Human Origins
Berlin International Summer Academy 2001
The Max-Planck Institute for the History of Science in Berlin requests applications for student participants in the 2001 Summer Academy, to be held in Berlin,
Aug. 13 - 24, 2001
on the topic "Human Origins." The Summer academy consists of a one-week intensive preparatory seminar, followed by a week-long international conference (conducted in English) bringing together prominent researchers with student participants. Topics will include: the discovery of "prehistory" in the 19th century; language and the definition of humanity; human evolution in popular culture; historical debates over fossils and human origins, 19th and 20th century views on the earliest tools and paleolithic art; the rise of molecular anthropology and debates over "Out-of Africa vs. multiregionalism"; ideologies and assumptions in the search for extra-terrestrial intelligence; and the historical role of concepts of race and gender in the search for human origins.
The Academy welcomes applications of pre- and postdoctoral students from all disciplines, including the natural sciences.
Organizers:
Lorraine Daston (Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Berlin),
Peter Galison (Harvard University), Michael Hagner (Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Berlin), Robert Proctor (Pennsylvania State University), Hans-Jörg Rheinberger (Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Berlin), Simon Schaffer (University of Cambridge), M. Norton Wise (University of California at Los Angeles), assisted by Jens Lachmund (Max Planck Institute for the History of Science) and Marianne Sommer (Max Planck Institute for the History of Science).
Successful applicants will receive a stipend to cover their travel and accommodation costs. Applications should include a curriculum vitae and a brief (500 words) description of current research interests, and be sent by
March 1, 2001
to:
Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Summer Academy
Wilhelmstr. 44, 10117 Berlin, Germany.
Questions should be addressed to the Institute's research coordinator, Jochen Schneider, [log in to unmask]
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