[Bilimsel Haber] Post-Doctoral Fellowship: Europe in the Middle East; The Middle East in Europe

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The Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences, the Fritz Thyssen Foundation =
and the Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin invite scholars to apply for ten =
postdoctoral fellowships for the program

EUROPE IN THE MIDDLE EAST; THE MIDDLE EAST IN EUROPE

This research program seeks to rethink key concepts and premises that =
divide Europe from the Middle East. The project draws on the =
international expertise of scholars in and outside of Germany and is =
embedded in university and extra-university research institutions in =
Berlin. It supports and rests upon the following four interconnected =
research fields:

- Cities Compared: Cosmopolitanism in the Mediterranean and Adjacent =
Regions - directed by Ulrike Freitag and Nora Lafi (both Center of =
Modern Oriental Studies (ZMO), Berlin) - contributes to the debate on =
cosmopolitanism and civil society from the historical experience of =
conviviality and socio- cultural, ethnic, and religious differences in =
the cities around the Mediterranean;

- Islamic Discourse Contested: Middle Eastern and European Perspectives =
-directed by Gudrun Kr=E4mer (Institute for Islamic Studies, Free =
University Berlin) - analyzes modern Middle Eastern thought and =
discourses in the framework of theories of multiple or reflexive =
modernities;

- Perspectives on the Qur'an: Negotiating Different Views of a Shared =
History - directed by Angelika Neuwirth (Seminar for Arabic Studies, =
Free University Berlin) and Stefan Wild (Bonn University) - situates the =
foundational text of Islam within the religious landscape of Late =
Antiquity and combines a historicization of its genesis with its =
reception and perception in Europe and the Middle East;

- Travelling Traditions: Comparative Perspectives on Near Eastern =
Literatures - directed by Friederike Pannewick (Oslo University) and =
Samah Selim (Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin) -reassesses literary =
entanglements and processes of canonization between Europe and the =
Middle East.

The program 'Europe in the Middle East; the Middle East in Europe' is =
funded by the Fritz Thyssen Foundation; it supports historical-critical =
philology, rigorous engagement with the literatures of the Middle East =
and their histories, the social history of cities and the study of =
Middle Eastern political and philosophical thought (Christian, Jewish, =
Muslim, and secular) as central fields of research not only for area or =
cultural studies, but also for European intellectual history and =
academic disciplines. The program explores modernity as a reflexive and =
polyvalent historical space and conceptual frame. The program puts =
forward three programmatic ideas:

1) support for research that demonstrates the rich and complex =
historical legacies between Europe and the Middle East;
2) a re-examination of genealogical notions of mythical 'beginnings', =
'origins', and 'purity' in relation to culture and society; and
3) an attempt to contribute to the rethinking of key concepts of a =
common modernity in light of today's perspective on cultural, social, =
and political entanglements that supersede rigid identity discourses, =
national, cultural or regional canons and epistemologies established in =
the world of the
nineteenth century.

PREREQUISITES FOR APPLICATION

The fellowships are intended above all for scholars of History, =
Literature, Philology, Political Philosophy, Religion and Sociology from =
the Middle East who want to carry out their research projects in =
connection with the Berlin program. Fellows gain the opportunity to =
pursue research projects of their choice within the framework of one of =
the above-mentioned four research fields and connected to the program =
'Europe in the Middle East; the Middle East in Europe' as a whole. In =
Berlin, they will be integrated in a university or non-university =
research institute. Fellows will receive a monthly stipend of ? 1,800 =
(supplement for married Fellows: ? 250) and are obligated to work in =
Berlin and to help shape the seminars and working discussions related to =
their research field.

As a rule, the fellowships begin on 1 October 2006 and end on 31 July =
2007. The applicant's doctorate should have been completed no earlier =
than 1998. An application should be made in explicit relation to one of =
the four research fields and consist 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 an evaluation =
by one university instructor. It should be submitted in English and =
received by 10 April 2006, sent to:

Europe in the Middle East; the Middle East in Europe, c/o
Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin, Attention: Georges Khalil, Wallotstra=DFe =
19,
14193 Berlin,=20
Fax +49 30 - 89 00 12 00
Email: <khalil@wiko-berlin.de>

For further information on the program 'Europe in the Middle East; the =
Middle East in Europe' and detailed information on the four research =
fields please see:
http://www.wiko-berlin.de/kolleg/projekte/AKMI?hpl=3D2

For information on the research institutions in Berlin participating in =
the program please visit:

Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences:
http://www.bbaw.de/

Center for Literary Research
http://www.zfl.gwz-berlin.de/

Center of Modern Oriental Studies (ZMO)
http://www.zmo.de/

Institute for Islamic Studies
http://userpage.fu-berlin.de/~islamwi/

Seminar for Arabic Studies
http://web.fu-berlin.de/semiarab/

Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin
http://www.wiko-berlin.de/

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<DIV align=3Djustify>The Berlin-Brandenburg Academy =
of=20
Sciences, the Fritz Thyssen Foundation and the Wissenschaftskolleg zu =
Berlin=20
invite scholars to apply for ten postdoctoral fellowships for the=20
program EUROPE IN THE MIDDLE EAST; THE MIDDLE EAST IN=20
EUROPE This research program seeks to rethink key =
concepts and=20
premises that divide Europe from the Middle East. The project draws on =
the=20
international expertise of scholars in and outside of Germany and is =
embedded in=20
university and extra-university research institutions in Berlin. It =
supports and=20
rests upon the following four interconnected research fields: - =
Cities=20
Compared: Cosmopolitanism in the Mediterranean and Adjacent <FONT =

face=3DSylfaen>Regions - directed by Ulrike Freitag and Nora Lafi (both =
Center of=20
Modern Oriental Studies (ZMO), Berlin) - contributes to the debate on=20
cosmopolitanism and civil society from the historical experience of =
conviviality=20
and socio- cultural, ethnic, and religious differences in the cities =
around the=20
Mediterranean;<BR><BR>- Islamic Discourse Contested: Middle Eastern and =
European=20
Perspectives -directed by Gudrun Kr=E4mer (Institute for Islamic =
Studies, Free=20
University Berlin) - analyzes modern Middle Eastern thought and =
discourses in=20
the framework of theories of multiple or reflexive modernities;<BR><BR>- =

Perspectives on the Qur'an: Negotiating Different Views of a Shared =
History -=20
directed by Angelika Neuwirth (Seminar for Arabic Studies, Free =
University=20
Berlin) and Stefan Wild (Bonn University) - situates the foundational =
text of=20
Islam within the religious landscape of Late Antiquity and combines a=20
historicization of its genesis with its reception and perception in =
Europe and=20
the Middle East; - Travelling Traditions: Comparative =
Perspectives on=20
Near Eastern Literatures - directed by Friederike Pannewick (Oslo =
University)=20
and Samah Selim (Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin) -reassesses literary=20
entanglements and processes of canonization between Europe and the =
Middle=20
East. The program 'Europe in the Middle East; the Middle East in =
Europe'=20
is funded by the Fritz Thyssen Foundation; it supports =
historical-critical=20
philology, rigorous engagement with the literatures of the Middle East =
and their=20
histories, the social history of cities and the study of Middle Eastern=20
political and philosophical thought (Christian, Jewish, Muslim, and =
secular) as=20
central fields of research not only for area or cultural studies, but =
also for=20
European intellectual history and academic disciplines. The program =
explores=20
modernity as a reflexive and polyvalent historical space and conceptual =
frame.=20
The program puts forward three programmatic ideas: 1) support for =

research that demonstrates the rich and complex historical legacies =
between=20
Europe and the Middle East; 2) a re-examination of genealogical =
notions of=20
mythical 'beginnings', 'origins', and 'purity' in relation to culture =
and=20
society; and 3) an attempt to contribute to the rethinking of key =
concepts of=20
a common modernity in light of today's perspective on cultural, social, =
and=20
political entanglements that supersede rigid identity discourses, =
national,=20
cultural or regional canons and epistemologies established in the world =
of=20
the nineteenth century. PREREQUISITES FOR =
APPLICATION The=20
fellowships are intended above all for scholars of History, Literature,=20
Philology, Political Philosophy, Religion and Sociology from the Middle =
East who=20
want to carry out their research projects in connection with the Berlin =
program.=20
Fellows gain the opportunity to pursue research projects of their choice =
within=20
the framework of one of the above-mentioned four research fields and =
connected=20
to the program 'Europe in the Middle East; the Middle East in Europe' as =
a=20
whole. In Berlin, they will be integrated in a university or =
non-university=20
research institute. Fellows will receive a monthly stipend of &#8364; =
1,800=20
(supplement for married Fellows: &#8364; 250) and are obligated to work =
in Berlin and=20
to help shape the seminars and working discussions related to their =
research=20
field.</DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify> As a rule,=20
the fellowships begin on 1 October 2006 and end on 31 July 2007. The =
applicant's=20
doctorate should have been completed no earlier than 1998. An =
application should=20
be made in explicit relation to one of the four research fields and =
consist of a=20
curriculum vitae, a 2 to 4-page project sketch, a sample of scholarly =
work=20
(maximum 20 pages from an article, conference paper, or dissertation =
chapter)=20
and an evaluation by one university instructor. It should be submitted =
in=20
English and received by 10 April 2006, sent to: Europe in the =
Middle=20
East; the Middle East in Europe, c/o Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin,=20
Attention: Georges Khalil, Wallotstra=DFe 19, 14193 Berlin, =
</DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify>Fax +49 30 - 89 00 12 =
00</DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify>Email: &lt;<A=20
href=3D"mailto:khalil@wiko-berlin.de"><FONT=20
face=3DSylfaen>khalil@wiko-berlin.de</A>&gt; For=20
further information on the program 'Europe in the Middle East; the =
Middle East=20
in Europe' and detailed information on the four research fields please=20
see: <A=20
href=3D"http://www.wiko-berlin.de/kolleg/projekte/AKMI?hpl=3D2"><FONT=20
face=3DSylfaen>http://www.wiko-berlin.de/kolleg/projekte/AKMI?hpl=3D2</FO=
NT></A> <FONT=20
face=3DSylfaen>For information on the research institutions in Berlin=20
participating in the program please visit: Berlin-Brandenburg =
Academy of=20
Sciences: <A href=3D"http://www.bbaw.de/"><FONT=20
face=3DSylfaen>http://www.bbaw.de/</A> Center for=20
Literary Research <A =
href=3D"http://www.zfl.gwz-berlin.de/"><FONT=20
face=3DSylfaen>http://www.zfl.gwz-berlin.de/</A> <FONT=20
face=3DSylfaen>Center of Modern Oriental Studies (ZMO) <A=20
href=3D"http://www.zmo.de/"><FONT=20
face=3DSylfaen>http://www.zmo.de/</A> Institute=20
for Islamic Studies <A=20
href=3D"http://userpage.fu-berlin.de/~islamwi/"><FONT=20
face=3DSylfaen>http://userpage.fu-berlin.de/~islamwi/</A> <=
FONT=20
face=3DSylfaen>Seminar for Arabic Studies <A=20
href=3D"http://web.fu-berlin.de/semiarab/"><FONT=20
face=3DSylfaen>http://web.fu-berlin.de/semiarab/</A> <F=
ONT=20
face=3DSylfaen>Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin <A=20
href=3D"http://www.wiko-berlin.de/"><FONT=20
face=3DSylfaen>http://www.wiko-berlin.de/</A> </DIV></BODY></HT=
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