Summer School for Belarusian Studies

[curt fredric woolhiser]

Pavazhanyja SEELANGoucy!

The following announcement about the Summer School for Belarusian Studies
appeared in the December 1998 issue of "Kantakty i dyjalohi," the monthly
bulletin of the International Association for Belarusian Studies. The
program, although somewhat shorter this year than in the past, promises to
be particularly interesting (to say the least!) in light of recent events
in the country.


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THE SUMMER SCHOOL FOR BELARUSIAN STUDIES at Belarusian State University
would like to inform you of the resumption of its activities and to invite
you to its Fourth Summer Seminar (July 5-19th, 1999) for foreign Slavists,
Belarusianists and all others who are interested in Belarusian language,
literature, history and culture.

OUR COURSES are designed for specialists and employees of academic and
educational institutions, students, writers, translators, journalists and
other individuals who would like to improve their knowledge of Belarusian
philology, history and area studies.

THE GOAL of the seminar is to teach the Belarusian language and to deepen
participants' knowledge of Belarusian culture, history and literature.

        THE SEMINAR INCLUDES:

        a) language classes for beginning and intermediate students
        b) practical courses on linguistic text analysis for advanced-level
           students;
        c) lectures on linguistics, literary studies, ethnology,
           ethnolinguistics and cultural studies;
        d) in accordance with the wishes of the students, individual
           consultations with Belarusian scholars (in your application
           please indicate the general topic for consultations);
        e) a round table discussion held in conjunction with the International
           Association for Belarusian Studies.

HOW TO APPLY. Letters of application for participation in the seminar
should be sent to the office of the Director of the School for Belarusian
Studies, indicating your full name, country of residence, educational
background, place of work or study, and level of language knowledge (for
level 3, please indicate the topic for individual consultations).
Notification of acceptance will be sent by the Office of the Director in
April, 1999.

FEES for tuition, room and board are $100 (US), or $50 (US) for students.
Housing will be available at either student dormitories or hotels. Some fee
scholarships will be awarded.

EXCURSIONS AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES. The seminar program includes excursions
to historical sites in Minsk and other parts of Belarus, visits to museums
and other cultural institutions in the city and in other parts of the
country, and meetings with prominent figures in Belarusian culture, the
arts and the scholarly community.



OUR ADDRESS:

        Shkola belarusistyki
        Filalahichny fakultet BDU
        vul. K. Marksa, 31
        220050, Minsk BELARUS'

        tel./fax: (017) 222 34 21; tel. (017) 222 31 42


                                Director of the School
                                for Belarusian Studies

                                L. I. Liameshka
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Curt F. Woolhiser
Dept. of Slavic Languages
and Literatures
Calhoun 415
University of Texas
Austin, TX 78713-7217 USA

Tel. (512) 471-3607
Fax: (512) 471-6710
Email: cfwoolhiser at mail.utexas.edu
Slavic Department Home Page:
http://www.dla.utexas.edu/depts/slavic/
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