[Discussion] Nordic Research School courses 2005 (fellowships available)

[Sule Tarakcioglu]

Nordic Research School in Interdisciplinary Gender Studies
    PhD courses (2005)

The PhD courses are arranged by the Nordic Research School in
Interdisciplinary Gender Studies and funded by NorFa (Nordic Academy for
Advanced Study).

The School is a joint venture between NIKK (Nordic Institute for Women's
Studies and Gender Research), Oslo, Norway; Dept. of Gender Studies,
Linkoeping University, Sweden, and 37 Gender Studies units at
universities in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Estonia,
Latvia, Lithuania and North West Russia.

Course I.05: From Social Constructivism to New Materialism: Feminist
Perspectives on Epistemology and Knowledge Production.
Teachers: Prof. Karen Barad (USA), Dr. Anne-Jorunn Berg (Norway), Prof.
Nina Lykke (Sweden).
Course coordinator: Prof. Nina Lykke.
March 15-17, 2005. Venue: Linkoeping University, Sweden.
Deadline for registration: Febr. 10, 2005.

Course II.05: Academic and Creative Writing in Gender Studies:
Epistemologies, Methodologies, Writing Practices.
Teachers: Prof. Ann Brewster (Australia), Dr. Sidsel Lie (Norway), Prof.
Nina Lykke (Sweden).
Course coordinators: Prof. Dagny Kristjansdottir - in collaboration with
Research School leader Prof. Nina Lykke.
June 23-25, 2005. Venue: Reykjavik University, Iceland.
Deadline for registration: May 1, 2005.

Course III.05: Intersectionality =96 potentials and challenges.
Teachers: Prof. Dorte Marie S=F8ndergaard (Denmark), Assoc. Prof. Dorthe
Staun=E6s (Denmark), Post-doc Ingunn Moser (Norway).
Course coordinators: Prof. Dorte Marie S=F8ndergaard - in collaboration
with Research School leader Prof. Nina Lykke.
August 29-31, 2005. Venue: The Danish University of Education,
Copenhagen, Denmark.
Deadline for registration: June 15, 2005.

Course IV.05: Postmodern Methodologies and Feminist Research. Feminism,
Methodology and Change.
Teachers: Prof. Sara Hein=E4maa (Finland + Norway), Docent [Reader] Tiina
Rosenberg (Sweden), Prof. Ellen Mortensen (Norway).
Course coordinators: Prof. Sara Hein=E4maa - in collaboration with Resear=
ch
School leader Prof. Nina Lykke
November 23-25, 2005.
Venue: Oslo University, Norway.
Deadline for registration: Oct. 1, 2005.

Read about the Research School at www.tema.liu.se/tema-g/norfa.htm

Contact, information and registration: Academic coordinator Mette Bryld:
mbry@galnet.dk

General Information about Preparation, Accreditation, Available Grants,
Admission and Registration for each course:
Preparation:
* app. 1000 pages
* paper (describing research problems related to the PhD project of the
participant)

Essay:
* 15 pages (to be handed in at the latest 3 months after the course)

Credits:
a) 10 ECTS Credits is given for active participation + essay (evaluated
as passed according to the grading scale of the European ECTS system).
b) 5 ECTS Credits is given for active participation.
NB. The Norwegian accreditation system requires an essay; therefore
Norwegian PhD students cannot use model b.

Funding of students' participation:
* 16 PhD students per course can be funded by NorFA.
* 4 more PhD students are welcome to participate on a self-paying basis.
* If the number of applicants, qualifying for the NorFA grants exceeds
16, a selection will be made to ensure a spread of nationalities,
institutions and disciplines.

Admission:
* PhD students will be admitted on the basis of an evaluation of their
CV, project description and a letter of motivation.
* If the number of eligible and qualified applicants exceeds 20, a
selection process will take place, which, in addition to scientific
quality, will use selection criteria, which will ensure a spread of
nationalities, regions, institutions, disciplines and different stages
of PhD research.

In case of too many qualified applicants for the 16 grants, an
additional lot drawing procedure will be used to decide which applicants
will be invited to take part as self-paying participants, and which
applicants will be put on a waiting list. The waiting list will be
organized so that the national, institutional, disciplinary etc. spread
will be kept up, when taking in participants from it.

Registration:
Mail your registration to Academic Coordinator Mette Bryld: mbry@galnet.d=
k
Or snail mail to: Mette Bryld, Kronprinsensgade 9, DK-5000 Odense C.,
Danmark.

Registration (in English) should include:
* name, affiliation, full address, e-mail, phone, fax
* name and affiliation of supervisor
* brief CV
* description of PhDproject (1-2 pages)
* motivation: why do you want to participate in the course (1-2 pages)
* please, indicate if you are in the first/middle/last phase of your PhD
research.