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>>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