[Bilimsel Haber] Summer Institute (Germany): Culture, Rights, Identity: Interfaces between the Humanities and the Law

[Gonul Pultar]

From: Law and Culture Summer School <lawandculture at uni-osnabrueck.de>


Subject: ANN: Summer Institute (Germany): Culture, Rights, Identity:
Interfaces between the Humanities and the Law

Culture, Rights, Identity: Interfaces between the Humanities and the Law
International Summer Institute on the Cultural Study of the Law

http://www.blogs.uni-osnabrueck.de/lawandculture



The fourth annual International Summer Institute on the Cultural Study
of the Law will be held from August 6 to 18, 2012 at the University of
Osnabrück, Germany. Hosted by the Institute of English and American
Studies (IfAA), the 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.

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:

--Rosemary J. Coombe (York University, Toronto)
--Helle Porsdam (University of Copenhagen)
--Fiona Macmillan (Birkbeck School of Law, University of London)
--Joseph Slaughter (Columbia University, New York)
--Kay Schaffer (University of Adelaide)

with more faculty to be announced in the upcoming weeks.

The Institute will offer a total of four workshops for 30-35
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 and are of particular importance within a
European context:

--The relation between human rights and cultural rights
--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)
--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)
--Participant Eligibility

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.

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.

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 30-35 students to
participate in the Summer Institute.

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.

Application Process

Applicants should complete:

--An application form:
http://www.blogs.uni-osnabrueck.de/lawandculture/application-2012/
--A statement of purpose no more than two pages long, describing
current scholarly interests, previous research, and plans for how the
Summer Institute would specifically further these interests and plans.
--An up-to-date curriculum vitae.

Students interested in taking part in the Summer Institute should
submit their applications no later than April 30, 2012. Detailed
information about the Institute, the workshops, international faculty,
admission and fees can be found on our website.

Questions
Please direct all inquiries and questions to the main coordinator of
the Institute at
lawandculture at uos.de <mailto:lawandculture at uos.de>

Thanks and best regards,

Peter Schneck
lawandculture at uos.de