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>> >>CORNELL SOCIETY FOR THE HUMANITIES FELLOWSHIPS 2009-2010 >> >>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. >> >>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 * * Film-Philosophy salon After hitting 'reply' please always delete the text of the message you are replying to To leave, send the message: leave film-philosophy to: [log in to unmask] Or visit: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/film-philosophy.html For technical help email: [log in to unmask], not the salon * Film-Philosophy online: http://www.film-philosophy.com Contact: [log in to unmask] **