two training workshops for junior scholars, U Illinois, June 2006
Lynda Park
lypark at UIUC.EDU
Wed Jan 11 15:54:56 UTC 2006
Please post. Thank you.
The Russian, East European and Eurasian Center, University of Illinois,
Urbana-Champaign, announces two summer training workshops for junior
scholars as part of the 2006 Summer Research Laboratory.
1. RussianJewish Studies Training Workshop for Junior Scholars
From the Pale to Moscow: Russian-Jewish and Soviet-Yiddish Studies
June 1216, 2006
2. Balkan Studies Training Workshop for Junior Scholars
"Building Balkan Studies: Integrating Multidisciplinary Perspectives"
June 20 - 22, 2006
For more information see
<http://www.reec.uiuc.edu/srl/srl.html>www.reec.uiuc.edu/srl/srl.html
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1. From the Pale to Moscow: Russian-Jewish and Soviet-Yiddish Studies, "
June 1216, 2006
Workshop Moderators
Gennady Estraikh, Visiting Associate Professor, Jewish Studies, New York
University
Harriet Murav, Professor and Head, Department of Slavic Languages and
Literatures, University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign
David Shneer, Director, Center for Judaic Studies; Associate Professor,
Department of History, University of Denver
Workshop Goals
The goal of this five-day workshop is to bring together advanced graduate
students, junior faculty, and professionals who work in various disciplines
on RussianJewishSovietYiddish studies (with a primary focus on the
20th21st century) to discuss their research and current issues in the
field. The increase in publication in this field in recent years, the
opening of new faculty positions, the discovery of new archival materials,
and shifts in basic conceptual paradigms in humanities and social sciences
have created new opportunities for scholarly research. However, rarely do
scholars have the opportunity to exchange their ideas in a forum that is
devoted exclusively to RussianJewish studies and brings together an array
of multidisciplinary theoretical and methodological approaches to issues
and questions in the field.
This workshop will provide scholars with an opportunity to present their
work on topics including, but not limited to:
* Language in conflict: Hebrew and Yiddish in the Soviet Union; Russian
as a language of Russian-Jewish culture; language policy and culture
* Re-assessing ethnicity, nationality, religion, and citizenship as
categories of analysis in RussianJewish studies; the viability of models
of multi-linguistic, multi-ethnic identity in the Soviet and post-Soviet era
* The contribution of current critical theory and cultural studies
approaches to Russian-Jewish studies: post-colonial studies, post-socialist
studies, gender, sexuality, the body, trauma
* Historicizing the shift away from state and society approaches
* Approaching anti-Semitism and interethnic conflict as cultural
phenomena and/or state policies
* Holocaust studies; genocide studies
* The cultural turn: literature and other forms of cultural production,
including visual culture, film, photography, and theater; revisiting the
question of socialist realism
* Frames of reference: 1917, 1938, 1952, 1991 how the use of these
dates shapes the analysis of history, culture, and identity
Workshop Format
Workshop sessions will be devoted to a discussion of the participants
research; investigation of current literature and paradigms; and a
presentation of scholarly resources, including relevant databases by staff
specialists from the Slavic and East European Library. Time will also be
available for research in the UI Libraryone of the largest Slavic and East
European collections in the U.S. Participants may stay beyond the workshop
dates to conduct individual research.
2. "Building Balkan Studies: Integrating Multidisciplinary Perspectives,"
June 20-22, 2006
Moderator
Gerald Creed (Professor of Anthropology, CUNY)
Workshop Goals and Themes
The workshop is part of the
<http://www.reec.uiuc.edu/srl/SRL2006/../srl.html>Summer Research Lab. The
central aim of this three-day workshop is to bring together doctoral
students and junior faculty who focus on the modern Balkans in various
disciplines to discuss their work and issues in the field. Although massive
political change and the Yugoslav wars regularly put the region on the
front page of major newspapers throughout the 1990s, Balkan studies is
still a relatively underrepresented field. The workshop objectives, then,
are to foster a supportive network of colleagues involved in this field and
to explore recent research paradigms and resources. The workshop provides a
superb forum in which to investigate a variety of pressing issues,
including, but not limited to, the following:
state formation and democratization
privatization and the creation of new market economies
ethnopolitics and the civil rights of minorities
law reform, the writing of new legal codes, and rethinking intellectual
property rights
human security (terrorism, trafficking of women and children, organized
crime syndicates)
demographic movement (displaced peoples, diasporic formations,
refugees, guest workers)
the culture of socialism and postsocialism
education (rewriting of curricula; establishment of new institutions
for higher learning)
popular culture and contemporary society (entertainment industry,
especially music and film)
the arts, social change, and postsocialist identity (literature, fine
arts, architecture)
the changing position of Balkan states vis á vis the EU, the US,
Russia, and the Middle East
Islam in Europe (architectural restoration, revival of Sufism, renewal
of worship practices)
gender, especially changing roles and images of women in society.
Workshop Format
Workshop sessions will be devoted to a discussion of the participants
research; investigation of current literature and paradigms; and a
presentation of scholarly resources, including relevant databases by staff
specialists from the Slavic and East European Library. Time will also be
available for research in the UI Libraryone of the largest Slavic and East
European collections in the U.S. Participants may stay beyond the workshop
dates to conduct individual research.
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Eligibility
The workshops are open to doctoral students and junior faculty in any
discipline and professionals who specialize in the workshop-related areas.
To be eligible for the workshop housing and travel grants, which are funded
by a Title VIII grant from the State Department, participating scholars
must be US citizens/permanent residents and must state the policy relevance
(broadly defined) of their research in the application. Very limited
housing grants may be available for international scholars. Those who are
not eligible for financial support may take part in the workshop at their
own expense, if selected and pending space availability.
Housing and Travel Grants
Participants who are eligible for the workshop may also apply for
additional research housing grants a total of up to 14 days for graduate
students; 8 for all others. Graduate students (US citizens/permanent
residents only) may also apply for domestic travel grants of up to $200.
Deadline
15 April 2006 for U.S. citizen/permanent resident applications
1 April 2006 for international applications (limited housing grant only)
Application
All participants are considered Summer Research Lab associates and must
submit a Summer Lab application and registration fee (submit fee upon
acceptance). To apply, applicants must submit a one- to two-page research
proposal that includes a statement clearly indicating the policy relevance
of the proposed research. For more information on this issue please click
on "<http://www.reec.uiuc.edu/srl/SRL2006/proposal.html>proposal
<http://www.reec.uiuc.edu/srl/SRL2006/proposal.html>information" in the
side bar of the website below. Workshop space is limited.
To download an application form go to
<http://www.reec.uiuc.edu/srl/srl.html>www.reec.uiuc.edu/srl/srl.html and
click on how to apply in the navigation bar. To request a paper
application form contact:
Summer Research Lab
Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
104 International Studies Building
910 S. Fifth Street
Champaign, IL 61820
(217) 333-1244; fax (217) 333-1582
<mailto:reec at uiuc.edu>reec at uiuc.edu
www.reec.uiuc.edu
Lynda Y. Park, Assistant Director
Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center
University of Illinois
104 International Studies Building, MC-487
910 South Fifth Street
Champaign, IL 61820
(217) 333-6022, 333-1244; fax (217) 333-1582
lypark at uiuc.edu
http://www.reec.uiuc.edu
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