January 2024 – Page 3 – CREEES Professional Resources Forum

November 28, 2023November 28, 2023

Grad Programs: MA and PhD in Russian and Slavic Studies (McGill University)

Deadline (changed): January 6, 2024

Russian and Slavic Studies at McGill invites applications to its MA and PhD programs. As part of the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures, we offer a uniquely multi-cultural and interdisciplinary environment. Our students and faculty are committed to open, culturally informed dialogue among national and across intellectual traditions.

Our faculty specialize in 19^th-21^st century Russian literature and culture, working in such areas as Romanticism and Realism, the novel, Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Chekhov and Nabokov, as well as Soviet and Post-Soviet film and media. We offer seminars in drama, film, folklore, genre theory, the avant-garde, dissent, high Stalinist culture and post-Soviet culture. Our students are invited to explore visual culture, cultural mythology, symbolic geography, and intermediality; they are also encouraged to look to other Slavic, Central and East European cultures.

November 28, 2023November 28, 2023

Call for Papers: Leibniz-Zentrum für Literatur- und Kulturforschung Berlin (ZfL)

Deadline: January 15, 2024

Images of the Ideal. Evald Ilyenkov at 100.

International conference, May 16–17, 2024, Leibniz-Zentrum für Literatur- und Kulturforschung Berlin (ZfL)

Organisation: Zaal Andronikashvili (ZfL Berlin), Isabel Jacobs (Queen Mary U of London), Martin Küpper (Kiel University), and Matthias Schwartz (ZfL Berlin)

Evald Ilyenkov (1924–1979) was one of the most important philosophers of the Soviet era. His philosophical interests included, among others, dialectics and logic, political economy, psychology, cosmology, cybernetics, aesthetics, pedagogy, subjectivity, and personhood. He is particularly known as the philosophical representative of cultural-historical activity theory in Soviet psychology. As a teacher, Ilyenkov aimed to teach his students how (and not what) to think, arguing for a holistic approach that resisted automatization and unquestioned tenets. Long after the demise of the Soviet Union, his radical approach keeps on shaping educational and psychological orientations worldwide.

November 28, 2023November 28, 2023

Summer Program: Politics in a Democracy Under Stress (Bulgaria)

Deadline: January 10, 2024

Join our flagship Summer Academic Program: Politics in a Democracy Under Stress: Bulgaria. The program will be held in June 2024 at AUBG’s campus in Blagoevgrad and in Sofia, Bulgaria.

We created the Politics in a Democracy Under Stress Summer School in cooperation with Georgetown University’s MA in Democracy and Governance. For its inaugural year, we gathered 16 graduate and undergraduate students and faculty members from three leading US institutions, Georgetown University, Princeton University and Washington and Lee University. Building on the successful first iteration, we are happy to invite you to participate in the summer 2024 program as we believe the University of Texas-Austin and the CREEES will benefit greatly from the hands-on experience. The aim is to build a community of academics and experts who are aware of the problems, challenges, and opportunities before transitional democracies in the Balkan region, having built tight relations with local communities, civil society, experts and scholars for future collaborations.

November 10, 2023November 10, 2023

Grad Programs: Slavic, German, and Eurasian Studies (University of Kansas)

Deadline: January 5, 2024

The Department of Slavic, German, and Eurasian Studies at the University of Kansas invites applications to its MA and PhD programs.

We have vibrant graduate programs in Slavic languages, linguistics, literatures, and cultures, with extensive expertise in Bosnian/Croatian/Montenegrin/Serbian, Czech, Polish, Russian, Slovene, and Ukrainian. We also offer courses in Persian and Turkish. MA students can choose between two concentrations: Slavic Languages and Literatures or Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies. PhD students can benefit from our comprehensive program in Russian literature, as well as one of the few full-service Slavic linguistics programs nationally. We also welcome students interested in pursuing a PhD concentration in another literature that the department offers, such as Czech, Polish, Ukrainian, or Bosnian/Croatian/Montenegrin/Serbian.

November 10, 2023November 10, 2023

Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad

Deadline: January 4, 2024

Download File: FY2024 Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad.pdf

The International and Foreign Language Education team is excited to announce the launch of the FY 2024 Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad competition. The Seminars Abroad (SA) program provides short-term study abroad opportunities for groups of U.S. educators in the arts, social sciences, and humanities for the purpose of improving their understanding and knowledge of the peoples and cultures of other countries. Successful applicants will have their in-country expenses provided for, including air transport, meals, and accommodation. This summer we will be hosting a seminar to Finland for K-8 educators, one to Thailand for 9-12 educators, and a seminar to Colombia for postsecondary educators and administrators. The application deadline is January 4, 2024.

November 6, 2023November 6, 2023

Undergraduate Research Symposium (University of Pittsburgh)

Deadline: January 7, 2024

The Undergraduate Research Symposium is an annual event since 2002 designed to provide undergraduate students, from the University of Pittsburgh and other colleges and universities, with advanced research experiences and opportunities to develop presentation skills. The event is open to undergraduates from all majors and institutions who have written a research paper from a social science, humanities, or business perspective focusing on the study of Eastern, Western, or Central Europe, the European Union, Russia, or Central Eurasia.

November 6, 2023November 6, 2023

Acad. Job: Visiting Assistant Professor of Ukrainian Studies (Columbia University)

Deadline: January 15, 2024

Columbia University invites applications for an appointment in Ukrainian studies to be filled at the rank of Visiting Assistant Professor, Visiting Associate Professor, or Visiting Professor in Ukrainian Studies for one semester (fall or spring) in the academic year 2024-2025. Rank commensurate with experience. History is the preferred area of research and teaching specialization, but literary/cultural studies and other areas will also be considered. The successful candidate will be appointed in one of the Humanities or Social Science Departments in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and will teach two courses: a course of broad interest for upper-level undergraduates and a second course for graduate students. Additionally, the successful candidate will be expected to give one public lecture and to participate in the academic life of the University, including as an affiliate of the Harriman Institute.

Review of applications will begin January 15, 2024 and continue until the position is filled.

FOLLOW THIS LINK TO APPLY

November 6, 2023November 6, 2023

New Europe College Fellowships

Deadline: January 12, 2024

New Europe College – Institute for Advanced Study in Bucharest (Romania) launches the annual competition for the 2024/ 2025 NEC Fellowships. Romanian and international scholars at postdoctoral level in all fields of the humanities and social sciences (including law and economics) are invited to apply. Applications (in English, French or German) will be submitted in electronic format only, using the on-line form available at applications.nec.ro.

Please visit https://nec.ro/fellowships/apply-for-a-fellowship/ for a presentation of NEC’s Fellowship programs and offer, and detailed explanations regarding the application process.

October 30, 2023October 30, 2023

CFP: 2024 Midwest Slavic Conference (The Ohio State University)

Deadline: January 26, 2024

2024 Midwest Slavic Conference

April 5-7, 2024

Columbus, OH

The Midwest Slavic Association and The Ohio State University’s (OSU) Center for Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies (CSEEES) are pleased to announce the 2024 Midwest Slavic Conference to be held at OSU in Columbus, OH on April 5-7, 2024. The conference committee invites proposals for papers on all topics related to the Slavic, East European and Eurasian world, particularly those related to the theme of Cold Wars past and present. The impact of Cold War-era tensions can still be felt in many parts of Eastern Europe and Eurasia and the effects continue to shape political and social landscapes. We welcome papers that will examine the ways in which the Cold War has influenced political ideologies, relationships with the West, and ongoing conflicts and pressures in the region. The conference theme will provide students and scholars with the opportunity to discuss these complex political and social dynamics.

October 12, 2023October 12, 2023

CFP: American Hungarian Educators Association Conference

Deadline: January 15, 2024

Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ USA, May 2- 4, 2024

The American Hungarian Educators Association (AHEA) will hold its 48th Annual Conference in person at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA. We welcome participation by academics, independent scholars, and graduate students interested in Hungarian culture, history, literature, linguistics, sociology, anthropology, political science, education, folklore, fine arts, music, and other related disciplines.

This year’s conference theme is: Reimagining Boundaries: Hungary and Hungarians in a Global Context