CfA: New Cultural History Economic History, Environmental History, and
History of Technology, 20.7-3.8.2003,
St.Peterburg
Deadline: 15.02.2003
European University at St. Petersburg (Russia)
and Max-Planck-Institut für Geschichte (Göttingen)
announce the 3rd International Summer School on New Directions in History
New Cultural History – Economic History, Environmental History, and
History
of Technology for Doctoral Students and Post-doctoral Scholars in History
and
Related Disciplines
St Petersburg 20 July - 3 August 2003
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The summer school offers places for 30 participants – doctoral
students and a few post-doctoral scholars - from German-speaking countries,
Russia, other CIS countries and the Baltic states. It provides an
opportunity for
the intensive discussion of both general issues of the "new cultural
history" and more specific problems of economic history, environmental
history, and the history of technology. At the centre of the school’s
discussions will be the relationship between these historical trends and
subdisciplines.
The school will critically consider recent developments in new cultural
history, and in economic history, environmental history, and the history
of technology.
Two main questions will be raised: first, how new cultural approaches
can enrich our understanding of economic history, environmental history,
and history of technology, and, second, whether new developments in
economic history, environmental history and the history of technology can
contribute to our vision of cultural history. The discussions at the
school will aim at overcoming the divide between nature and culture,
technology and culture, and between culture and economy. Thus, technology
and nature can be viewed
as cultural constructions. On the other hand, the discussions will
challenge
the very notion of cultural con-struction and use the "hard" cases of
nature and
technology to test the methods and principles of the new cultural history.
Discussions will probe the limits of the cultural approach and bring back
the
materiality of things into historical focus.
The summer school will provide a forum for students from diverse
backgrounds
for discussing methodological and substantive issues. Teaching will be in
seminar format. A reader, with relevant articles on the themes of the
school, will be distributed to participants in advance.
In addition, each participant is expected to give a presentation of
his/her
own research project.
The summer school is sponsored by the Volkswagen Foundation.
Participants will receive a grant covering most of the expenses
for travel and accommodation.
Teachers of the summer school will be Daniel Alexandrov (European
University at St Petersburg), Franz-Josef Brüggemeier (Universität
Freiburg i.B.), Ute Daniel (Technische Universität Braunschweig), Michael
Hagner
(Max-Planck-Institut für Wissenschaftsgeschichte, Berlin), Michail Krom
(European University at St Petersburg); Jürgen Schlumbohm
(Max-Planck-Institut für
Geschichte, Göttingen), Thomas Sokoll (FernUniversität Hagen) and Jakob
Tanner (Universität Zürich).
The language of the summer school will be English. The European
University at St. Petersburg will serve as the school venue. It is located
in the historical area of downtown St. Petersburg close to the
Hermitage and other cultural attractions. For information on the European
University at St. Petersburg see http://www.eu.spb.ru and for a report on
the 2001 summer
school http://www.eu.spb.ru/histschool/report2001-en.htm
Applications are welcome from doctoral students and post-doctoral
scholars working in cultural history, or in economic history, environmental
history, or the history of technology. Applicants should be interested in
theoretical and methodological issues and in comparative approaches. A good
working knowledge of English is essential.
The closing date for applications is 15 February 2003.
Applications with an outline of the research project (in English, not
exceeding 800 words, including: title and type of project [Ph.D./Habil.
dissertation/ article], brief indication of questions/hypotheses, sources,
methods,
state of the research, preliminary results), a short curriculum vitae,
and a
letter of recommendation from a university teacher should be sent by
mail and e-mail to
Prof. Dr. Jürgen Schlumbohm
Max-Planck-Institut für Geschichte
Postfach 2833
D-37018 Göttingen
Fax: 0551 / 49 56 170
e-mail: [log in to unmask]
Supported by the Volkswagen Foundation
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