Fw: Europe-Asia Lecture Competition 1999

[Andrew Jameson]

Address replies to J. Loewenhardt please.
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> From: John Lowenhardt <J.Lowenhardt at socsci.gla.ac.uk>
> To: russian-studies at mailbase.ac.uk
> Subject: Europe-Asia Lecture Competition 1999
> Date: 05 October 1998 14:26
>
> ANNUAL EUROPE-ASIA LECTURE COMPETITION 1999
>
> The Institute of Russian and East European Studies at the University of
> Glasgow (IREES, Scotland, UK) and the International Institute of Social
> History (IISH, Amsterdam, The Netherlands) invite submissions for the second
>
> ANNUAL EUROPE-ASIA LECTURE
>
> to be delivered in early May 1999 in both Amsterdam and Glasgow. The name
> of the lecture refers to Europe-Asia Studies, formerly Soviet Studies, the
> main international journal in the field of Russian, Central and East
> European studies, which is edited at the Glasgow Institute. The lecture
> will subsequently be published in the journal.
>
> The goal of the lecture is to spot young and particularly promising
> researchers in the field of Central and East European studies (social
> scientists and historians) working in these countries and to present them
> to the world-wide academic community involved in 'transition studies' and
> history.
>
> In the 1998 competition 32 proposals from applicants in 8 East Central
> European countries were considered by the jury; the competition was won by
> Oleg Kharkhordin of the European University at St. Petersburg, who spoke on
> 'Civil Society and Orthodox Christianity'. His lecture was published in the
> September 1998 issue of Europe-Asia Studies.
>
> IREES and IISH are inviting young scholars (approximately 28 to 40 years)
> educated and resident in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe
> (including the Baltic states, Russia and other CIS countries) to submit a
> Draft Lecture no longer than 2.000 words that is to be the basis for the
> lecture. This Draft Lecture can be a summary of recent work and should
> particularly highlight creative research tools or techniques, new theory or
> creative use of archival material by the applicant.
>
> Since at both institutes the lecture will be presented in English, the
> applicant has to have a good command of spoken English.
>
> The author of the winning application will be invited to deliver the
> lecture in Amsterdam and Glasgow and will stay in each city for three days;
> travel and accommodation expenses will be met by the institutes.
>
> Applications for the first Europe-Asia Studies Lecture are to include the
> Draft Lecture, a one-page curriculum vitae including date of birth, a full
> list of publications of the applicant (each in 3 copies) and his or her
> mailing address, preferably including e-mail and fax number. They are to be
> sent to:
>
> Professor John Lvwenhardt
> Institute of Russian and East European Studies
> The University of Glasgow
> 29 Bute Gardens, Glasgow G12 8RS, Scotland, UK
>
> Applications sent by fax or e-mail will not be accepted. The deadline for
> applications is 1 January 1999. The winning applicant will be informed by
> 15 February 1999.
>
> http://www.gla.ac.uk/Acad/IREES/