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>Race, Rights, and Resources in the Americas
>Rockefeller Postdoctoral Residency Program 2002–2003
>
>Program Description. Our focus is on the struggles for rights among
peoples
>situated at the margins of their respective societies and
nation-states,
>primarily: indigenous peoples, Latinos in the borderlands, and peoples
of
>African descent in Latin America. We are especially interested in
movements
>whose goals encompass some combination of cultural rights and control
over
>the societal resources necessary to realize those rights. We believe
this
>emphasis on an inclusive, culturally constituted notion of resources
can
>greatly enhance the study of what often is called “identity politics.”
>Our program will be devoted to the support of postdoctoral scholars and
>activists who work along these lines, especially when their projects
are
>linked to ongoing movements for rights and resources whose protagonists
can
>make use of the knowledge that results. This year special attention
will be
>given to projects on Latinos in the borderlands and those involving
>indigenous peoples.
>Resident fellows will join a dynamic, interdisciplinary community of
>scholars working to explore this innovative and timely approach.
>
>Eligibility. We invite applications from scholars in the humanities and
>social sciences as well as intellectuals and activists in the public
sphere
>whose work converges with our theme of race, rights, and resources.
>Fellowship awards will ordinarily be for nine months, although
applications
>for shorter periods of time, especially from non-academics, will be
>considered. We are also committed to selecting at least one Latin
>America–based scholar in each application cycle.
>   NOTE FOR ACTIVISTS: We encourage you to send us a preliminary letter
of
>interest in the program by the end of November 2001, so we may be in
>communication with you regarding the application process.
>    Fellows will be housed at the Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin
>American Studies (LLILAS), which provides easy access to the Benson
Latin
>American Library Collection. They will also have full access to the
>resources of the Center for Mexican American Studies (CMAS). Fellows
will
>be expected to conduct their own research as well as participate in a
>colloquium co-organized by faculty and graduate students from LLILAS,
CMAS,
>and the African Diaspora program of the Department of Anthropology.
Fellows
>will be expected to make at least one colloquium presentation during
the
>tenure of their award.  The level of stipend will be commensurate with
>experience and length of stay.
>
>How to Apply. Send three copies of the following, postmarked no later
than
>January 25, 2002:
>1.     Application cover sheet, containing: full name; current position
or
>occupation; contact information: phone, e-mail, fax, physical address;
>names of two references who will write on your behalf; title of your
>project; signature and date
>2.     A résumé and/or a brief narrative of your work experience as it
>relates to the central theme of the fellowship
>3.     A proposal abstract of no more than 250 words (one page double-
spaced)
>4.     A proposal (ten pages double-spaced maximum) that details the
>project you will carry out during your affiliation with the residency
program
>5.     Two letters of reference, sent separately. These should arrive
>       by January 25, 2002, as well.
>
>NO APPLICATIONS VIA E-MAIL WILL BE ACCEPTED.
>Please send applications, by surface mail or fax, to:
>Charles R. Hale and Richard R. Flores
>Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies
>University of Texas at Austin
>Sid Richardson Hall 1.310
>Austin, TX 78712
>Fax: 512/471-3090
>E-mail (for inquiries only): [log in to unmask]
>For more info.,  visit our Website:
>{ HYPERLINK http://www.utexas.edu/cola/llilas/rockefeller.html
>}http://www.utexas.edu/cola/llilas/rockefeller.html
>
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>Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies
>Center for Mexican American Studies
>University of Texas at Austin College of Liberal Arts