[Discussion] CfA: "Modernity and Islam" Postdoctoral Fellowships

Thu, 17 Mar 2005 23:32:55 +0200

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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

3 POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS

The Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin's Working Group 'Modernity and Islam' =
invites scholars to apply for three postdoctoral fellowships. In =
2005-2006
the thematic emphasis will be on

CIRCULATING GENRES: LITERATURE, HISTORY AND THE POLITICS OF TRANSLATION

Since the early 19th century, new literary and historical genres have =
emerged in the Middle East.  These new forms have usually been =
positioned within Europe-centered genealogies that privilege elite =
cultural narratives while obscuring the complexity of textual and =
intellectual itineraries.  As a result, popular syncretic texts and =
movements have been excluded from canonical literary and cultural =
history. Against teleological approaches to these histories, the =
fellowships are intended to serve comparativist approaches to literary =
and historiographical genres that eschew the limitations of
area studies and aim to situate their disciplinary concerns within =
broader transregional and intertextual contexts. A special emphasis =
should be placed on the comparative aspects of exchanges, links, =
transfers and the transportability of genres and discursive constructs =
across national and cultural borders.

The Working Group Modernity and Islam, an interdisciplinary research =
network of the federal state of Berlin, is striving to tie regional =
studies more closely to other disciplines. To ensure the inclusion of =
non-European experiences and perspectives, the Working Group seeks =
closer cooperation with researchers from non-European regions. Germany's =
Federal Ministry for Education and Research is funding the fellowships.

PREREQUISITES FOR APPLICATION

The fellowships are intended above all for scholars of cultural studies, =
literature and history 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. In Berlin, they will be integrated in =
a university or non-university research institute. Fellows will receive =
a monthly stipend of EURO 1,800 (supplement for married Fellows: EURO =
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 =
2005 and end on 31 July 2006. The applicant's doctorate should have been =
completed no earlier than 1997. An application consists of a curriculum =
vitae, a 2 to 4-page project sketch, a sample of scholarly work (maximum =
20 pages from an article, conference paper, or dissertation chapter) and =
two names of potential referees (no letter of recommendation required). =
It should be submitted in English and received by 30 April 2005,=20

sent to:
Arbeitskreis Moderne und Islam
Geschaeftsstelle Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin
Attention: Georges Khalil
Wallotstrasse 19, 14193 Berlin
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

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FELLOWSHIPS The Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin's Working =
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fellowships. In 2005-2006 the thematic emphasis will be =
on CIRCULATING=20
GENRES: LITERATURE, HISTORY AND THE POLITICS OF TRANSLATION Since =
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early 19th century, new literary and historical genres have emerged in =
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Middle East.&nbsp; These new forms have usually been positioned within=20
Europe-centered genealogies that privilege elite cultural narratives =
while=20
obscuring the complexity of textual and intellectual itineraries.&nbsp; =
As a=20
result, popular syncretic texts and movements have been excluded from =
canonical=20
literary and cultural history. Against teleological approaches to these=20
histories, the fellowships are intended to serve comparativist =
approaches to=20
literary and historiographical genres that eschew the limitations =
of area=20
studies and aim to situate their disciplinary concerns within broader=20
transregional and intertextual contexts. A special emphasis should be =
placed on=20
the comparative aspects of exchanges, links, transfers and the =
transportability=20
of genres and discursive constructs across national and cultural=20
borders. The Working Group Modernity and Islam, an =
interdisciplinary=20
research network of the federal state of Berlin, is striving to tie =
regional=20
studies more closely to other disciplines. To ensure the inclusion of=20
non-European experiences and perspectives, the Working Group seeks =
closer=20
cooperation with researchers from non-European regions. Germany's =
Federal=20
Ministry for Education and Research is funding the=20
fellowships. PREREQUISITES FOR APPLICATION The fellowships =
are=20
intended above all for scholars of cultural studies, literature and =
history from=20
the Middle East who want to carry out their research projects in =
connection with=20
the Berlin project. Fellows of the Working Group Modernity and Islam =
gain the=20
opportunity to pursue research projects of their choice.&nbsp;In Berlin, =
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begin on 1 October 2005 and end on 31 July 2006. The applicant's =
doctorate=20
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chapter)=20
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