September 04, 2008
Announcement: Wanted: Russian boy for film by Zanoli
Valerio Zanoli, director/producer of "The Minis," a 2008 film starring Dennis Rodman, is seeking a boy to act in his new film "Hopeful Notes." The story line concerns a young Russian boy who is a prodigy on the violin, and has leukemia. The film will be made in Michigan in early 2009. For the script, contact crees@umich.edu. For further information, contact V. Zanoli at vzanoli@reallygood.biz
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August 26, 2008
Nationalism/Separatism, SC
University of South Carolina - Columbia - Assistant Professor, History
of Nationalism/Separatism
Main Category: Global Studies
Secondary Categories: World History
Social and Cultural History
Russian/Soviet History
European Studies
European History
British History
The Department of History at the University of South Carolina wishes to hire a historian with demonstrated research and teaching interests in the history of nationalism and separatism for a tenure track assistant professorship. The search is open to any geographic and chronological specialization within modern history since c. 1750. Applications from those taking a comparative, international approach to the study of nationalism and separatism are especially welcome. Those with specialized research interests focusing on a particular country or region should be able to place their subject within a broad
international context.
This search is part of the University's Faculty Excellence Initiative
program and will also involve related searches in Anthropology and Law. The goals are to foster an interdisciplinary group on nationalism and separatism among new and existing scholars at the University of South Carolina, generate programs for the broader community of scholars, and create an international venue for the examination of a subject of timely and compelling significance.
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Washington University in St. Louis - Postdoctoral Fellowship
Washington University announces the ninth year of Modeling Interdisciplinary Inquiry, an Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship Program designed to encourage interdisciplinary scholarship and teaching across the humanities and social sciences. We invite applications from recent Ph.D.s for the position as Fellow.
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Tenure-track professor of European History, American University
The History Department in the College of Arts and Sciences at American University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professorship in Modern European History, beginning fall semester 2009. We are seeking applicants with demonstrated excellence in scholarship and teaching. Research specialization and country expertise are open (excluding Britain and Russia). We especially welcome applicants with interests in transnational or trans-regional scholarship, including but not limited to colonialism, migration, global history, and relations among states and peoples.
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Tenure-track Professor of Modern European History, Grinnell College
The Department of History invites applications for a tenure-track
position in Modern European history (excluding Britain and Russia), starting Fall 2009; preference for candidates with demonstrated expertise in transnational history. Assistant Professor (Ph.D.) preferred; Instructor (ABD) or Associate Professor possible. Grinnell College is a highly selective undergraduate liberal arts college, whose history department is committed to pedagogical and curricular development that reflects emerging scholarship.
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Journal: Europolis, European Identity (Deadline: 15/10)
Call for Papers
EUROPOLIS Issue 4, December 2008
Political Science Journal
http://www.polito.ubbcluj.ro/cpa/rev/en/europolis.html
Printed only (English language). Research institutes, academic and research centres and units, and faculties can receive the journal for free for the following two years. To receive printed copies, fill in and send via regular mail this form http://www.polito.ubbcluj.ro/cpa/rev/en/porder.html
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German Studies Seminar 2009 for U.S. Scholars at American Universities and Colleges
Grant Activity: Participate in a group seminar on current German society and culture. The seminar topic for the 2008/2009 grant year will be dedicated to “Germany´s Future: New Parties – New Solutions ?”. In view of the upcoming German elections in 2009, the seminar will look at new social and cultural trends in Germany, explore which factors particularly influence the German political landscape and discuss the emergence of new political parties competing during the 2009 election campaign. In this context, the seminar will tackle issues such as education, demography, immigration, environment and energy policies.
Language: The seminar in 2009 will be conducted in English.
Seminar Date: June 7 to June 19, 2009
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Translation Position, Iowa
The Department of Cinema and Comparative Literature at The University of Iowa seeks to fill an associate professorship in translation studies. The successful applicant will be expected to teach in and direct the MFA program in translation (the "Translation Workshop"). The successful applicant will be a translator, scholar, or creative writer with an advanced terminal degree (PhD, MFA) and a proven record of accomplishment and sustained productivity. Other requirements are extensive experience in the field of professional literary translation and experience in teaching at institution/s of U.S. higher education. Success in program administration and external funding is desirable.
The Department and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences are strongly committed to gender and ethnic diversity; the strategic plans of the University, College and Department reflect this commitment.
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Journal: Caucasian Review of International Affairs - Autumn 2008 issue
Call for Papers for the Autumn 2008 issue of the Caucasian Review of International Affairs
Caucasian Review of International Affairs (CRIA) announces call for papers for its Autumn 2008 issue to be published at the end of October 2008. Deadline for submissions is September 30, 2008. Submission guidelines can be viewed at
http://www.cria-online.org/modules.php?name=Submit_a_Paper.
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Centre for Social Studies, University of Coimbra, Portugal
The Centre for Social Studies, University of Coimbra, Portugal opens 6 research positions for research fellows holding a doctoral degree. The opening of these positions aims at developing the following research lines:
1. Architecture and Urbanism
2. Cities and Urban Cultures
3. Citizenship and Social Policies
4. Migration Studies
5. Labour Relations, Social Inequalities and Trade Unionism
6. Peace Studies
7. Cultural and Religious Diversity in Southern Europe
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ANNOUNCEMENT: World of Dante web site
The World of Dante (www.worldofdante.org) was launched in July 2008. The earlier Inferno prototype has been considerably expanded thanks to recent funding from the NEH and other foundations. The new site has a new domain name.
The enhanced site includes the Italian text and Allen Mandelbaum’s translation of the Divine Comedy marked up in XML; an interactive timeline; an interactive version of Botticelli’s Chart of Hell; an array of maps of Dante’s Italy and all three realms of the afterlife; musical recordings of the liturgical chants and hymns mentioned in Purgatory and Paradise; a gallery of more than 600 images; a searchable database; and teaching resources and activities. Many historians contributed to information this site. The World of Dante offers a dynamic analytical tool that we hope will accommodate a wide range of approaches to teaching the Divine Comedy.
If you use the site in teaching I'd be grateful for any feedback.
Deborah Parker
Professor of Italian
University of Virginia
Email: dwp7k@virginia.edu
Visit the website at http://www.worldofdante.org
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German and Romance Languages, Johns Hopkins
The Department of German and Romance Languages at the Johns Hopkins
University invites applications for a senior position in German beginning Fall 2009.
Although the field of specialization is open, the department is
especially interested in applicants working in the 18th century with equal emphasis on literature and thought. Expertise in other periods as well as a second field (political theory, history of religion, philosophy, media studies, literary theory, visual culture, etc.) are essential for the post.
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Fulbright German Studies Seminar 2009-10
The Fulbright German Studies Seminar offers U.S. scholars the opportunity to meet in Germany to discuss current issues relevant to Germany, the European Union, and the international community as a whole. This year’s topic, entitled “Germany’s Future: New Parties – New Solutions?” will address, within the context of the German elections of 2009, issues in education, demography, immigration, environment and energy policies. Grantees receive round-trip air travel, travel within Germany, lodging, a partial per diem, and health insurance coverage for the duration of the seminar. Major parts of the program will take place in Berlin, but visits to other German regions will also be included.
Applications are now being accepted for up to 25 awards available in 2009-10. Those eligible to apply include scholars from U.S. universities, colleges, and community colleges who hold full-time teaching appointments and meet other academic requirements (Ph.D., Ph.D. candidacy, or other equivalent degree or qualifications). Applicants must be U.S. citizens. The seminar is to be held in English, and will take place in mid- to late-June 2009. More information about this award can be found in the attached flyer or online at http://www.cies.org/award_book/award2009/award/Ful9251.htm.
For more information, contact Program Officer Alisha Scott (202.686.6244; ascott@cies.iie.org) or Abby Greenwell (202.686.6232; agreenwell@cies.iie.org).
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Journal: Religion in International Relations
Call for Papers
Perspectives, Review of International Affairs invites authors to submit their papers for a special issue on Religion in International Relations and the Political Theology of International Relations.
Background
The growing interest of the scholarly community in the resurgence of
religion after the constructivist turn and the renewed attention to the relation between the discipline's evolution and religion has led the editors to dedicate the next special issue of the Journal to the
exploration of the relevance of religion for international relations.
Both purely theoretical articles and theoretically relevant empirical
studies will be welcome. Every article submitted for publication
undergoes the process of double blind peer review.
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Modern German History, Syracuse
Modern German History
The Maxwell School
The History Department in The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University invites applications for a tenure-track assistant or associate professorship in the history of Modern Germany. The successful candidate will demonstrate a strong commitment to research as well as to undergraduate and graduate education. For a complete position description and application instructions, go to www.sujobopps.com, Job #024187. A letter of application, curriculum vitae, and writing sample of no more than fifty pages must be attached online. At least three professional reference letters are required and should be mailed to:
Chair, Modern German History Search
Syracuse University
145 Eggers Hall
Syracuse, NY 13244
Applications must be received by October 15, 2008. Syracuse University is an AA/EOE.
Website: http://www.sujobopps.com
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The Open Society Fellowship
About the Open Society Fellowship
The Open Society Fellowship supports outstanding individuals from around the world. The fellowship enables innovative professionals-including journalists, activists, academics, and practitioners-to work on projects that inspire meaningful public debate, shape public policy, and generate intellectual ferment within the Open Society Institute.
The fellowship focuses on four themes: National Security and the Open
Society; Citizenship, Membership and Marginalization; Strategies and
Tools for Advocacy and Citizen Engagement; and Understanding
Authoritarianism. OSI also supports a limited number of fellows whose
work focuses on other topics within the scope of its mission.
The Open Society Fellowship supports outstanding individuals from around the world. The Fellowship enables innovative professionals-including journalists, activists, academics, and practitioners-to work on projects that inspire meaningful public debate, shape public policy, and generate intellectual ferment within the Open Society Institute.
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Journal: Popular Culture and Socialism(s)
Deadline: OCTOBER 31, 2008
POPULAR CULTURE AND SOCIALISM(S): Call for proposals for contributions to an edited collection
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Culture, Politics, Ethics: Aesthetics, Performance, Oppression, Resistance, 03/16-18/2009, Salzburg
Culture, Politics, Ethics: Aesthetics, Performance, Oppression, Resistance
Monday 16th March - Wednesday 18th March 2009
Salzburg, Austria
Call for Papers
This inter-disciplinary project seeks to explore the complex and diverse interfaces of culture, politics and ethics in contemporary political life. The claims of those who insist we live in post-modernity and therefore in transformed times for political debate have significantly challenged the way we look at culture, ethics and politics. The ‘cultural turn’ has alternately impoverished or enriched (or both) debate around and strategies and repertoires for political intervention and ethical articulations in the public realm, and therefore led to a renewed and critical interest in the relationship between cultural life, aesthetics and political thought and action. Ethics has been retrieved from philosophical formalism and academic marginalia to the forefront of political debate with alternate claims that it is the ‘last grand narrative’ and the basis for thinking future particular formulations of political organisation and public life. Politics itself has shifted from a traditional focus on institutions and processed in organised systems to take concern at more disparate movement alignments in political representation and articulation within the public realm and the changed conditions and circumstances under which they have prominence. Whilst questions of power, resistance, oppression and inclusion are still important, questions of aesthetics, performance, the affective and governance have provided a critical framework for rethinking politics.
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Europe's Expansions and Contractions, 07/06-09/2009, Adelaide
Call for Papers: ‘Europe’s Expansions and Contractions’, Flinders University, Adelaide 6-9th July 2009.
Speakers:
Norbert Frei
Jennifer Pitts Richard Bosworth
Hubertus Knabe
Judith Keene
Jacques Rupnik
Jürgen Förster
Dick Geary
2009 marks the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall and the beginning of yet another round in the ceaseless process of redefining the physical, cultural, political and psychological borders of Europe.
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NORFACE
The deadline for outline proposals is 10 September 2008.
NORFACE - CALL FOR CO-APPLICANTS
Grant Date: 2008-09-10 (in 20 days)
This is a call for prospective applicants to NORFACE (New Opportunities for Research Funding Agency Cooperation in Europe, www.norface.org), who are contemplating a project on one or more of the following themes: effects of outmigration on welfare of families and communities 'left behind' (esp. with respect to older people); transnational social and support networks (both informal and formal); migration from EU accession countries, especially care worker migration from Central and Eastern European countries; migration decision-making; transmigrant identity formation .
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World Politics and Statecraft Dissertation Fellowship
Smith Richardson Foundation - World Politics and Statecraft Dissertation Fellowship
Grant Date: 2008-10-31
The Smith Richardson Foundation is announcing the 2008 iteration of its annual grant competition to support Ph.D. dissertation research on American foreign policy, international relations, international security, strategic studies, area studies, and diplomatic and military history. The Foundation will award up to twenty grants of $7,500 each.
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The European Union Studies Association. 04/23-25/2009, Los Angeles
The European Union Studies Association invites scholars and practitioners engaged in the study of Europe and the European Union to submit panel and paper proposals for its 2009 Eleventh Biennial International Conference, April 23-25 in Los Angeles, California. This conference also marks the 20th anniversary of EUSA.
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August 12, 2008
Journal: The Churches and the Evolution of Europe
The themed issue of IJSCC scheduled to appear in late 2009 will be devoted both to this inheritance and to the challenges and opportunities for the churches in the shaping of Europe today.
Articles of up to 8000 words are invited for this issue and may cover areas such as the following, though other topics of research are not excluded:
• The concept of 'Europe' in ecclesiology
• The contributions of the churches to the historical shaping of Europe
• Historical inheritance as it effects the evolution of European churches in the 21st century
• The place of the churches in the shaping of the emerging European Institutions and political realities
• The ecological contribution of European churches
• The causes of decline in the historic churches and the opportunities for growth
• A critique of the ecumenical movement
• New religious movements in Europe and their significance for its evolution
• Issues of church and state
• The self-understanding of national churches in relation to the corporate identity of Europe
• The contribution of particular theologians and thinkers.
All abstracts and articles, and any other communications related to this call for papers must be sent to the Editors, the Rt Revd Dr. Geofrey Rowell and the Revd Dr. Deacon Christine Hall at: editorsijscc@eastmarden.net
Email: editorsijscc@eastmarden.net
Visit the website at http://www.informaworld.com/ijscc
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Journal: SCENARIO
Deadline for submission: December 15, 2008.
CALL FOR PAPERS
(The bilingual (German-English), refereed online journal SCENARIO, the Journal for Drama and Theatre in Foreign and Second Language Education, announces its 3rd issue with contributions by Marina Bertino, Frank Fischäss, Mark Lauer, Birgit Oelschläger, Steffi Retzlaff, Michael Sosulski, and with a text by Peter Jankowski, Defeat and After (Niederlage, mit Folgen). The new issue can be accessed via the journal’s website: http://scenario.ucc.ie.)
Teachers, scholars, theatre professionals, drama educators, and drama education researchers involved with the teaching and learning of second and foreign languages are invited to submit papers for the fifth issue of SCENARIO. Contributors will shape and intensify the debate around the role of drama and theatre in the teaching and learning of second and foreign languages, literatures, and cultures.
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John Calvin and his influence, 05/28-30/2009, Geneva
The Sixteenth Century Society and Conference (SCSC) is now accepting proposals for individual papers and complete sessions for its annual conference, to be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel Geneva (Switzerland) from 28-30 May 2009. The SCSC is an interdisciplinary scholarly society that is interested in the early modern era (ca. 1450-1660), and its geographical scope is broadly defined. We also welcome roundtable proposals sponsored by scholarly societies that are affiliated with the SCSC.
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Journal: Ex Plus Ultra
Call for Papers for Ex Plus Ultra, a new international postgraduate e-journal in colonial studies, imperial history and postcolonial theory
Ex Plus Ultra is a new international postgraduate journal of colonial and imperial history and post colonial theory under shared international editorship between the universities of Sydney, Leeds and Bristol, in collaboration with the Worldwide Universities Network. We are seeking articles, review essays and book reviews for our forthcoming first issue.
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Religion and Missionaries in the French Empire, 05/28-30 2009, San Francisco
The deadline for proposals is October 15, 2008.
Call for Papers: French Colonial Historical Society Annual Meeting, May 2009, San Francisco
The 35th annual meeting of the French Colonial Historical Society (FCHS) will take place in San Francisco, California, May 28-30, 2009, hosted by San Francisco State University at its downtown (Market St.) campus. The theme for the conference will be "Religion and Missionaries in the French Empire," but as usual, proposals on all aspects of overseas France will be considered. Please do not send proposals for papers that have already been presented or scheduled for presentation at other conferences, or that have already been published. The time limit for presenting papers will be 20 minutes, and the deadline for submitting papers to the session moderator is three weeks in advance of the conference. The Society encourages scholars from all disciplines to submit proposals.
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Medieval Music, 05/07-10/2009, Kalamazoo
The program committee for Musicology at Kalamazoo (Cathy Ann Elias, Mary Wolinski, and Julia Wingo Shinnick) is pleased to announce the following sessions for the 44th International Congress on Medieval Studies, May 7-10, 2009:
Music, Liturgy, and Cluny: 1100 Years of Tradition
The Medieval Fiddle: Performance, Technology, and Repertory
Medieval Music: Performance and Improvisation
Medieval Music Theorists who Hate Each Other!
Medieval Music Theory and Sister Disciplines
Medieval Sources: From Song to Book
Motets in and out of Context
Mouvance: The Mobility of Medieval Musical Texts
Musical Medievalism: Now and Then
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Job: Central European/German History, Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh - Assistant Professor, Central European/German History
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Institution Type: College/University
Position Type: Assistant Professor
Submitted: Tuesday, July 8th, 2008
Main Category: European History
Secondary Categories:German History
Central European/German History. The Department of History at the
University of Pittsburgh is seeking applicants for a tenure-stream
faculty position at the Assistant Professor level beginning fall 2009,
pending budgetary approval. Ph.D. should be completed by September 1,
2009. We seek a specialist in Central European history with a preference for Germany in a European or global context. We invite applications from candidates working on any time period. The appointee will join a department with significant strengths in non-Western history and a commitment to a transnational, thematic emphasis in graduate training.
We encourage applicants to demonstrate how their research and teaching
interests will contribute to one or more of our transnational
concentration: Atlantic History; Empires in World History; Gender,
Ethnicity, Race and Religion; Texts and Contexts. (For more information on these themes, see our website,
http://www.pitt.edu/~pitthist/graduate/transnational.html). In addition to scholarly accomplishments, the department expects and values excellence in teaching. Send letter of application, summary of
dissertation or book, CV, graduate transcript(s), and three letter of
recommendation to Central European Search Committee, Department of
History, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260. Deadline for
applications is October 14, 2008. The University of Pittsburgh is an
Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity employer. Women and members of
minority groups under-represented in academia are especially encouraged
to apply.
Contact Info:
Central European Search Committee
Department of History
3702 Posvar Hall
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
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