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Deadline: International Osnabrück Summer Institute on the
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<p>We are happy to announce that due to the strong
interest in the 2014 International Osnabrück Summer
Institute on the Cultural Study of the Law: Contested
Properties: Culture, Rights and the Humanities
(University of Osnabrueck, Germany, from August 4-16,
2014) we will offer additional slots for
participation. We have therefore extended the
application deadline until April 6, 2014.</p>
<p>Contested Properties: Culture, Rights and the
Humanities</p>
<p>International Osnabrück Summer Institute on the
Cultural Study of the Law</p>
<p><a href="http://www.osi.uni-osnabrueck.de/"
rel="nofollow">http://www.osi.uni-osnabrueck.de/</a></p>
<p>The fifth International Osnabrück Summer Institute on
the Cultural Study of the Law will be held from August
4 to 16, 2014, at the University of Osnabrück,
Germany. Hosted by the Institute of English and
American Studies (IfAA), the Osnabrück Summer
Institute seeks to bring together advanced graduate,
doctoral, and postdoctoral
students of the humanities and/or the law from around
the world to promote and examine the interdisciplinary
study and research of law and culture.</p>
<p>During the two week program, students will partake in
a unique experience of scholarly collaboration and
exchange through workshops, public lectures, panel
discussions, excursions and a final symposium.
Participating faculty in this year's Summer Institute
include:</p>
<p>* Rosemary J. Coombe (York University, Toronto)</p>
<p>* Helle Porsdam (University of Copenhagen)</p>
<p>* Fiona Macmillan (Birkbeck School of Law, University
of London)</p>
<p>* Karen-Margrethe Simonsen (Aarhus U)</p>
<p>* Joseph Slaughter (Columbia U)</p>
<p>* Leti Volpp (U of California, Berkeley)</p>
<p>with more faculty to be announced in the upcoming
weeks.</p>
<p>The Institute will offer a total of four workshops
for 20-30 international participants (doctoral,
post-doctoral and advanced M.A. – see below for
eligibility) over a two-week period. The first
workshop
will be concerned with basic theories, concepts and
perspectives within the emerging field of cultural
legal studies, focusing specifically on the range and
potential of interdisciplinary studies and approaches.
The remaining three workshops will focus on key areas
of critical inquiry that have been central to the
dynamic development of the field:</p>
<p>* The tripartite relationship between culture,
cultural rights, and the nation state</p>
<p>* The historical development and current debates
about culture as heritage, property and as a resource
and its legal definition and regulation (including
concepts such as copyright, intellectual property and
authorship)</p>
<p>* The cultural presence and representation of the law
and the role of culture in the representation and
dissemination of the concept of rights (e.g. law and
literature, life writing and human rights, visual
culture and rights rhetoric)</p>
<p>The Summer Institute aims at advanced graduate,
doctoral, and postdoctoral
students from various academic fields whose research
interests and projects are situated at the interface
between law and the humanities and who are concerned
with a better understanding of the interdependence of
law and culture.</p>
<p>Even though the Institute strongly invites students
from a broad variety of disciplines and academic
backgrounds, it focuses almost exclusively on
questions and issues related to research done in the
humanities and legal studies.</p>
<p>Doctoral candidates in literature, the law, the arts,
the humanities, and the related social sciences are
invited to apply, as are advanced students pursuing a
J.D. or its equivalent (such as the L.L.B). Young
scholars or junior faculty members who have received a
Ph.D. or corresponding degree in the last five years
are also eligible. While applications by
doctoral/post-doctoral students are prioritized, the
Summer Institute also encourages applications from
advanced Master students about to conclude their
studies and
with a strong interest in interdisciplinary research.
There are openings for 20-30 students to participate
in the Summer Institute.</p>
<p>Due to its international audience, the Summer
Institute will be completely conducted in English. It
does not offer language instruction classes, either in
German or in English.</p>
<p>Applicants should complete the application form on
our website (<a
href="http://www.osi.uni-osnabrueck.de/"
rel="nofollow">http://www.osi.uni-osnabrueck.de/</a>).</p>
<p>Advanced Masters students and graduate students (PhD
and post-doc) interested in taking part in the Summer
Institute should submit their applications no later
than April 6, 2014. Detailed information about the
Institute, the workshops, international faculty,
admission and fees can be found at: <a
href="http://www.osi.uni-osnabrueck.de/"
rel="nofollow">http://www.osi.uni-osnabrueck.de/</a></p>
<p>Please direct all inquiries and questions to Dr.
Sabine N. Meyer, the coordinator of the Osnabrück
Summer
Institute, at <a href="mailto:lawandculture@uos.de"
rel="nofollow">lawandculture@uos.de</a></p>
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