Summer Institute of Belarusian Studies: Application deadline extended
Curt Woolhiser
cwoolhis at GMAIL.COM
Wed Mar 26 01:00:11 UTC 2014
Application deadline: April 15
3rd International Summer Institute of Belarusian Studies
Hajnówka, Poland
July 6-August 3, 2014
Dr. Maria Paula Survilla, Executive Director of the Center for Belarusian
Studies at Southwestern College (Winfield, KS) invites undergraduate
and graduate students to participate in the Center’s 3rd International
Summer Institute of Belarusian Studies from July 6 to August 3, 2014.
The program, co-sponsored by the Belarusian Historical Society
(Białystok, Poland), will be held at the Belarusian Cultural Center
and Belarusian Lyceum in the town of Hajnówka, located in the
Podlasie region of northeastern Poland, an area of great natural
beauty and home to Poland’s sizable ethnic Belarusian population
—an ideal setting for the study of Belarusian language, history,
society, and culture, as well as for the study of a broad range of
issues relating to cultural diversity and minorities policies in the
EU. Ambassador (retired) David H. Swartz will serve as the Summer
School’s Program Director. Amb. Swartz was the first U.S. ambassador
to Belarus. His career also included service as Dean of the School
of Language Studies at the U.S. Department of State.
PROGRAM
Coursework will include intensive Belarusian language instruction
(beginning and intermediate levels and individual advanced-level
tutorials) and lectures in English and Belarusian on Belarusian
history, literature, contemporary politics and society. The program
will also include a regional studies component, with lectures and
events focusing on the history, culture and current status of the
Belarusian minority in Poland, as well as of the Podlasie region’s
other ethnic groups, including Poles, Jews, Tatars, Lithuanians, and
Russian Old Believers.
FACULTY
The Summer Institute faculty will include instructors from Białystok
University and the Belarusian Lyceum in Hajnówka, as well as visiting
instructors from a number of Belarusian universities. Additional guest
lectures on Belarusian history, politics, society and culture will be
given by leading researchers in the field of Belarusian studies from
Europe and North America.
ACCOMMODATIONS
Participants will have a choice of hotel accommodations or homestays
with Belarusian-speaking families in Hajnówka.
CULTURAL PROGRAM
Coursework will be supplemented by a rich and diverse cultural
program, including visits to local Belarusian cultural organizations
and media outlets, meetings with visiting Belarusian writers and artists,
films, concerts, and excursions to important sites related to
Belarusian culture and the other cultures of the Podlasie region: the
city of Białystok, the recently restored Orthodox monastery and Museum
of Icons in Supraśl, the Białowieża (Biełavieža) National Park (the
largest and ecologically most diverse remnant of the primeval forests
of the Northern European plain), the historic town of Bielsk Podlaski,
the Holy Mountain of Grabarka (the most important Eastern Orthodox
pilgrimage site in Poland), the 17th-century Great Synagogue in
Tykocin, the Tatar mosque in Kruszyniany, and the Borderland Center in
Sejny, a unique institution dedicated to preserving the rich
multicultural heritage of the borderland region and promoting dialogue
and mutual understanding between its many ethnic groups and cultures.
In mid-July students will also have the opportunity to attend
Basovišča, the annual festival of Belarusian rock music organized by
the Belarusian Students’ Association in the town of Gródek (Haradok)
east of Białystok.
OPTIONAL TOUR OF BELARUS AND LITHUANIA
At the end of the program, from August 7-19, students will have the
option of traveling to Belarus on a guided tour including Hrodna,
Słonim, Navahrudak, Mir, Niaśviž, Minsk, Połack, Viciebsk, Mahiloŭ,
Pinsk and Brest. The trip will end with a visit to the Lithuanian
capital Vilnius, including important sites related to the history of
the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the modern Belarusian national
movement.
PROGRAM FEES
The program cost is $4200. This covers:
· 4 hours of graduate credit in Belarusian language/area studies;
· Room and board at the Hajnówka site (homestay or hotel
accommodations);
· On-site expenses for program-related excursions.
Financial aid may be available based on demonstrated need.
Travel expenses from/to the U.S. to Hajnówka are additional.
The cost of the optional tour of Belarus and eastern Lithuania at
the end of the program will be announced as details become available.
Application Deadline: April 15, 2014
CONTACTS
For further information and application materials, please visit the CBS
website
(http://belarusiancenter.org/?page_id=455) or contact the Program
Director,
Amb. David Swartz (david.swartz at sckans.edu) and/or Associate Program
Director,
Dr. Curt Woolhiser (Brandeis University): cwoolhis at brandeis.edu.
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