THE SOCIETY FOR CARIBBEAN STUDIES (UK)
THE BRIDGET JONES TRAVEL BURSARY FOR CARIBBEAN STUDIES
The Society pays tribute to the late Dr Bridget Jones who died of
cancer on April 4, 2000. As a long-standing member of the Caribbean
research community and a valued member and friend of the Society,
Bridget will be greatly missed. The main activity of the Society is its
annual conference and 2003 will mark the 27th year of Society
conferences, held annually at a venue in the UK. The conference takes
place in the second week of July. Details of the 2003 conference will
be posted with the ‘Calls for Papers’ in October 2002 on the web site
http://www.scsonline.freeserve.co.uk/carib.htm
For the 2003 conference, we are able to continue the travel bursary of
maximum £500, plus full conference fees, to enable an arts
practitioner/researcher from any region of the Caribbean to present
their work at the Society's annual conference. We believe that Bridget
would have approved of our scheme to facilitate greater participation
in our conference by people from the Caribbean. In keeping with
Bridget's broad-ranging interests we are encouraging visual artists,
performers and creative writers to submit proposals in addition to the
more usual scholarly research papers.
ELIGIBILITY
If you are an arts practitioner or researcher (postgraduate,
postdoctoral or professional) working in any region of the anglophone,
hispanic, francophone or Dutch speaking Caribbean, you may apply for
the Bursary. The successful recipient will receive £500 towards travel
expenses and, in addition, a full bursary to cover conference fees and
accommodation. Applications are especially welcome from individuals
with no institutional affiliations.
HOW TO APPLY
To apply for the bursary you must submit either:
(a) A one page abstract of a research paper which you intend to present
to the Society's conference on any subject related to cultural
production or the arts.
(b) A proposal for a presentation of your work, in the areas of film,
visual or performing arts.
(c) A proposal of a reading of original creative work.
You should apply in writing, including a covering letter, full
Curriculum Vitae/resume and statements from two referees who are able
to comment on your work. All items should be sent by post or e-mail to
Leon Wainwright, Chair of the Bridget Jones Travel Bursary Sub-
Committee, and must be received by Dec 1st 2002. A decision will be
made by the committee in late January 2003
Leon Wainwright
Lecturer in the History of Art
University of Sussex
Essex House
Falmer, Brighton
BN1 9RH
Tel: 01273 (87)7126
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