Posted on behalf of Professor David Woodward.
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Institute for Research in the Humanities
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Arthur and Janet Holzheimer Fellowship, 2001-2002
Applications are solicited for a newly founded annual
two-month fellowship made possible by the generosity of
Arthur and Janet Holzheimer. The purpose of this
fellowship is to attract a scholar to the University of
Wisconsin-Madison campus to research and write on a subject
related to the history of cartography. The fellow chosen
for the 2001-2002 academic year will focus on the period
1470-1640, the European Renaissance, and their research
would be appropriate for Volume 3 of the Madison-based
History of Cartography Project. The two-month residence,
taken at any time between July 2001 and June 2002, will be
at the Institute for Research in the Humanities, which will
provide office space and the other facilities and support
given to scholars at the Institute. Participation in the
scholarly community of the Institute is strongly
encouraged. The stipend is $3,500 per month for two months.
The selection of the fellow would be made on the
recommendation of the Institute for Research in
the Humanities Executive Committee.
The Institute for Research in the Humanities (1959), the
first institute in North America devoted solely to the
support and encouragement of humanistic scholarship, is
housed in the historic Washburn Observatory (1878),
overlooking Lake Mendota on the University of Wisconsin
campus. The Institute supports research in the traditional
humanistic areas of literature, history, and philosophy; it
also promotes interdisciplinary scholarship,
while cultivating methodological diversity and breadth.
The University of Wisconsin Libraries are particularly well
suited to humanistic and cartographic scholarship. Memorial
Library (3 million volumes) is the principal research
facility on campus for the humanities and social sciences
and has an excellent collection of historical monographs
and reference books.It also houses an extensive periodical
collection. The Department of Special Collections
contains the Chester H.Thordarson Collection in the history
of science and is strong in the history of books and
printing. The Geography Library contains the University of
Wisconsin--Madison's primary collection of geography and
cartography. This library is in Science Hall, the location
of the Geography Department and the Robinson Map
Library. For more information, consult
http://www.library.wisc.edu/libraries/
The History of Cartography Project, also housed in Science
Hall, maintains an archive of articles and illustrations
used in previous volumes, and its staff is available for
consultation. Its website address is
http://www.geography.wisc.edu/histcart/
Applicants for the Holzheimer Fellowship, who should hold a
Ph.D or equivalent, should submit an application form and
a proposal not exceeding four double spaced pages
explaining what they intend to study during the two-month
residence and what the end product is likely to be.
Currently contracted authors for Volume 3 are especially
encouraged to apply, but consideration will also be given
to applicants who propose topics that have not yet been
planned for the volume. A simple application form, an
current outline of the topics for the volume, and further
information about the Fellowship and Institute is available
on request from Loretta Freiling, Institute for Research in
the Humanities, 1401 Observatory Drive, University of
Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706. FAX:
608-265-4173.email: [log in to unmask] Web page:
http://polyglot.lss.wisc.edu/huminst/
The deadline for completed applications is 1 March 2001.
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David Woodward
Arthur H. Robinson Professor of Geography
University of Wisconsin
550 North Park Street
Madison WI 53706-1491 USA
Spring 2001 general schedule:
Mornings (9:00-11:45): 443 Science Hall, 550 North Park
Street (608 262-0505)
Afternoons (12 noon on): Institute for Research in the
Humanities, Room 2A, 1401 Observatory Drive (608 262-6119)
Fax: 608 263 0762
Web Site: http://www.geography.wisc.edu/histcart/
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