July 28, 2009
Immigrant Cultural Production in Europe 10/09-10/2009, FL
IMMIGRANT CULTURAL PRODUCTION IN EUROPE
October 9-10, 2009
Centre for European Studies
University of Florida
On behalf of the Center for European Studies (CES) at the University of Florida, Gainesville, we are inviting scholars to participate in a two-day workshop, entitled: “Immigrant Cultural Production in Europe”. The workshop is to be held on Friday October 9 and Saturday October 10, 2009.
This workshop is part of series of academic and cultural events, which CES is hosting during 2008-2009 academic year, under the auspices of a grant from the Jean Monnet Lifelong Learning Program, funded by the European Commission. Participants receive small grant for travel and accommodation, as well as a honorarium.
Description of the topic:
Broadly construed as forms of creative expression produced by members of immigrant and/or subaltern groups, immigrant cultural production frequently thematizes the experience and affect of exile, uprootedness, and dislocation. In Europe and elsewhere, film, literature, poetry, music, art, and the performing arts serve as a medium for immigrants and “post” immigrants to respond to the ethnocentric homogeneity of host cultures, and articulate ethnic and diasporic identities.
This workshop engages the cultural politics of works produced from the viewpoint of “exiles” and “immigrants,” and seeks to respond to several general questions: Do such works exemplify a different poetics and aesthetics, and if so, what are its defining features? How do such works problematize the normative representation of immigrants in host cultures, which are typically structured around the tropes of the nomad, the laborer, the uprooted victim, the hybrid cosmopolite, and the (Muslim) transmigrant? How does immigrant cultural production articulate exile, immigrant and post-immigrant identities, negotiates racism, sexism, and prejudice, responds to ethnocentric homogeneity of host cultures, overcomes linguistic barriers, reaches broader audiences? How does it cross racial frontiers and enact solidarity across class and cultural lines? What are the politics of memory embedded in such works? What are the effects of the reification of immigrant cultures, and the commercialization of immigrant cultural production?
In the course of this workshop, a group of four to six internationally known scholars from Europe and the United States will be invited to convene in order to discuss these questions in an informal, intimate setting.
If interested please contact: Dr. Maria Stoilkova, stoilkov@anthro.ufl.edu and Dr. Esther Romeyn, esromeyn@ufl.edu.
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July 23, 2009
Stanford US-Russia Forum for undergrads
A new student group, the Stanford U.S.-Russia Forum (SURF) is dedicated to bringing American and Russian students together to explore foreign policy.
SURF's goal is to improve bilateral relations by bringing together undergraduates from both countries to participate in a program that includes a series of virtual seminars, a collaborative project, and a capstone conference at Stanford. We aim to initiate dialogue on a variety of issues in U.S.-Russian relations that cover diplomatic, economic, and business spheres. The organization has been recognized as one of the most exciting new student-led public service initiatives by California's Strauss Foundation and our Advisory Board includes Chip Blacker (Director of Stanford's Freeman Spogli Institute), Norman Naimark (McDonnel Professor of East European Studies at Stanford), and Vladimir Mau (Rector of Moscow's Academy of National Economy).
SURF is committed to funding all expenses of selected program participants and is looking for students interested in Russia in particular and students with a broader interest in all of foreign policy and international affairs.
SURF is currently recruiting student participants for our 2009-2010 program, which will begin in October 2009 and commence with a conference at Stanford in April 2010.
For more information, contact Anda Gansca agansca@gmail.com
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July 09, 2009
A Year of Translation - Proposals welcomed
The Department of Comparative Literature is pleased to announce A YEAR OF TRANSLATION, and invites proposals from faculty and students for special events broadly related to the theme of translation during the 2009-2010 academic year at the University of Michigan.
The planning team will consider requests for seed money or co-sponsorship (up to $1000) for translation events across campus (such as lectures, workshops, roundtables, conferences, public readings, performances, creative exhibits, and so on). Preference will be given to proposals that approach translation in an innovative way and that forge little-explored links between Comparative Literature and the co-sponsoring unit(s).
Funds will be distributed on a rolling basis until they are exhausted. Proposals should be sent by email to Carrie Baker at mscarrie@umich.edu with "translation year proposal" in the subject line and include the following information:
- the name, affiliation and contact information of the primary organizer
- a summary of the proposed event, dates and invitees, along with a brief statement of its relevance to the theme of translation
- an estimated budget and justification that includes evidence of interest from the co-sponsoring unit(s)
For further information please contact the planning team for "A Year of Translation":
Christi Merrill (Asian Languages and Cultures and Comparative Literature) | merrillc@umich.edu
Benjamin Paloff (Slavic Languages and Comparative Literature) | paloff@umich.edu
Yopie Prins (English and Comparative Literature) | prins@umich.edu
Anton Shammas (Near Eastern Studies and Comparative Literature) | antons@umich.edu
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June 30, 2009
Review books on music
Deadline: September 28, 2009
Music Scholars to Review New Books
The Southwest Journal of Cultures seeks scholars to review new books dealing with Music Studies and Cultures of Music. The mission of the Southwest Journal of Cultures is to review significant books of interest to scholars of the Southwest – keeping in mind that scholars of the Southwest do not study only our region of this country, but the whole world. We are an interdisciplinary journal and therefore value scholarly writing that is as free of professional jargon as reasonably possible. Our unique format as a journal/blog provides us with a specific niche in book reviews: we are fast and lean.
Our goal is to have terse (1000 words or fewer), professional scholarly reviews posted within two months of a book’s publication date.
Interested scholars should send a current cv and contact information to Brian Cowlishaw at cowlishb@nsuok.edu
We will send qualified reviewers: a list of titles from which to choose. The chosen book will be sent directly to you and is yours to keep. To see the current edition of the SJC, go to: http://southwestjournalofcultures.blogspot.com
Brian Cowlishaw
Southwest Journal of Cultures
Northeastern State University
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June 12, 2009
new portal European History Primary Sources
new portal European History Primary Sources is launched
The Department of History and Civilization and the Library of the European University Institute, Florence, are pleased to announce the official launch of European History Primary Sources (EHPS), an index of scholarly websites that offer on-line access to primary sources on the history of Europe from Medieval and Early Modern History up to the most recent history of the European integration process.
The purpose of European History Primary Sources is to provide historians with an easily searchable index of websites that offer online access to primary sources on the history of Europe. As the number of digital archives and collections on the internet continues to grow, maintaining an overview becomes increasingly difficult. EHPS strives to fill that gap by selecting the most important collections of digital primary sources for the history of Europe, either as a whole or for individual countries.
EHPS is updated continuously and several collaborative features are introduced in the portal. It is very easy to stay updated on new entries and registered users can bookmark entries, leave comments to add their experiences to the descriptions on EHPS listed websites, complete EHPS abstracts with their own individual experiences and suggest new websites to be included.
Since the launch of a beta version in September 2008, EHPS has already attracted significant interest from historians. In order to improve the user experience you are invited to send your feedback and suggestions so that the portal can be developed further.
The portal was built and is maintained by Dr. Gerben Zaagsma(University College London) with the open source content management system Drupal.
To visit the portal go to: http://primary-sources.eui.eu/
To contact EHPS please send an email to: primary-sources.info@eui.eu
The coordinator of the EHPS project,
Dr. Serge Noiret,
History Information Specialist, EUI Library
Email: serge.noiret@eui.eu
Dr. Serge Noiret,
History Information Specialist/ Library
European University Institute
Badia Fiesolana, Via dei Roccettini 9,
50014 San Domenico di Fiesole,
Florence, Italy
Visit the website at http://primary-sources.eui.eu/
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May 15, 2009
Digital National Library of Serbia
The Digital National Library of Serbia offers thousands of Cyrillic books and manuscripts online through an English interface. Collections are divided into manuscripts, epic national poetry, old printed books, old and rare books, books, newspapers and magazines, cartographic materials, engravings and art material, photographs, posters, printed music and sound recordings, and miscellanea. One interesting collection is the graphics from the Mount Athos Monasteries of Chilandar, Vatoped, Simonopetra, and Kutlumuš. During the 1880s and 1890s, the National Library of Serbia, in cooperation with the monks from the Monastery Chilandar and Chilandar Council in Belgrade, started a project to reproduce the halographic original 18th- and 19th-century carved plates and copperplate engravings from Sveta Gora. All materials are housed in the National Library of Serbia in Belgrade. http://digital.nb.rs/eng/index.php
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March 19, 2009
Volunteers for Peace
VFP’s early-access site is http://www.vfp.org/2009.html
Volunteers for Peace (VFP) offers over 3,000 volunteer projects (sometimes known as “workcamps”) in more than 100 countries. VFP’s projects for spring/summer 2009 have just been announced today. Registration for most projects is $300, which includes room & board (but not transportation, of course)—less than staying in a youth hostel for the same amount of time! Projects typically last 2 to 3 weeks. Around two dozen U-M students participate in VFP programs each year. See a U-M student’s report on her VFP experience in France at: http://internationalcenter.umich.edu/swt/work/resources/workcamps.html.
Registration has just been opened for summer 2009 projects. VFP is kindly providing an advance preview for U-M students for a 3-week period starting today (March 13). If you register between March 13 and April 3, you’ll have the best chance of getting your first choice. After April 3 this site will be opened to the general public and places will go quickly. Applicants are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Participants in these projects come from around the world.
VFP offers a limited number scholarships (in the amount of the registration fee)—the DEADLINE for applying for a scholarship is Monday, March 16—see: http://www.vfp.org/scholar.html
Below is the URL for the early-access list of projects, courtesy of VFP.
Bill Nolting and Kelly Nelson, U-M International Center, Education Abroad Office, tel. 734-647-2299, http://internationalcenter.umich.edu/swt
To access the Open Project Directory between March 13 and April 3, students should paste the following address in their web browser's address window:
Amy Bannon, Director & Outgoing Placement
Volunteers For Peace (VFP)
1034 Tiffany RD
Belmont VT 05730-0202
Tel:802/259-2759
Fax:802/259-2922
Email:vfp@vfp.org
http://www.vfp.org
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March 09, 2009
Blog: Announcement: ASN 2009 World Convention Preliminary Program
ASN 2009 PRELIMINARY PROGRAM NOW AVAILABLE!
MORE THAN 120 PANELS ON THE BALKANS, CENTRAL EUROPE, RUSSIA, UKRAINE, THE CAUCASUS, EURASIA, TURKEY, CHINA, AND NATIONALISM STUDIES
The final program of the ASN 2008 World Convention can now be downloaded at the ASN web site, www.nationalities.org. Updated versions will be posted regularly. The Convention, sponsored by the Harriman Institute, will be held at Columbia University, New York, on April 23-25, 2009.
**Registration fees are $60 for ASN members, $80 for nonmembers, $40 for students (and a special rate of $20 for graduate students enrolled in New York universities). Registration forms can be downloaded at www.nationalities.org
For registration information, please contact Lydia Hamilton (lch2111@columbia.edu).
For general convention information, contact ASN Executive Director Gordon Bardos (gnb12@columbia.edu or 212 854 8487)**
of Violence,”“Things Fall Apart: The Politics of Fragmentation in Armed Groups,” and “How (Not) to Study Ethnic Conflict”.
For practical information regarding the convention, please contact Gordon Bardos (gnb12@columbia.edu, 212 854 8487). For registration information, please contact Lydia Hamilton (lch2111@columbia.edu). For information on panels, please contact Dominique Arel (darel@uottawa.ca).
WDominique Arel, ASN President
Gordon N Bardos, Convention Executive Director
Sherrill Stroschein, Program Chair
on behalf of the ASN Convention Organizing Committee
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March 05, 2009
Announcement: State Dept Fulbright Information Sessions in March, International Institute
U.S. State Department
Fulbright Information Sessions at the International Institute
Thursday, March 5, 12:00-1:00pm, 2609 Sch. of Social Work Bldg (SSWB)
Wednesday, March 11, 12:00-1:00pm, 1644 SSWB
Thursday, March 19, 12:00-1:00pm, 2609 SSWB
Monday, March 23, 12:00-1:00pm, 1644 SSWB
The purpose of the Fulbright Program is to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and other countries. The State Department makes Fulbright fellowships available to over 1,500 U.S. students annually to study, conduct research, teach English, or train in the creative arts in more than 140 countries worldwide. The competition is administered at the University of Michigan through the International Institute. At the information session, a University of Michigan Fulbright Program Advisor will describe the application and selection process and provide suggestions for making your application more competitive.
Eligibility: To apply for this program through the University of Michigan, applicants must (a) be U-M students, alumni or staff; (b) be U.S. citizens; (c) have completed an undergraduate degree by the beginning of the award; and (d) demonstrate the language skills necessary to complete the proposed project.
Deadline: The University of Michigan deadline is September 10, 2009.
Website: http://us.fulbrightonline.org/home.html
Fulbright Program Advisors:
Kelly Peckens (kpeckens@umich.edu
Undergraduates & Alumni
Amy Kehoe (akehoe@umich.edu
Graduate, Professional School & Arts applicants
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March 02, 2009
Announcement: AAASS book prize in literary and cultural studies
University of Southern California Book Prize in Literary and Cultural Studies 2009 Competition
The American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies (AAASS), in conjunction with the sponsor - Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures at the University of Southern California, announces the 2009 competition for the University of Southern California Book Prize in Literary and Cultural Studies.
The prize will be awarded annually for an outstanding monograph published on Russia, Eastern Europe or Eurasia in the fields of literary and cultural studies in the previous calendar year.
The University of Southern California Book Prize in Literary and Cultural Studies carries a cash award. The 2009 award will be presented in November at the AAASS National Convention
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/%7Eaaass/prizes/convention.html
in Boston, Massachusetts.
2009 University of Southern California Book Prize in Literary and Cultural Studies Committee
Nominating Instructions
Send one copy of eligible monograph to each Committee member (see addresses above) AND to the AAASS main office (address in the footnote). Nominations must be received no later than May 8, 2009.
Submissions should be clearly marked "University of Southern California Book Prize Nomination." If you would like to receive an acknowledgment that your nomination was received please enclose with the copy mailed to the AAASS main office a note with your e-mail address or a self-addressed stamped envelope or a postcard.
Please note that this information is also posted to:
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~aaass/prizes/uscprize.html
If you have any questions regarding this prize or any other prize presented by the Association, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Sincerely,
Jolanta M. Davis
AAASS Publications Coordinator and NewsNet Editor
8 Story Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Tel.: 617-495-0679
Fax: 617-495-0680
Web site: www.aaass.org
The winner of the 2009 University of Southern California Book Prize in
Literary and Cultural Studies will be chosen by the following scholars:
John Bowlt, University of Southern California; Committee Chair, 2009-2011(mailing address):
John Bowlt
Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures
University of Southern California
Taper Hall 255
University Park
Los Angeles, CA 90089-4353
Margaret Beissinger, Princeton University; 2009-2011
(mailing address):
Margaret Beissinger
Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures
245 East Pyne
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ 08544
Bożena Shallcross, University of Chicago; 2009-2011
(mailing address):
Bożena Shallcross
The University of Chicago
Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures
Foster Hall 402
1130 E 59th Street
Chicago, IL 60637
Rules of eligibility
Rules of eligibility for the University of Southern California Book Prize in
Literary and Cultural Studies competition are as follows:
* The copyright date inside the book must list the previous calendar
year as the date of publication (the book must have been published in 2008
to be eligible for the 2009 competition)
* The book must be originally in the form of a monograph, preferably
by a single author, or by no more than two authors
* Authors may be of any nationality as long as the work is originally
published in English
* Works may deal with any area of Russia, Eastern Europe, or Eurasia
* The competition is open to works of scholarship in literary and
cultural studies, including studies in the visual arts, cinema, music, and
dance
* Textbooks, collections, translations, bibliographies, and reference
works are ineligible
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January 21, 2009
announcement: Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies' - Invitation for Book Proposals, Anthem Press
‘Anthem Series on Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies’ publishes original research on the economy, politics, sociology and history of the region. The series aims to promote critical scholarship in the field, and has built a reputation for uncompromising editorial and production standards. The breadth of the series reflects our commitment to promoting original scholarship on Russian and East European studies to a global audience. Leading titles from the series include: ‘Chechnya: From Past to Future’, edited by Richard Sakwa; ‘A History of Russia’ Vols I & II by Walter G. Moss; ‘Dostoevsky and the Dynamics of Religious Experience’ by Malcolm Jones; ‘Reflective Laughter: Aspects of Humour in Russian Culture’, edited by Lesley Milne; and ‘Homelands: War, Population and Statehood in Eastern Europe and Russia’, edited by Nick Baron and Peter Gatrell.
We welcome submissions of proposals for challenging and original works that meet the criteria of this series. We also welcome the opportunity of pursuing co-publishing ventures with institutions in the field. Should you wish to send in a proposal for a collection of essays, a single or multi-authored monograph, please contact us at: proposal@wpcpress.com
Anthem Press
75-76 Blackfriars Road
London SE1 8HA
United Kingdom
t: +44 (0)207 401 4200
f: +44 (0)207 401 4201
Anthem Press
244 Madison Ave. #116
New York, NY 10016
United States
t: +1 718 312 8748
f: +1 775 317 9721
Email: info@wpcpress.com
Visit the website at http://www.anthempress.com
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January 07, 2009
Announcement: Project on Islam in Eurasia
The Project on Islam in Eurasia was established in the fall of 2008,
motivated by the conviction that the great bulk of the attention devoted to Islam in the former Soviet Union -- both by scholars and policy makers -- has thus far been guided by the narrow question of
whether the radicalization of Islam will present a challenge to the
security of the region. We believe firmly that the importance of Islam in this region is not limited to the supposed danger that it poses for existing regimes or secular values. Indeed, Islam is integral to the culture and society of this region, and the dramatic changes affecting the social role of Islam following the demise of Soviet rule offer rich material for analysis and will have tremendous importance for the future of the societies of the region.
The themes of particular interest for the Project include:
* The ways that Muslims are seeking to define a role for Islamic
belief and practice in their societies where many traditional forms of
observance were discouraged, disparaged, or persecuted during Soviet
times.
* The diversity of religious orientations, including efforts
alternatively to revive local traditions such as those associated with
Sufism, to reinterpret Islam and make it more consonant with
"modernity", and to "purify" Islam, often drawing inspiration from forms of Islamic observance prevalent in the Arab world or Pakistan.
* The institutions of education, spiritual and community leadership,
and propagation of faith, which represent these developing orientations.
* The expression of differing conceptions of traditional, modern or
Islamic identity through community practices (funerals, weddings, and
other celebrations and gatherings), as well as forms of dress (head
coverings, modest attire, imported styles, etc.).
* The ways that individuals are referring to Islam to answer their
very personal questions and to address problems such as
inter-generational tensions or the abuse of alcohol.
* The ways that political figures and governments appeal to Islam as a part of national heritage or as a basis for social reforms (such as the official acceptance of polygamy), and the response in local communities to such political appeals.
* The impacts, on the community level, of efforts by governments and
outside actors (proselytizers, foreign governments) to promote their
preferred form of religion, and the ways that these efforts resonate
with different local groups.
* The differing visions of the role of women in education, the public sphere, child-rearing, and religious ritual.
* The continuing influence of Soviet culture on forms of observance
and social attitudes, such as the emphasis on collectivism and social
justice or the conviction that women have a role to play in the public
realm.
We invite those who share our interest in Islam's diversity and social
dynamics to join the network that we are building in connection with the Project. Involvement in the Project means sharing in the exchange of information (especially through the Islam-Eurasia-L list; see below), and may involve participation in other activities of the Project such as conferences and public seminars.
The Project is funded by a three-year grant from the Carnegie
Corporation of New York. The planned activities and outcomes of the
Project include:
* Research on these themes in a number of locations across Eurasia,
carried out by a team of researchers - mainly scholars based in the
region.
* A conference on "The Changing Social Role of Islam in Post-Soviet
Eurasia" in March 2009, that will gather a number of the scholars who
have been most focused on these issues, with the purpose of making an
assessment of the current state of scholarship and identifying key
issues that deserve further investigation. Other conferences will
be held during subsequent years of the Project.
* Two book-length publications, one based on the conference in March
2009, and the other based on the results of the Project's three years of research.
* A number of policy briefs, aimed at informing policy- and
opinion-makers about the important implications of a better
understanding of Islam's changing role in the region.
* Presentations, roundtable discussions, and press contacts aimed at
promoting a better public understanding of these social processes and
their implications, to be held both in the West and within the region.
To learn more about the project and become involved:
* Visit the Project's website at http://islam-eurasia.fas.harvard.edu
* Join the Project's mailing list for occasional announcements about
events, publications, etc. at
http://islam-eurasia.fas.harvard.edu/ie_maillist.html (or by email at
islam-eurasia@fas.harvard.edu)
* Participate in the network of information exchange through the
Islam-Eurasia-L listserv
http://islam-eurasia.fas.harvard.edu/ie_listserv.html
We welcome and appreciate your involvement in this new project.
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November 19, 2008
Announcement: Ethics of Translation Discussion - D12/05/2008, Angell Hall
THE ETHICS OF TRANSLATION
Two Roundtable Discussions, co-sponsored by the Department of Comparative Literature, the MFA Program in Creative Writing, the Modern Greek Program, and the Center for Russian and Eastern European Studies.
Friday, 5 December 2008
3222 Angell Hall
University of Michigan
10:30-12:30: WHY TRANSLATE?
Moderator:
Yopie Prins (English/Comparative Literature)
Roundtable:
Christi Merrill (Asian Languages/Comparative Literature)
Joshua Miller (English Literature)
Alina Clej (Romance Languages/Comparative Literature)
Kader Konuk (German/Comparative Literature)
Vassilis Lambropoulos (Classical Studies/Comparative Literature)
1:30-3:30: IS TRANSLATION POSSIBLE?
Moderator:
Benjamin Paloff (Society of Fellows, Slavic/Comparative Literature)
Roundtable:
Adam Zagajewski (MFA Visiting Poet)
Tatjana Aleksic (Slavic/Comparative Literature)
David Caron (Romance Languages/Women's Studies)
Khaled Mattawa (English Literature/Creative Writing)
Keith Taylor (English Literature /Creative Writing)
For more information, please contact Carrie Baker at mscarrie@umich.edu
or 734.647.6251.
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Announcement: Clinton Global Initiative University Invites Student Applications, 02/13-15/2009, Austin
Deadline: December 12, 2008
Clinton Global Initiative University Invites Student Applications
The Clinton Global Initiative, a nonpartisan initiative of the William J. Clinton Foundation, is accepting student applications for the Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U) 2009 meeting.
CGI U is dedicated to the distinct potential that young people and higher educational institutions have to make a difference on their campuses and around the world. President Clinton will host the second annual meeting of CGI U at the University of Texas at Austin, February 13-15, 2009. Building on the success of CGI U 2008 in New Orleans, the meeting will bring together young leaders, university presidents, and activists to address pressing global challenges in the areas of education, energy and climate change, global health, human rights and peace, and poverty alleviation.
The final deadline for applications is December 12, 2008. Attending CGI U is free, and travel assistance is available for those who qualify. CGI U actively seeks a range of students who have a variety of experiences, interests, talents, and goals.
In order to attend, all students must make a commitment to a new, measurable plan for addressing a specific problem on their campuses or around the world.
Visit the CGI Web site for complete program information.
http://www.clintonglobalinitiative.org/NETCOMMUNITY/Page.aspx?pid=1853&srcid=2356
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November 12, 2008
Announcement: Slavic and Eurasian Studies - Call for Manuscripts
Brill Academic Publishers is proud to announce its Slavic and Eurasian
Studies publishing program.
www.brill.nl/slavic
The program will be multi-disciplinary: history, social & political
sciences, the arts, ethnic & minority studies, law, literature,
linguistics, and gender studies, and will use the full media range,
including books, journals, databases, reference works, in print and
online.
Call for manuscripts
Brill seeks and welcomes proposals and ideas from every branch of the
Slavic and Eurasian field that appeal to a specialist audience.
Manuscripts will be peer-reviewed. Feel free to contact Tatyana
Moisseenko (moisseenko@brill.nl) or Ivo Romein (romein@brill.nl).
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November 11, 2008
Announcement: Sociology of Religion Postgraduate Essay Competition
Deadline: 27th February 2009
Announcing the 2009 Taylor & Francis Sociology of Religion Postgraduate Essay Competition
The British Sociological Association Sociology of Religion Study Group is now inviting entries for the 2009 Taylor & Francis Sociology of Religion Postgraduate Essay competition.
We welcome essays from postgraduates at all stages of their studies on any aspect of contemporary religion grounded in a sociological
perspective. The prize for the winning essay is £100 and, subject to
undergoing the usual refereeing process, it is hoped that the winning
essay will be published in the Journal of Contemporary Religion.
Essays should be between 5000 and 7000 words, and should be submitted
electronically as a single MS Word document to Kristin Aune(K.Aune@derby.ac.uk), including bibliography and cover sheet (which can be downloaded from the Study Group website). The deadline for
submission is the 27th February 2009, and entries can be submitted at
any time between now and then.
The winner of the competition will be announced at the Study Group's
Annual Conference Dinner in Durham (30th March to 1st April 2009). If
you are not already a member of the Study Group, you will need to join prior to submitting an essay.
If you are a member of staff, please download a poster to display on
your departmental notice board and encourage your postgraduate students to submit essays. If you are a postgraduate this is great opportunity to work towards an early publication on your thesis topic, or a chance to explore another area of interest.
For further information about the competition or to download a poster
please go to: http://www.socrel.org.uk/essaycomp/2009/index.html
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November 04, 2008
Announcement: Call for Participants: Avant Garde Interest Group (a Rackham Interdisciplinary Workshop)
I write to invite you to attend the first coordination meeting of the
Avant Garde Interest Group, a new Rackham Interdisciplinary Workshop
formed by graduate students in German Studies at The University of
Michigan.
The group has been organized by Sara Jackson, Seth Howes, and Michael
André, with faculty sponsorship by Kerstin Barndt (German, Museum
Studies) and Johannes von Moltke (German, Screen Arts and Cultures).
Our interest is to maintain the discussion initiated by our recent
graduate conference, "Examining the Avant Garde", and thereby to
broaden our focus into a transdisciplinary dialogue. We would like to
hold a work-in-progress workshop for those across the university
engaged with the avant garde, and host a guest lecture or
performance. Additional possibilities include a regular reading group
and perhaps a film series.
The first coordination meeting will take place on Friday, November 14
at 3 pm in the Modern Languages Building, room 3308. If you are
unable to come, but would like to receive announcements, please let us
know so that we can include you on our email list.
For further information, you may also visit our website (under
reconstruction but still accessible): sitemaker.umich.edu/avantgarde.
And of course we welcome all inquiries.
Many thanks for your consideration, and apologies for cross-posting.
We look forward to seeing you.
Michael André
PhD Candidate
German Studies/Museum Studies
graduate coordinator, Avant Garde Interest Group
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
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Announcement: Russian Language Tool
English-speaking audiences have often turned to the Russia Today HQ with a proposal that a programme was created to help those who learn Russian. At the moment Russia Today executives are preparing a new teaching programme called A Little Bit of Russian, for broadcasting. Every news bulletin will have Russia Today reporters unobtrusively telling the audience about the main notions in the Russian language, which could help one quickly get adapted in the Russian-language environment.
Our channel will be happy to provide you with a set of DVDs with 28 programmes of our A Little Bit of Russian course, which could make a nice supplement to the package of services to your customers (which could make a perfect supplement to the teaching aids set normally used for teaching). We would like to point out that A Little Bit of Russian carries only news and no commercial advertising.
We are ready to answer your questions, should you have any, consider co-operation terms, and discuss technicalities at any time convenient for you.
In the past three years of its broadcasting, Russia Today has established good reputation in the world of television. Since it has been so far the only English-language channel in Russia, it remains the only reliable source of information about all the events in Russia and post-Soviet countries for many people. A public survey carried out in 2008 by Nielsen Media Research among the subscribers of the major US cable TV channel, Time Warner Cable, showed that the monthly audience of Russia Today among the subscribers and those who know about Russia Today’s broadcasts exceeded the audience of BBC America by 11 %.
With our deep respect,
Zara Karapetyan
Media and External
Communications Department Manager
Russia Today
Tel: +7 495 645 28 08
Fax: +7 495 926 25 50
Mob: +7 916 197 60 88
www.russiatoday.com
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announcement: for archeologists interested in working in Macedonia
This note is for archeologists and cultural heritage protection practitioners from universities and research institutes. If you are interested in working in this capacity here in the Republic of Macedonia, or would just like to know further information about the exciting possibilities of coming here to do research work, I would like to hear from you. Please contact me at: cdeliso@balkanalysis.com .
The website http://www.balkanalysis.com/, one of the most popular independent websites covering the region, is now looking for new writers on various topics of interest, including political politics, current events, security and reform issues, as well as tourism and culture.
Contact cdeliso@balkanalysis.com if you have a specific proposal.
Christopher Deliso, Director
Skopje, Macedonia
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October 22, 2008
Announcement: Call for Book Proposals / Nationalisms Across the Globe
Call for book proposals to a new series, Nationalisms Across the
Globe, published by Peter Lang. We consider monographs, collections of articles and conference proceedings. All the published volumes will be available via amazon.com <http://amazon.com>.
*Call for Book Proposals*
for new Peter Lang Book Series
*Nationalisms across the Globe*
Although in the 1980s the widely shared belief was that nationalism had become a spent force, the fragmentation of the studiously non-national Soviet Union, Yugoslavia, and Czechoslovakia in the 1990s into a multitude of successor nation-states reaffirmed its continuing
significance. Today all extant polities (with the exception of the
Vatican) are construed as nation-states, and hence nationalism is the
sole universally accepted criterion of statehood legitimization.
Similarly, human groups wishing to be recognized as fully fledged
participants in international relations must define themselves as
nations. This concept of world politics underscores the need for
open-ended, broad-ranging, novel, and interdisciplinary research into
nationalism and ethnicity. It promotes better understanding of the
phenomena relating to social, political, and economic life, both past
and present.
This peer-review series publishes monographs, conference proceedings,
and collections of articles on this topic. It attracts well-researched, often interdisciplinary, studies which open new approaches to nationalism and ethnicity or focus on interesting case studies. The language of the book series is English, with authors/editors of proposed volumes responsible for meeting the Peter Lang standards of copy-editing. All are requested to contribute to the cost of publication, with guidelines available on request.
Proposals and queries should be forwarded to:
Series Editors:
* Dr Tomasz Kamusella (Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, and
University of Opole, Opole, Poland), tomek672 AT gmail.com
* Dr Krzysztof Jaskułowski (University of Wrocław, Wrocław, Poland),
krzysztofja AT interia.pl
Commissioning Editor:
* Joe Armstrong joearmstrong AT eircom.net
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Announcement: Resource for Students and Scholars of Postcommunist Russia
Further information about NewsLab Russia, including registration instructions and a link to the archive itself, are available at www.creeca.wisc.edu/newslabeurasia.
The Center for Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia at UW Madison has launched an exciting new resource for students and scholars of postcommunist Russia: NewsLab Russia, an online digital archive of Russian television news. Part of NewsLab Eurasia, a broader effort to archive the news in post-Soviet states, NewsLab Russia utilizes new technology to make Russian news broadcasts available for analysis and classroom use. In its first year of operation, NewsLab Russia archived the main evening news broadcast on Russia’s three national television networks (NTV, Channel One, and Rossiya) during a period that encompassed the 2007 Duma elections, the nomination of Dmitri Medvedev to succeed Vladimir Putin as president, and the 2008 Russian
presidential election. Support for this initial round of archiving was provided by the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies at UT Austin.
NewsLab Russia draws on the resources of the University of Wisconsin NewsLab, a project initiated by Wisconsin political scientist Ken Goldstein to study local U.S. news. Content from Russia is “captured? from satellite feed and stored on servers in Madison, where Russian-speaking undergraduates “clip? the news, dividing broadcasts into segments and attaching category labels to each segment. Through an online searchable archive, anyone with an Internet connection who is willing to abide by basic terms of use has access to broadcasts from all three stations. Thus, for example, a teacher of Russian might search for a news segment on Russian-Ukrainian relations for instructional use, or a scholar might analyze all reports on Ukraine over a one-year period.
Further information about NewsLab Russia, including registration instructions and a link to the archive itself, are available at www.creeca.wisc.edu/newslabeurasia.
Ted Gerber, Director, CREECA, and Professor of Sociology, UW Madison
Jennifer Tishler, Associate Director, CREECA
Scott Gehlbach, Associate Professor of Political Science, UW Madison
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October 16, 2008
Announcement CGI U 02/13-15/2009, Austin, Texas
I am excited to announce the launch of the Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U) 2009 student application. CGI U is an initiative of the William J. Clinton Foundation that inspires the next generation of leaders to take effective action on pressing global challenges.
Universities are witnessing a growing number of students with the potential and passion to make a difference in the world. To advance these efforts, CGI U is pleased to invite young leaders from your campus to join President Clinton, students, activists, and university administrators at the CGI U second Annual Meeting from February 13 to15, 2009 at University of Texas at Austin.
CGI U places emphasis on action by helping young leaders to take concrete steps toward addressing issues in the areas of education, energy & climate change, human rights & peace, global health, and poverty alleviation. Each attendee makes a Commitment to Action - a tangible contribution toward solving a specific problem on his or her campus or in the wider global community.
Since the inaugural meeting in March 2008 at Tulane University, nearly 1,000 commitments have already been made by students and universities worldwide. Help us spread the word to your students so they don’t miss out - tell them to apply today, make their own commitments, and connect with other students who want to make a difference.
Attending CGI U is FREE and travel assistance is available for those who qualify.
The deadline for early decision applications to CGI U is November 7, 2008. The final deadline for applications is December 12, 2008.
Make sure your school is represented and encourage your students to apply today.
To learn more, visit CGIU.org and sign up for e-mail updates.
Keisha Senter
Director, CGI U
cgiu@clintonglobalinitiative.org
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announcement: Russkiy Mir Foundation announcement
www.russkiymir.org
http://www.russkiymir.org/en/about/creation/
Forwarded from: "Veronika Krasheninnikova"
The Russkiy Mir Foundation promotes understanding
and peace in the world by supporting, enhancing
and encouraging the appreciation of the Russian
language, Russia's heritage, and Russian culture.
Mir means Community. Peace. World. The three
meanings of this small but eloquent word inspire
and define Russkiy Mir's mission:
- Russkiy Mir promotes the teaching of the
Russian language within Russia and abroad to new
learners and to those who already know Russian
and wish to recapture or maintain their fluency.
- Russkiy Mir brings Russia's rich history
to life, and showcases vibrant examples of
Russian art and culture around the world.
- Russkiy Mir reconnects the Russian
community abroad with their homeland, forging new
and stronger links through cultural and social
programs, exchanges and relocation assistance.
A primary focus of the Russkiy Mir Foundation is
providing grants and sponsoring competitions in
support of the Russian Language, Russian culture,
and organizations representing the Russian world.
We work directly with a variety of non-government
organizations, diaspora groups, education
centers, universities and schools where Russian is taught.
To learn about Russkiy Mir's extensive
activities, visit www.russkiymir.org. To discuss
possible projects, please contact Dr. Veronika
Krasheninnikova, Russkiy Mir's Representative in
North America, by email: vk@russkiymir.ru.
Veronika Krasheninnikova, Ph.D
Representative in North America
Russkiy Mir Foundation
tel: + 1 212 836 4729
email: vk@russkiymir.ru
445 Park Ave, 9 Floor
New York NY 10022, USA
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announcement: UNESCO 2009 Young Professional Program - applications due Nov 19
Call for Applications: UNESCO 2009 Young Professionals Program (YPP)
Deadline: November 19, 2008
UNESCO has opened the application process for its intake 2009 Young Professionals Program (YPP). The Young Professionals Programme provides ten young people under 30 years old with the opportunity to start a career in an international organization. UNESCO is headquartered in Paris and an excellent knowledge of English or French is a requirement. Selected candidates will be recruited with a one-year contract at the P-1 level (approximately $45,000 tax-free).
The program is extremely competitive, and is expected to be particularly so this year as UNESCO did not offer it last year. Each under-represented member state (including the U.S.) is allowed to submit twelve candidates for further consideration by UNESCO, of which only ten will be selected worldwide for this program.
For more information and requirements, visit: www.state.gov/p/io/unesco/programs/102342.htm <http://www.state.gov/p/io/unesco/programs/102342.htm> .
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October 14, 2008
announcements: Cold War International History Project
The Cold War International History Project is a research institute and clearinghouse for international Cold War history. Based at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, D.C., CWIHP disseminates new information and perspectives on the history of the Cold War, in particular, new archival findings from non-western sources.
The Project supports the full and prompt release of historical materials by governments on all sides of the Cold War, and seeks to accelerate the process of integrating new sources, materials, and perspectives from the former "Communist bloc" and beyond. CWIHP seeks to transcend barriers of language, geography, and regional specialization to create new links among scholars interested in Cold War history.
Use the links below to learn more about CWIHP:
"http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?topic_id=1409&fuseaction=topics.publications"
Publications
"http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?topic_id=1409&fuseaction=va2.browse&sort=Collection"
Virtual Archive
"http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?topic_id=1409&fuseaction=topics.news_welcome"
News
"http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?topic_id=1409&fuseaction=topics.events"
Events
Cold War International History Project Woodrow Wilson Center One Woodrow Wilson Plaza 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, D.C. 20004 Tel: 202/691-4110
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October 07, 2008
OSCE Magazine, including Roma and Sinti issues
The Oct.-Nov. issue of the OSCE Magazine is now online and accessible from the home page of the OSCE website. http://www.osce.org/publications/sg/2008/09/33333_1188_en.pdf
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Announcement: International Travel Registry
The U-M Travel Registry helps facilitate communications in the event
of emergency situations for faculty, staff and students traveling
outside the United States for activities related to the University,
such as study, research, participation in sponsored projects or
programs, or other business. The Registry has helped to identify and
locate individuals in a number of urgent situations, including subway
bombings in London.
1. Individuals traveling outside the United States for any
University-related activity are strongly advised to provide emergency
contact information through this on-line registry, which is located on the webpage of the International Travel Oversight Committee:
http://www.umich.edu/~itoc/. Individual travelers are asked to register trips on-line and provide itinerary and contact information both in the US and abroad. Faculty, staff, and students are reminded to register their travel and to keep the information current.
2. Faculty are also reminded that University policy requires faculty
leading groups of students abroad to provide to the dean or the dean's representative with the following information prior to departure:
-Names of students, faculty and/or staff who will be traveling
-Flight information.
-Complete itinerary and contact information, including telephone
numbers and addresses for hotels or other places of residence.
-A plan for maintaining communication with the University during the trip.
Faculty are required to register group travel information with the
on-line U-M Travel Registry.
In the event of an emergency, the information in the Travel Registry
may be accessed by the Department of Public Safety and the
International Travel Oversight Committee to facilitate communication.
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September 26, 2008
2009 Critical Language Scholarship Program
The United States Department of State and the Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC) are pleased to announce the availability of overseas scholarships for intensive summer language institutes in eleven critical need foreign languages for summer 2009.
Languages offered: Arabic, Azerbaijani, Bangla/Bengali, Chinese, Hindi, Korean, Persian, Punjabi, Russian, Turkish, and Urdu.
Countries may include: Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, China, Egypt, India, Jordan, Morocco, Oman, Russia, South Korea, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkey, or others where the target languages are spoken.
Deadline to Apply: On-line application due on Friday, November 14, 2008.
Critical Language Scholarships (CLS) provide seven to ten week group-based intensive language instruction and extensive cultural enrichment experiences at the beginning, intermediate and advanced levels (beginning not offered for Azerbaijani, Russian, Chinese or Persian). Program details and the on-line application are available on our website, www.CLScholarship.org.
The CLS Program is part of the National Security Language Initiative (NSLI), a U.S. government interagency effort to expand the number of Americans studying and mastering critical need foreign languages. Students of diverse disciplines and majors are encouraged to apply. Participants are expected to continue their language study beyond the scholarship period, and later apply their critical language skills in their future professional careers in any field.
Deadline to Apply: On-line application due on Friday, November 14, 2008.
Grant Benefits: All CLS Program costs are covered for participants including: travel to and from the student's U.S. home city and program location, mandatory Washington, D.C. pre-departure orientation, applicable visa fees, room, board, group-based intensive language instruction, program-sponsored travel within country, and all entrance fees for CLS Program cultural enhancement activities. Note: U.S. passport fees will not be paid by the scholarship.
Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions regarding the CLS Program and application process at www.CLScholarship.org.
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