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Subject: CfA: REEE Summer Laboratory, Illinois 14.6.-7.8.10 (1.4.)
2010 SUMMER RESEARCH LABORATORY
University of Illinois at Urbana?Champaign
DATE: 14 June to 7 August 2010
The Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center at the University of
Illinois-Urbana/Champaign is pleased to announce the 2010 Summer Research
Laboratory (SRL) on Russia, Eastern Europe, and Eurasia (REEE). Since 1973,
the SRL has provided scholars with access to the university’s Slavic and
East European Library (one of the largest REEE collections in the country),
the services of Slavic Reference Service (SRS) librarians, and specialized
workshops and forums for junior scholars. Previous SRL participants have
called the lab “the best place to do Slavic research outside of Russia.”
Please consult our website for more specific details:
http://www.reeec.illinois.edu/srl/
Housing grants are available via a U.S. Department of State Title VIII
grant. A limited amount of travel grants is available for graduate students
participating in the training workshops. In order to be eligible for
grants, scholars’ research much be policy-relevant, and research must focus
on the formerly socialist countries of Eastern Europe and Eurasia. For a
full list of countries please see our website, linked above. Given the
Title VIII stipulations, grants are only available to U.S. citizens or
permanent residents.
Though the SRL runs the majority of the summer, scholars rarely stay for
more than two weeks. Therefore it is easy to schedule an SRL visit around
other summer plans (e.g., internships, study abroad).
A variety of other events and conferences are held in conjunction with the
SRL:
JUNIOR SCHOLAR TRAINING WORKSHOPS:
This summer we will host two interdisciplinary research workshops for junior
scholars. Though the structure of the workshops is the choice of the
individual workshop leader, participating scholars usually provide papers
which are then critiqued by other participants. The purpose of the
workshops is to share transdisciplinary knowledge and sources on the
regions, share knowledge of the region, network with scholars of different
fields, and hone current research. In addition, participants receive an
orientation to the SRS and the Slavic and East European Library. If seeking
to do extended research, plan an SRL visit which is longer than the workshop
period.
“State, Society, and Modernity in Central Asia” 14-16 June 2010
Moderator: Ed Schatz, Political Science, University of Toronto
The central aim of this workshop is to bring together scholars in various
disciplines to explore changes in the relationships between state and
society in Central Asia that have occurred during historical or recent
modernization projects (understood variously as ideological, developmental,
cultural, political, bureaucratic, or neo‐colonial). The workshop's
objectives are to foster a supportive network of colleagues involved in this
field and to explore recent research paradigms and resources.
“Fluid Future: Understanding the Black Sea as ‘Region’” 14-16 June 2010
Moderator: Charles King, Government, Georgetown University
The Black Sea region has reemerged as a dynamic--but still often
troubled--corner of Europe. Security issues, state sovereignty, minority
rights, economic competition and integration, and environmental challenges
are some of the key concerns of littoral states and of
international organizations such as the European Union and NATO. These
policy concerns are matched by a newfound interest among historians,
anthropologists, sociologists, and others in the evident "connectedness" of
the Black Sea as a body of water. Topics such as the history of
disease and migration, the politics of tourism, and the evident sharing of
art forms, religious practices, and folk customs--as well as greater access
to archival resources and field sites--have all made the greater Black Sea
world into an exciting arena of research. This seminar will allow
researchers to share their work with other scholars currently working on the
history, politics, and society of the Black Sea region, from the Balkans to
the Caucasus and from Turkey to the Eurasian steppe.
2010 Ralph and Ruth Fisher Forum, 24-26 June
The 2010 Fisher Forum will be held in conjunction with the 2010 SRL. This
year’s Forum is entitled “The Socialist 1960’s: Popular Culture and the
Socialist City in Global Perspective.” It is being organized by Diane
Koenker, History, University of Illinois-Urbana and Anne Gorsuch, History,
University of British Columbia. Scholars from around the world attend the
three-day forum. The purpose of this conference will be to use the Second
World, the socialist societies of the 1960s, as the center from which to
explore global interconnections and uncover new and perhaps surprising
patterns of cultural cross-pollination. This forum will be structured around
cities as the units of analysis, and it will focus on the arena of popular
culture as played out in these city spaces.
Individualized Research Practicum
Slavic Reference Services
The SRS librarians are phenomenally well-versed in the reference sources of
the region. SRL scholars who are graduate students are highly encouraged to
apply for an Individualized Research Practicum. SRS staff will develop a
personalized, project-based program for each participant covering electronic
tools and software, print and electronic bibliographic resources and
databases, archival sources, vernacular-language search techniques,
vernacular keyboard options, vernacular full-text resources, and as needed,
online consultations with information specialists located in Eurasia and
Eastern Europe. The practicum is also a wonderful way to learn of research
resources available in a REEE country before travelling to that country.
In order to maximize the worth of the practicum, applicants are encouraged
to contact the SRS before attending. Scholars are asked to share the extent
of research already accomplished, an abstract of their project, whether they
have travelled to the region, and any other relevant information.
* * *
Applications for the SRL are due April 1st, 2010 for international
applicants,
April 15th for U.S. citizens and permanent residents
You can keep track of SRL updates via our listserv: write to
[log in to unmask] with “REQUEST TO JOIN SRL LISTERV” in the subject
header.
In addition, we have a Facebook page:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Champaign-IL/Summer-Research-Laboratory/121548
098810?v=info
For information about the Slavic and East European Library, consult their
website: http://www.library.illinois.edu/spx/
For more information about the 2010 SRL, and for the application, consult
this website.
http://www.reeec.illinois.edu/srl/
Thank you for your time and concern. I look forward to seeing some of you
next summer, and if you have any questions please write the e-mail address
below.
Sincerely,
Stephen Sherman, GA for SRL
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Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center
104 International Studies Building
910 S. Fifth Street
Champaign, IL 61820
http://www.reeec.illinois.edu
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