Calendar of Events 11/10/2011-11/17/2011
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Language Tables and Coffee Hours
1. Friday, November 11: Czech Language Table
2. Saturday, November 12: Ukrainian Language Table
3. Monday, November 14: Hungarian Coffee Hour
4. Tuesday, November 15: Estonian Language Table
5. Thursday, November 17: Romanian Language Table
6. Thursday, November 17: Polish Table
7. Thursday, November 17: Serbo-Croat Language Table
8. Thursday, November 17: Russian Language Table
Detailed Descriptions of Events
Lectures, Local Conferences, and Academic Events:
2:30-4:30 pm, November 11, SPEA Room 167
Symposium Panelists include: Senator Richard G. Lugar, Senior U.S. Senator for Indiana, Kenneth A. Myers III, Director, Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Professor Sumit Ganguly, Political Science and SPEA, and Professor Dina Spechler, Political Science.
Senator Lugar and then Senator Sam Nunn authored the Nunn-Lugar Act in 1991 to provide U.S. funding and expertise to help safeguard and dismantle stockpiles of Soviet nuclear, chemical and biological weapons, related materials, and delivery systems. The Nunn-Lugar program also worked to re-employ scientists and facilities related to weapons of mass destruction in peaceful research initiatives. Among the program’s successes are the deactivation of 7,599 strategic nuclear warheads and nearly 2 million chemical weapons shells and nerve agents stored throughout the former Soviet Union. Flyer
3:30-5:00 pm, November 11
Performance and Lecture Hall, 800 N. Indiana Ave.
Musical theater generates both grand spectacle and communal ambivalence. The form can present a commanding narrative through specific conventions of sound, movement, and drama. Yet these same elements can also be used as evidence of kitsch and trivialization—especially when musical theater stories touch veins of communal trauma. This colloquium will focus on the 2008 London musical Imagine This!, about a Jewish Warsaw theater troupe struggling under the Nazis. Its tragic topic, and the genre expectations associated with musical theater, sparked continual communal debates on the place of musical theater in Holocaust discourse, and (locally) the right ways to present traumatic Jewish history. At the same time, however, the creative team's insistence on maintaining and promoting this approach in the face of moralistic criticism offers an intriguing and deep study in dialogic narrative. PDF Flyer.
12:00-1:30 pm, November 14
Tocqueville Room, IMU
“Arctic Games – Interactive development and application of a transdisciplinary framework for sustainable governance of Arctic natural resources.” is a MISTRA (Swedish Foundation for Strategic Environmental Research) project (2011-2013), which is part of their “Arctic Futures in a Global Context” programme. Participants in this project are Swedish, Russian and Norwegian Research Institutes/Universities. In his presentation, Professor Audun Sandberg, from the University of Nordland, Norway, will share with Colloquium members some of the ideas and ambitions of this macro-oriented project.
4. “Nightmares about War: Social Panic in Poland after World War II” by Marcin Zaremba (History, Warsaw University)
12:00-1:30 pm, November 14, Walnut Room, IMU
While Americans celebrated the war’s end with a ticker-tape parade in Time’s Square, millions of Poles anticipated a new one with a mixture of hope and fear. As a popular rhyme had it: “Come on Truman, drop the bomb/How much longer can this go on?” “Nightmares About War” explores the hopes and fears, wrought from postwar in Polish society after 1945.
8:30-4:30 Friday, February 24, 2012
IMU Solarium
IMU Solarium
This conference is sponsored by the University Graduate School and other participating departments and is FREE to all IU graduate students.
Indiana University’s 17th Annual Preparing Future Faculty (PFF) Graduate Conference is a one-day event designed to provide graduate students from all disciplines and at all phases of their educations with important information about preparing for their future academic careers.
The conference consists of four sessions addressing issues, such as graduate student concerns as they progress toward the Ph.D., building a professional record, navigating the job market, acclimating to a new faculty position, and professional opportunities within and outside of academia. Each year the conference is organized by a committee of graduate students, led by a PFF fellow who is appointed and funded by the Department of Sociology and the University Graduate School. Panelists are typically professors from IUB and surrounding universities. Special care is made to invite panelists from a diverse array of disciplines and institutions.
Contact: Deidre Redmond (dlredmon@indiana.edu)
RSVP for free lunch with name, department, and year in program to iupffc@gmail.com
1. Musical Instruments of the Silk Road
October 15-December 18,
IU Art Museum, Special Exhibitions Gallery, the Judi and Milt Stewart Hexagon Gallery
Beautiful to see as well as to hear, these meticulously crafted instruments represent the musical heritage of the cultures along the Silk Road---a historic trade route that spanned a vast area from China across Asia and all the way to North Africa, connecting people of diverse lands.
Sunday, October 16, 2:00-4:00 p.m.
Special Exhibitions Gallery, first floor
Shahyar Daneshgar of the Silk Road Institute
reception following 4:00-5:00 p.m
2. Finnish Film “Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning”
6:00 – 8:00 pm, November 10, Student Building 150
(2005; 103 minutes; in Finnish with English subtitles) Rated K11 in Finland (not suitable for children under 11 years of age). Free to public.
Star Wreck tells the story of Emperor Pirk - a star fleet commander who declares himself a global overlord and decides to expand his reign beyond the farthest reaches of the universe. The story that unfolds amidst the space battles is a stark reminder of how dangerous the mixture of ambition, cowardice and stupidity is. Star Wreck was put together by a group of five Finns with over 300 extras, assistants, and supporters. Though an ambitious parody of both Star Trek and Babylon 5, prior knowledge is not needed in order to enjoy the only feature-length Finnish space opera ever made.
7:00 pm, IU Cinema
Wajda continues his exploration of the war’s end in Landscape After Battle (1970), in which politics slips away to reveal more starkly the personal tragedies in a Nazi concentration camp just after liberation. http://themester.indiana.edu/events/centraleurope.shtml
4. Thursday, November 17: WIUX (99.1) Russian Tunes Hour
1 -2 pm
The show will be on every Thursday, 1pm-2pm, listen at 99.1 FM or stream online at http://www.wiux.org/
5:00-8:00, December 5
Center for the Study of Global Change, 201 North Indiana
Including: Song, cooking competition, and food
But not limited to: Wine, Merriment, and Good Cheer
Call for Papers
1. Call for Papers: Indiana Association of Historians 32nd Annual Meeting “People on the Move: Exploration, Migration, Commerce, and Tourism”
Deadline: November 11, 2011
Hanover College, February 18, 2012
The Indiana Association of Historians will hold its 32nd annual meeting at Hanover College in Hanover,Indiana,on February 18, 2012. The theme of the annual meeting is: People on the Move:Exploration,Migration,Commerce,and Tourism
The Indiana Association of Historians invites papers and panel proposals for its annual meeting. The program committee is particularly interested in proposals that examine the history of people’s moving through their world: from the explorers who first move into territories new to them, to the pioneers and immigrants who transplant themselves in unfamiliar places,to the entrepreneurs who profit from new transportation networks, to the tourists and pilgrims who visit famous places.
The committee will consider papers and sessions on all topics and welcomes submissions in the fields of K-12 history education and public history. Graduate students are encouraged to participate. Conference papers (approximately 10 pages/2,500 words) may be based on original research, synthesis of scholarship, or participant experience. Sessions will consist of two or three papers with comments.
To submit a proposal for a paper and/or session, send a one-page proposal for each presentation and a one-page c.v. Panel proposals should include a one-page proposal, which specifies the topic each participant will discuss, and a one-page c.v. per participant.
The deadline for submitting paper and/or session proposals is November 11, 2011. E-mail submissions are encouraged and will be accepted until the deadline.
Submit proposals to:
IAH Program 2012
c/o Matthew N. Vosmeier
Department of History
Hanover College
P.O. Box 890
Hanover,IN 47243
Telephone:(812) 866-7200
E-mail:iah2012@hanover.edu
IAH Program 2012
c/o Matthew N. Vosmeier
Department of History
Hanover College
P.O. Box 890
Hanover,IN 47243
Telephone:(812) 866-7200
E-mail:iah2012@hanover.edu
Deadline: 15 November 2011
Saturday, 3 March 2012, Indiana University
The Association of Central Eurasian Students (ACES) at Indiana University invites panel and individual paper proposals for the Nineteenth Annual Central Eurasian Studies Conference to be held Saturday, March 3, 2012 on the Bloomington campus of Indiana University.
Graduate students, faculty, and independent scholars are cordially invited to submit abstracts of papers addressing all topics pertaining to Central Eurasian Studies. Central Eurasian Studies is defined for the purposes of this conference as the study of the historical and contemporary Afghan, Balto-Finnic, Hungarian, Mongolic, Persian, Tibetan, Tungusic, and Turkic peoples, languages, cultures, and states.
Submission of pre-organized panels is strongly encouraged. Individual papers are also welcome and will be assigned by the Conference Committee to a suitable panel. All proposals will be subject to a highly selective review procedure. Past panel themes have included:
- Representation and Nationalism in Kazakhstan: Past, Present and Future
- Societies and Cultures of Xinjiang
- Turkic Folklore and Literature
- Romanticism, Modernism, Postmodernism, and Beyond in Hungarian Literature, Culture, and the Arts
- Tibetan Studies
- Aspects of Imperial and Soviet Rule in Central Asia
- Nodes of Identity
- Explorations in Central Asian Historiography
Submission Instructions:
Proposals may be submitted via the online form accessible at:
All submissions must be accompanied by an abstract.
ACES regrets that it cannot provide any funding to participants.
Applicants will be notified of their status before 1 December 2011. Please remember that the submission of a proposal represents a commitment on your behalf to participate in the conference. Any queries may be directed to the ACES Conference Committee at aces@indiana.edu.
3. Call for Papers: Beauty Will Save the World”: The Notion of the Beautiful in Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Submission Deadline: November 15, 2011
December 2, 2011, New York
The Sophia Institute for Orthodox Thought and Culture will hold its fourth annual conference on Friday December 2, 2011 on the campus of Union Theological Seminary in New York City.
The theme of this year’s conference is:“Beauty Will Save the World”: The Notion of the Beautiful in Eastern Orthodox Christianity.
Keynote speakers include the Orthodox philosopher David Bentley-Hart, Robert Bird (Slavic Languages and Literatures, University of Chicago), Peter Jeffery (Musicology, Notre Dame), and Daniel Munteanu (Bamberg University).
In addition to keynote lectures, there will be a series of panels examining the notion of the beautiful in various aspects of Orthodox thought and culture including art, music, literature, film, media, spirituality, patristics, ethics, and dogmatic theology.
Interested scholars are invited to present 20-minute talks at the panel sessions. Please send abstracts to Prof. John McGuckin at jmcguckn@uts.columbia.edu. The deadline for both abstracts and discounted early registration: November 15, 2011.
*** Named in honor of Divine Wisdom, the Sophia Institute of Orthodox Thought and Culture is an independent Orthodox educational society housed at Columbia University and Union Theological Seminary in New York City. The Institute aims to foster the study of Eastern Christianity and demonstrate the engagement of its ethical and philanthropic principles with the problems of the contemporary world. For more information about the Sophia Institute and becoming an Institute Fellow see http://www.utsnyc.edu/Page.aspx?pid=1317 ***
Deadline: December 1, 2011
July 2-4, 2012, Lucian Blaga University, Sibiu
Europeanization and Globalization: Romanians in Their Region and the World
More than two decades after the fall of communism and several years after Romania’s accession to the European Union, Romanians, whether at home, in a growing diaspora around the world, or by virtue of international economic and cultural networks, are continuing to find themselves integrated into increasingly interconnected European and global institutions and practices. This gradual process of integration into international networks and interaction with foreign powers has been underway for centuries. States that occupied the territory of contemporary Romania and Moldova came under the influence of more powerful neighbors, and stood at the crossroads of both warlike and peaceful migrations. At one point most Romanian boyars spoke Greek, and in the 19th century Romanian students often studied abroad as they are again doing today. In the 1920s and 30s, ethnic and religious diversity contributed both to Europeanization and to domestic and international tensions. Then, the Soviet model played a major role in the imposition of communism. The proposed focus of the 2012 SRS conference encourages historical, cultural and contemporary inquiries into the place of Romanians and Moldovans in European and global structures, while pondering the implications of these trends for the future.
We welcome proposals for papers, panels and round-tables coming from young and established scholars working in history, sociology, anthropology, political science, philosophy, law, linguistics, economics, business, religious studies, theater, literature, cinema studies, music, and education. Possible topics might include, but are not limited to:
· Romania and the European Union
· Europe’s, Russia’s, and Romania’s roles in the Republic of Moldova
· The social, political, and ideological implications of globalization in Romania and Moldova
· Migration and diaspora within Europe, North America, etc.
· Consequences of EU accession
· Challenges to European and global integration
· Romanian writers abroad
· Romanian literature in translation
· The global reception of Romanian cinema, literature and art
· The Romanian/Jewish avant-garde in Zurich, Paris, Berlin
· Multinational enterprises in modern Romania and Moldova
· Minority cultures in Romania and Moldova (Roma, German, Hungarian, Jewish, Russian, Ukrainian, Gagauz et al.)
· The construction of a European memory
· Romanian and Moldovan culture in the digital age
· The Romanian language mass media system in the panoply of world media models
· Journalism and political parallelism
· New and old forms of censorship and self-censorship
· Romanians’ and Moldovans’ historical encounters with “others”
· The image of the Roma/Jew/Hungarian/German among Romanians
Paper proposals should include the title of the presentation, a brief abstract of up to 500 words, a short c.v., and the contact information of the presenter. They should be sent in a single attached Word document by December 1, 2011, to Matthew Ciscel at CiscelM@ccsu.edu. Proposals for 2-hour panels including 3-4 papers, one chair, and 1-2 discussants should provide a description of the panel topic, abstracts of papers, short c.v.’s and contact information for all participants. Panel participants should be drawn from at least two different universities. 2-hour round-tables of 3-5 participants will also be considered. Participants will be notified of the acceptance of their proposal by January 30, 2012.
SRS is an international inter-disciplinary academic organization based in North America. For information about SRS visit http://www.society4romanianstudies.org/.
5. Call for Papers: Pragmatics Festival at Indiana University
Deadline: December 05
April 19-21, 2012, Indiana University, Bloomington
Abstracts for individual (20-minute) presentations are invited in the following areas: interlanguage pragmatics, pragmatic development, cross-cultural pragmatics, pragmatics and discourse, pragmatics and computer-mediated communication, pragmatic development in study abroad contexts, research design in the investigation of pragmatics, and other topics related to cross-cultural or second language contexts. Keynote speakers: Diana Boxer, University of Florida and César Félix-Brasdefer, Indiana University.
Invited sessions will showcase the following topics: medical discourse in cross-cultural contexts, computer-mediated communication, pragmatic development in study abroad contexts, and instruction of pragmatics. Abstracts must be one page in length (not including references), and must include title of paper, name, affiliation, address, telephone number, e-mail, and A/V requests. Abstracts should be submitted through EasyAbstracts (EasyAbs), (http://linguistlist.org/confcustom/pragfest). Submissions are limited to one individual and one joint abstract per person.
Organizing committee: Kathleen Bardovi-Harlig, César Félix-Brasdefer, and Alwiya Omar.
For more information about the conference, please send an email to pragfest@indiana.edu or visit the Pragmatics Festival website at: www.indiana.edu/~pragfest.
Deadline: December 05
Indiana University, Bloomington IN, March 30-31, 2012
In March 2012, Indiana University’s Romanian Studies Organization (RomSO) will host the fifth annual interdisciplinary Romanian Studies Conference for graduate students and recent PhDs in the humanities and social sciences.
We welcome paper proposals from graduate students and recent PhDs on any topic related to Romania, Moldova, or the Romanian diaspora in any discipline or methodology, including but not limited to history, political science, economics, international relations, anthropology,
literature, sociology, musicology, and cultural studies. Especially encouraged are papers that take an interdisciplinary approach.
Please submit abstracts of 250-300 words, along with your contact information to RomSO@indiana.edu by December 5, 2011. Please submit abstracts in .doc file format rather than .docx or .pdf. We will be pre-circulating the papers so that our commentators can provide more extensive feedback. Therefore, if your paper is selected we ask that you submit a completed paper by March 16, 2012.
7. Call for Papers for the 9th Annual Conference of the Graduate Organization for the Study of Europe and Central Asia
Due: December 16
February 24-26, 2012, University of Pittsburgh
Theme: Rightly Stated? Contemporary and Historical Considerations of the State in Eastern Europe and Eurasia. Featuring Keynote Speaker Professor Eugene Huskey.
Due: January 01
February 2-4, 2012, Toruń, Poland
The topic of the conference will be: "Central Europe on the Threshold of the 21st Century. Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Challenges in Politics and Society".
The conference is addressed to all scientists of all disciplines, whose research interests suit the topic. It should bring scientists into creative discussion in an open international atmosphere.
You can find all the important information on the homepage: www.cgs.umk.pl.
Deadline: January 10
Savannah, GA, March 29-31, 2012
The Fiftieth Anniversary SCSS Annual Meeting will be held in Savannah, Georgia on March 29-31, 2012, hosted by Armstrong Atlantic State University. The meeting will be held at the DeSoto Hilton, located right at the center of Savannah’s historic district. 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, and East European studies in the Southern region of the United States and nationwide. 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 are welcome.
The program committee is accepting panel and paper proposals until January 10, 2012. 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 (including email addresses and institutional affiliations) for all participants. Proposals for individual papers should include 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 and paper proposals should indicate so.
Email (preferably) your proposal to Sharon Kowalsky at sharon_kowalsky@tamu-commerce.edu, or send it by conventional post to:
Dr. Sharon Kowalsky
Department of History
Texas A&M
University-Commerce
PO Box 3011
Commerce, TX 75429 For conference information other than the program, please contact Olavi Arens Olavi.Arens@armstrong.edu. For program information oproposals please contact Sharon Kowalsky, Sharon_Kowalsky@tamu-commerce.edu.
Department of History
Texas A&M
University-Commerce
PO Box 3011
Commerce, TX 75429 For conference information other than the program, please contact Olavi Arens Olavi.Arens@armstrong.edu. For program information oproposals please contact Sharon Kowalsky, Sharon_Kowalsky@tamu-commerce.edu.
Deadline: January 16
May 26-28, 2012, Waterloo, Ontario
The conference will take places as part of the Congress of the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences. The theme of the 2012 Congress is Crossroads: Scholarship for an Uncertain World.
Proposals are invited for individual papers, panels, and roundtable discussions. Proposals for complete panels are preferred. Please follow abstract specifications (see attached) when submitting your proposal(s). We particularly want to encourage young scholars and graduate students to participate in this conference.
Abstract specifications: To apply for participation in the conference, please fill out the respective forms (CV and individual paper proposal form; roundtable proposal form and/or panel proposal form). Abstracts should not exceed 400 words. Please use MS Word for Windows and Times New Roman or MS Word for Apple and TimesCE or pure Unicode text. Make sure to
use the Library of Congress transliteration system to render words in a Cyrillic alphabet. Your abstract should present a research question and outline your plan for investigating this scholarly problem. Each abstract will be reviewed by the Program Committee. Submit abstracts by email as a .doc or .docx attachment to ormondt@gvsu.edu. Notification of the Program Committee?s decisions will be sent out by 17 February 2012.
ALL PRESENTERS MUST BE MEMBERS OF CAS. You can join CAS online at: http://www.ualberta.ca/~csp/Membership.html
You can pay membership dues online or by filling out the membership form available on our web-site and mailing it along with the cheque to the CSP office (Canadian Slavonic Papers/Revue canadienne des slavistes, Department of History and Classics, 2-28 Tory Building,
University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2H4 CANADA). For all questions, please contact the Program Chair, Tim Ormond, at ormondt@gvsu.edu, or at contact information listed below.
Deadline, January 31
Russian Journal of Communication, Special Issue: Russian Interpersonal Communication
What is interpersonal communication? Is it a universal form of communication or does it vary cross-culturally? To broaden the conversation concerning interpersonal communication and culture, the Russian Journal of Communication calls for papers that will advance our understanding of Russian interpersonal communication. As guest editors for a special issue of RJC to be published in 2012, we welcome the submission of original papers on one of the following themes concerning Russian interpersonal communication: interpersonal communication in Russia or abroad; comparative studies of Russian interpersonal communication and others; interpersonal relationships (relational development, maintenance, and dissolution); face-to-face and mediated interpersonal communication and relationships; interpersonal conflict; language and social interaction; intercultural interpersonal communication; gender, ethnic, and intergenerational differences in interpersonal communication; persuasion and mutual influence in interpersonal communication; communicative competence and interpersonal skills.
Papers addressing Russian interpersonal communication from any theoretical or methodological perspective are encouraged. Papers should be approximately 30 double-spaced pages including references in APA style. Please see the Journal’s information for authors at http://www.russcomm.ru/eng/rca_projects/rjoc/guidelines.shtml for more information.
Please send your submissions electronically to the issue's co-editors by January 31, 2012:
Olga Leontovich: olgaleo@list.ru, Artemi Romanov: artemi80309@gmail.com, or Michelle Scollo: michellescollo@gmail.com
The Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Clark University, Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S.A. seeks applications to its doctoral program in Holocaust History and Genocide Studies. The Center is a forum for education and scholarship about the Holocaust, the Armenian Genocide, and other genocides around the world. Dedicated to teaching, research, and public service, the Center trains the Holocaust historians and genocide studies scholars
of the future--the next cadre of professors, teachers, Holocaust museum directors and curators, and non-governmental organization and government agency experts-about genocide and genocidal situations. Our interdisciplinary faculty strength now includes the expertise of seventeen professors in eight departments. Applications from any country are welcome. We also seek applications to the interdisciplinary Ph.D. stream in Psychology of Genocide offered by the Strassler Center and Clark's Psychology Department. Ideally, candidates for the Psychology of Genocide stream will have master's level (or equivalent) university education with basic
background in psychology and demonstrated interest in the social and cultural studies of genocide, fluency in two languages in addition to English, and sufficient background in mathematics and sciences to deal with statistical methods. Please learn more about our
program through our website http://www.clarku.edu/departments/holocaust/phd/index.cfm.
Deadline: See website
The Women’s and Gender Studies Department, in collaboration with the Institute for Research on Women (IRW) at Rutgers University, is pleased to announce a two-year postdoctoral fellowship supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The selected fellow will receive a stipend of $51,500 each year as well as an annual research allocation of $2,000 and Rutgers University health benefits. The fellow will pursue research and teach three courses in the Women’s and Gender Studies Department during the two-year term of her/his appointment
and will participate in seminars, and other IRW activities. For more information on the programs
available for the Mellon fellows at the IRW, please see: http://irw.rutgers.edu/MellonFellowsattheIRW.html.
New for the 2011-2012 academic year, American Councils has launched the Balkan Language Initiative and the Energy in Central Asia Program (ECAP). Much like its language programs in Russia and Eurasia, the Balkan Language Initiative provides graduate students, undergraduates, scholars, and working professionals the opportunity to study Albanian, Bosnian, Macedonian, or Serbian in an overseas immersion setting for a summer, semester, or academic year. To introduce students to the energy sector and business culture of Central Asia, American Councils and the Kazakhstan Institute of Management, Economics, and Strategic Research (KIMEP) have partnered to create a business and cultural immersion program employing classroom and experiential learning combined with regional travel.
More information on either program can be obtained by emailing the American Councils Outbound Office at outbound@americancouncils.org.
More information on either program can be obtained by emailing the American Councils Outbound Office at outbound@americancouncils.org.
Due: November 15
The Social Science Research Council Eurasia Program is pleased to announce its 2011/2012 Fellowships Competition, and will offer three types of fellowship support - Pre-Dissertation Awards (PDAs), Dissertation Development Awards (DDAs) and Post-Doctoral Research Awards (PDRAs). Please see additional details below. For more information on all three fellowships, including information on eligibility and how to apply as of August 15, 2011 and answers to FAQs please see: SSRC. Inquiries can be directed to eurasia@ssrc.org.
5. 2012-2013 Fellowship Opportunities: Individual Advanced Research Opportunities Program (IARO) and Short Term Travel Grants Program (STG)
(IARO) deadline: November 16, 2011
(STG) deadline: February 1 , 2012
IREX is pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted for the 2012-2013 Individual Advanced Research Opportunities Program and Short Term Travel Grants Program.
These research support programs offer US scholars and professionals the opportunity to conduct policy-relevant research in Eastern Europe and Eurasia. Researchers are also able to increase their understanding of current regional issues, develop and sustain international networks, and
directly contribute to the formation of US public policy by conducting research on topics vital to the academic and policy-making communities. The fellowships provide logistical support, international airfare, a living/housing stipend, visa support, emergency evacuation insurance, and, in many countries, field office support.
The *Individual Advanced Research Opportunities Program (IARO)* provides students, scholars and professionals with support to conduct policy-relevant field research in the countries of Eastern Europe and Eurasia.
**Eligibility: Master’s students, predoctoral students, postdoctoral scholars, and professionals with advanced degrees are eligible. Applicants must be* US citizens*.
** Information and application: http://www.irex.org/project/individual-advanced-research-opportunities-iaro
**Deadline: *5 p.m. EST on November 16, 2011*
The *Short-Term Travel Grants Program (STG)* is a short-term, flexible program for postdoctoral scholars and professionals to conduct targeted, policy-relevant research in Eastern Europe and Eurasia.
**Eligibility: Postdoctoral scholars and professionals with advanced degrees are eligible. Applicants must be* US citizens*.
** Information and application: http://www.irex.org/project/short-term-travel-grants-stg
**Deadline: * 5 p.m. EST on February 1, 2012*
**Contact: By email at stg@irex.org or by telephone at 202-628-8188
Countries Eligible for Research:
Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan
IARO and STG are funded by the US Department of State Title VIII Program.
Due: December 1
The Virginia Foundation for the Humanities offers a research and writing fellowship targeted for the humanities. Fellowships are open to faculty members in the humanities, independent scholars, and others working on projects in the humanities. Applicants need not have advanced degrees, but the VFH generally does not support work toward a degree. Postdoctoral applicants are strongly encouraged to apply for projects other than dissertation revisions. Stipend of up to $15,000 per semester; summer fellows receive less. For more information and how to apply, go to www.virginiafoundation.org/research/fellowships/
Deadline: December 1
The Social Science Research Council (SSRC), has introduced a new SSRC project and grants program, New Directions in the Study of Prayer. Supported with funding from the John Templeton Foundation and led by a multi-disciplinary advisory committee, to be chaired by Columbia University's Courtney Bender, the program will make grants to both researchers and journalists.
Grant awards will range from $50,000 to $200,000 in the case of researchers and up to $50,000 in the case of journalists. Letters of inquiry for both fields of competition are due by December 1, 2011. Further information is available on the SSRC's website:
A central religious practice among much of the world's population, prayer has been a part of every known culture and is manifest in some form in every known religion. And yet scholarly research on prayer is lacking and often not concentrated in any given field or discipline. With this in mind, New Directions in the Study of Prayer will support research that adopts innovative approaches to the study of prayer and will seek to foster an interdisciplinary network of researchers dedicated to this topic.
The SSRC invites proposals from scholars in all disciplines for studies that will enhance knowledge of the social, cultural, psychological, and cognitive dimensions of prayer, and of its origins, variations, and correlations in human life, as well as from journalists interested in pursuing projects on these themes. Those researchers or journalists interested in submitting proposals are encouraged to consult the detailed Requests for Proposals posted on our website.
New Directions in the Study of Prayer is a project established in conjunction with the SSRC's work on religion and the public sphere. For more details on the SSRC's work on religion, please visit: http://religion.ssrc.org/.
If you have any questions regarding the new grants program or the SSRC's broader work, please do not hesitate to contact us at religion@ssrc.org.
Due: December 1
The Berlin Program for Advanced German and European Studies offers up to 12 dissertation and
postdoctoral fellowships to encourage comparative and interdisciplinary study of economic, political, and social aspects of modern and contemporary German and European affairs. Awards are for 10 to 12 months. Targeted fields include the social sciences, and specifically comparative and interdisciplinary fields that study the political, social, and economic aspects of German and European affairs. For more information, go to userpage.fu-berlin.de/~bprogram/.
9. 2012 IREX/WWC Regional Policy Symposium: Transnational Crime and Corruption in Eastern Europe and Eurasia
Application Deadline: December 9, 2011
April 18-20, 2012, Washington, DC
*Grant Opportunity for Graduate/PhD Students Pre-Tenure Faculty, Scholars, and Professionals*
IREX, in collaboration with the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars’ Kennan Institute (WWC), is pleased to announce its 2012 Regional Policy Symposium, “Transnational Crime and Corruption in Eastern Europe and Eurasia.” The research symposium, supported by the United States Department of State (Title VIII Program), will bring American junior and senior scholars and members of the policy community together to examine and discuss transnational crime and corruption in Eastern Europe and Eurasia from multi-disciplinary perspectives. Topics may include: organized crime, corruption, human trafficking, drug trafficking, illicit trade, terrorism, cyber crime, financial crime and environmental crime, among others.
Junior scholars will be chosen based on a national competition to present their current research on the topic of the Symposium. Grants will be awarded to approximately ten junior scholars.
The Symposium is scheduled to take place April 18-20, 2012 in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area and will involve two full days of reviews of current research projects, roundtable discussions, and the dissemination of research results to the policy community through a networking event.
Technical Eligibility Requirements: Applicants must be US citizens and applicants must either be currently enrolled in an MA, MS, MFA, MBA, MPA, MLIS, MPH, JD, MD or PhD program or have held a graduate degree for 10 years or less. Applicants who hold an academic post must be pre-tenure.
Grant Provisions: Round-trip airfare (provided by IREX through its travel office) and/or surface transportation from anywhere in the United States to the symposium site and meals and accommodations for the duration of the symposium.
To learn more about the 2012 Regional Policy Symposium, please send e-mail inquiries to symposium@irex.org or visit the program webpage: http://www.irex.org/project/regional-policy-symposium
Application materials are available on the IREX website at:
Due: December 31
The John Smith Memorial Trust is now accepting applications for its 2012 Fellowship programme. Applications for Fellowships are invited from the following countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Ukraine. The Fellowship aims to strengthen and deepen awareness of good governance through a three week programme in the
UK and placements that show the workings of organizations within a long established democracy. Selection is based on a combination of the leadership potential of the applicant and the quality of the action plan they propose. Action plans are pieces of work or policy problems which the Fellows want to explore while in the UK. The “ideal” candidate will be aged
25-40, working in politics, local administration, business, the media, the arts or civil society, with a track record of achievement in the area of good governance and public service. The deadline for applications is 31st December 2011. For more details and how to apply, go to
Due: January 9
The Davis Center is pleased to announce the theme for its 2012–2013 Fellows Program, "Imperial Legacies and International Politics in the Post-Soviet Space," constituting an examination of the international and transnational politics of the post-Soviet space in historical perspective. Areas to be explored under this theme include history, identity issues, security, political economy, and regime building in Russia, Ukraine, and other countries of the region. Other topics of interest include social and cultural factors such as migration, public health, religion, organized crime, environmental degradation, popular culture, and the mass media.
The Fellows Program brings together scholars at early and later stages in their careers to consider a common theme spanning the social sciences and humanities. Professors Timothy Colton (Government) and Serhii Plokhii (History) will coordinate the 2012–2013 program. We are interested in applications from scholars currently working on our chosen theme, or equally those working on unrelated themes, but who are interested in exploring our theme. (Note that scholars whose work does not address the selected theme are encouraged to apply for fellowships at the Davis Center, and their applications will receive full consideration.)
Deadline: January 10
The Berlin-based Forum Transregionale Studien invites scholars to apply for ten postdoctoral
fellowships for the research project, “Europe in the Middle East—the Middle East in Europe.” The fellowships are intended primarily for scholars of art history, history, literature, museology, philology, political philosophy, political science, religion and sociology. Applicants should be at the postdoctoral level and should have obtained their doctorate within the last seven years. Fellows gain the opportunity to pursue research projects of their own choice within the framework of one of the research fields of the project. A PDF version of the announcement is available here. As a rule, the fellowships start on 1 October 2012 and will end on 31 July 2013. Postdoctoral fellows will receive a monthly stipend of 2.250 € plus supplement depending on their personal situation. Organizational support regarding visa, insurances, housing, etc. will
be provided. Fellows are obliged to work in Berlin and to help shape the seminars and working
discussions related to their research field. The working language of project is English.
Due: January 20
The Institute for Advanced Study--Paris (IAS-Paris) invites you to submit applications for the 2012-2013 and 2013-2014 academic years for five- or nine-month residencies. Longer stays (i.e. nine months) are given priority for 2013-2014. IAS-Paris is planning to host about fifteen guest researchers for 2012-2013 and about twenty-five guest researchers for 2013-2014 to work on research projects of their choice. See our website for more information.
Due: January 22
The Likhachev Foundation (St. Petersburg, Russia) together with Committee on External Relations of Saint Petersburg and B. Yeltsin Presidential Center (Moscow, Russia) announces competition for 2-week cultural fellowships in Russia (St. Petersburg) from May 7 till May 20, 2012 for American professionals in the field of arts and culture who work on projects related to Russian culture. Airfare and accommodation in St. Petersburg will be covered by the organizers.
The Likhachev Foundation will accept applications from professionals in the field of culture and history or arts from the USA who are currently working on creative projects related to Russian culture or history. Command of the Russian language is very helpful but not required. Students are not eligible. Creative project could be a museum exhibition project, a theater performance, a film, photo exhibition, preparation of fiction or research books, etc. related to Russian culture or history. Creative project should be conceived in the USA for a broad American audience. Residence in Russia should serve as an important stage in the realization of the applicant’s cultural project.
The Likhachev Foundation will prepare individual programs for the fellows according to their projects’ specifics, to help them achieve maximum results during their fellowships. These programs will include meetings with Russian colleagues, possibilities to work at St. Petersburg museums, libraries, archives and other organizations. Ten two-week fellowships will be organized from May 7 till May 20, 2012 in St. Petersburg (Russia).
Applicants will be notified of the review panel decision by February 15, 2012. Application should include:
· CV (including information on Russian language skills, previous creative projects related to Russia and previous visits to Russia).
· Description of creative project (up to 3 pages) such as museum or exhibition project, theater performance, film, preparation of fiction or research book and other types of cultural projects related to Russian culture or history. It should contain, in particular, a paragraph on how a residency in St. Petersburg will benefit the applicant’s creative project and which cultural organizations in St. Petersburg the applicant would like to work with.
Please, email your application in Russian or English to the competition coordinator Mrs. Elena Vitenberg at vitenberg@lfond.spb.ru and elenavitenberg@gmail.com with subject line «application for the fellowship».
National Application Deadlines
Boren Fellowship: January 31, 2012
Boren Scholarship: February 9, 2012*
*Many institutions have an earlier on-campus deadline. Visit our website for information about your campus deadline and Boren campus representative.
The applications for the 2012-2013 David L. Boren Scholarships and Fellowships are now available at www.borenawards.org. Boren Awards provide unique funding opportunities for U.S. undergraduate and graduate students to study in Africa, Asia, Central & Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America, and the Middle East, where they can add important international and language components to their educations.
Boren Scholars and Fellows represent a variety of academic backgrounds, but all are interested in studying less commonly taught languages, including but not limited to Arabic, Chinese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, and Swahili. As part of the African Languages Initiative, Boren Award applicants have the opportunity to further their study of Akan/Twi, Portuguese, Swahili, Wolof, Yoruba, or Zulu. For a complete list of languages, visit our website.
Undergraduate students can receive up to $20,000 for an academic year’s study abroad and graduate students up to $30,000 for language study and international research. In exchange for funding, recipients commit to working in the federal government for a minimum of one year.
For more information about the Boren Awards, to register for one of our upcoming webinars, and to access the on-line application, please visit www.borenawards.org. You can also contact the Boren Awards staff at boren@iie.org or 1-800-618-NSEP with questions.
The Language Flagship
The Language Flagship is a breakthrough in foreign language and culture instruction in the United States designed to help individuals achieve superior-level proficiency in critical languages including Arabic, Chinese, Korean, and Persian. Flagship students participate in advanced language programs offered at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
The Language Flagship Fellowship is an award for up to two-years for graduate students to support their intensive language study at Flagship institutions in the U.S. and overseas. Flagship Fellowships are available for the study of Arabic, Chinese, Korean, and Persian at designated Flagship Programs. Eligible applicants for Flagship Fellowships must be U.S. citizens with advanced proficiency in the Flagship language of study. Past recipients of Boren Scholarships or Fellowships are eligible to apply for the Flagship Fellowship. In addition, students currently enrolled in undergraduate or graduate Flagship programs may apply for Boren funding to participate in overseas Flagship programs.
Flagship Fellowship Application Deadline: January 12, 2012.
Application information can be found online at www.flagshipfellowships.org. You can also email flagship@iie.org.
The Boren Awards and The Language Flagship are initiatives of the National Security Education Program (NSEP) and are administered by the Institute of International Education.
Due: January 31
The Sallie Bingham Center for Women’s History and Culture, part of the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library at Duke University, announces the availability of Mary Lily Research Grants for research travel to our collections. The Sallie Bingham Center documents the public and private lives of women through a wide variety of published and unpublished sources. Collections of personal papers, family papers, and organizational records complement print sources such as books and periodicals. Particular strengths of the Sallie Bingham Center are feminism in the U.S., women's prescriptive literature from the 19th & 20th centuries, girls' literature, zines, artist's books by women, gender & sexuality, and the history and culture of women in the South. An overview of our collecting areas can be found here.
Mary Lily Research grants are available to any faculty member, graduate or undergraduate student, or independent scholar with a research project requiring the use of materials held by the Sallie Bingham Center. Grant money may be used for travel, photocopying, and living expenses while pursuing research at the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library. Applicants must live outside of a 100-mile radius from Durham, NC. The maximum
award per applicant is $1,000. Grants must be used between April 1, 2012 and June 30,
2013. For more information and to download a copy of the application form, please visit:
http://bit.ly/ResearchGrants. Visit the website at http://library.duke.edu/rubenstein/bingham.
17. Postdoctoral Funding, Institute of Current World Affairs
Due: February 1
The Institute of Current World Affairs offers postdoctoral funding for research in all fields related to current world affairs. Candidates must be under 36 years of age at the time of application. Fellowships do not support work toward academic degrees, research projects, or to write books. The award includes paid expenses for travel, living, housing, dependents, and health insurance. The fellowship program offers several fellowships to provide individuals with
an opportunity to develop a deep understanding of an issue, country or region outside the US for a minimum duration of two years. Fellowships are for self-designed independent study. For more information go to www.icwa.org/FellowshipProgram.htm#Fellowships
Deadline: February 1, 2012
Postdoctoral fellowships are awarded annually by the Havighurst Center. Fellowships are given in all areas of academic study related to Russia and other post Soviet countries, including history, politics, music, culture, art, architecture, religion, literature, and daily life.
The fellowships are designed for junior scholars of exceptional promise. Successful candidates will have the opportunity to pursue their research agenda for a calendar year with the support of a competitive salary and up to $2,000 for research support.
Fellowships are for one year, but may be renewed for a second year. Fellows normally are expected to teach four 15 week courses in the field of their primary research interest per year and to assist in developing Havighurst programs in the area of their interest. Fellows must have their Ph.D. (or Kandidat nauk) in hand by the beginning of their fellowship, and those without native ability in English must have a demonstrated capability to lecture in English. Fellowships are open to applicants from all countries. The areas that the Center is interested in will change annually, and candidates are encouraged to contact the center directly before making an application.
Candidates should send their curriculum vitae, a one page description of their research proposal, a one page description each of four (4) courses they would like to teach (may include a short bibliography), and three letters of reference––in English––to The Havighurst Center, Fellowship Program, Harrison Hall, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, 45056; you may also submit your application by email to havighurstcenter@muohio.edu.
Miami University is an equal opportunity employer and applications from female and minority scholars are strongly encouraged.
8:30 pm, November 18
Hampton Ballroom Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington, DC
Due December 12, 2011
July 23-August 03, 2012
In cooperation with the Skirball Department of Hebrew and Judaic Studies at New York University, the Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is pleased to announce a call for applicants for a summer research workshop for advanced doctoral and early PhD students entitled, Exploring the plight and path of Jewish refugees, survivors, and displaced persons, to take place July 23-August 3, 2012, in Washington, DC, and New York City. For details and application procedures, please click here: http://www.ushmm.org/research/center/workshops/workshop/announcement.php?year=2012.
Due: February 7
The 2012 Summer Environmental Exchange (SEE) Program is a 9-week long, experiential, place-based, watershed education and leadership development program hosted at the watersheds of Lake Tahoe in the USA and Lake Baikal in Russia, and at the Selenga River, Lake Baikal's upper watershed, in Mongolia. The program's primary themes are watershed protection, sustainable development, and cultural exchange. It will bring together young, environmental leaders from North America, Russia, Mongolia, and other parts of the world to study environmental science, policy, and management at these two superlative lakes.
The SEE program has helped to produce hundreds of young environmental leaders around the world. Our alumni are now working in diverse fields including transportation planning in Lake Tahoe, sustainable farming programs in rural villages of Cameroon and maintaining the health of the Selenga River Watershed in Mongolia, to name a few. Whether you study the hard sciences, environmental studies, conservation, Russian, international studies, engineering or any other field, you will be an asset to the program and through that, to the management and preservation of Lake Tahoe and Lake Baikal.
The SEE program has helped to produce hundreds of young environmental leaders around the world. Our alumni are now working in diverse fields including transportation planning in Lake Tahoe, sustainable farming programs in rural villages of Cameroon and maintaining the health of the Selenga River Watershed in Mongolia, to name a few. Whether you study the hard sciences, environmental studies, conservation, Russian, international studies, engineering or any other field, you will be an asset to the program and through that, to the management and preservation of Lake Tahoe and Lake Baikal.
The application deadline is February 7th, but any applications received before December 5th will be evaluated before the holidays. Spaces are limited so students are encouraged to apply early.
Scholars and students at all levels are invited to join a Russian folklore expedition to Siberia, Belarus, the Don Cossacks or western Russia in 2012.
This is a wonderful opportunity for anyone with an interest in Russian language, folklore or ethnomusicology. Participants are fully immersed in Russian village life as they assist with recording, photographing and videotaping oral histories, folk narratives, songs, dances, handicrafts, architecture and other traditional lore. No special training in ethnography or folklore is required. Working languages of the expeditions are English and Russian.
Expeditions are led by Dr. Yelena Minyonok, folklorist with the Gorky Institute of World Literature (RAS). Dr. Minyonok has 30 years experience collecting folklore in rural Russia, and 15 years experience working with western collaborators. Expeditions are sponsored and facilitated by American Friends of Russian Folklore, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. Volunteers are responsible for their own expenses.
For a first-person account of last winter's expedition, as told by an American professor of Russian, visit http://www.sras.org/a_journey_through_russian_folk_belief_and_song.
For details of upcoming expeditions see: http://russianfolklorefriends.org/ or email us at mailto:info@russianfolklorefriends.org.
This is a wonderful opportunity for anyone with an interest in Russian language, folklore or ethnomusicology. Participants are fully immersed in Russian village life as they assist with recording, photographing and videotaping oral histories, folk narratives, songs, dances, handicrafts, architecture and other traditional lore. No special training in ethnography or folklore is required. Working languages of the expeditions are English and Russian.
Expeditions are led by Dr. Yelena Minyonok, folklorist with the Gorky Institute of World Literature (RAS). Dr. Minyonok has 30 years experience collecting folklore in rural Russia, and 15 years experience working with western collaborators. Expeditions are sponsored and facilitated by American Friends of Russian Folklore, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. Volunteers are responsible for their own expenses.
For a first-person account of last winter's expedition, as told by an American professor of Russian, visit http://www.sras.org/a_journey_through_russian_folk_belief_and_song.
For details of upcoming expeditions see: http://russianfolklorefriends.org/ or email us at mailto:info@russianfolklorefriends.org.
Language Tables and Coffee Hours:
5 pm. Yogi’s
2. Saturday, November 12: Ukrainian Language Table
3:00 pm, Laughing Plant
Ukrainian Salo Hour every Saturday 3pm Laughing Planet
3. Monday, November 14: Hungarian Coffee Hour
5:30-6:30 pm, Pourhouse Café, 314 East Kirkwood Avenue.
Weekly coffee hours are held at 5:30 pm in the Pourhouse Café at 314 East Kirkwood Avenue just across from the Monroe County Public Library. Speakers of all levels are encouraged to come—we range from 1st year students to native speakers. It’s a great opportunity to practice (and share) your Hungarian, bring ideas for future events and have a good time.
12:00 pm, Angles Café in the IMU Art Museum
7:00 pm, Yogis
6:00 pm, Runcible Spoon
The weekly Polish table is held at the Runcible Spoon, at 6pm. Please come join Professor Justyna Beinek and Polish instructor Basia Morcinek for conversations with Polish speakers of all levels.
7:00 pm, Irish Lion
2:00 -3:00 PM, Ballantine 506
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