Hello, everyone. My colleague Barton Byg will be hosting a four-week NEH
summer institute this year at the University of Massachusetts Amherst
and has asked me to help spread the word to folks who might be
interested in participating. The institute is titled "Culture in the
Cold War: East German Art, Music, and
Film," and the deadline for applications is coming up very soon. Please
see the announcement below for more information. If you have any
questions and/or wish to apply, please contact Barton directly at
[log in to unmask] Thanks so much.
--Marty Norden
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Martin F. Norden
Professor, Department of Communication
N320 Integrative Learning Center norden(at)comm.umass.edu
University of Massachusetts Amherst fax: 413 545-6550
Amherst, MA 01003 USA vox: 413 545-0598
Home page: http://people.umass.edu/norden
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
--
NEH SUMMER INSTITUTE | JUNE 17-JULY 14, 2018
--
CULTURE IN THE COLD WAR: EAST GERMAN ART, MUSIC, AND FILM
This four-week NEH Summer Institute for College and University Teachers
will explore the role of the visual arts, music and film in socialist
modernity. Selected topics—such as censorship and artistic freedom, the
role of the state and surveillance, and race and gender in art and
politics—present a compelling historical perspective on issues being
raised in classrooms today. Held at UMass Amherst, the
inter-disciplinary program will break new ground in the study of culture
during the Cold War, applying a sustained examination of the role of
arts and artists to the case of East Germany. (NB: German language
skills are not required.)
At the Institute, participants will:
* Focus on learning and teaching about culture in the Cold War in
dynamic seminar discussions
* Compare canonical and new approaches in art history, musicology, and
German and film studies
* Critically assess a wide selection of primary and secondary materials
for teaching
* Build lasting communities of inquiry and develop future projects
Faculty: Skyler Arndt-Briggs and Barton Byg (co-directors, UMass
Amherst), Seán Allan (St Andrews), Joy Calico (Vanderbilt), April Eisman
(Iowa State), Elaine Kelly (Edinburgh) and Johanna Yunker (UMass).
Participants will comprise a robust mix of college and university
teachers in multiple disciplines, including film studies, art history,
musicology, German studies, history, performance studies, and library,
museum and archival studies. Contingent faculty, independent scholars
and advanced graduate students are welcome to apply, as are
professionals working in cultural institutions, archives, and libraries.
The application deadline for NEH summer programs is March 1, 2018.
Participants receive a stipend of $3,300 to help cover costs, and must
be US citizens or have resided in the U.S. since March 1, 2015. See:
www.cultureinthecoldwar.com. Questions: [log in to unmask]
----
Screen-L is sponsored by the Telecommunication & Film Dept., the
University of Alabama: http://www.tcf.ua.edu
|
