>>PLEASE CIRCULATE
>>CORNELL SOCIETY FOR THE HUMANITIES FELLOWSHIPS 2010-2011
>>
>>Timothy Murray, Director of the Society for the Humanities, is
>>pleased to announce the 2010-2011 research focal theme: "Global
>>Aesthetics." Six to eight Fellows will be appointed.
>>http://www.arts.cornell.edu/sochum/ft_10_11.html
>>
>>CALL FOR FELLOWSHIP APPLICATIONS
>>The Society for the Humanities calls for scholarly reflection on
>>aesthetics from a global and interdisciplinary perspective. We
>>seek projects on aesthetics that reflect on the history and
>>practice of artistic form in the context of historical
>>cross-cultural exchange, economic and cultural flows, and
>>contemporary global transformation.
>>
>>The Society wishes to open the question of what constitutes an
>>"aesthetic" approach to culture, politics, community, and being.
>>The humanities have a long tradition of situating aesthetics in
>>relation to the judgments of sentiment and taste, the pleasure of
>>imitation, the force of the sublime, and the theory of
>>interpretation. Whereas the modernist tradition might be said to
>>have celebrated the autonomy of the work of art, the legacies of
>>semiotics and poststructuralism situate autonomy in the framework
>>of histories of textuality and signifying systems. Similarly,
>>psychoanalysis has positioned the aesthetic in relation to
>>homosocial expressivity as sustained by sublimation, an assumption
>>of critical importance to subsequent theories of sexuality and
>>gender. Of equal influence is the tradition of dialectical
>>materialism for which aesthetics has been understood in relation to
>>cultural superstructures and sociocultural conditions. Rather than
>>seeking the soothing release of catharsis, this approach emphasizes
>>the heuristic value of artistic alienation and social production.
>>
>>Of particular interest to this discussion will be reflection on
>>global approaches to aesthetics that have been articulated in
>>dialogue with, independent of, or in contention with the Occidental
>>tradition of aesthetics. How does the aesthetic function in Latin
>>American, Asian, and African contexts? How might the global
>>practices of Marxism, religion, anthropology or communal social
>>systems dialogue with the Occidental philosophical tradition? And
>>how might procedures of criticism and translation enable or enhance
>>cross-cultural expressions of aesthetic difference?
>>
>>Artistic form and practice themselves also play an authoritative
>>role in setting the terms of aesthetic norms, goals, and customs.
>>How might global artistic production contribute to an ongoing
>>understanding of aesthetics? Do contemporary experiments in
>>performance, film, new media, literature, music, and architecture
>>articulate aesthetic ideals that depart from the historical norm?
>>Might new electronic and digital networks, mobilities, and artistic
>>projects alter the terms of the global aesthetic? These questions
>>are meant to suggest, not limit, possible approaches to the focal
>>theme.
>>
>>Scholars are encouraged to investigate transformations of global
>>aesthetics and interdisciplinary practices across geographies,
>>historical periods, disciplinary boundaries, and social context.
>>The Society for the Humanities invites applications from scholars
>>and practitioners who are interested in investigating this topic
>>from the broadest variety of international and disciplinary
>>perspectives.
>>
>>QUALIFICATIONS
>>Fellows should be working on topics related to the year's theme.
>>Their approach to the humanities should be broad enough to appeal
>>to students and scholars in several humanistic disciplines.
>>Applicants must have received the Ph.D. degree before January 1,
>>2009. The Society for the Humanities will not consider
>>applications from scholars who received the Ph.D. after this date.
>>Applicants must also have one or more years of teaching experience
>>which may include teaching as a graduate student.
>>APPLICATION PROCEDURES
>>Application materials must be postmarked on or before October 1,
>>2009. Faxed applications will not be accepted.
>>1. A curriculum vitae and a copy of one scholarly paper no more
>>than 35 pages in length. Applicants who wish to have their
>>materials returned should enclose a stamped, self-addressed
>>envelope.
>>2. A one-page abstract in addition to a detailed statement of the
>>research project the applicant would like to pursue during the term
>>of the fellowship (1,000-3,000 words). Applicants are also
>>encouraged to submit a working bibliography for their projects. 3.
>>A brief (two-page) proposal for a seminar related to the
>>applicant's research. Seminars meet two hours per week for one
>>semester (fourteen weeks) and enrollment is limited to fifteen
>>graduate students and qualified undergraduate students.
>>4. Two letters of recommendation from senior colleagues to whom
>>candidates should send their research proposal and teaching
>>proposal. Letters of recommendation should include an evaluation of
>>the candidate's proposed research and teaching statements. Please
>>ask referees to send their letters directly to the Society.
>>Letters must be postmarked on or before October 1, 2009.
>>
>>Send applications and letters of recommendation to:
>>Program Administrator
>>Society for the Humanities
>>A.D. White House
>>27 East Ave.
>>Cornell University
>>Ithaca, NY 14853-1101
>>For further information:
>>Phone: 607-255-9274
>>Email: [log in to unmask]
>>Website: www.arts.cornell.edu/sochum/
>>Awards will be announced by the end of December 2009.
>>Note: Extensions for applications will not be granted. The Society
>>will consider only fully completed applications. It is the
>>responsibility of each applicant to ensure that ALL documentation
>>is complete, and that referees submit their letters of
>>recommendation to the Society before the closing date.
>>
>>The Society for the Humanities
>>The Society for the Humanities was established at Cornell
>>University in 1966 to support research and encourage imaginative
>>teaching in the humanities. It is intended to be at once a
>>research institute, a stimulus to educational innovation, and a
>>continuing society of scholars.
>>In addition to promoting research on central concepts, methods or
>>problems in the humanities, the Society for the Humanities seeks to
>>encourage serious and sustained discussion between teachers and
>>learners at all levels of maturity.
>>Fellowships
>>Fellows include scholars from other universities and members of the
>>Cornell faculty released from regular duties. The fellowships are
>>held for one academic year. Each Society Fellow will receive
>>$45,000. Fellows living outside North America are eligible for an
>>additional $2,000 to assist with travel costs.
--
Timothy Murray
Director, Society for the Humanities
http://www.arts.cornell.edu/sochum/
Curator, The Rose Goldsen Archive of New Media Art, Cornell Library
http://goldsen.library.cornell.edu
Professor of Comparative Literature and English
A. D. White House
Cornell University
Ithaca, New York 14853
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