CALL FOR APPLICATION: Alternative Culture Beyond Borders: Arts and Media in the Context of Globalization, St. Petersburg, Russia
(2007 04 30 17:26)
The OSI-HESP Regional Seminar for Excellence in Teaching entitled Alternative Culture Beyond Borders: Past and Present of the Arts and Media in the Context of Globalization is part of a three-year (2007-2010) international research and teaching project. It explores the continued relevance and significance of the concept of alternative culture in the era of globalization a moment in which many of the frameworks that have been used to study culture have been placed into question and new theories are being developed.
Participants from the Central, Eastern and Southeast Europe, the former Soviet Union, and Mongolia are invited to take part in the project. Participants consist of junior faculty with teaching positions (in institutions of higher education) who are dedicated to the development of undergraduate teaching in these regions. They should focus their studies on comparative and interdisciplinary research on alternative culture(s), globalization, identities, the arts and media, with a geographical emphasis on post-communist transition countries in the following disciplines:
- anthropology,
- archival and museum studies,
- comparative literature,
- cultural studies,
- gender studies,
- history,
- history of art,
- media studies,
- philosophy,
- political science,
- psychology,
- sociology.
The project is organised around intensive 2 week summer sessions which will be held each August beginning in 2007 in St. Petersburg, Russia. The summer sessions provide faculty and participants with the opportunity to investigate the major concepts and theories involved in the analysis of alternative culture, with the aim of expanding and enhancing scholarly knowledge of this area of research.
In addition to the summer sessions, there ongoing winter sessions on pedagogy and research issues will be held. Throughout the year, participants will also engage in both individual and group research projects in cooperation with resource faculty, and they will have opportunity to participate in ongoing major research projects organised by resource faculty and in exchange visits, internships and publishing opportunities.
PRACTICAL INFO:
Fellowships are available for participants from
- Central and South-Eastern Europe,
- the Baltic States,
- NIS,
- Mongolia,
- Turkey.
Participants are obliged to cover the costs of transport, accommodation and meals. They should also be ready to take part in the entire three-year programme.
To apply for the Alternative Culture Seminar, applicants need to make an account at www.alternativeculture.org. Application deadline is 15 May 2007.
To learn more about the programme click here.
In case of further inquires please contact Mr. Imre Szeman or Mrs. Olga Zaslavskaya.
Organiser: Open Society Institute's Regional Seminar for Excellence in Teaching (ReSET) programme