CREEES Professional Resources Forum – Page 174 – Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies at The University of Texas at Austin

February 25, 2021September 1, 2021

Lang. Training: Summer Language Institute (Pitt)

Priority Deadline: March 1, 2021

The priority application deadline for Pitt’s Summer Language Institute is coming up in one week on March 1st. Apply online www.sli.pitt.edu

What is a “priority” application deadline?
Applicants who meet the deadline will be prioritized for admission in high demand classes and will receive full consideration for an SLI Scholarship. Also, March 1st is a strict deadline for eligible applicants to apply for a summer FLAS from Pitt’s CREEES (FLAS applications are right on the SLI admissions application).

What happens after March 1st?
After March 1st, SLI welcome applications on a rolling basis throughout the spring and for as long as classes have open spots and/or funding is still available. Space in high demand courses and scholarship funding can become depleted as the spring wears on, so later applicants are encouraged to apply as early as possible after the priority deadline. Prospective participants may also write to us directly at sliadmin@pitt.edu to inquire about the availability of space and funding in their language/level.
SLI’s intensive programs are scheduled to begin on June 7th in Pittsburgh and online.

February 25, 2021September 1, 2021

Job: Russian Language Summer Camp Staff (Maine)

Deadline: Open until Filled

Concordia Language Villages’ summer Russian immersion program “Лесное озеро” is actively recruiting a diverse pool for positions as counselors, high school credit teachers, and culinary arts staff in our residential program for kids ages 11-18, for July 19 – August 22, 2021 in Bemidji, MN. This summer’s program will follow the American Camp Association’s recommended Covid health and safety protocols, such as masks, distancing, testing, and increased time outdoors.

February 25, 2021September 1, 2021

Brumley Next Generation Graduate Fellows and Undergraduate Scholars Program (for UT Austin students)

Deadline: March 30, 2021

The Strauss Center is pleased to announce the call for applications for the 2021-2022 Brumley Next Generation Graduate Fellows and Undergraduate Scholars programs. These unique opportunities provide research training and mentorships to exceptional undergraduate and graduate students of any discipline at the University of Texas at Austin. The program is made possible by the generous support of Jon and Rebecca Brumley.

February 24, 2021September 1, 2021

Graduate and Undergraduate Essay Contest on Dostoevsky-Related Topics

Deadline: June 1, 2021

We are excited to announce that the Readers’ Advisory Board of the North American Dostoevsky Society is running another student essay contest! This year, we are looking for outstanding undergraduate- and graduate-student essays on Dostoevsky-related topics. Nominate your best students… or nominate yourself! See the two separate CFPs below for more details. Good luck!

Note: because of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have extended the competition to encompass 2019-21. Please note the updated submission date of June 1, 2021 (submissions are welcome on a rolling basis).

Undergraduate CFP

The North American Dostoevsky Society (NADS) invites IDS/NADS members in good standing to nominate outstanding student essays on Dostoevsky-related topics. (If you are not a member of IDS or NADS, you can join at https://dostoevsky.org/). Students are welcome to nominate their own work, in which case IDS/NADS membership is not required. The topic is open; however, Dostoevsky and his works should be the main focus of the essay. The winner of the undergraduate contest will receive free membership in NADS for one year and a Dostoevsky-themed swag.

February 24, 2021September 1, 2021

Outstanding Essay Prize – Central / East / South European Cinema and Media Studies

Deadline: March 1, 2021

The chairs of the Central / East / South European Cinemas Scholarly Interest Group at the Society of Cinema and Media Studies (SCMS)mare pleased to announce the seventh annual prize for an outstanding published essay in the field of Central/East/South European Cinema and Media Studies. Submissions will be judged by a panel of experts, and the winner will be announced in time for the upcoming 2021 SCMS meeting (which this year will take place online). The winner will be awarded a cash prize of $500.

February 24, 2021February 24, 2021

Resource: Open Access Book: Translating Great Russian Literature: The Penguin Russian Classics

Dr. McAteer’s book should appeal to anyone interested in the history of translation from Russian, or indeed the histories of individual translators, or possibly anyone who has ever read a Russian novel as a Penguin Classic. She focuses on the cohort of translators who worked with Penguin in the 1950s to bring out the first batch of Penguin Russian Classics, including David Magarshack’s famous versions of Dostoevsky, but she continues her survey through the following decades, examining such hot spots as the race to publish Solzhenitsyn in English or the fates of women translators like Babette Deutsch. And most usefully, this book can be read or downloaded for free anywhere in the world, so it is easy to access or include on a reading list.

February 24, 2021September 1, 2021

NYU Jordan Center’s 2021 Grad Student Essay Competition

Deadline: April 15, 2021

The Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia and All the Russias are pleased to announce the second annual Graduate Student Essay Competition. Enter for a chance to get published on the blog and win cash prizes!

We invite 750-1200 word submissions from full- or part-time M.A. and Ph.D. students from any accredited academic institution in the United States, on any topic and sub-discipline within Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies, broadly defined.

Cultural criticism; public-facing treatments of scholarly work; political analysis; book, film, or event reviews; and more are welcome.

February 24, 2021February 24, 2021

Resource: Open Access Book: The Anatomy of Post-Communist Regimes

We are pleased to let you know that, thanks to Knowledge Unlatched, the comprehensive volume of ours, The Anatomy of Post-Communist Regimes (CEU Press, 2020), has been made open access.

The book is available for free download via this link: https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/46598
(In case the link does not work, here is an alternative link: https://www.postcommunistregimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/2021.09.10.-Magyar-Madlovics-The-Anatomy-of-Post-Communist-Regimes.pdf)

February 24, 2021September 1, 2021

CFP: Nabokov Panel at MLA 2022

Deadline: March 15, 2021

The International Nabokov Society invites paper proposals for a guaranteed session at MLA 2022 (Washington, D.C., 6-9 January 2022). We invite papers on Nabokov’s languages, the transnational and multi-lingual Nabokov, his invented languages, translation (between languages, cultures and different genres and media), Nabokov’s theory of language, Nabokov’s style, etc. We particularly welcome comparative, transnational, and intermedial perspectives. Please send 250-word abstracts and brief CVs to siggy.frank@nottingham.ac.ukandzokuzmanovich@davidson.edu by 15 March 2021.

February 24, 2021September 1, 2021

Fisher Center Pre-Doctoral Fellowship (Hobart & William Smith Colleges)

Deadline: March 30, 2021

The Fisher Center Pre-Doctoral Fellowship is open to pre-doctoral candidates nearing completion of the dissertation and MFA candidates who have completed their coursework and are beginning work on their thesis.

The Fisher Center at HWS brings together faculty, students, and experts in gender-related fields in the arts, humanities, and social and natural sciences to foster mutual understanding and social justice in contemporary society.

You can learn more about this opportunity, including the theme set for Fisher Center events from 2021-2022 at the following link:

https://www.hws.edu/offices/hr/employment/fac_2021_Fisher_Pre_Doctoral.aspx

Scholars in all disciplines are encouraged to apply. The Fisher Center is especially interested in candidates who would contribute to the diversity of the HWS campus.