Teaching Russian Heritage in a Global World
a workshop sponsored by the Russkiy Mir Foundation,
the Carnegie Corporation of New York,
and Temple University
Planned for July 17-29 in Crimea, Ukraine
Assistant Professors and Post-Doctoral students from the United States
and Canada are invited to participate in an advanced summer workshop
"Teaching Russian Heritage in the Global World: Joint Advanced Workshop
for Junior Faculty from Russia, Post-Soviet Countries, the US, and
Canada in Russian History, Culture and Language."
The workshop will take place from July 17-29 in Crimea, Ukraine (changes
in time and location may occur and will be announced). The duration of
the workshop is 12 days. Faculty leading the workshop will include
prominent historians, linguists, and specialists in Russian culture from
Russia and the United States. Participants in the workshop will be
junior faculty from Russia, the US, Canada, and other post-Soviet
states.
The workshop's program will consist from lectures, seminars,
roundtables, and time and space for exchange among all the participants.
The workshop is entirely original, the first to allow different groups
of specialists - historians of Russia, teachers of Russian language, and
experts in culture and literature - to work together on common problems
and challenges. Despite long-standing contacts, numerous exchange
programs, and various summer institutes, there have been no comparative
workshops of this kind.
The main goals of the workshop are:
* To discuss in comparative perspective how to teach Russian
language, culture and history in Russian and non-Russian (i.e.,
quintessentially "Western") environments
* To discuss and develop comprehensive educational strategies that
would focus on teaching Russian language, culture and history
The workshop will fill the gap between disciplines and national
traditions by providing a forum for the discussion of issues ranging
from foreign language education at various levels, working with heritage
learners, translation, intercultural communication, history and social
science, not for their own sake, but in the context of the challenges
that Russian, American and Canadian faculty face in their respective
countries as they try to enhance and broaden interest in Russia's
cultural heritage among the student body of the 21st century. We will
focus, in part, on the contrast between the two existing "national"
schools: (a) teaching about Russia in North America, and (b) teaching
about Russia in Russia itself; we expect that this will guarantee
stimulating debate that will provoke further research and discussion.
The workshop will help the next generation of faculty to be better
informed of the issues, values and ideas that inform and inspire the
teaching of Russian history, language and culture at institutions around
the world.
Workshop participants will be provided room and board in Crimea during
the duration of the workshop. Participants will also be reimbursed for
some or all of their transportation expenses (up to a certain maximum)
after the workshop is over. More details about transportation
reimbursement will be provided upon notification of admission.
To apply for admission to the workshop:
a) complete the workshop application on-line at
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b) ask your department chair to send a letter of support to both
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c) send a copy of your current curriculum vitae to both
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d) send a sample of your scholarly writing up to 10 pages in length
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e) send a syllabus for a course you're teaching now, have taught
recently, or plan to teach soon in the area of Russian history,
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All application materials must be received no later than Wed., April 1,
2009.
Admission decisions will be made and applicants will be informed by
Friday, May 1, 2009.
Enrollment in the workshop is limited by constraints of funding and
accommodations.
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