America Engages Eurasia: Studies, Teaching, and Resources
Columbia University, New York, NY
Monday, June 13 – July 1, 2011 (3 weeks)
A Summer Institute Sponsored by The National Endowment for the Humanities.
Building upon a successful NEH Institute of 2009 which dealt with Russian-American cultural contacts, the 2011 institute examines the evolution of America’s “academic” engagement with Eurasia (defined here as including Eastern and Southeastern Europe, Russia/the Soviet Union, Central Asia, and the Caucasus) from the 19th century down to the present. The historic personalities, institutions, organizations, and research resources that collectively constituted the foundation of Eurasian studies in America will be considered within the broad framework of the geopolitical relations of America and Eurasia over more than 150 years.
The Institute’s Principal Investigator Timothy Frye, and Co-Directors Edward Kasinec and Robert Davis hope also to suggest a more broadly applicable paradigm of area studies development in the United States (for Middle Eastern, East Asian, African, Latin American studies, etc.), suggesting avenues of comparative research.
Twenty-five undergraduate faculty, research librarians, curators, and museum educators will participate in sessions led by distinguished educators and professionals. This year, up to three graduate students may be selected to participate as well. Participants will have a hands-on opportunity to work with the unparalleled material and academic resources of Columbia University and the city of New York.
For a summary description and online application information, visit: http://NEHsummerinst.Columbia.edu
or contact Robert Davis ([log in to unmask]) 212 854-47101 or Edward Kasinec ([log in to unmask]) 516 712-8305.
Application postmark deadline is Tuesday, March 1, 2011.
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