation of the memory of historical events in
sites, symbols, discourse and research;
•“Gender & Identity,” on the salience of gender in
discourse, representation, practices and mobilization;
•“Transitional Justice & Minority Rights,” encompassing
human rights, minority rights, war crimes, genocide,
international tribunals, and related issues;
Prospective applicants can get a sense of the large
thematic scope of ASN Convention papers by looking
at the 2014 Final Program, which can be accessed at
http://nationalities.org/uploads/documents/ASN-2014_Final_Program1.pdf.
Popular topics have also included ethnic violence,
language politics, religion and politics, EU integration,
nation-bulding, the politics of energy, and post-conflict
reconstruction.
Nationalities Papers, the ASN flagship journal, will present
the consistently popular roundtable “How To Get Your Article
Published,” which features the editors of some of the leading
journals in the field. Nationalities Papers will also sponsor the
opening reception.
The Convention is also inviting submissions for
documentaries made within the past few years and
available in DVD format (either NTSC or PAL). The
documentaries selected will be screened during regular
panel slots and, in several cases, will be followed by a
discussion with the filmmaker. At the 2014 Convention,
the Award for Best Documentary went to Ukraine Is
Not A Brothel (Australia, 2013). Special mentions were
given to In the Wake of Stalin (France, 2013) and
Watchers of the Sky (US, 2013). The full 2013 film
lineup can be accessed at
http://nationalities.org/conventions/film-presentations/2014-film-presentations.
Proposal Information
The ASN 2015 Convention invites proposals for
individual papers or panels. A panel includes a chair,
three or four presentations based on written papers,
and a discussant.
The Convention is also welcoming offers to serve as
discussant on a panel to be created by the Program
Committee from individual paper proposals. The
application to be considered as discussant can be
self-standing, or accompanied by an individual paper
proposal.
In order to send proposals to the Convention, the
three mandatory items indicated below (contact
information, abstract, biographical statement) must
be included in a single Word document (PDF
documents will not be accepted) attached to a single
email message.
Individual paper proposals must include four
items:
*Contact information: the name, email, postal
address and academic affiliation of the applicant.
*A 300- to 500-word abstract (shorter abstracts
will not be considered) that includes the title of
the paper.
*A 100-word biographical statement, in narrative
form (a text with the length of one paragraph).
Standard CVs will be rejected.
Individual proposals featuring more than one author
(joint proposal) must include the contact information
and biographical statement of all authors and specify
who among the co-authors intend to attenConvention will have their names in the official
program.
*A Fact Sheet, to be filled out online (see above).
In the case of co-authors, only those intending to
attend the Convention must send a Fact Sheet.
The Word document proposal must indicate that
the Fact Sheet has been filled out online.
Panel proposals must include four items:
*Contact information (see above) of all proposed
panelists.
*The title of the panel and a 200- to 300-word
abstract of each paper.
*A 100-word biographical statement (see above) for
each proposed panelist. Statements in standard CV
format will be rejected. The rules on joint proposals
are the same as with individual proposals (see
above).
*A Fact Sheet, to be filled out online (see above),
for each panelist attached to the proposal. The
Word document proposal must indicate that all
panelists have filled out their Fact Sheet online.
Proposals can also be sent for roundtables and
book panels. Roundtables include a chair, four
presenters, but no discussant, since the
presentations, unlike regular panels, are not
based on written papers. Roundtable proposals
include the same four items as a panel proposal,
except that the 200- to 300-word abstracts are
presentation abstracts, rather than paper abstracts.
The Convention is also inviting proposals for Book
Panels, based on books published between January
2014 and February 2015. The proposal must include
the Chair, three discussants, as well as the author.
A Book Panel proposal must include the same four
items as a panel proposal, except that the abstract
is limited to a 200- to 300-word abstract of the book.
The discussants need not submit an abstract.
Proposals for documentaries must include four items:
*Contact information (see above)
*A 300- to 500-word abstract of the documentary
*A 100-word biographical statement (see above).
CVs will be rejected.
*A Fact Sheet filled out online (see above).
Two copies of the documentary on DVD (in NTSC or
PAL format) will also need to be sent to the Convention,
unless there is an agreement to provide a streaming link.
These and other matters will be discussed upon receipt
of the film proposals.
Proposals for a roundtable following the screening of a
film are most welcome. In these cases, the requirements
of a panel proposal apply, in addition to the 300- to 500-
word abstract of the film.
Proposals to serve as a discussant must include four
items:
*Contact information (see above)
*A 100-word statement about your areas of expertise
*A 100-word biographical statement (see above).
CVs will be rejected.
*A Fact Sheet filled out online (see above)
Proposals for applicants already included in an
individual paper or panel proposal need only include
the 100-word statement on areas of expertise.
IMPORTANT: All proposals must be sent in a single
email message, with an attached proposal in a Word
document (PDFs will not be accepted) containing
contact information, an abstract, a biographical
statement, as well as a confirmation that the Fact
Sheet has been filled out online (or multiple Fact
Sheets, in the case of co-authors and/or panel
proposals). Proposals including contact information,
the abstract and the bio statement in separate
attachments, or over several email messages, will
not be considered. The proposals must be sent to
darel@uottawa.ca AND darelasn2015@gmail.com.
The receipt of all proposals will be promptly
acknowledged electronically, with some delay during
deadline week, due to the high volume of proposals.
IMPORTANT: Participants are responsible for
covering all travel and accommodation costs.
Unfortunately, ASN has no funding available for
panelists.
An international Program Committee will be entrusted
with the selection of proposals. Applicants will be
notified by January 2014 at the latest. Information
regarding registration costs and other logistical
questions will be communicated afterwards.
Deadline for proposals: 29 October 2014 (to be sent
to both darel@uottawa.ca AND darelasn2015@gmail.com)
The ASN Convention’s headquarters are located at the:
Harriman Institute
Columbia University
420 W. 118th St.
MC 3345
New York, NY 10027
212 854 4623 tel
212 666 3481 fax
rk2780@columbia.edu
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41st Sewanee Medieval Colloquium: Peace and War
Location: Tennessee
Date: 2014-11-21
Description: This colloquium will explore peace and war in
medieval culture, history, literature, philosophy, theology,
and the arts. How did medieval men and women make peace and
make war? What were the relationships between individual and
social conflicts? ...
Contact: medievalcolloquium@sewanee.edu
URL: medievalcolloquium.sewanee.edu/
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INSTITUTE OF PHILOSOPHICAL PRACTICES (France)
https://networks.h-net.org/node/6873/discussions/42465/magic-and-intellectual-history
International Winter Seminar 2015
"Practicing Philosophy"
Argenteuil - France
March 9rd – 14th
The Institute of Philosophical Practice is organizing its regular « International winter seminar » in English on philosophical practice. It will take place in Argenteuil, a close suburb of Paris.
Some among the different issues on which the seminar will focus are the following.
Philosophy in business and organization: how to think together, how to evaluate individuals through philosophical tools.
Philosophical consultation: art of questioning, obstacles to philosophical inquiry, problematization.
Philosophy with children: creating exercises for the classroom, working on attitudes and competencies.
Personal development: self-consciousness through philosophical exercise.
Argumentation: argumentation problems, evaluating arguments.
In this context, philosophy is not an academic activity centered on the history of ideas, and one does not come simply to narrate what he does in his home country, but get acquainted with the many ways of philosophizing, as an activity constitutive of the mind and the self. Philosophy with children, philosophical consultation, philosophy workshops, Socratic dialogue, etc., one is introduced to the many forms and variants of such an endeavor. It is not so much knowledge that is at stake here, but acquiring and developing skills. How to conceptualize, how to problematize, how to deepen understanding of given ideas, and especially how to create a situation where this activity can be induced, are the main focus of the work.
Philosophers, philosophy professors or practicing philosophers who wish to present their methodology during the seminar are invited to forward by electronic mail their proposal, before December 31st 2014.
It should primarily take the form of workshops, not lectures. These proposals can deal with the various aspects of philosophical practice.
The purpose of this seminar is to exchange, discover, experiment and develop practices. This seminar does not require previous philosophical training. It can be an initiation to philosophical practice, or a deepening of the activity. Participants come from different parts of the world, and join for professional or personal reasons, in order to work on a practice that is applicable to many contexts: teaching children or adults, management, individual consultation, N. G. O. activities…
The duration will be almost a week, from March 9th – 14th 2015, and the cost will be 600 EUR, including the workshops, food and accommodation in a private room. For people who are on a tight budget, this can be reduced to 350 EUR if you accept "camping style" accommodation. Our Institute can accept some people free of charge who have financial difficulties, but are highly motivated.
You can read theoretical texts and watch videos of the practice on the following websites - English section:
http://www.pratiques-philosophiques.fr/?lang=en
http://www.pratiques-philosophiques.com/
For more information, write to Isabelle Millon at the following address: i.millon@club-internet.fr
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8th Global Conference: Interculturalism, Meaning and Identity
14th to 16th March 2015
Lisbon, Portugal
Website: http://www.inter-disciplinary.net/at-the-interface/diversity-recognition/interculturalism/call-for-papers/
Contact person: Dr Rob Fisher
The project promotes creative and innovative inter- and multi-disciplinary research dialogues which seek to explore the meaning and implications of interculturalism, from both a practical, perspective and in a more strictly theoretical sense.
Organized by: Inter-Disciplinary.Net
Deadline for abstracts/proposals: 24th October 2014
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2015 1st Journal Conference on Social Science and Humanity (JCSSH 2015 1st)
12th to 13th February 2015
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Website: http://www.ijssh.org/jcssh/1st/
JCSSH 2015 1st will be published into International Journal of Social Science and Humanity (IJSSH, ISSN:2010-3646) by IACSIT Press, and will be indexed by DOAJ, Google Scholar, E&T Library, Crossref, and ProQuest.
Deadline for abstracts/proposals: 1st December 2014
2015 1st Journal Conference on Social Science and Humanity (JCSSH 2015 1st) aims to provide a forum for researchers, pactitioners, and professinals from the industry, academia and government to discourse on research and development, professional practice in social science and sumanity. JCSSH 2015 1st will be held in Amsterdam, Netherlands during February 12-13, 2015. It is one of the leading international conferences for presenting novel and fundamental advances in the fields of social sience and humanity. It also serves to foster communication among researchers and practitioners working in a wide variety of scientific areas with a common interest in improving social science and humanity related techniques.
All submissions will be peer reviewed and evaluated based on originality, technical and/or research content/depth, correctness, relevance to conference, contributions, and readability. Submissions will be chosen based on technical merit, interest, applicability, and how well they fit a coherent and balanced technical program.
All submitted articles should report original, previously unpublished research results, experimental or theoretical, and will be peer-reviewed. Articles submitted to the conference should meet these criteria and must not be under consideration for publication elsewhere. Manuscripts should follow the style of the journal and are subject to both review and editing.
All the registered papers will be published into International Journal of Social Science and Humanity (IJSSH, ISSN:2010-3646, available at: http://www.ijssh.org/list-6-1.html ) by IACSIT Press, and distributed at the conference. The journal will be indexed by DOAJ, Google Scholar, Engineering & Technology Digital Library, Crossref, and ProQuest.
2014.8.28 Notice! The submission for JCSSH 2015 1st is open now.
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Call for Papers: Britain and the World Conference 2015, April 2-4 2015
Location: Texas, United States
Call for Papers Date: 2014-11-17
Date Submitted: 2014-09-22
Announcement ID: 216549
Call for Papers: The British Scholar Society’s Britain and the World Conference 2015
Dates: 2-4 April 2015
Deadline for Submissions: Monday, 17 November 2014
Decisions on Inclusion: Friday, 5 December 2014
This serves as a call for papers for the eighth annual Britain and the World Conference. The conference will be held in Austin, Texas at the Doubletree University Area, which is a five minute walk from the campus of the University of Texas at Austin, between Thursday, 2 April and Saturday, 4 April 2015. Papers will focus on British interactions with the world from the beginning of the seventeenth century to the present and will highlight the importance of British history from a global perspective. Established scholars, scholars at the beginning of their careers, and graduate students are welcome to apply and present at the conference.
Confirmed lectures for the 2015 conference include the fifth annual Frank Turner Memorial Lecture on Thursday, 2 April, the Keynote Address on Friday, 3 April, and the fourth annual Britain and the World Lecture on Saturday, 4 April. More information about these lectures will appear in our Newsletter in the months ahead. To receive our free monthly newsletter please sign up by visiting www.britishscholar.org , enter your e-mail address at the top, and click Subscribe.
The Britain and the World Conference will include our Conference Icebreaker on Thursday night, 2 April, our Dinner Party on Friday night, 3 April, as well as a pub crawl through downtown Austin on Saturday night, 4 April. These events will provide numerous opportunities for networking and merrymaking in and around the live music capital of the world.
The conference accepts both individual paper and complete panel submissions. Submissions of individual papers should include an abstract of 150-300 words as well as a few descriptive keywords. Panels are expected to consist of three to four papers and should be submitted by one person who is willing to serve as the point of contact. Complete panels must also include a chair. In addition to abstracts for each individual paper, panel submissions should also include a brief 100-150 word introduction describing the panel’s main theme. The conference does not discriminate between panels and individual paper submissions.
All submissions for inclusion in the Britain and the World Conference must be received by Monday, 17 November 2014. Decisions on inclusion will be made by Friday, 5 December 2014. Submissions should be made electronically to editor@britishscholar.org. Updates regarding the conference will be periodically posted to the Society website. It is hoped that participants will be able to call upon their departments for hotel and transportation expenses.
Information on hotel accommodation and conference registration will be forthcoming. It should be noted that becoming a member of The British Scholar Society entitles you to a discounted registration rate. We also offer a discounted registration rate for students. Membership in The British Scholar Society for 2015 will be available on the British Scholar website by visiting our membership page at www.britishscholar.org/british-scholar/membership/ beginning on 1 October. If you have any questions about the forthcoming conference, please contact the Conference Organizing Committee directly at conference@britishscholar.org.
Best wishes,
Michelle Brock
Bryan Glass
Robert Whitaker
Conference Organizing Committee 2015
The British Scholar Society
Conference Organizing Committee
Britain and the World Conference 2015
British Scholar Society
Email: conference@britishscholar.org
Visit the website at http://britishscholar.org/conference-2015/
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War and Geography
Location: New York, United States
Date Submitted: 2014-09-18
CUNY Graduate Center, 34th Street and 5th Ave. New York City, 1 May 2015
War is always related to many different aspects, e.g. religion, technology, etc. However, one of the aspects of central importance for the history of warfare is geography. It is not only integral to the planning of tactics and strategies, but plays an important role in the outcome of war and its long-term aftermath. Furthermore, the interplay between war and geography is not purely a modern phenomenon but can be traced back through the ages of history. Geography always had the potential of providing an advantage or disadvantage etc. The aim of the conference is to assemble researchers from all disciplines of the humanities, who are working on topics that are dealing with this special interrelationship from antiquity to the 21st century. Therefore we not only invite scholars who could talk about theoretical approaches of geographically determined warfare, but also those who are working on specific regional, national or international topics, that are related to the influence of geography on warfare. The purpose is to provide a forum for a fruitful, interdisciplinary discussion, which will open new perspectives on military history in general and the history of warfare in particular.
A list of possible, but not exclusive, topics could include:
- War memory and geography
- Regional problems of geography and warfare
- War strategies and geography
- Geographic advantages and disadvantages in specific battles
- Geography as the cause for warfare
- Natural resources and warfare
- Geography as a consequence of warfare
Selected conference papers are going to be published as an edited volume and in general all proposals will be considered for later publication as well.
Please send a short proposal (max. 500 words, deadline is 30 November 2014) and a short biographical note to SDanielsson@qcc.cuny.edu and FJacob@qcc.cuny.edu
Dr. Sarah Danielsson
SDanielsson@qcc.cuny.edu
Dr. Frank Jacob
FJacob@qcc.cuny.edu
Email: fjacob@qcc.cuny.edu
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Plekhanov House of The National Library of Russia, Alternativy Foundation, Rosa Luxem-burg Foundation and Research and Educational Council of the Association for Marxist Communi-ties are pleased to announce the 6-th Scientific Conference “Social democracy and war and peace problems in a context of “the end of history” to be held at Plekhanov House on November 21-22, 2014, Petersburg.
The following basic themes are planned to be discussed:
- Historical types of wars and their evolution.
- Emergence and genesis of the world market: military-political problems and prospects.
- Prerequisites, causes and effects of local and world wars. Wars, revolutions, counterrevolu-tions.
- War and peace problems in ideologies, programs and practice of political parties and movements.
- Experience of fight for peace and disarmament in the XX century: victories and defeats.
- Nationalism, patriotism, internationalism, cosmopolitism and war and peace problems.
- Universal peace – a utopia or inevitable result of end of "prehistory"?
Researches (sociologists, philosophers, political scientists, historians), post-graduate stu-dents and students, teachers, representatives of public organizations and associations, at last, all those who is interested in discussion of all aspects of the conference themes are invited to partici-pate. The correspondence form of participation (theses or the report text) is alternatively available.
The application form for participation in conference and the abstract of a 15 minute re-port or statement (approximately, 5 minutes) has to be sent to Mikhail B. Konashev, the co-chairman of organizing committee till October 31, 2014 by e-mail. The text of abstract should in-clude applicant’s full name, his/her institutional affiliation, title and should not exceed 2 pages (4000 signs with spaces) in rtf format, Times New Roman, 12 pt., 1,5 space between the lines.
E-mail: mbkonashev@mail.ru
The application form
Surname, name, patronymic:
The title of report:
Place of work:
Position:
Scientific degree and rank:
Phone:
Fax:
Phone mob.:
E-mail:
The post address:
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THE PLEASURES OF BACKWARDNESS:
CONSUMER DESIRE AND MODERNITY IN EASTERN EUROPE
Conference
University of California, Berkeley
April 23-25, 2015
Consumption has recently emerged as a prism through which
to view the cultural and social history of Eastern Europe from
an exciting new angle. Especially in the study of life under
state socialism, the emphasis on consumer practices has led
scholars to rethink familiar themes such as human agency and
personal autonomy, the grey zone between official and
unofficial cultures and the relationship between Western
capitalist modernity and the “shortage economies” of the East.
Light has also been shed on the many forms of consumption--
smoking, drinking, tourism, music, sport and much else—that
reflect and drive political change in the region. Whether
scrutinizing TV viewing in Czechoslovakia or the enjoyment of
tobacco in Bulgaria, hitchhiking through Poland or Budapest
nightlife, scholars present consumption as an expression of
everyday agency and the creative potential of ordinary people.
This conference will bring together junior and senior scholars
to examine the place of consumption, entertainment and
leisure in Eastern Europe and to explore the implications of
the latest consumer studies for the region’s wider history. Not
only in state socialism did consumption lend flexibility and
creativity to a system commonly thought of as stagnant and
stultified. In what ways can the consumer perspective change
our understanding of development, politics and power in the
region over the centuries? How does a focus on the lives of
consumers illuminate Eastern engagement with the West
over the long term, not just during the cold war? Does attention
to the rise of consumption in the East problematize Western
narratives of consumerism and modernization? Were
consumer cultures of the East mere imitations of a more
developed West, or were there pleasures of backwardness
peculiar to the region?
Ten participants and a number of senior scholars will be
invited to discuss new research and provide expert feedback.
Although proposals for single-country projects are welcome,
we are especially eager to receive proposals that involve
comparison, whose scope transcends national borders,
and papers that situate Eastern Europe into a larger
European or global context. Those interested in participating
should send a short CV and a brief summary (250-500
words) of their papers to event organizer Michael Dean
(PhD in History, UC Berkeley) at michaelwdean@gmail.com
by October 31, 2014. Invitations will be issued in mid
November. While lodging and a portion of travel will be
covered by the event’s organizers, participants should try,
wherever possible, to obtain funding from their home
university.
Cosponsored by the Townsend Center for the Humanities,
UC Berkeley; the UC Berkeley History Department; the
Institute of Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies
at UC Berkeley; the Center for Interdisciplinary Polish
Studies at the Viadrina University in Frankfurt (Oder);
and the EU Center for Excellence at UC Berkeley.
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Zachary Kelly
Program Coordinator
Institute of Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies
University of California, Berkeley
260 Stephens Hall, #2304
Berkeley, CA 94720-2304
tel (510) 642-7904
fax (510) 643-5045
email zwkelly@berkeley.edu
web http://iseees.berkeley.edu
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Missing, presumed dead: absent mothers in the cultural imagination
Location: Sweden
Call for Papers Date: 2015-02-01
Date Submitted: 2014-09-18
Announcement ID: 216461
The dead or absent mother is a recurring feature in Western cultural productions, from Greek myths through folktales, Shakespeare and Dickens to contemporary literature, television, and films such as Finding Nemo (2003) and The Road (2009). The mother might be dead at the outset, or die during the narrative. Her death might be a disaster, propelling the child into danger; a blessing, saving the child from an abusive or inappropriate parent and making way for a more suitable guardian; or of no consequence.
This two-day international conference aims to explore the many functions and meanings of the trope of the absent mother, both as products of the time and culture that produced the narratives, and as part of an ongoing cultural conversation that spans the centuries. Are the narratives a response to high numbers of maternal death in childbirth in the Middle Ages, to changes to the early modern family structure, to increased divorce rates after World War II? Are they a reflection of “a general anxiety of female influence” (Henneberg 2008)? What concerns are articulated in the narratives and what messages are communicated? What lessons, if any, are they supposed to teach?
Papers are invited on the absent mother in myths and legends, novels, plays and poetry from any period, as well as in film and television, graphic novels and fan fiction. Presentations should be no more than twenty minutes in length.
An anthology is planned, in which selected papers may be published, following a peer-review process.
Keynote speakers are Professor Marilyn Frankus, West Virginia University, USA, author of Monstrous Motherhood (2012), and Dr Rebecca Feasey, Bath Spa University, UK, author of From Happy Homemaker to Desperate Housewives (2012).
Conference organiser is Dr Berit Åström, Department of Language Studies.
Please submit a 50-word CV and a 300-word abstract to berit.astrom@umu.se by 1 February, 2015.
Dr Berit Astrom
Department of Language Studies
Umea University
901 87 Umea
Sweden
Email: berit.astrom@umu.se
Visit the website at http://www.sprak.umu.se/forskning/konferenser/missing-mothers
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Международный научный семинар «МИРОВЫЕ ЦЕНТРЫ СОВЕТОЛОГИИ: ИСТОРИЯ И
СОВРЕМЕННОСТЬ», который пройдет 14-15 ноября 2014 г. в Смоленском
государственном университете (ул. Пржевальского, д. 4)
В рамках семинара планируется обсудить следующие проблемы:
- современная советология: подходы, концепции, научные школы и
- советологи и их концепции: поколенческие подходы и эволюция
взглядов;
- центры изучения советской истории в Европе, США, Азии:
институциональные формы и финансирование программ советских
исследований;
- «чем хуже – тем лучше»: проблема политического влияния на
советологические исследования;
- российская историография советологии.
Окончание приема заявок - 10 октября 2014 г.
Подробности по адресу: http://ucmopuku.livejournal.com/255549.html
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THIRTEENTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NEW DIRECTIONS IN THE HUMANITIES
University of British Columbia
Vancouver Campus, Vancouver, Canada
17-19 June 2015
Dear Delegate,
On behalf of the Organizing Committee and the International Advisory Board, we are pleased to announce the Call for Papers for the Thirteenth International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities and the Call for Submissions to The Humanities Journal Collection.
The 2015 Humanities Conference will be held in Vancouver, Canada from the 17-19 June at the University of British Columbia. Proposals for paper presentations, poster sessions, workshops, focused discussions, or colloquia are invited to the conference, addressing the humanities through one of the following themes:
THEMES
- Theme 1: Critical Cultural Studies
- Theme 2: Communications and Linguistics Studies
- Theme 3: Literary Humanities
- Theme 4: Civic, Political, and Community Studies
- Theme 5: Humanities Education
- Special Focus: From the 'Digital Humanities' to a Humanities of the Digital
PLENARY SPEAKERS
- Constance Crompton, Digital Humanities and English, University of British Columbia, Okanagan, Canada
- Katherine Hayles, Director, Graduate Studies Program in Literature, Duke University, Durham, USA
Presenters also have the option to submit completed papers to one of the fully peer-reviewed journals in The Humanities Collection. If you are unable to attend the conference, you may still join the community and submit your article for peer review and possible publication, upload an online presentation, and enjoy subscriber access to the journal.
Proposals are reviewed on rolling deadlines. The final submission deadline for in-person presentations is 2 April 2015 (title and short abstract). Proposals submitted after this day will be accommodated in non-themed sessions at the conference or are eligible for community membership registrations (no attendance at conference required with community membership presentations).
For more information and to submit a proposal visit: www.TheHumanities.com/Vancouver-2015
Enquiries: conferencedirector@commongroundpublishing.com
Web address: http://TheHumanities.com/Vancouver-2015
Sponsored by: The Humanities / Common Ground Publishing
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2nd Global Conference: Letters and Letter Writing
Sunday 22nd March – Tuesday 24th March 2015
Lisbon, Portugal
Call for Presentations:
In the eighteenth century, the letter, which had been the foremost medium of long-distance communication since antiquity, came to be considered as a particularly intimate, natural, and authentic form of expression and communication, capable of providing unadulterated insights into the writer’s mind. Epistolary novels dominated the literary market, and the letters of celebrated public figures became equally popular reading material. 'In a man’s letters, you know, Madam, his soul lies naked, his letters are only the mirror of his breast, whatever passes within him is shown undisguised in its natural process', Samuel Johnson wrote in a letter to Hester Thrale in 1777. Today, this idealisation of the letter’s natural spontaneity and authenticity seems naïve at best. Letters can be manipulated as well as manipulative; they can be intercepted, censored, or fatally misread; a letter-writer might engage in histrionic self-dramatisation or active deception; genuine epistolary expression might be compromised by linguistic, social, cultural, sexual, and moral conventions alike. Letters can be almost completely impersonal, as in the case of spam mail, business communications, bills, circulars, or newsletters. And, of course, even when a correspondent believes himself or herself to be completely genuine at the moment of writing a letter, the recipient might still read a profoundly unreliable document, since the fixed materiality of the letter clashes with the mutability of the human mind and heart.
Letters are central to research in many disciplines yet have rarely been addressed in a genuinely multi-disciplinary way. The first interdisciplinary conference on letters and letter writing opened up a number of interesting avenues of inquiry. From Roman epistles to neo-epistolarity; from high Victorian fiction to literary modernism; from concentration camps to asylums; the letter has a bewildering variety of functions, forms and meanings. We would like to continue this dialogue by opening up a call for presentations around issues arising out of this discussion.
Proposals of 300 words are invited for this inter-disciplinary conference on the following themes for any historical period or geographical location:
-What is a letter?
-Social class or status and letter writing
-The materiality of letters and letter-writing: letters on ostraca (potsherds), tablets, papyri, vellum; handwritten letters versus typewritten letters; the significance of stamps, ink, envelopes, writing-desks and other paraphernalia of epistolary communication
-Love letters / hate mail
-Dear John…
-Letters to oneself
-Open letters
-Famous letter writers, for example Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, the Brontës, Elizabeth Gaskell, Thackeray, Hardy, Eliot, Trollope, Wilkie Collins
-The epistolary novel
-Letters in literature
-Letters in other art forms (e.g. letters in songs, envelope art)
-Methods and networks of delivery/postal services?
-Letters versus conversations
-Letters and posterity
-Communication across space and time
-The role of letters in doing business
-Letters in the internet age and digital letters
-Letters and authorship
-Editorial decisions in collecting letters
-Letters as historical data
-Methods of epistolary research
What to Send:
300 word abstracts should be submitted by Friday 31st October 2014. All submissions are minimally double blind peer reviewed where appropriate. If an abstract is accepted for the conference, a full draft paper should be submitted by Friday 23rd January 2015. Abstracts should be submitted simultaneously to the Organising Chairs; abstracts may be in Word or RTF formats with the following information and in this order:
a) author(s), b) affiliation, c) email address, d) title of abstract, e) body of abstract, f) up to 10 key words.
Emails should be entitled: Letters2 Abstract Submission
Please use plain text (Times Roman 12) and abstain from using footnotes and any special formatting, characters or emphasis (such as bold, italics or underline). We acknowledge receipt and answer to all paper proposals submitted. If you do not receive a reply from us in a week you should assume we did not receive your proposal; it might be lost in cyberspace! We suggest, then, to look for an alternative electronic route or resend.
Organising Chairs:
Linda McGuire: linda.mcguire@escdijon.eu
Rob Fisher : letters2@inter-disciplinary.net
The conference is part of the At the Interface programme of research projects. It aims to bring together people from different areas and interests to share ideas and explore various discussions which are innovative and exciting. All papers accepted for and presented at the conference must be in English and will be eligible for publication in an ISBN eBook. Selected papers may be developed for publication in a themed hard copy volume(s). All publications from the conference will require editors, to be chosen from interested delegates from the conference.
Inter-Disciplinary.Net believes it is a mark of personal courtesy and professional respect to your colleagues that all delegates should attend for the full duration of the meeting. If you are unable to make this commitment, please do not submit an abstract for presentation.
For further details of the conference, please visit:
http://www.inter-disciplinary.net/at-the-interface/education/letters-and-letter-writing/call-for-presentations/
Please note: Inter-Disciplinary.Net is a not-for-profit network and we are not in a position to be able to assist with conference travel or subsistence.
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Tzvetan Todorov Colloquium
Monday, 23 March 2015
University of Sheffield, UK
Originally known above all for his ground-breaking work in literary theory, Tzvetan Todorov is now firmly established as one of the wold’s foremost cultural critics. A true son of the Enlightenment, he both defends our fundamental values and questions our deepest certainties. His critical interventions cover an astounding range of topics, from narratology to anti-Semitism, from painting to politics, and from history to current affairs. Todorov addresses highly complex intellectual and social challenges with lucidity and equanimity, yet without avoiding controversial issues such as Islamic fundamentalism, the war in Iraq, and the International Criminal Court.
The aim of the colloquium is to explore the variety of domains encompassed by Todorov’s intellectual activity. Papers focussing on:
- - critical humanism and the legacy of the Enlightenment
- - totalitarianism and democracy
- - the role of the intellectual in the 21st century
- - literature and the humanities
are particularly welcome, but proposals for other avenues of investigation will be gladly considered too.
Please send abstracts of 200-250 words plus your details (including a short bio-/bibliography) to the conference organisers, Henk de Berg ( h.de.berg@shef.ac.uk ) and Karine Zbinden ( k.zbinden@shef.ac.uk ), by 30 September 2014 .
A selection of papers will be published. All papers should be in English. Submission deadline for papers to be considered for publication: 30 May 2015.
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http://www.h-net.org/announce/show.cgi?ID=216220
36th Annual Conference of the Nineteenth Century Studies Association
March 26-28, 2015 – Boston, MA
Material Cultures/Material Worlds
We seek papers and panels that investigate elements of the material world belonging to the long nineteenth century. Topics may include collecting, possession(s), things and thing theories, realism, hoarding, bric-a-brac, souvenirs, historic houses (interiors and rooms), buildings and “truth to materials,” collecting folklore and songs, Atlantic trade, colonial objects, commodity fetishism, animals as things (taxidermy, zoos, taxonomies), people as things (slavery, human zoos, relics, death masks), cabinets of curiosity, closets, antiquities, museum displays, theatrical stages and sets, textures, books and manuscripts as objects, the materiality of texts, art materials, food, fraudulent items or the luxury trade. We invite alternate interpretations of the theme as well.
Please email 250-word abstracts for 20-minute papers along with one-page CVs to the program chairs by September 30, 2014 to ncsaboston2015@gmail.com. Paper abstracts should include author's name, institutional affiliation, and paper title in the heading. We welcome panel proposals with three panelists and a moderator or alternative formats with pre-circulated papers and discussion.
Christina L Reitz, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Music
School of Music
308 E Belk Building
Western Carolina University
Cullowhee, NC 28723
(828) 227-2151
Email: clreitz@email.wcu.edu
Visit the website at http://ncsaweb.net
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Philosophy Across Traditions
10th Anniversary of the Murdoch Colloquium – Philosophy Across Traditions
Murdoch University
1 December 2014, 9am – 5pm
Brian Hill Lecture Theatre, Murdoch University
The Murdoch Philosophy Program in conjunction with the Murdoch School of Arts invites abstracts for the 10th Murdoch Colloquium.
The theme of this year’s Colloquium is Philosophy Across Traditions: it aims at showcasing the diversity of Philosophy across Perth’s universities and at fostering dialogue between different approaches. We encourage contributions from all philosophical traditions, as well as from other disciplines that take into account philosophical questions.
The Colloquium is a forum for the exchange of ideas in a supportive, collegial atmosphere. It aims to strengthen the ties between academic philosophers in Western Australia, as well as reaching out to colleagues in other disciplines, to students and to the wider philosophy community.
This year, we have the special pleasure to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Colloquium, proudly continuing its tradition of representing philosophy in Perth in its diversity. This year’s invited speakers are:
Prof Horst Ruthrof (Murdoch University): Speculations on the Origins of Language (Welcome Address)
Dr Barry Maund (University of Western Australia): TBA (Keynote Address)
The Colloquium is open to academics, undergraduate and postgraduate students. The Colloquium will be followed by drinks, nibbles and more discussion at the School of Arts common room. We will conclude the evening with a collegial dinner in Fremantle, location tba.
How to submit your abstract:
All papers will be refereed and a certificate will be awarded for the best student paper.
Abstract submissions (250 words + title) must be prepared for blind review and sent as either a PDF or Word file to a.schwenkenbecher@murdoch.edu.au.
In the text of your email, please include your name, contact information, and the title of your contribution (max 250 words).
We look forward to receiving your abstract by 3 November, 2014
The Colloquium is kindly sponsored by:
Philosophy Program, Murdoch University
Department of Philosophy, UWA
Centre for Applied Philosophy and Ethics, Curtin University of Technology
Research Ethics Office, Murdoch University
School of Arts
Contact: Dr Alan Tapper A.Tapper@curtin.edu.au
Dr Anne Schwenkenbecher A.Schwenkenbecher@murdoch.edu.au
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Perspectives on Moral Responsibility
Conference on Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Moral Responsibility
CALL FOR PAPERS
March 27, 2015
Utah Valley University
Orem, Utah
Moral responsibility has consistently been a salient issue in disciplines such as the law, psychology, psychiatry, and philosophy. The questions about social, cognitive, and psychological constraints on legal and moral responsibility are ever-evolving with advances in technology and knowledge. This conference seeks to address cutting-edge applied issues in moral and legal responsibility.
Confirmed speakers:
Keynote: Walter Sinnott-Armstrong
Invited: Teneille Brown, William Hirstein, David Polizzi, Adina Roskies, Katrina Sifferd, Chandra Sripada, Nicole Vincent
We invite papers that fall under two broad themes.
1. Understanding moral responsibility based on changes in what we know: Examples of questions under this theme include, but are not limited to the following: What are the legal implications of fMRIs in the courtroom? Can neuroscience aid the courtroom in assessing moral responsibility? Do advances in understanding how the mind/brain works change our moral responsibility practices? How do practitioners’ underlying assumptions about moral responsibility inform their disciplinary practices?
2. Understanding moral responsibility in applied contexts: Examples of questions under this theme include, but are not limited to the following: Do personality disorders, schizophrenia, dementia, or attention-deficit disorder affect moral or legal responsibility? What are the implications for how we draw the distinction between addiction and compulsion? Between weakness of will and compulsion? Are we morally responsible for implicit biases? Are we legally and/or morally responsible for unconscious thought processes?
To submit, please send a 1000-1200 word abstract prepared for blind review to the gmail account: MRConf2015. The deadline is October 1, 2014.
Please address questions to Chris Weigel to the gmail account: weigelch
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Beguiling Structures: Architecture in European Painting
1300-1550
Date: 2014-09-19
Description: Beguiling Structures: Architecture in European Painting
1300-1550. 19th September 2014 Sainsbury Wing Conference Room
One, National Gallery, London. This AHRC-funded graduate conference
was organised to mark the exhibition Building the Picture:
Architecture in Italian Renaissance Painting, and will take pla
...
Contact: beguiling.structures@gmail.com
Announcement ID: 216177
http://www.h-net.org/announce/show.cgi?ID=216177
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Historicising Rape Conference
Call for Papers: HISTORICISING RAPE. An International
Conference to be held at Cardiff University, UK, 8-10
July 2015. Deadline for proposals: 27 October 2014.
Keynote speaker: Professor Mary Louise Roberts,
University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA; author of What
Soldiers Do: Sex and the American G.I. in World War
Two France, 1944-1946 (University of Chicago Press,
2013).
Proposals are invited for participation in this three-day
international conference on the history of rape, sexual
abuse, and sexual violence.
The conference will bring together scholars working on a
range of historical periods and places to explore what
may be historically specific about rape, sexual abuse, and
other forms of sexual violence in different historical and
social/political/cultural/global contexts. We hope to attract
participants from a range of disciplines.
The aim is to encourage a discussion that goes beyond
either transhistorical or essentialist understandings of rape
or those which see change primarily in terms of linear
progress. Therefore, while no theme or topic related to the
history of rape or other forms of sexual abuse and sexual
violence is ruled out, successful proposals will explicitly
address the issue of what is or is not historically specific
in their own case. Papers that consider the challenges of
teaching the history of these topics are also welcomed.
We invite proposals for 25-minute papers, for complete panels
(containing no more than three papers) or for round-table
discussions. Abstracts of no longer than 300-words for each
paper, along with a 50-word autobiography for each speaker,
should be sent by email to Dr Garthine Walker at
HistoricisingRape@cardiff.ac.uk by Monday 27 October 2014.
Informal enquiries may also be sent to that address. Applicants
will be informed by mid-November of whether their proposal
has been accepted.
We hope to secure a small amount of funding for postgraduate
bursaries, but speakers should anticipate that their home
institutions or other bodies will fund their participation at the
conference. To this end, we shall seek to keep costs as low as
is compatible with covering the cost of the conference, and
we shall provide a general reduction for postgraduates and
other unwaged participants.
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Wilson College Humanities Conference, Prophetic Fragments:
Humanities Past, Present, and Future
Location: Pennsylvania
Date: 2015-02-28
Description: Wilson College Humanities ConferenceProphetic
Fragments: Humanities Past, Present, and Future. Saturday,
February 28, 2015 10:00am-5:00pm. Held in the Brooks Complex of
Wilson College, Chambersburg, PA.
http://www.h-net.org/announce/show.cgi?ID=216150
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4th Global Conference: Monstrous Geographies
Sunday 22nd March - Tuesday 24th March 2015
Lisbon, Portugal
Call for Presentations:
This inter- and multidisciplinary conference focuses on the relationship between the monstrous and the geographic. We welcome proposals by academics, teachers, independent researchers, students, artists, NGOs and anyone interested in manifestations of monstrosity in space. Possible topics may include topics as diverse as ancient burial sites, haunted houses, post-apocalyptic landscapes, and even recent topographical manifestations of the Gaza conflict or the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17. Even if they no longer bear the physical markers of violence, devastation and human suffering geographical locations are often imbued with memories of horror that are passed on from generation to generation through various textual, audial and visual media.
Apart from historical events of monstrosity the scope of our conference entails imagined monstrosities and future landscapes of annihilation and death. Philosophical discussions are just as much welcome as artistic performances and explorations of literary, filmic or musical case studies of evil and the monstrous. The following questions may trigger ideas for presentations: What is the relationship between evil and the monstrous? Is the monstrous always rooted in the element of evil? Can disasters caused by nature be regarded as evil? Can we talk about geographies of poverty, hunger and homelessness in relation to monstrosity? Can evil and/or monstrosity be immanent to place or are they performed by cultural discourse, rituals and practices of memory? How do the monstrous and the geographic intersect in architecture, the arts, popular culture, politics, and the sciences?
We welcome presentations, papers, reports, performances, work-in-progress, workshops and pre-formed panels from all academic disciplines. Presentations may include but are not limited to the following topics:
-Unknown worlds
-Dystopic landscapes
-Sites of heterotopia
-Malevolent regions
-Bodies as maps and maps as bodies
-Places of isolation, incarceration and madness
-Places of rituals and incest
-Sites of experimentation
-Evil planets and dimensions
-Worlds as dark reflections/twins of Earth
-Alien landscapes
-Sites of environmental disasters (both natural and manmade)
-Sites of starvation, disaster and pestilence
-De-militarized zones and no-man's lands
-Monstrostiy and liminality
-Religion, ritual and monstrosity
-Haunted sites and spectral spaces
-Graveyards
-Sites of conflict and violence
-Terrain vague, abandoned buildings
-The architecture of death and destruction (sites of torture and extermination)
-Geographical manifestations of the uncanny
-Tourism and monstrous geographies
-Monstrous Dreamscapes
-Mazes
-Monstrous materialities
-Ethics and morality in relation to monstrosity and evil
-Monstrous geographies of the body and the mind
The Steering Group particularly welcomes the submission of pre-formed panel proposals.
What to send:
300 word abstracts should be submitted by Friday 31st October 2014. All submissions are minimally double blind peer reviewed where appropriate. If an abstract is accepted for the conference, a full draft paper should be submitted by Friday 23rd January 2015. Abstracts should be submitted simultaneously to the Organising Chairs; abstracts may be in Word or RTF formats with the following information and in this order:
a) author(s), b) affiliation as you would like it to appear in programme, c) email address, d) title of abstract, e) body of abstract, f) up to 10 keywords.
E-mails should be entitled: MG4 Abstract Submission.
Please use plain text (Times Roman 12) and abstain from using any special formatting, characters or emphasis (such as bold, italics or underline). We acknowledge receipt and answer to all paper proposals submitted. If you do not receive a reply from us in a week you should assume we did not receive your proposal; it might be lost in cyberspace! We suggest, then, to look for an alternative electronic route or resend.
Organising Chairs:
Laszlo Muntean: l.muntean@let.ru.nl
Rob Fisher: mg4@inter-disciplinary.net
The aim of the conference is to bring together people from different areas and interests to share ideas and explore various discussions which are innovative and exciting. All papers accepted for and presented at the conference must be in English and will be eligible for publication in an ISBN eBook. Selected papers may be developed for publication in a themed hard copy volume(s). All publications from the conference will require editors, to be chosen from interested delegates from the conference.
Inter-Disciplinary.Net believes it is a mark of personal courtesy and professional respect to your colleagues that all delegates should attend for the full duration of the meeting. If you are unable to make this commitment, please do not submit an abstract for presentation.
For further details of the conference, please visit:
http://www.inter-disciplinary.net/at-the-interface/evil/monstrous-geographies/call-for-papers/
Please note: Inter-Disciplinary.Net is a not-for-profit network and we are not in a position to be able to assist with conference travel or subsistence.
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Гранты фонда "Русский мир"
Фонд «Русский мир» дает гранты на реализацию проектов, направленных на популяризацию русского языка и культуры и поддержку программ изучения русского языка.
Гранты Фонда предоставляются по итогам конкурсов, проводимых раздельно по следующим направлениям:
-проекты по продвижению русского языка;
-проекты культурно-гуманитарной направленности.
В рамках реализации проектов по продвижению русского языка принимаются к рассмотрению проекты, имеющие своей целью:
обучение русскому языку (в том числе как неродному и как иностранному);
повышение квалификации и переподготовку преподавателей русского языка и литературы;
создание новых учебно-методических комплексов, учебных пособий, учебников и иных изданий в помощь преподавателям русского языка и литературы, изучающим русский язык;
разработку мультимедийных образовательных ресурсов и систем дистанционного обучения русскому языку и литературе;
проведение олимпиад и конкурсов по русскому языку и литературе;
учреждение и поддержка деятельности русскоязычных школ;
популяризацию русского языка и литературы по каналам средств массовой информации;
проведение лингвистических исследований по русскому языку;
проведение форумов, конференций, круглых столов, фестивалей, праздников и других аналогичных мероприятий, направленных на популяризацию русского языка и русской литературы.
В рамках культурно-гуманитарного направления рассматриваются проекты, ставящие своей целью популяризацию идей и ценностей Русского мира, формирование за рубежом позитивного образа России и интереса к её современной жизни, включая:
-выпуск и продвижение русскоязычных средств массовой информации, иных информационных ресурсов, ориентированных на сохранение и продвижение ценностей Русского мира;
-подготовку и выпуск монографий, книг, альбомов, создание фильмов о Русском мире и его выдающихся представителях;
-проведение форумов, конференций, круглых столов, семинаров, посвящённых исследованию России, её истории и культуры и их места в мировой цивилизации;
-проведение тематических фестивалей, праздников, выставок, конкурсов и т.п.;
-проведение иных исследований и мероприятий культурно-гуманитарной направленности.
Заявки принимаются дважды в год:
• с 1 января по 30 июня каждого года — по проектам, реализация которых начинается с 1 января следующего года (весенняя сессия);
• с 1 июля по 31 декабря каждого года — по проектам, реализация которых начинается с 1 июля года, следующего за годом подачи заявки (осенняя сессия).
Более подробная информация на сайте фонда: http://www.russkiymir.ru/ по адресу: http://www.russkiymir.ru/grants/regulations.php
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Совет при Президенте Российской Федерации по культуре и искусству объявляет о приеме с 1 сентября 2014 года документов на соискание Государственной премии Российской Федерации в области литературы и искусства за 2014 год.
Представления на соискателей Государственной премии Российской Федерации в области литературы и искусства и прилагаемые к ним материалы направляются в Совет при Президенте Российской Федерации по культуре и искусству (адрес для почтовых отправлений: 103132, г. Москва, Старая пл., д.4, подъезд 6), справки по телефонам: (495) 606-35-36, (495) 606-80-00.
Срок приема документов истекает 30 декабря 2014 года .
Требования к оформлению документов и материалов, представляемых на соискание Государственной премии Российской Федерации в области литературы и искусства размещены на сайте - www.kremlin.ru , snto.ru (или снто.рф).
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Research Grants: John W. Hartman Center, Duke University
Location: North Carolina
Date: 2015-01-30
Description: The John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising &
Marketing History, part of the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book &
Manuscript Library of Duke University, announces the
availability of travel grants for research travel to our
collections. The Hartman Center holds an extensive collection
of over 3,000 ...
Contact: joshua.larkinrowley@duke.edu
URL: library.duke.edu/rubenstein/hartman/travel-grants/
Announcement ID: 216199
http://www.h-net.org/announce/show.cgi?ID=216199
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PUBLICATIONS / ПУБЛИКАЦИИ
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http://www.h-net.org/announce/show.cgi?ID=216489
Call for Articles International Bibliography of Military History
Date Submitted: 2014-09-19
Announcement ID: 216489
Call for Articles
International Bibliography of Military History
of the International Commission of Military History
Published by Brill (Leiden and Boston)
In existence since 1978, the International Bibliography of Military History (IBMH) has traditionally published historiographical articles, review articles, and book reviews. Since its recent move to Brill, however, it has been undergoing a transformation into a fully-fledged military history journal. As a next step in this process, the portfolio will be enlarged to include also original research articles.
The IBMH thus invites scholars to submit articles on any military historical topic that can appeal to an international readership, e.g. a topic involving more than one nation and, preferably, based on multi-archival research. There is no chronological limitation. The journal publishes articles ranging from antiquity to the contemporary period, as long as the research method is historical.
The articles should be based extensively on primary research, not have been published in another form or outlet, and not currently be considered by another journal. The submitted work should be between 8,000 and 10,000 words (including footnotes), and be thoroughly referenced. For further information on style and referencing, please visit the journal’s website.
Submitted articles will – after a first editorial screening – be sent out for peer-review (double-blind). This process, from submission to decision, normally takes six to eight weeks. Please submit your article directly to the Scientific Editor, Dr Marco Wyss (m.wyss@chi.ac.uk), who is also available for any potential preliminary queries.
Dr Marco Wyss
Senior Lecturer in Politics and Contemporary History
Department of History
University of Chichester
Bishop Otter Campus
College Lane
Chichester
West Sussex
PO19 6PE
Email: m.wyss@chi.ac.uk
Visit the website at http://www.brill.com/international-bibliography-military-history
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Dystopia. Journal of Totalitarian
Ideologies and Regimes
Date: 2014-11-15
Description: CALL FOR PAPERS Dystopia. Journal of Totalitarian
Ideologies and Regimes, an annual publication of the Center for
the Study of Totalitarianism, State University of Moldova,
announces call for papers for its next issue to be published in
December 2014. The first issue has been published in 2013, with
Contact: igorvasu@gmail.com
URL: istorie.usm.md/centre/centrul-pentru-studiul-totalitarismului/
http://www.h-net.org/announce/show.cgi?ID=216275
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The International Journal of Humanities and Cultural Studies (ISSN 2356-5926) (Volume 1, Issue 3)Call for Papers.
Call for contributions
The IJHCS (Volume 1, Issue 3)
The International Journal of Humanities and Cultural Studies (ISSN 2356-5926) is an open-access quarterly peer-reviewed online journal. It is published in March, June, September and December. The IJHCS invites original, unpublished, quality research articles/case studies in the fields of humanities, English language, cultural studies and creative writing for the December 2014 Issue. Contributors can send their works to be considered for publication in Volume 1, Issue 3 (October-December). Manuscripts Submission Deadline: November 20, 2014 Issue Publication Date: December 2014. For more details on the manuscripts and submission guidelines, please visit the Submission Guidelines webpage:
( http://ijhcschiefeditor.wix.com/ijhcs#!submission-guidelines/c24vq ).
Authors have to send a signed copyright transfer (can be downloaded from the website) along with a brief biography.
Contributions have to be sent to:
ijhcs.chief.editor@gmail.com
University of Gafsa, Tunisia, 2162100
Email: ijhcs.chief.editor@gmail.com
Visit the website at http://ijhcschiefeditor.wix.com/ijhcs
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The Institute of Eastern Europe and Central Asia www.ieeca.org seeks submissions for its Journal of E.European & C.Asian Research
http://ieeca.org/about-the-journal
Journ al of Eastern European and Central Asian Research (JEECAR) is a multidisciplinary double-blind peer-reviewed journal aimed at publishing high-quality, original, innovative research about current economic issues in the rapidly changing Eastern Europe and Central Asia region. It acts as an interface between academia and the policy community by providing a space for discussion that brings the policy, academic, diplomatic, and business sectors together, with peer-reviewed academic studies relating to regional history, politics, security, economics, society and culture.
The JEECAR Journal is committed to the editorial principles of all aspects of publication ethics and publication malpractice as assigned by the Committee on Public Ethics .
Any paper submitted to the journal must be original, previously unpublished, and currently not under consideration for publication elsewhere. Papers presented at IEECA conferences can be considered for publication in the Journal.
JEECAR is published as a paper copy and as an e-journal. Papers accepted by reviewers will be published in BOTH publications by paying the appropriate fees. The printed and e-journal versions are published semi-annually. Each published article is assigned with digital CrossReff DOI address.
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http://www.rsci.ru/grants/grant_news/276/236829.php
Конкурс художественного перевода стихотворений Ш.Моррисси
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08.09.2014 ..
Британский Совет в России совместно с журналом «Иностранная литература» объявляют конкурс художественного перевода стихотворений британской поэтессы Шинейд Моррисси.
Шинейд Моррисси (Sinéad Morrissey) — лауреат ряда литературных премий, в том числе престижной премии им. Т.С.Элиота, автор пяти поэтических сборников: There Was Fire in Vancouver («Пожар в Ванкувере», 1996), Between Here and There («Между „здесь“ и „там“», 2002), The State of the Prisons («Страна тюрем», 2005), Through the Square Window («Сквозь квадратное окно», 2009) и Parallax («Параллакс», 2013). В 2013 г. Шинейд была удостоена звания первого национального поэта-лауреата Белфаста.
Будучи тесно связанной с Россией — члены ее семьи неоднократно бывали в Советском Союзе в 1930–60 гг.,— Шинейд в своих произведениях часто обращается к русской истории и литературе.
Участникам конкурса предлагается перевести одно или несколько стихотворений из последнего сборника Шинейд, «Параллакс» (Parallax).
ТЕКСТЫ ДЛЯ ПЕРЕВОДА http://www.britishcouncil.ru/events/competition-of-literary-translation/texts-for-translation
Выбор победителя определяет компетентное жюри, в состав которого входят представители Британского Совета в России, члены редколлегии журнала «Иностранная литература», а также его постоянные авторы. Лучшие переводы будут опубликованы в журнале «Иностранная литература» в 2015 г.
Условия участия в конкурсе
* К участию принимаются тексты переводов, которые прежде нигде не публиковались;
* один переводчик может прислать как один, так и несколько переводов;
* при отправке заявки, пожалуйста, укажите свое полное имя, контактные данные, а также информацию о наличии других опубликованных переводов (при наличии таковых);
* переводы и сопроводительную информацию необходимо отправить до 31 октября 2014 г. по адресу Lidia.khesed@britishcouncil.org. Итоги конкурса будут объявлены после 1 декабря 2014 г. Журнал «Иностранная литература» сохраняет за собой право публикации текстов переводов при предварительном согласовании с автором. Права на оригинальные тексты произведений Шинейд Моррисси, опубликованные в 2013 г., принадлежат издательству Carcanet Press Limited.
Для получения более подробной информации, пожалуйста, обращайтесь к Лидии Хесед по адресу Lidia.khesed@britishcouncil.org, +7 495 287 18 04.
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http://hro.ceu.hu/vacancies/assistant-professor-5
The Department of History at Central European University (CEU) invites applications for an Assistant Professor position in the field of Soviet and Post-Soviet History. Scholars with Central Asian and/or Caucasian research interest are encouraged to apply. In keeping with the Department’s strong emphasis on interdisciplinary, comparative and cross-cultural studies, we seek applicants whose teaching and research accommodate contemporary approaches in social, political, gender, or cultural history. Applicants should hold a PhD degree and have excellent command of the Russian language.
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High School Russian Language Instructor
University of Pittsburgh
The University of Pittsburgh’s Center for Russian and East European
Studies (REES) seeks an educator with experience teaching Russian
at the high school level to collaborate on, and potentially serve as the
lead instructor in, an intensive and immersive 4-week residential
summer program for high school students. The ideal candidate will
have a detailed knowledge of ACTFL’s 5 C’s of Foreign Language
Education and experience building these goal areas into curricula.
In the short term, Pitt hopes to hire such a person as a consultant with
whom to conceptualize a rigorous, intensive 4-week curriculum for
high school students who have had either no prior training or only
one year of Russian language training. The consultant position will
extend from late September 2014 to November 2014. If Pitt
successfully secures the necessary funding to run this program, the
person would be encouraged to participate in the program as its lead
instructor.
For the consultancy period, it will be possible to work from home.
The summer program’s lead instructor will need to be available to
be in the Pittsburgh region from mid-June to mid-July 2015
(specific dates TBA).
Requirements
Fluent Russian speaker
Experience teaching Russian to high school students
Experience with a performance-based communicative approach to
foreign language pedagogy
Familiarity with ACTFL’s 5 C’s of Foreign Language Education
Preferred
Experience teaching underserved minority students
Interest in serving as both a curriculum consultant (September –
November 2014) and lead instructor (June-July 2015)
Strong background in foreign language pedagogy
Strong background in assessment-based proficiency goals
Those interested in the position should send a cover letter and resume
addressed to Dawn Seckler, Das200@pitt.edu. Review of materials will
begin immediately. Suitable candidates will be contacted for a phone or
Skype interview.
Dawn Seckler, PhD
Executive Director, Summer Language Institute
Acting Associate Director, Center for Russian and East European Studies
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
Das200@pitt.edu
412-648-9881
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Assistant Professor, Modern German or Central
European History, University of
North Carolina-Asheville
UNC Asheville's Department of History is seeking
qualified applicants for a tenure-track Assistant
Professor of Modern German or Central European
History beginning in August, 2015, with ability to
teach colonial or postcolonial African History.
http://www.higheredjobs.com/search/details.cfm
?JobCode=175954468&Title=Assistant
%20Professor%20of%20Modern%20German
%20or%20Central%20European%20History
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