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<b>Decolonization Seminar Applications Due</b>
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<td>The National History Center is now accepting applications
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early-career scholars to participate in the sixth international summer
seminar on decolonization, which will be held for four weeks, from
Sunday, July 10, through Saturday, August 6, 2011, in Washington, D.C.
The seminar is funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and takes
place at the Library of Congress.<br>
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The application deadline is November 1, 2010 and due via email at the
following address: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:decol2011apply@nationalhistorycenter.org">decol2011apply@nationalhistorycenter.org</a><br>
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More information on the seminar and application process available here:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://nationalhistorycenter.org/2011decolonizationapplications/seminardetails2011/">http://nationalhistorycenter.org/2011decolonizationapplications/seminardetails2011/</a><br>
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As in the previous five seminars in the series, fifteen participating
historians will engage in the common pursuit of knowledge about various
dimensions of 20th-century decolonization in Asia, Africa, and the
Caribbean. The seminar is an opportunity for the participants to pursue
research at the Library of Congress, the National Archives, and other
repositories of historical research materials in Washington, D.C., on
projects within the overarching theme of decolonization. At the end of
the four weeks, participants produce a draft article or book chapter
during their four weeks.<br>
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The participants are 15 historians studying various aspects of the
process of decolonization. Applicants should have either a recent PhD
and be at the beginning of their careers or be advanced PhD students
who are nearing completion of their dissertations. Each participant
receives the cost of an economy roundtrip airfare to Washington, D.C.,
housing for the duration of the seminar, and a stipend to cover per
diem expenses. Those selected understand that they will actively
participate in the seminar, including all required meetings and events,
for its entire duration. The seminar makes an effort to include
historians from the United States and abroad. Participants selected for
the seminar commit themselves to actively participating in that seminar
for its entire duration. They must make their own arrangements to
obtain the necessary U.S. visas; the National History Center provides
any documentation that may be required.<br>
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Wm. Roger Louis, Kerr Professor of English History and Culture at the
University of Texas at Austin directs the seminar. Other seminar
leaders include John Darwin (Univ. of Oxford), Philippa Levine (Univ.
of Texas at Austin), Jason Parker (Texas A & M Univ.), and
Pillarisetti Sudhir (AHA).<br>
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Please note that all the academic activities (including discussions and
written work) will be in English. Applicants must, therefore, be fluent
in English.<br>
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Miriam Cunningham
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Assistant Director
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400 A Street, SE
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Washington, DC 20003
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(202) 544-2422 ext 103<br>
Email: <a href="mailto:mcunningham@historians.org">mcunningham@historians.org</a><br>
Visit the website at <a
href="http://nationalhistorycenter.org/call-for-applications-for-the-2011-decolonization-seminar/">http://nationalhistorycenter.org/call-for-applications-for-the-2011-decolonization-seminar/</a></td>
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