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Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2002 08:37:38 +0100
From: Georges Khalil <khalil@WIKO-BERLIN.DE>

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

3 FELLOWSHIPS FOR POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHERS

The Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin’s Working Group Modernity and Islam
invites scholars to apply for three postdoctoral fellowships for the
project

JEWISH AND ISLAMIC HERMENEUTICS AS CULTURAL CRITIQUE.

This project, led by Dr. Almut Sh. Bruckstein (Freie Universität Berlin)

and Dr. Navid Kermani (Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin), will devise
building blocks for the comparative hermeneutics of Jewish, Muslim, and
Eastern Christian traditions. In 2003-2004 the thematic emphasis will be

on:

MIDRASH - EXEGESIS - TAFSIR

Jewish, Christian, and Islamic traditions are based upon a hermeneutical

process in which a transcendentally inspired scripture is thought to
embrace a totality of religious meaning.  Their respective theological
reflections therefore take on the typical form of commentary and
exegesis.
The intellectual and textual structures of Jewish, Christian and Muslim
hermeneutics were often shaped in a shared geographical and cultural
realm
of discourse, the Arabic traditions figuring prominently in this
respect.

Consequently, Jewish, Christian and Muslim hermeneutical traditions
cannot be fully understood without taking into account the complex
dynamics and rivalries that make up this multi-religious cultural field.

A comprehensive approach to the phenomenon of religious hermeneutics
ought to employ a historical, comparative and literary perspective.
We invite applications by post-doctoral candidates interested in the
theological-political dynamics of Jewish, Islamic and Eastern Christian
hermeneutics, viewed from a literary, aesthetic, or cultural
perspective.

PREREQUISITES FOR APPLICATION

The fellowships are intended above all for scholars of religious studies

and theologians from the Middle East, but also for scholars from other
countries who want to carry out their research in connection with the
Berlin project. Applicants ought to be interested in exposing themselves

to academic discussions with representatives from other fields of study
and should be familiar with hermeneutical and cultural-theoretical
questions and methods.

Fellows of the Working Group Modernity and Islam will be integrated in
a university or non-university research institute.  They will receive a
monthly stipend of EUR 1,800 (supplement for married Fellows: EUR 250)
and are obligated to work in Berlin and to help shape the
project-related
seminars and working discussions.  As a rule, the fellowship begins on
1 October 2003 and ends on 31 July 2004. In exceptional cases, the
stipend
period can be shortened to a minimum of three months. The applicant’s
doctorate should have been completed no earlier than 1997. An
application
consists of a curriculum vitae, a project sketch of 2-4 pages, a sample
of scholarly work (maximum 20 pages from an essay, conference paper, or
dissertation chapter), and evaluations by two university instructors.
It should be submitted in English and received by 28 February 2003 at:

Arbeitskreis Moderne und Islam
Geschäftsstelle Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin
z.Hd. Georges Khalil
Wallotstraße 19
14193 Berlin, Germany
(Fax +49 30 - 89 00 12 00 Email: <khalil@wiko-berlin.de> ).

The Working Group Modernity and Islam, as an interdisciplinary
research network of the Federal State of Berlin, is striving
to tie regional studies more closely to other disciplines. In
several independent projects, the attempt is being made to expand
the horizon of Europe’s history, its present, and its culture. To
ensure the inclusion of non-European experiences and perspectives,
it seeks closer cooperation with researchers from non-European
regions in the sense of “research with, not research on.”
The Project Jewish and Islamic Hermeneutics as Cultural Critique
is supported by funds from the Fritz Thyssen Foundation.

For further information, please see:
http://www.wiko-berlin.de/Information/eakmi_i.htm.
_________________________________________________________________
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

3 FELLOWSHIPS FOR POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHERS

The Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin’s Working Group Modernity
and Islam invites scholars to apply for three postdoctoral
fellowships for the project

CULTURAL MOBILITY IN NEAR EASTERN LITERATURES

This project, led by Friederike Pannewick (Freie Universität
Berlin) examines the diverse reception and exchange relationships
between the literatures of the Near East and other regions.
In 2003-2004 the thematic emphasis will be on

WORLD LITERATURE

“World literature” is understood as a phenomenon which, instead of
simply perpetuating a canon of exemplary works, aims to establish a
genuinely reciprocal discussion and a mutually beneficial exchange
between literatures. Literary canons, transnational and pre-national
writing and hegemonic discourse will be dealt with as well as
cultural syncretism. Another focus will be on the seeming dichotomy
of “world literature” crossing borders while remaining dependent
on national literatures.

Migrations, hybridization, and the undermining of boundaries are
often accompanied by efforts to draw new linguistic, political, social,
religious and poetical dividing lines. The project Cultural Mobility
in Near Eastern Literatures will bring comparative literature scholars
of Middle Eastern philology together with researchers in other
philological areas and in cultural studies. The Working Group Modernity
and Islam, as an interdisciplinary research network of the federal state

of Berlin, is striving to tie regional studies more closely to other
disciplines. In several independent projects, the attempt is being made
to expand the horizon of Europe’s history, its present, and its culture,

which currently bears the strong stamp of nineteenth-century national
identities. To ensure the inclusion of non-European experiences and
perspectives, the Working Group seeks closer cooperation with
researchers
from non-European regions in the sense of “research with, not on.”
Germany’s Federal Ministry for Education and Research is funding the
project Cultural Mobility in Near Eastern Literatures.

PREREQUISITES FOR APPLICATION
The fellowships are intended above all for scholars of cultural studies
and literature from the Middle East who want to carry out their research

projects in connection with the Berlin project.  Fellows of the Working
Group Modernity and Islam gain the opportunity to pursue research
projects
of their choice within the framework of the project Cultural Mobility
in Near Eastern Literatures. In Berlin, they will be integrated into a
university or non-university research institute. Fellows will receive a
monthly stipend of EUR 1,800 (supplement for married Fellows: EUR 250)
and are obligated to work in Berlin and to help shape the
project-related
seminars and working discussions. As a rule, the fellowships begin on
1 October 2003 and end on 31 July 2004. In exceptional cases the stipend

period can be shortened, but must cover at least three months. The
applicant’s doctorate should have been completed no earlier than 1997.
An application consists of a curriculum vitae, a 2-4 page project
sketch,
a sample of scholarly work (maximum 20 pages from a newspaper essay,
conference paper, or dissertation chapter) and evaluations by two
university instructors. It should be submitted in English and received
by 28 February 2003, sent to:

Arbeitskreis Moderne und Islam
Geschäftsstelle Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin
Attention: Georges Khalil
Wallotstraße 19,
14193 Berlin, Germany
Fax +49 - 30 - 89 00 12 00 Email: khalil@wiko-berlin.de.
For further information, please see:
http://www.wiko-berlin.de/Information/eakmi_i.htm


_______________________________________________
Georges Khalil,
Arbeitskreis Moderne und Islam,
Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin/Institute for Advanced Study,
Wallotstr. 19,
D-14193 Berlin,
Tel.: 030/89001-258,
Fax: 030/89001-200
E-mail: khalil@wiko-berlin.de
http://www.wiko-berlin.de