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CFP: 7th Annual Czech Studies Workshop (UNC at Chapel Hill)

Deadline for Submissions: January 9, 2017

CFP: Seventeenth Annual Czech Studies Workshop

April 20-22, 2017
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill



The Seventeenth Annual Czech Studies Workshop, which will be held at UNC-Chapel Hill on April 20-22, 2017, welcomes papers on Czech topics, broadly defined, in all disciplines. Slovak topics will also be considered. In the past our interdisciplinary conference has drawn participants from colleges and universities in the United States and abroad.
Areas of interest have been: anthropology, architecture, art, economics, education, film, geography, history, Jewish studies, literature, music, philosophy, politics, religion, society, sociology, and theater. Work in progress is appropriate for our workshop format. Junior faculty and advanced graduate students are particularly encouraged to participate.

This year’s program will also include a concert by the Defiant Requiem Foundation (http://jewishstudies.unc.edu/event/defiant-requiem- at-unc/) and an invited lecture by Petr Roubal of the Institute for Contemporary History in Prague (http://www.usd.cas.cz/cs/pracovnici/roubal-petr).

The deadline for submitting proposals is January 9, 2017.
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CFP: Slavic Forum (U. of Virginia)

Deadline for Submissions: February 15, 2017

University of Virginia Slavic Forum (Mar. 31- Apr. 1)
“RE:Constructions: An Interdisciplinary Forum on Memory and Imagination”

Traditional applications of the terms memory and imagination have emphasized a distinct barrier between the concepts based on the premise of accuracy. Memory should be a record, one that, if occasionally faulty, remains primarily truthful. Imagination cannot be faulty because it is nebulous, fictive, unconcerned with veracity. However, in recent years, cognitive scientists have demonstrated that the same neural processes underlie both memory and imagination. Memories are as much constructs as imagination.

This forum is devoted to the intersections of memory and imagination in constructing identity, history, traditions, and futures. Memory invokes ideas of nostalgia, trauma, the urge to preserve, to delay oblivion. Imagination invokes dreaming, invention, childhood, play. Despite the seeming differences between the two, they both affect every sphere of human experience and endeavor.

The UVA Slavic Forum is committed to promoting an atmosphere of interdisciplinary cooperation. Therefore, papers from various disciplines will be accepted. Papers may deal with memory and/or imagination. Creativity in interpreting the topic is encouraged. Possible topics include, but are not limited to the following:

-Autobiography and historical narrative
-Invented traditions
-Imagined geography and imagined communities
-Institutional memory
-Social structures, institutions, and the social imagination
-Identity and narrative of self
-Exile and nostalgia
-Breakdowns of memory, trauma and amnesia
-Cognitive science
-Possible-world theory and worldbuilding
-Creativity

The University of Virginia Society of Slavic Graduate Students will host RE:Constructions: Memory and Imagination Mar. 31 – Apr. 1. Submissions should be sent in Microsoft Word format. Please include an abstract (no more than 200 words), as well as your name, phone number, departmental affiliation, and a short academic bio. Submissions from graduate students, postdocs, and undergraduate students will be considered. Undergraduate papers will be presented in separate panels.

Submissions should be sent to uvaslavicforum2017@gmail.com  by Feb 15.

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CFP: 49th ASEEES Annual Convention (Chicago, Illinois)

Deadline for Submissions: February 15, 2017

49th ASEEES Annual Convention Call for Proposals
Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile, Nov. 9-12, 2017
[Please note that the dates are earlier than usual]
www.aseees.org/convention

Convention Theme: Transgressions: www.aseees.org/convention/2017-theme  The theme includes the centenary of the 1917 revolution.

The Proposal Submission closes on February 15: www.aseees.org/convention/cfp  ALL submissions – panel, roundtable, individual paper, lightning round presentation, and meeting request submissions – are due by Feb. 15.

New Session Types for 2017: Beyond the usual panel, roundtable and individual paper submissions, are acceptingBook Discussion Roundtable and Lightning Round Presentation submissions. Please read the descriptions here:www.aseees.org/convention/rules

Rules for Participation:  Please carefully review the rules for participation: www.aseees.org/convention/rules

Panelists Wanted Boards: We are anticipating a large number of proposals for the 2017 Convention. Individual paper submissions will have a MUCH LOWER chance of being accepted than panel/roundtable proposals. We STRONGLY encourage all interested participants to form, or become part of, a panel proposal. To assist in the process of forming panels, we have created the Panel/Paper Wanted Board: www.aseees.org/convention/paperspanels-wanted-board  If you are looking for a panel to join or a paper presenter for your panel, please review the proposals on the online board. You can also indicate your willingness to volunteer as chair or discussant. You can also post your requests on the new ASEEES Commons: aseees.hcommons.org/groups/2017-convention-paper-panelist-wanted/ (See below for more information on the ASEEES Commons). Continue reading “CFP: 49th ASEEES Annual Convention (Chicago, Illinois)”

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Academic Job: Non Tenure Track Asst. Professor-Russian (Saint Louis U.)

Deadline for Applications: January 9, 2017

Saint Louis University, a Catholic, Jesuit institution dedicated to student learning, research, health care, and service, seeks an energetic scholar for a full-time non-tenure track position in Russian in the Department of Languages, Literature, and Cultures with a specialization in Russia’s long twentieth century and with a strong preference for a focus on post-Soviet culture. The successful candidate will possess native or near-native command of Russian and English and must demonstrate an ability to teach Russian language at all undergraduate levels based on experience teaching Russian at a North American university. The candidate will have a Ph. D. in Slavic languages and literature, preferably by the time of the appointment in August 2017. Advanced knowledge of a second Slavic language and evidence of professional engagement with digital humanities or technology-enhanced learning are also highly desirable.

The candidate will be expected to contribute to curriculum development, to develop courses that can be cross-listed with other disciplines, to advise undergraduate majors and minors, and to work collaboratively with colleagues in the Russian and East European Area Studies program.

To receive full consideration for this position with a 3/3 teaching load, a complete application including curriculum vitae, cover letter, 4 letters of recommendation (one of which must address your language teaching), a statement of teaching philosophy, a sample syllabus, and a writing sample must be submitted online at https://jobs.slu.edu by January 9, 2017.

Preliminary interviews will be conducted at the ASEEES convention in Washington, D.C. (November 2016) and by Skype.

Saint Louis University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for the position applied for without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, military/veteran status, gender identity, or other non-merit factors. We welcome and encourage applications from minorities, women, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities (including disabled veterans). If accommodations are needed for completing the application and/or with the interviewing process, please contact Human Resources at 314-977-5847.

For more information, and to apply, click here.

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Funding Opportunity: Erne Fellowship for Serbian Studies (REEI)

Deadline for Applications: Ongoing

Indiana University alumni Ann Jakisich Erne and David A. Erne have established the Ann and David Erne Fellowship to support the studies of an incoming graduate student enrolled in the Russian and East European Institute Master’s degree plan. The one-year fellowship provides a stipend of $22,000; College of Arts and Sciences fee remission towards 12 hours of College of Arts and Sciences credit in both the Fall and Spring semesters as well as 6 hours of College of Arts and Sciences credit in the following summer session; and health insurance. The fellowship is renewable for an additional year for recipients who maintain satisfactory academic standing. No separate application is necessary (i.e. the standard application to the REEI MA program will also serve as application for this fellowship). Natives of Serbia, persons of Serbian heritage, and persons who demonstrate a strong scholarly focus on Serbia will be given special consideration in the selection process.

The fellowship will be awarded every other year, beginning in 2017-18.

For more information: http://www.indiana.edu/~reeiweb/funding/masters.shtml

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Conference: AATSEEL (San Francisco, California)

Deadline for Pre-Registration: January 1, 2017

The annual AATSEEL Conference will be held February 2-5, 2017 in San Francisco, California in the heart of Union Square at the Parc 55. Conference panels begin at 8:00 am on Friday, February 3rd and conclude midday on Sunday, February 5th.

Registration

Pre-registration for the conference is online, quick, and easy, and less expensive than on-site registration. Pre-registration will be available until January 1, 2017:

https://www.aatseel.org/registration

Special Events

Conference registration gives attendees access to all conference events and panels, complimentary breakfast, coffee, and the President’s Reception and Awards Ceremony on Friday evening (cash bar) and all of the Special Events at this year’s conference, including:

  • Advanced Seminars with experts in the field:

-Harsha Ram, “Paris, Petersburg, and Tiflis: The Physiology as a Travelling Genre”
-Beth Holmgren, “Performance Studies in Russia and Eastern Europe”

Issues in the Field panels:
-Publishing
-Navigating the Slavic Job Market
-Developing New Course Proposals (with Ben Rifkin)
–The Art of Teaching Russian

  • Poetry Translation Roundtable with well-known translators
  • Forum on the forthcoming textbook Panorama (authors: Ben Rifkin, Evgeny Dengub, and Suzanna Nazarova)
  • Teaching Workshop (Pre-registration required) on Structured Input Activities for Teaching Grammar in the Communicative Classroom with Julia Mikhailova, William J. Comer, and Lynne deBenedette
  • Keynote Address by Michael Katz
  • Film Screening of Finding Babel with Grisha Freidin and the film’s director David Novack
  • Eight thematic streams organized by specialists in the field that will offer panels throughout the conference – for more on the streams: http://www.aatseel.org/program/stream-topics-2017/
  • Hundreds of presentations on the teaching and learning of Slavic languages, literatures, and cultures.

For more on these and other special events:
http://www.aatseel.org/program/2017-conference-special-events/

For the full conference program:
https://www.aatseel.org/cfp_program_2017

Accommodations

We expect our room block to fill – we are currently 70% full. Please book your stay at the Parc 55 as soon as possible to secure your room for the conference:

http://www.aatseel.org/program/hotel/

Questions?

Please contact Rachel Stauffer, AATSEEL Conference Manager: aatseelconference@usc.edu

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Funding Opportunity: NEH Summer Institute “What is Gained in Translation: Learning How to Read Translated Texts” (NEH)

Deadline for Applications: March 1, 2017

Title: NEH Summer Institute “What is Gained in Translation: Learning How to Read Translated Texts”
Sponsor: National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
Amount: $2,700 stipend 

Description: This NEH Summer Institute at Kent State University (June 4–24, 2017) is dedicated to the study of texts in translation as a way to develop cross-cultural literacy and to explore what can be gained by addressing issues of translation in the classroom. For scholars in the Humanities and Social Sciences who work with translated texts, this institute will provide the theoretical models and applications developed through Translation Studies that will enable them to exploit translation as a teachable moment. These strategies are designed to sensitize students and teachers to the worldviews embedded in other languages and to make them aware of the cultural specificity of their own modes of thinking and perception. The overall goal of the institute is to develop systematic approaches to teaching translated texts so that readers can both perceive the worldviews to which those texts give us access while acknowledging the important mediating role of the translators. 

How to Apply: Apply directly to the sponsor by March 1. See the announcement for a complete list of materials to be submitted with the application.

More Info: http://www.kent.edu/neh-institute-translation

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Funding Opportunity: Institutes for Advanced Topics in the Digital Humanities (NEH)

Deadline for Applications: February 21, 2017

Title: Institutes for Advanced Topics in the Digital Humanities
Sponsor: National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
Amount: $50,000–$250,000/1–3 yrs.

Description: These NEH grants support national or regional (multistate) training programs for scholars and advanced graduate students to broaden and extend their knowledge of digital humanities. Through these programs, NEH seeks to increase the number of humanities scholars using digital technology in their research and to broadly disseminate knowledge about advanced technology tools and methodologies relevant to the humanities.

How to Apply: Contact your departmental Grants and Contracts Specialist or Brook Davis (davis@austin.utexas.edu) in Liberal Arts Grants Services and return the Proposal Review Form by February 21.

More Info: https://www.neh.gov/grants/odh/institutes-advanced-topics-in-the-digital-humanities

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Academic Job: Postdoc Fellowships in Social Science of Russia (U. of Wisconsin-Madison)

Deadline for Applications: February 15, 2017

Postdoctoral fellowships in Social Science of Russia at the University of Wisconsin-Madison

Deadline to apply: February 15, 2017

A link to the full announcement in PDF, with information on how to submit applications, is also available here.

The Center for Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia (CREECA) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison invites applications for three post-doctoral research fellowships for social scientists, funded with a grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York. The fellowships will commence in September 2017 and run through August 2018. Fellows are expected to conduct research about Russia in one or more of the five topic areas: 1) Education, labor markets, and inequality; 2) Law and society; 3) Political economy; 4) Identity, place, and migration; and 5) Demographic change. Fellows will be paired with UW-Madison faculty mentors with expertise in the appropriate topic. In addition to conducting research that will lead to scholarly publications, fellows will be expected to present their work in CREECA’s lecture series, to participate actively in the intellectual life of the Center, and to participate in a social science workshop for US and Russian scholars that will take place in summer 2018 (dates TBD).

Eligibility: Applicants must have a PhD (or equivalent degree, such as the kandidat) in hand prior to September 2017, and they must have received the degree no earlier than January 1, 2012. Applicants who have not yet obtained their degree but plan to do so prior to September 2017 must furnish evidence (e.g. in their letters of reference) that they are well on track to have the degree in hand by that date. Doctoral candidates and those holding PhDs or other doctoral degrees from UW-Madison are ineligible.

Base rate (twelve-month salary): $65,000. Fellows will also receive a modest stipend for travel to academic conferences. The fellowship covers and basic health insurance for all fellows. Fellows must be prepared to cover their travel expenses to arrive in Madison for the fellowship. Continue reading “Academic Job: Postdoc Fellowships in Social Science of Russia (U. of Wisconsin-Madison)”

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Travel: Harvard Summer Program (Tbilisi, Georgia)

Deadline for Applications: January 26, 2017

Harvard Summer Program in Tbilisi, Georgia
Dates:  June 19 – August 11, 2017
2017 Faculty:  Professor Julie Buckler, Dr. Veronika Egorova

Advance your Russian-language skills while exploring Georgian culture, history, literature, and film, including Georgia’s longstanding cultural and political relationship with Russia. The ancient capital city of Tbilisi, which is rapidly developing itself for the twenty-first century, offers a distinctive and  fascinating site for urban studies and a guiding theme for your Russian-language learning.  We will undertake small-group fieldwork projects that allow us greater contact with the city and its residents, as well as opportunities to use Russian in real-world situations.  We’ll meet with city experts, writers, artists, preservationists, politicians, and NGOs.  You’ll also take several trips within Georgia – to Mtskheta, Davit Gareja, Gori, Borjomi, Batumi, and Kazbegi — to gain a deeper understanding of the Georgian nation and its regional context. 

Program Structure 

Your studies include intermediate-Russian language courses every weekday and additional sessions two to three times each week, devoted to Tbilisi small-group urban fieldwork projects; Georgian culture, history, literature, film; and Russian literature and culture about the Caucasus. Note: A pre-departure introduction to Georgian language will be available for participants and additional non-credit Georgian language study may be arranged as part of the program in Tbilisi for those desiring to study Georgian. Continue reading “Travel: Harvard Summer Program (Tbilisi, Georgia)”

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