Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 18:27:45 +0200 From: Anne von der Heiden <anne.vonderheiden@kwi-nrw.de> Subject: please circulate To: cddc@vt.edu Reply-to: Anne von der Heiden <anne.vonderheiden@kwi-nrw.de> Organization: KWI X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2919.6600
The Kulturwissenschaftliches Institut<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />
im Wissenschaftszentrum des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen,
an international Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities,
hereby announces the
International Award for Advanced Research in the Humanities
of North Rhine-Westphalia
The International Award for Advanced Research in the Humanities of North Rhine-Westphalia supports international research in the field of the Humanities and the interdisciplinary debates about its basic research questions, methodological approaches and interpretive strategies. The Award will honour an exceptional and innovative research project that focuses on foundational problems of modern societies and cultures.
The Kulturwissenschaftliches Institut (Essen, Germany) invites scholars throughout the world involved in any discipline related to the humanities, social sciences and cultural studies to apply for the Award with suggestions for research projects. A renowned jury will examine the applications and select the Award-winner. The Award will then be granted by the Federal Prime Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia. The Award includes a budget of DM 1,000,000.- to finance the Award-winner s position at the Kulturwissenschaftliches Institut and the on-going activities of a research group that is to be selected by the Award-winner and to be established at the Kulturwissenschaftliches Institut in Essen for a period of two years as from the 1st of April, 2002.
The Award-winner and the members of his/her research group are accommodated at the Institute in Essen for this time period. The Institute offers housing as well as a library and other research services. Located in the center of Essen and in the direct neighbourhood of other cultural centers such as Cologne and Düsseldorf, the Institute provides manifold opportunities fur cultural and academic exchange.
Interested scholars are asked to send their application and research proposal to the President of the Kulturwissenschaftliches Institut, Professor Dr. Jörn Rüsen, Goethestrasse 31, 45128 Essen, Germany by July 31st, 2001. The application should include a half-page abstract, a ten page outline of the research project, and an academic CV of the applicant. It should also include a list of possible members of the research group, proposals for conferences and workshops connected with the project, and an outline of the research schedule. For further information please contact the Institute s academic manager, Dr. Norbert Jegelka (tel. +49 / 201 / 72 04 ext. 161; fax: +49 / 201 / 72 04 ext. 111) or visit the Institute s website: <http://www.kwi-nrw.de>http://www.kwi-nrw.de
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Anne von der Heiden Assistentin von Prof. Dr. Slavoj Zizek Kulturwissenschaftliches Institut NRW Goethestr. 31 D - 45128 Essen Tel. +49-201-7204-255 Fax. +49-201-7204-111
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