NEH Summer Seminar: "The Falls of Rome"
American Academy in Rome, Italy
June 28 -July 30, 2010

The NEH Summer Seminar, “The ‘Falls of Rome’: The Transformations of Rome in Late Antiquity” will take place at the American Academy in Rome from 28 June through 30 July 2010. This seminar will focus on a topic that is fundamental to the study of antiquity; “What does it mean to say Rome fell?” Unlike other attempts to analyze the fall in terms of the political and military end of the Roman Empire, this seminar will focus on the capital of that empire, the city of Rome, in the late third to the seventh centuries. Through intensive study of texts and new archaeological remains, we will critically examine the reasons traditionally adduced for Rome’s fall - political and/or military crisis – and search for more complete definitions, and more complete explanations, of societal change.
The seminar is founded on interdisciplinary interactions, including the collaboration of the Seminar Director, Michele Renee Salzman, an historian, with the Associate Director, Kimberly Bowes, an archaeologist. All readings and seminar discussion will be in English. We welcome applicants from a wide variety of fields in the humanities.

Participants are chosen from university and college faculty who teach American post-secondary students. This includes faculty teaching abroad who teach American students. Applicants of all ranks and all levels of institution are welcome. In addition, two places are reserved for qualified advanced graduate students

For detailed information about the Seminar and the application go to the American Academy in Rome website,

http://www.aarome.org/other-ways-to-participate.php#program5

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: March 2, 2010.

IHR Mellon Fellowships for doctoral research in the humanities
Institute of Historical Research
University of London
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

The Fellowships are intended to help students registered as doctoral candidates at a North American university to:
1) work in original source materials in the humanities in the United Kingdom;
2) help doctoral candidates in the humanities to deepen their ability to develop knowledge from original sources;
3) provide insight from the viewpoint of doctoral candidates into how scholarly resources can be developed most helpfully in the future.

There are two types of Fellowship: Pre-dissertation and Dissertation. The Pre-dissertation Fellowship (stipend value USD $5,000) is offered for a maximum of 2 months and is intended to help candidates draw up and revise a dissertation proposal. Candidates must have completed their coursework and examinations prior to the start of the Fellowship. The Dissertation Fellowship (stipend value USD 25,000) is offered to candidates already working on their dissertation and who need to spend time in the United Kingdom to carry out archival research. These fellowships will run concurrently with the academic year (i.e. 1 October 2010 to 30 September 2011).

The closing date for receipt of applications, and supporting documentation, is 15 January 2010. Further details and forms may be obtained by using the link below.
http://www.history.ac.uk/awards/prizes#mellon

This is a valuable opportunity for students who would benefit from carrying out work in original source materials held in the United Kingdom, but who otherwise might not be able to undertake such extensive research.

To ensure the quality of your experience, we work closely with your internship mentor at an organization of your choice. Our staff oversees your placement and progress. We match the expectations of both parties involved, and monitor the internship throughout its length. We invite you to peruse our website, and to read about other students’ experiences firsthand.

You do not have to speak Polish to be successful in Warsaw; all our partnering organizations speak English. While there are no requirements for our program’s participants to speak Polish, we teach it to all interested students to ensure they have greater access to Polish culture, and feel at home while in Warsaw. You can also gain extra academic credits while in the internship program. Collegium Civitas offers summer school courses in political science, history, sociology and cultural studies. In most cases, students in our internship program choose to enroll for academic credit, and we finalize the credits’ transfer.

Being a small, private university, Collegium is dedicated to the wellbeing and continuous support of its students. Join us for summer 2010, and become a member of our community. From the moment you express interest in our program ‘til your departure from Warsaw, we are here to provide support, counsel and company.

To learn more, you can visit our website http://www.civitas.edu.pl/internships and drop us an email with your questions at internships@collegium.edu.pl

We invite you as well to visit our US partner's web-site to learn more about the application process: http://www.globaleducationleadership.org/

Collegium Civitas
International Internship Team
internships@collegium.edu.pl

We invite proposals for presentations in four basic formats, not excluding others. These are: individual papers, organized sessions, lecture demonstrations, and films.

Please submit an abstract of 250 words maximum and a short CV (in English language) to hemetek@mdw.ac.at (Music and Minorities) or eric.usner@gmail.com
(Applied Ethnomusicology) by 10 November 2009, in order to enable peer review by 15 December 2009.

History and the workings of applied ethnomusicology
This theme invites contributions on definitions and approaches to applied work stemming from ethnomusicological research, the characteristics of applied ethnomusicology (including those that predate the term), ethics, and the selection and training of applied ethnomusicologists.

Performing arts and ecology
This theme is meant to provoke broad explorations of the proactive roles that ethnomusicology can play in contributing to the sustainability of performing arts and musical cultures: through archiving, disseminating, contributing to policies, understanding socio-economic factors, developing audiences and markets, and empowering communities to forge their own futures.
Performing arts in dialogue, advocacy, and education
This theme includes the use of performing arts in building peace, negotiating power relationships, strengthening identities, and recontextualising music, dance and other performing arts through formal and informal education. Non-ethnic minorities of gender, age, and health status will receive detailed consideration.

The Vietnamese Institute for Musicology (VIM) is part of the Hanoi National Academy of Music, and is housed in a brand new and very spacious, five-storey facility in the My Dinh Urban Area. My Dinh is about 10 km away from the vibrant Hoan Kiem city centre of Hanoi. VIM houses an archive, a large recording studio, and a concert hall (under construction) with 300 seats. There are ample meeting and lecture demonstration rooms for up to 100 people, as well as break out rooms for smaller discussions.

For accommodation, there are two options. For delegates, it is most attractive to reside in the vibrant city centre, around Hoan Kiem Lake. There are many hotels, shops and restaurants in this area. Hotels are reasonably priced ($20-50 USD per night). A drawback of this option is that delegates will need to be bussed to the conference venue (30-40 minutes after rush hour ends at 9 am). An alternative is accommodation at walking distance (or a five minute taxi ride) from VIM, in a new, faux-French residential development that lacks much of the atmosphere of central Hanoi.

The program committee for Music and Minorities consists of Ursula Hemetek, Chair (Austria), Svanibor Pettan, Vice Chair (Slovenia), Adelaida Reyes, Secretary (USA), Le Van Toan (Vietnam), Larry Francis Hilarian (Singapore), and Kjell Skyllstad (Norway).

The program committee for Applied Ethnomusicology consists of Svanibor Pettan, Chair (Slovenia), Klisala Harrison, Vice Chair (Canada), Eric Usner, Secretary (USA), Tran Quang Hai (France), Tan Sooi Beng (Malaysia), and Huib Schippers (Australia).

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

NEW EUROPE COLLEGE FELLOWSHIPS
(the academic year of 2010-11)

New Europe College - Institute for Advanced Study in Bucharest, Romania - announces the competition for Fellowships for the academic year 2010-11.
The program targets young Romanian and international researchers/academics working in the fields of humanities and social studies. Applicants must be doctoral students, or hold a Ph.D. title.
Duration of the Fellowship: a) a full academic year (10 months, October through July) or (only for the international Fellows) b) a one-term fellowship (October through February, or March through July).

Location: New Europe College in Bucharest, Romania.
The Fellowship consists of a monthly stipend of 600 Euro (tax free), accommodation, international transportation to and from the home country of the Fellows at the beginning and the end of the Fellowship, as well as for season holidays. The Fellows who stay for the whole academic year are offered a one-month research trip abroad to an institution of their choice (2,600 Euro for transportation, accommodation, and per diem).
The Fellows are expected to work on their own projects and take part in the scientific events organized by the New Europe College. At the end of their Fellowship, each Fellow is expected to hand in a research paper reflecting the results of his/her work over the duration of the Fellowship. The papers will be included in a NEC publication.
Working languages: English, French, and German. A good command of English is desirable.

The deadline (the arrival date, not the mailing date) for the international candidates to submit the application both by regular mail and e-mail is February 1st, 2010. The applications will be evaluated by the Academic Board of the NEC. The applicants will be notified by e-mail and regular mail on the results of the evaluation process at the beginning of the month of March. The shortlisted candidates will be invited to an interview organized at the NEC, in Bucharest, on April 9-10, 2010.
The application form, the instructions for the application and additional information on the New Europe College can be downloaded from www.nec.ro or requested by e-mail at applications@nec.ro. Contact person: Irina VAINOVSKI-MIHAI.

Mailing address: New Europe College, str. Plantelor 21, 023971 Bucharest, Romania
Tel. (+4) 021 307 9910, Fax: (+4) 021 327 0774

Exeter Centre for Ethno-Political Studies International Conference:
'Ethno-Politics and Intervention in a Globalized World'
27-30 June 2010
University of Exeter

Call for Papers
A cutting-edge, multi-disciplinary conference exploring the role of ethnicity and nationalism in the 21st century
Conference convenor: Professor Gareth Stansfield
Hardly a day goes by without a political or social manifestation of ethnicity crossing the headlines of international and national news. The conflict situations in Darfur, Iraq and Palestine; new state formations in the Balkans; issues of multiculturalism and security in Western cities; and the re-interpretation of historical memories and myths in places as far apart as Cornwall and Central Asia simultaneously point to the salience of ethnicity as a critical factor in today's complex world.
The Exeter Centre for Ethno-Political Studies (EXCEPS) is an exciting initiative which was established in 2007 following the award of a grant by the Leverhulme Trust to the University of Exeter. EXCEPS examines the role of ethnicity and nationalism in politics and conflict via a multi-disciplinary approach that brings together academics and practitioners from an array of fields. We will be holding our first international conference from 27-30 June 2010.
The conference will be organized around seven sub-themes covering different aspects of the theme of 'Ethno-Politics and Intervention in a Globalized World'. These sub-themes are:
Foreign Intervention in Ethnic and Ethno-National Conflicts
Regional Security Organisations and the Regulation of Violent Ethno-Political Conflict
Culture and Memory in Reconciliation Processes
Questioning Ethno-Politics: Diasporic Political Cultures, Subjectivities and Spaces
Contemporary Issues in the Middle East
Violent Radicalisation and Terrorism in the Ethno-Politicised World
Mechanisms for Managing Ethnic Conflict: Secession, Autonomy, Elections

For further information, please go to the EXCEPS conference website: http://centres.exeter.ac.uk/exceps/events/conference.html . Any questions can be directed to the sub-theme convenors. To submit a proposal for a paper or a panel, please send an abstract of maximum 500 words to
exceps-conference@exeter.ac.uk by 29 January 2010. Please indicate clearly in your application which sub-theme you would like it to be considered for. Successful applicants will be notified by 26 February 2010.

Exeter Centre for Ethno-Political Studies (EXCEPS)

Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies
Stocker Road, University of Exeter
Exeter EX4 4ND, United Kingdom

EUROPE AFTER THE LISBON TREATY
Friday 21 May 2010
Skopje, Macedonia

Call for papers

This inter- and multi-disciplinary one-day conference seeks to explore the controversy surrounding the ratification of the Lisbon Treaty and its consequences for the future of European integration. The underlying assumption is that the Lisbon Treaty should be an important milestone of the EU institution-building in the years to come. It poses serious questions about the world's biggest economy and the most successful global paradigm of political integrations thus far.

Is Europe evolving into a federation of states as euro-sceptics persistently claim? What should be the contribution to the future shape of the organization by the various schools of thought and political orientations: so-called federalists, unionists and euro-sceptics, "wideners" and "deepeners", democrats and conservatives, liberals and greens. Could it become political and economic role-model for other regional organizations throughout the continents? Will Europe assume a bigger role in the world? Or the world affairs are to be decided largely within an emerging axe of power - G2, Washington and Beijing occupying the central spots? What will be the likely consequences of the Charter on Fundamental Rights which has not been accepted by all? The Lisbon Treaty broadens the scope of competencies of the European Parliament - the only EU institution enjoying direct electoral legitimacy. It also improves the EU's voting system, restructures EU external action services and creates a more permanent presidency of the European Council. The critical challenge now ought to be to make it all work.

As a hosting academic institution we aim to emphasise and explore the contribution that academia can make to catalyse an adequate response to the ratification of the Lisbon Treaty.

Major issues to be addressed include:
- The impact of the Lisbon Treaty upon the procedural side of the European integrations, and upon the very substance of key European policies, as well.. What are the real, not only preferred, benefits from the Lisbon Treaty in streamlining common European efforts in key areas - economy, energy stability, human rights, and well-being of the people? What are the strong and weak points of the document, and the dormant loopholes in the ratified solutions?
- What are the potentials of the post-Lisbon EU in forging more efficient common response to financial and economic recession of similar proportions as the last one?
- The Lisbon Treaty has removed formal impediments to enlargement, but can it really consolidate the political will to support this process and avoid enlargement fatigue? What does it foretell about the course that candidate and potential candidate countries could eventually take? The Western Balkans as the last EU integrational dilemma or forerunner for further enlargement? The Republic of Macedonia's eventual contribution to the multiethnic and multicultural European code of conduct.
- Are documents or political rationale of the EU more important pre-requisites for accepting a full membership of Turkey or Ukraine and for establishing a common economic and energy area with the Russian Federation?
- Is it possible for a multilateral treaty dealing primarily with procedural and normative aspects to alleviate the democratic deficit of European institutions (Commission, Councils, Committees)?
- Can America and Europe in the multi-polar world become a genuine force for change, or remain an alliance for hegemony, as some would claim? What are the potentials for global cooperation of post-Lisbon Europe and the USA under the Democrats? Are they irreversibly drifting apart or coming together again?
- Input of common European security and defence policy in balancing the world order and providing stability and prosperity for the European citizens.
- Doing business in Europe after the Lisbon Treaty. Legal framework for monetary policies, competencies and the status of corporate managers, fiscal adjustments and economic nationalisms as a prevailing long-standing doctrine.
- International and domestic marketing, regional and across the ocean associations versus or together with the EU (OSCE, NATO, CEFTA, EFTA, NAFTA).
- Building the pan-European identity after the Lisbon Treaty (constitutional patriotism, effects of educational processes, blending of cultures and architectural styles, multilingual societies and states, European Chapter of Human Rights).
By tradition, key speakers and high level officials from the country and from abroad are invited to address the conference.
Abstracts due Tuesday 22 December 2009
Notification of acceptance Tuesday 19 January 2010
Papers due Tuesday 30 March 2010
Review feedback Tuesday 20 April 2010
Revised papers due Tuesday 18 May 2010
Conference date Friday 21 May 2010

For abstract & paper guidelines, conference programme and other updates please visit our web page: www.uacs.edu.mk/conference

Organising Committee:
Dr. Clarisse Molad, UACS Vice Dean, e-mail: molad@uacs.edu.mk
Dr. Stevo Pendarovski, e-mail: pendarovski@uacs.edu.mk
Dr. Ivan Dodovski, e-mail: dodovski@uacs.edu.mk

Due to overwhelming response to previous conferences, this year the number of participants presenting at the main sessions will be limited to those who submit papers of highest quality and relevance. In addition, short poster sessions may be organised for other selected participants. All papers need to be submitted and will be peer-reviewed prior to the conference. Selected papers will be considered for publication as conference proceedings in an ISBN e-book. To avoid copyright infringements, the organizing committee will review and publish original works which are not currently under consideration elsewhere. The papers that are accepted will require a release form in order to be published in the proceedings book. University American College Skopje will cover all costs for editing and publishing. No fees will be granted to the authors.

Travel and accommodation expenses will be covered by the University American College Skopje on as-needed basis only for a limited number of selected presenters who need to submit a bursary form.

CFP
Brecht-Perspektiven 2010 - Tagung junger WissenschaftlerInnen in Berlin
Berlin, 12.02.2010
"Alles schon gesagt?" Neuere Ansätze und Perspektiven für die Auseinandersetzung mit Brecht

Leitung und Moderation: Prof. Dr. Hans-Thies Lehmann

Der internationale schwer zu übertreffende Bekanntheitsgrad Bertolt Brechts steht in eklatantem Widerspruch zur gegenwärtigen, oft wenig innovativen oder kaum noch vorhandenen Auseinandersetzung mit seinem Schaffen in der Forschung und auf dem Feld der Künste. Liegt das daran, dass bereits alles bekannt und gesagt ist? Oder sind die künstlerischen Antworten, die Brecht auf seine Zeit gab, heute obsolet? Wie und wo kann die wissenschaftliche oder künstlerische Neuentdeckung seiner Werke ansetzen? Welche aktuellen Forschungsprojekte befinden sich in Arbeit?

Die Tagung richtet sich im Besonderen an Doktoranden und Postdoktoranden, die eingeladen sind, ihre gegenwärtigen oder beabsichtigen Forschungsarbeiten mit Brecht-Schwerpunkt vorzustellen oder aber in ihren Beiträgen mögliche Perspektiven der Brecht-Forschung zu entwerfen. Erwünscht ist zudem die Gegenprobe: Was sind die Ursachen dafür, dass die Auseinandersetzung mit Brecht in den Hintergrund gerückt ist? Gibt es gewichtige Gründe, sich nicht mit Brecht zu beschäftigen?

Die Beiträge sollten eine Länge von 15-20 Minuten nicht überschreiten. Tagungssprache ist Deutsch. Die Tagung ist Teil der Brecht-Tage am Literaturforum im Brecht-Haus Berlin, die 2010 unter dem Motto "Bild und Bildkünste bei Brecht" (08.-12.2.2010) stehen. Geladene Referenten erhalten eine Pauschalvergütung von 150 Euro. Eine Publikation der besten Beiträge ist im geplanten Tagungsband zu den Brecht-Tagen 2010 vorgesehen.

Themenvorschläge (eine Seite) mit knappen Angaben zur Person bitte per Email bis zum 30.11.2009 an unten aufgeführte Adressen. Die Auswahl der ReferentInnen erfolgt wenige Tage nach Einsendungsschluss.

Leitung und Moderation
Prof. Dr. Hans-Thies Lehmann (Goethe-Universität Frankfurt/Main;
Präsident der Internationalen Brecht-Gesellschaft)

Konzeptin und Organisation
Christian Hippe
Kontakt
christian.hippe@rz.hu-berlin.de
info@lfbrecht.de

Tagungsort
Literaturforum im Brecht-Haus Berlin
Chausseestr. 125
10115 Berlin
www.lfbrecht.de

Summer Programme on the WTO, International Trade and Development 2010
Switzerland

The Summer Programme on the WTO, International Trade and Development provides participants with a unique opportunity to enter into the analysis and atmosphere of multilateral trade, just a few meters away from the WTO. The programme, delivered with the Graduate Institute Centre for Trade and Economic Integration, combines and integrates economic, legal and political analysis of international trade and development. Participants will benefit from input of negotiators, academics and issue-based activists, and will experience the field of international trade firsthand through visits to some of the prominent trade-related organisations and government missions located in Geneva.

TARGET AUDIENCE
Professionals keen to improve their knowledge on current major issues in international trade
Students at MA level or senior undergraduate level with an interest in international trade and related fields

DATE: JUNE 28 TO JULY 9, 2010

The Summer Programme on the WTO, International Trade and Development is a 2-week course from June 28 to July 9, 2010. The programme is designed as a whole but participants who wish to enrol for one week may do so.

Lectures and discussions will shed light on the following questions: the reasons why countries open their economies to trade and the reasons why they protect domestic industries, the means and pathways they use to either open or protect, what these considerations mean for the multilateral trading system and their implications for economic development. The programme will cover topics such as Trade in Manufactures, Trade in Services, Regionalism, Trade and Food Policy, the links between Trade and Development as well as the links between Trade and Climate Change.

Participation in the entire programme may be accepted for credit at other universities (6 ECTS credits; or the U.S. equivalent). All participants will receive a course certificate.

Tuition for attending the full programme is CHF 3500 (approximately USD 3250 or EUR 2300). Participation for one week only costs CHF 2000 (approximately USD 1850 or EUR 1300). Tuition does not include travel costs, accommodation or other living expenses in Geneva.

Applications include:
an application form
2 references

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

April 1, 2010

Email: summertrade@graduateinstitute.ch

Visit the website at http://graduateinstitute.ch/summer

This journal will publish its first issue on 31st December 2009 and will appear every six months thereafter. It intends to offer a focus for the study of art historiography. Its mission statement reads:

This journal exists to support and promote the study of the history of art historical writing. Much of this practice has been shaped by traditions inaugurated by Giorgio Vasari, Winckelmann and German academics of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Consequent to the expansion of universities, museums and galleries, the field has evolved to include areas outside of its traditional boundaries.

There is a double danger that contemporary scholarship will forget its earlier legacy and that it will neglect the urgency and rigour with which those early debates were conducted. The earlier legacy remains embedded in 'normal' practice. More recent art history also stands in need of its own scrutiny. The journal is committed to studying art historical scholarship, in its institutional and conceptual foundations, from the past to the present day in all areas and all periods.

This journal will ignore the disciplinary boundaries imposed by the Anglophone expression 'art history' and allow and encourage the full range of enquiry that encompassed the visual arts in its broadest sense as well as topics now falling within archaeology, anthropology, ethnography and other specialist disciplines and approaches. It will welcome contributions from young and established scholars and is aimed at building an expanded audience for what has hitherto been a much specialised topic of investigation.

Besides articles, it will accept notes, reviews, letters and translations. It will be published every June and December and include both peer-reviewed and commissioned contributions.

The Editor invites submissions from interested scholars.

Email: richard.woodfield@ntlworld.com

Visit the website at http://www.gla.ac.uk/departments/arthistoriography/

KULTUR -- WISSEN -- NARRATION.
PERSPEKTIVEN TRANSDISZIPLINÄRER ERZÄHLFORSCHUNG FÜR DIE KULTURWISSENSCHAFTEN
Internationale Jahrestagung des Zentrums für Kulturwissenschaften an der Universität Graz
23. bis 26. Juni 2010 an der Universität Graz

Call for Papers
Der so genannte "narrativist turn" in den Humanwissenschaften initiierte eine kritische Reflexion der narrativen Konstitution von Kultur(en) und sensibilisierte für die performative und wirklichkeitsstrukturierende Funktion des Erzählens. Die Tagung nimmt die im Zuge dieser narrativen Wende erzielten Ergebnisse der Erzählforschung zum Ausgangspunkt einer kritischen Revision und kulturtheoretischen Weiterentwicklung narratologischer Ansätze.

Meta-Narratologien
Gegenstand dieser Sektion bilden die Wissenschaftsgeschichte(n) der Narratologie(n) und die diese strukturierenden Präsuppositionen und Implikationen im Sinne einer selbstreflexiven Auseinandersetzung mit der narratologischen Theoriebildung und ihrem Methodenrepertoire.

Narrative des Wissens
Im Zentrum dieser Sektion stehen Fragen nach den Formen, Verfahren und Funktionen des Erzählens in den Geistes- und Naturwissenschaften. Neben Positionen der kritischen Meta-Historiographie und der Meta-Ethnographie sollen im Rahmen dieser Sektion vor allem selbstreflexive Perspektiven der Naturwissenschaften auf die narrative Verfasstheit von Wissen präsentiert werden.

Kulturen des Erzählens
Diese Sektion widmet sich der Praxis des Erzählens in der Literatur und Kunst, der Alltags- und Populärkultur. Anhand der Untersuchung von Narrativen in ihrer spezifischen (inter)medialen Realisierung sollen Fragen nach der Bedeutung des Erzählens für die De-/Konstruktion von Kultur(en) und Identität(en) ausgelotet werden. Im Unterschied zu den vorherrschenden Tendenzen in der klassischen Erzählforschung soll der Fokus auf den Ambivalenzen und Kontingenzen als zentralen Aspekten von Erzählungen liegen. Dadurch soll eine kulturtheoretische Profilierung narratologischer Ansätze erfolgen, die es erlaubt, jene Aspekte des Erzählens in den Blick zu nehmen, die sich in erzähltheoretischen Ansätzen strukturalistischer Provenienz der Systematisierung und taxonomischen Klassifizierung entziehen.

Konferenzsprachen: Deutsch, Englisch
Eine Tagungspublikation ist vorgesehen.
Reisekostenzuschüsse können nach Maßgabe der vorhandenen Mittel gewährt werden.
Abstracts mit bis zu 300 Worten (eine Seite DIN-A 4) sowie eine Kurzvita senden Sie bitte bis spätestens 31. Dezember 2009 an:
alexandra.strohmaier@uni-graz.at
Eine Rückmeldung erfolgt bis zum 31. Januar 2010.
Kontakt:
Dr. Alexandra Strohmaier
Universität Graz
Zentrum für Kulturwissenschaften
Mozartgasse 3/OG
A-8010 Graz
tel. + 43 316 380 8090
www.kulturwissenschaften.at

KULTUR -- WISSEN -- NARRATION.
PERSPEKTIVEN TRANSDISZIPLINÄRER ERZÄHLFORSCHUNG FÜR DIE KULTURWISSENSCHAFTEN
Internationale Jahrestagung des Zentrums für Kulturwissenschaften an der Universität Graz
23. bis 26. Juni 2010 an der Universität Graz

Call for Papers
Der so genannte "narrativist turn" in den Humanwissenschaften initiierte eine kritische Reflexion der narrativen Konstitution von Kultur(en) und sensibilisierte für die performative und wirklichkeitsstrukturierende Funktion des Erzählens. Die Tagung nimmt die im Zuge dieser narrativen Wende erzielten Ergebnisse der Erzählforschung zum Ausgangspunkt einer kritischen Revision und kulturtheoretischen Weiterentwicklung narratologischer Ansätze.

Meta-Narratologien
Gegenstand dieser Sektion bilden die Wissenschaftsgeschichte(n) der Narratologie(n) und die diese strukturierenden Präsuppositionen und Implikationen im Sinne einer selbstreflexiven Auseinandersetzung mit der narratologischen Theoriebildung und ihrem Methodenrepertoire.

Narrative des Wissens
Im Zentrum dieser Sektion stehen Fragen nach den Formen, Verfahren und Funktionen des Erzählens in den Geistes- und Naturwissenschaften. Neben Positionen der kritischen Meta-Historiographie und der Meta-Ethnographie sollen im Rahmen dieser Sektion vor allem selbstreflexive Perspektiven der Naturwissenschaften auf die narrative Verfasstheit von Wissen präsentiert werden.

Kulturen des Erzählens
Diese Sektion widmet sich der Praxis des Erzählens in der Literatur und Kunst, der Alltags- und Populärkultur. Anhand der Untersuchung von Narrativen in ihrer spezifischen (inter)medialen Realisierung sollen Fragen nach der Bedeutung des Erzählens für die De-/Konstruktion von Kultur(en) und Identität(en) ausgelotet werden. Im Unterschied zu den vorherrschenden Tendenzen in der klassischen Erzählforschung soll der Fokus auf den Ambivalenzen und Kontingenzen als zentralen Aspekten von Erzählungen liegen. Dadurch soll eine kulturtheoretische Profilierung narratologischer Ansätze erfolgen, die es erlaubt, jene Aspekte des Erzählens in den Blick zu nehmen, die sich in erzähltheoretischen Ansätzen strukturalistischer Provenienz der Systematisierung und taxonomischen Klassifizierung entziehen.

Konferenzsprachen: Deutsch, Englisch
Eine Tagungspublikation ist vorgesehen.
Reisekostenzuschüsse können nach Maßgabe der vorhandenen Mittel gewährt werden.
Abstracts mit bis zu 300 Worten (eine Seite DIN-A 4) sowie eine Kurzvita senden Sie bitte bis spätestens 31. Dezember 2009 an:
alexandra.strohmaier@uni-graz.at

Eine Rückmeldung erfolgt bis zum 31. Januar 2010.

Kontakt:
Dr. Alexandra Strohmaier
Universität Graz
Zentrum für Kulturwissenschaften
Mozartgasse 3/OG
A-8010 Graz
tel. + 43 316 380 8090
www.kulturwissenschaften.at

Summer Programme on International Affairs and Multilateral Governance 2010

Switzerland

The Summer Programme on International Affairs and Multilateral Governance provides participants with a unique opportunity to learn and think about major current issues in world politics and the resulting challenges for multilateral governance. The programme makes participants experience the world of multilateralism through direct interaction with diplomats, negotiators and activists and through visits to some of the prominent international organizations located in Geneva.

TARGET AUDIENCE
Students at MA level or senior undergraduate level with an interest in international affairs
Young professionals keen to improve their knowledge on current major issues in multilateralism, governance and international affairs

DURATION
This is a 3-week course from June 7 to June 25, 2010. Participants may enroll for the whole programme or for one or two weeks only.

KEY ISSUES IN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

The summer programme explores key issues in international affairs with a substantive focus on the three following concentrations:
Global Public Goods: Health and Environment (week 1)
Security, Human Rights and Humanitarian Actions (week 2)
Global Migration, Cooperation and Development (week 3)

Participation in at least two weeks of the programme may be accepted for credit at other universities (6-9 ECTS credits; or the U.S. equivalent credits). All participants receive a course certificate.

Tuition costs for attending the full 3 weeks is CHF 3800 (approximately US$ 3500 and EUR 2500). Participation on a weekly basis costs CHF 1500 (approximately US$ 1400 and EUR 1000) per week. Tuition costs do not include travel costs to Geneva, nor accommodation or other living expenses in Geneva.

Applications include:
application form
2 references

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

April 1, 2010

Email: summeraffairs@graduateinstitute.ch

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University of Reading, United Kingdom
April 15-16, 2010

CALL FOR PAPERS
The complete devastation of the European continent following six years of total war precipitated the early cooperation efforts of the immediate post-1945 period. Emerging security concerns and the lingering German question gave birth to the nascent institutions of the now European Union. Thus, the foundations of European integration and the development of the Cold War were inextricably linked.
Despite this simple claim, academic research on the question of European integration and the Cold War has apparently been less dynamic. Indeed, both have been treated as somehow unconnected and separate.
Our interest in this call for papers lies in correcting this apparent lacuna. Central to this are key research questions: how the Cold War was a ‘bookend’ for European integration; in what ways can we address the development of ‘Europe’s Cold War’; how has the legacy of the Cold War impacted enlargement negotiations since 1989? In doing so, the conference seeks to touch upon the following themes:
the German question, Hallstein Doctrine and Ostpolitik;
foundations/work of NATO; EDC and WEU;
transatlantic relations, networks and exchanges;
transnational relations between state and non-state actors;
communism and anti-communism;
post-war reconstruction and decolonisation;
impact of key dates of the Cold War as ‘turning points’ in integration history;
intellectuals exchanges and history;
international economy;
information policies, propaganda and intelligence;
the end of the Cold War and impact on enlargement;
impact of Cold War on European politics and identity; and
Eastern/Central Europe and European integration pre-1989

We particularly encourage applications from postgraduates, post-doctoral and early career academics. Applications by way of a maximum 500 word paper proposal should be sent to either of the following email addresses: Matthew Broad at m.e.broad@reading.ac.uk or Christian Salm at christian.salm@port.ac.uk

We envisage the publication of a selection of fully revised papers from the conference. Please note that there is no fee for the conference; however we are unable to provide any help with expenses for speakers.

The deadline for paper proposals is Friday 18 December 2009.

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Engaging Students in the Global Century
NY Institute of Technology

Call for Papers
The New York Institute of Technology announces its sixth interdisciplinary conference, “Engaging Students in the Global Century.” Scholars from a range of disciplines are invited to interpret the theme broadly for this one-day conference at NYiT's Columbus Circle campus on Friday, March 19, 2010.

The conference, as in past years, will draw scholars from around the country and world for panel discussions, featured speakers, and lively conversation. Keynote speakers, such as author Mark Kurlansky, sociologist Saskia Sassen, and historians Marta Gutman and Kenneth T. Jackson, have added to the depth of past conferences.

Possible themes for papers:
· Strategies and experiences related to incorporating Web 2.0 technologies, including Wikis, social networking sites, blogs, and virtual reality platforms, into the undergraduate classroom
· New ideas in instructional design and teaching strategies for online learning
· Plans for developing and implementing successful undergraduate research programs, particularly in the humanities and arts
· Addressing students as global citizens and creating community across global campuses
· Problems and solutions connected to collaborative learning
· Critiques and questions related to new technologies, intergenerational dynamics, or ethical concerns involved with 21st-century teaching and learning.

Please send a 500-word abstract and C.V. to Jennifer Griffiths at jgriff02@nyit.edu by January 15, 2010.

Jennifer Griffiths
NYiT, Manhattan Campus
1855 Broadway
NY NY 10023
212-261-1580