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PERSPECTIVES ON LOS ANGELES: NARRATIVES, IMAGES, HISTORY
The Getty Center for the History of Art and the Humanities
1996?1997 Residential Scholar Program
The Getty Center for the History of Art and the Humanities is dedicated to
advanced research in the history of art, broadly defined as an integral
part of human history and society. It is the aim of the Center to cross the
traditional boundaries imposed on academic institutions by bringing
together international scholars to reexamine the meaning of art and
artifacts and to reassess their importance within the full scope of the
humanities and social sciences. The Center's resources for scholarship
are multidisciplinary in scope and include books, manuscripts, prints,
drawings, documents, and photographs with a particular focus on the
history of visual arts in Western civilization.
The Center's Scholars and Seminars Program provides support for
predoctoral and postdoctoral scholars, as well as established scholars
and artists, whose areas of research complement the institution's
programs and resources. The Center's 1996?1997 residential scholar
program, Perspectives on Los Angeles: Narratives, Images, History, will
be dedicated to research on Los Angeles and Southern California.
Potential areas for exploration within the context of this program include
not only traditional forms of artistic and cultural expression, such as
painting, sculpture, and architecture, but journalism, photography, film,
literature, the book arts, performance, urban studies, and all forms of
popular and mass culture?each viewed in relationship to the ecologies,
historical conditions, communities, and institutions that affected their
development. Research is understood in broad and inclusive terms that
embrace the pursuits of scholars, artists, and cultural workers.
"Perspectives on Los Angeles: Narratives, Images, History" is also open
to comparative projects that view Los Angeles and the various
phenomena that characterize its history and representation in
relationship to other hemispheric and global sites. Scholars in residence
during the 1996?1997 year will have an opportunity to participate in a
number of corollary programs developed by the Center on issues of
identity, community, and public culture, as well as preservation, resource
development, and the comparative study of cities in the Americas at the
turn of the century.
While some scholars will be invited to participate, in accordance with the
traditional practice of the program, the Center will also open the program
on an experimental basis to an application process during the 1996?1997
year. The Center solicits research proposals on all aspects of the
artistic, cultural, social, economic, and political history of Los Angeles.
Proposals must meet the interdisciplinary mission of the institution as
stated above, and they must demonstrate how the intended research will
benefit from specific resource materials located in Los Angeles and
Southern California.
Researchers may apply in any of the following categories: Predoctoral
or Postdoctoral Fellow, Getty Scholar, or Visiting Scholar (please see
"Eligibility," below, for definations of each classification). As the Center's
Scholar Program is a residential study program, applicants residing
outside the Los Angeles area will have programmatic priority; however,
some space will be designated for applicants from Los Angeles.
The 1996?97 Scholars and Seminars Program will be a transitional year
for the Getty Center for the History of Art and the Humanities as it
prepares to move to its new location?a hillside campus of facilities in
support of the arts designed by architect Richard Meier. Due to the
complexity of the move, the resources of the Center will only be available
for use through March 15, 1997. Resources located at other institutions
in Los Angeles will be available throughout the scholar year, pending the
Center's negotiations with area institutions. All 1996?97 Predoctoral
Fellows, Postdoctoral Fellows, Getty Scholars and Visiting Scholars will
be provided with offices at the Center, computers, and administrative
support from September 15, 1996 through May 15, 1997.
ELIGIBILITY
Researchers may apply to the Center's residential scholar program in
one of the following categories:
Predoctoral Fellow?Candidates for a doctoral degree who have passed
their qualifying exams, plan to complete their dissertations during the
award year, and whose projects meet the program criteria.
Postdoctoral Fellow?Recipients of a doctoral degree awarded since
December 1992, who are rewriting their dissertations for publication, and
whose projects meet the program criteria.
Getty Scholar?Researchers who have attained distinction in their fields
of creative endeavor, demonstrated through an established record of
original and interdisciplinary achievement, and whose research
proposals meet the program criteria.
Visiting Scholar?Researchers at various stages in their careers who
have attained or demonstrate promise of attaining distinction in their fields
of creative endeavor, and whose research proposals meet the program
criteria.
TERMS
Predoctoral Fellows? A Fellowship stipend of $18,000 is awarded for
the period beginning September 15, 1996, and ending May 15, 1997.
Health benefits are provided. Funds up to a maximum of $4,000 are
awarded as required for relocation or a housing subsidy. All Fellows
spend the academic year in residence at the Center. Fellowships are
non-renewable.
Postdoctoral Fellows? A Fellowship stipend of $22,000 is awarded for
the period beginning September 15, 1996, and ending May 15, 1997.
Health benefits are provided. Funds up to a maximum of $4,000 are
awarded as required for relocation or a housing subsidy. All Fellows
spend the academic year in residence at the Center. Fellowships are
non-renewable.
Getty Scholars? A stipend equivalent to the applicant's current salary,
calculated at the academic base, pro-rated for the award period up to a
maximum of $75,000 for an academic year. Once the award has been
granted, recipients must provide a letter of verification from their home
institution regarding base pay and percentage of pay provided by that
institution during the grant year. The grant includes health benefits,
study, an apartment, and a research assistant. All Getty Scholars spend
their term in residence at the Center. Scholars can select either a full
academic year (September 15, 1996 - May 15, 1997) or half terms of
four months in either the fall or spring.
Visiting Scholars? Visiting Scholars may choose from stays of one to
three months, in full month periods beginning the 15th of each month from
September 15, 1996 through March 15, 1997. Priority will be given to
those requesting two- or three-month residencies. The grant includes a
study, an apartment, and limited research assistance. All Visiting
Scholars spend their terms in residence at the Center. The following
Visiting Scholar grants are offered:
$2,000/month?Early-career professionals or Assistant Professor
equivalent
$3,000/month?Mid-career professionals or Associate Professor
equivalent
$4,000/month?Senior-level professionals or Full Professor equivalent
APPLICATION MATERIALS AND DEADLINES
All application materials listed below must arrive at the Center by
December 1, 1995. (Materials arriving at the Center after that date will
not be considered.)
Application materials will not be returned.
Only original application materials will be considered. The Center cannot
accept materials that are faxed or sent electronically.
Application Form? An application form must be completed and signed.
Curriculum Vitae?Each application must be accompanied by a full
curriculum vitae. Resumes should include education, honors, grants and
awards, languages, professional experience and activities, and
publications or other relevant creative accomplishments.
Project Proposal? Each application must also include a three-page
(one-thousand-word) description of the applicant's proposed research.
The description should include: (1) a brief statement about the
innovative and interdisciplinary nature of the research, (2) a description
of how this proposal relates to the applicant's past and future research,
(3) an assessment of the value of specific local resources that will
advance the applicant's inquiry (please be specific about collections and
individuals), (4) the relevance of the research to the Center's mission
and to "Perspectives on Los Angeles: Narratives, Images, History."
References? Each applicant must include the names, addresses and
telephone numbers of five persons who are able to comment on the
applicant's ability to make original contributions in the applicable field of
research.
Confirmation Letter? Predoctoral and Postdoctoral applicants only
Predoctoral applicants must submit a letter from their academic institution
confirming that they have passed their qualifying exams and have been
advanced to candidacy.
Postdoctoral applicants must submit confirmation from their academic
institution that the doctorate has been awarded.
PROCEDURE FOR FINALISTS
Following a review of all application materials, the Center will invite
selected candidates to submit further materials as finalists. Candidates
who are advanced to this stage will be contacted via telephone between
December 15, 1995 and January 1, 1996.
Finalists should be prepared to have the following supplementary
materials arrive at the Center no later than January 31, 1996. (Materials
arriving at the Center after that date will not be considered.)
Final Proposal?The final review provides candidates with an opportunity
to expand and document the four sections of their preliminary proposals.
The maximum length of the final proposal should not exceed 7,500
words. Special attention should be given to the description of local
collections and resources that will be of direct benefit to the candidate's
research.
Writing Samples? Candidates are welcome to submit up to a maximum of
three publications or examples of research (articles, book chapters, or
samples of written or creative work) that represent the candidate's
methodological concerns.
Letters of Recommendation? Candidates must submit three confidential
letters of recommendation from colleagues who are able to comment on
the applicant's ability to make original contributions in the applicable field
of research.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Send application materials to: 1996-97 Scholar Year, The Scholars and
Seminars Program, The Getty Center for the History of Art and the
Humanities, 401 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 700, Santa Monica, CA 90401-1455
USA
Further inquiries (including requests for application forms) may be sent to
the above address or directed to: (310)458-9811 x6000 (telephone),
(310)395-1515 (facsimile), [log in to unmask] (email)
For information about nonresidential Postdoctoral Fellowships in the
history of art and the humanities, please contact: The Getty Grant
Program, 401 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 1000, Santa Monica, CA 90401-1455
USA, (310)393-4244.
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