FELLOWSHIP IN AGE STUDIES ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION FELLOWSHIPS IN THE HUMANITIES 1997 - 1998 CENTER FOR TWENTIETH CENTURY STUDIES UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - MILWAUKEE The Center for Twentieth Century Studies at the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee offers two fellowships for the 1997 - 98 academic year for scholars in the humanities to pursue research in age studies in the general context of the theory and criticism of difference. We encourage research proposals that engage issues of the representation and self-representation of age in texts (literary, media, theoretical) and their contexts (social, political, historical, psychological), as well as proposals that seek to study how the discourse of age, which is based on the largely unexamined binary of young and old, is itself produced; Theories of generations, of autobiography and biography, and of gender are all at stake, as in the production of age theory itself. Our focus is on the later years of the life course but is not limited to it. We encourage applications from scholars outside the United States, especially those who will be working on issues of age in terms of global culture. Fellows will receive a stipend of $35,000; additional support is available to help defray the costs of health insurance. Applicants are encouraged to seek matching support from their home institutions. Fellowships are limited to postdoctoral applicants (Ph.D or equivalent). APPLICANTS MUST INCLUDE FOUR COPIES OF THE FOLLOWING: 1). A proposal of eight pages (double spaced) describing a well defined topic of research in age studies. 2). A curriculum vitae. 3). Offprints of two articles or recently completed manuscripts. *Applicants should arrange for three letters of recommendation to be sent directly to the Center. Inquiries and application materials should be addressed to: Kathleen Woodward Director and Professor of English Center for Twentieth Century Studies University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee P.O. Box 413 Milwaukee, WI 53201 USA Web: http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/20th **COMPLETED APPLICATIONS AND ALL REFERENCE MATERIALS ARE DUE DECEMBER 1, 1996. We regret that we cannot accept faxed applications. Awards will be announced by mid February. ******************************* Clint Yoby mailto:[log in to unmask] TCF Dept/University of Alabama "Life could slip away in absent minded numbness I'm only saying this 'cuz I wish for the best When you stay in self-incarceration I think it's such a shame. Don't stay home..." - 311 ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]