Monthly Archives: January 2015

University of Western Australia: Research Associate Emotions in Early Modern Colonial Encounters 1600-1800 – Call For Applications

Research Associate Emotions in Early Modern Colonial Encounters 1600-1800
University of Western Australia
Location: Crawley, Western Australia
Salary: AU$63,332 to AU$85,942 (£33,407.63 to £45,334.41 converted salary*) 17% Superannuation
Hours: Full Time
Contract Type: Contract / Temporary
Job Ref: 494006
Closes: 27 February 2015

The University of Western Australia (UWA) is a member of Australia’s prestigious Group of Eight and ranked among the top 100 universities (ranked 88th in the world) with a broad and balanced coverage of disciplines in the arts, sciences and major professions.

For the past 100 years, UWA has contributed significantly to the intellectual, cultural and economic development of the State of Western Australia and the nation as a whole.

The Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence for the History of Emotions in collaboration with The University of Western Australia, The University of Adelaide, The University of Melbourne, The University of Sydney and The University of Queensland, seeks to appoint an exceptional postdoctoral research fellow at The University of Western Australia to contribute to research projects in the history of emotions in Europe, c. 1100-1800.

Working together with Professor Jacqueline Van Gent, the successful candidate will develop a project relating to the role of emotions in early modern colonial encounters in the period 1600 – 1800. The project will be historical in nature, with focus on English, German, Scandinavian or Dutch colonial encounters. Projects combining written and non-textual sources are particularly encouraged. There is scope to work on material culture, museum collections, and the role of emotions in the provenance of colonial objects and to draw connections between early modern and later periods.

This prestigious fellowship (with an additional $16K pa research support) offers an exciting opportunity for innovative and enthusiastic scholars with demonstrated track records in medieval and/or early modern studies and a capacity to engage in interdisciplinary research.

To be considered for this role, as a minimum, applicants must demonstrate:

  • A PhD in a relevant discipline in medieval or early modern literature
  • A strong track record (relative to opportunity) in research and publication
  • Basic familiarity with research trends in the history of emotions
  • Demonstrated ability to engage in interdisciplinary research discussions
  • Knowledge of the appropriate language(s) and linguistic skills required for successful completion of research
  • Effective written and verbal communication skills
  • Interpersonal skills which facilitate collaborative research
  • Capacity to work with an academic research team and administrative staff

Benefits include 17% superannuation and generous leave provisions. Some relocation allowance for successful applicants will be considered. These and other benefits will be specified in the offer of employment.

Contact: Professor Jacqueline Van Gent by email: jacqueline.van.gent@uwa.edu.au
Closing date: Friday, 27 February 2015

Application Details: To access the position description and apply online please visit the website http://jobs.uwa.edu.au

UWA: http://www.uwa.edu.au

 

Durham University “IMEMS Library” and “Slater” Fellowships – Call For Applications

Applications are now open for two research fellowship schemes at the Institute of Medieval and Early Modern Studies (IMEMS), Durham University.

The deadline for both schemes is Saturday 28th February 2015 and applications should be submitted to admin.imems@durham.ac.uk. Full details are available on our website.

Durham University IMEMS Library Fellowships, sponsored by Joanna Barker

This scheme is aimed at postdoctoral researchers. Successful applicants will be reimbursed expenses of up to £1,500 per month for up to three months, to go towards travel, accommodation and living expenses during the fellowship. Applicants should submit a CV and a brief summary of what they propose to work on (maximum one side of A4).

Applications should demonstrate a serious research interest that focuses on primary source material within the special collections in Palace Green Library and/or Durham Cathedral, and that falls within the scope of the IMEMS¹ research interests.

Applications from those interested on working on the surviving contents of the Durham Cathedral¹s medieval priory library are particularly welcome as this collection is currently the focus of a large-scale digitisation project.

Fellows will be encouraged to work collaboratively with curators and other subject specialists to realise the collections¹ research potential, and to adopt innovative research methodologies. They will also be encouraged to participate actively within the life of the Institute.

When applying please indicate your availability in 2015 and early 2016, and your preferred fellowship duration (i.e. one, two or three months).

More details: https://www.dur.ac.uk/imems/research/funding/fellows/library.

Durham University Slater Fellowship

University College and IMEMS are delighted to invite applications for the 2015/16 Slater Fellowship, a three-month residential, senior fellowship at Durham University. The Slater Fellowship is provided by the College and offers the post holder full board and accommodation for one University term, membership of University College¹s Senior Common Room and £200 towards travel expenses.

To be eligible, applicants must hold a senior position at another University and have research interests that fall within the scope of IMEMS work.

Applicants should submit a CV and a brief summary of what they propose to work on during their time at Durham (maximum one side of A4). They must demonstrate how their proposed research complements or ties in with existing IMEMS research strands, or the research of individual members of the Institute.

Proposals for projects involving Durham staff or postgraduate students and those which are interdisciplinary in nature are particularly welcome. Proposals for research using primary source material in the collections held in Palace Green Library, Durham Cathedral Library and Ushaw College Library are also encouraged.

When applying, please indicate your availability during the academic year 2015/16, noting that the timing of the Fellowship is variable depending on the availability of accommodation and that for 2015/16 it is likely that the Fellowship will be for Michaelmas term (12 October-18 December, 2015).

More details: https://www.dur.ac.uk/imems/research/funding/fellows/slater.

Sixteenth Century Society and Conference – Call For Papers

Sixteenth Century Society and Conference
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
22-25 October, 2015

The Sixteenth Century Society and Conference (SCSC) is now accepting proposals for individual presentation proposals and complete panels for its annual conference, to be held 22-25 October 2015 at the Sheraton Wall Centre Hotel in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The deadline for proposals is April 15, 2015. Within four weeks after the deadline, the Program Committee will notify all those who submitted proposals. The conference will once again host poster sessions. Poster presenters must request a poster session code prior to submission from: conference@sixteenthcentury.org

In addition to standard panels, the organizing committee will be accepting proposals for four types of alternate panels:

Workshop Option A: Discussion of pre-circulated papers in a workshop format (limit of 4 participants).

Workshop Option B: Analysis of thorny translation/paleography questions; pre-circulation not required (limit of 3 participants).

Workshop Option C: Examination of a big issue or question with brief comments from presenters and lively audience participation (similar to roundtables with more audience participation; limit of 4 participants).

Questions about formats should be directed to: conference@sixteenthcentury.org

The SCSC, founded to promote scholarship on the early modern era (ca. 1450 – ca. 1660), actively encourages the participation of international scholars as well as the integration of younger colleagues into the academic community. We also welcome proposals for roundtables sponsored by scholarly societies that are affiliated with the SCSC.

Abstracts (up to 250 words in length) for individual presentations and complete panels may be submitted online at: www.sixteenthcentury.org/conference

The SCSC, a not-for-profit scholarly organization, receives no governmental or institutional funding. In order to participate in this conference, delegates or their sponsoring institution/organization will need to fund their own travel and lodging expenses in addition to a $170 per delegate registration fee ($100 student fee). The registration fee is used to pay for conference facilities and general events. By paying the fee, delegates become members in the SCSC and receive the Sixteenth Century Journal.

For more information, please contact:

Anne J. Cruz
Department of Modern Languages and Literatures University of Miami P.O. Box 248093 Coral Gables, FL 33124-2074
Email: conference@sixteenthcentury.org

Shakespeare BritGrad 2015 – Call For Papers

Shakespeare BritGrad 2015
The Shakespeare Institute, University of Birmingham
4-6 June 2015

This interdisciplinary conference, celebrating its seventeenth anniversary in 2015, provides a friendly and stimulating academic forum in which graduate students from all over the world can present their research on Shakespeare, the Early Modern period, or the Renaissance. In accordance with the Shakespeare Institute’s emerging reputation as a place for creative criticism, we also encourage creative responses. The conference takes place in an active centre of Shakespeare and Early Modern scholarship in Shakespeare’s home town, Stratford-upon-Avon. Undergraduate students in their final two years of study are also invited to attend the conference as auditors.

Plenary speakers include Chris Laoutaris (University of Birmingham), Laurie Maguire (University of Oxford), and Andy Kesson (University of Roehampton). See our blog for information on plenary speakers as they are confirmed. Delegates will also have the opportunity to attend the RSC production of Othello, directed by Iqbal Khan (Much Ado ’12), and starring Hugh Quarshie (Faust, Julius Caesar ’96) and Lucian Msamati (Pericles ’06) at a group-booking price. Lunch will be provided on each day, and we will be hosting a party and a reception for the delegates.

We invite abstracts of up to 200 words for papers twenty minutes in length on subjects relating to Shakespeare, Early Modern, and/or Renaissance studies. More creative forms of criticism, including original writing, may be submitted, also requiring a 200 word abstract. We welcome papers from a wide variety of disciplines, from literature to art history and beyond. Delegates wishing to give papers must register by 23 April 2015. (Abstracts cannot be considered until the delegate has registered.) Auditors are encouraged to register by 21 May 2015 for early-bird pricing. Due to the growing success of this annual conference, we strongly encourage early registration to ensure a place on the conference programme.

For more information, find us on Facebook, on Twitter, and at britgrad.wordpress.com, or email britgrad.conference@gmail.com.

Post-Doctoral Digital Humanities Fellowship: Records of Early English Drama (REED) – Call For Applications

Records of Early English Drama (REED)
Post-Doctoral Digital Humanities Fellowship

The Records of Early English Drama (http://reed.utoronto.ca), an international humanities research project focusing on medieval and early modern performance studies that is based at the University of Toronto, invites applications for a post-doctoral digital humanities fellowship for up to two years.

The successful candidate will participate in REED’s development of a dynamic collection of freely available digital resources for research and education. REED is a longstanding research and editorial project, with partnership for maintenance and sustainability of its digital resources at the University of Toronto Libraries. REED is overseen by an international Executive Board, with a Digital Advisory Committee guiding its digital initiatives.

The Digital Humanities Fellow will be expected to join the project on site at the University of Toronto and will work closely there with the general editor, editorial staff, developers, and research assistants. Members of the REED Digital Advisory Committee will also provide support and mentorship for the postdoctoral fellow, who will be key to the development of a new digital editing and publication environment for REED’s forthcoming collections. The Digital Humanities Fellow will engage in the development of REED’s new digital production environment, including the editing and encoding of TEI XML documents, new strategies for glossing medieval and early modern records, and, in consultation with others on the editorial team, developing the terms for online indexing of REED collections to be linked with other databases.

Applications will be received and reviewed until the position is filled; the position can begin as early as April 2015. All applications received will be acknowledged.

For full information, please visit: http://www.english.utoronto.ca/Assets/English+Department+Digital+Assets/English+Department/English+Department+Digital+Assets/Undergraduate+pdfs/Employment/REED+Post-doc+job+posting+%282%29.pdf

Monash CMRS Visiting Senior Scholar Program – Call For Applications

Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Monash University
Visiting Senior Scholar Program

The Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies at Monash University is pleased to announce a new initiative, the Visiting Senior Scholar Program. The aim of the program is to support a senior scholar to visit the CMRS for one week, during which time he or she will provide a postgraduate training workshop and deliver a seminar paper on his or her own research.

For the purposes of the program, a Visiting Senior Scholar should hold an academic position of Senior Lecturer, Associate Professor, Professor or Emeritus/a Professor at an academic institution.

Senior scholars will be expected to engage fully in the activities of the CMRS for the duration of their stay. Specifically, a Senior Scholar will be invited to deliver a postgraduate training seminar or workshop on an empirical, theoretical or methodological aspect of interest to advanced students of medieval and Renaissance studies, such as palaeography, codicology, theoretical approaches to medieval and Renaissance history etc. The Senior Scholar will also be invited to present a seminar paper on an aspect of his or her research, and attend other CMRS events of relevance during their visit to Monash.

One Visiting Senior Scholar will be appointed each year to visit the CMRS at Monash University’s Clayton campus in August. The CMRS will provide the Visiting Senior Scholar with five night’s accommodation in Melbourne (Monday to Friday inclusive) and transport to and from Monash’s Clayton campus. For senior scholars already in Australia or NZ, the CMRS will provide a return economy airfare to Melbourne. Total funding support may be up to but not exceeding AUD2000.00.

We welcome applications from eligible Senior Scholars for 2015 by June 1, 2015. Applicants should send a cover letter, a short CV, and a brief outline of the workshop they propose to convene and a potential seminar paper topic to the Acting Director of the CMRS, Associate Professor Megan Cassidy-Welch (megan.cassidy-welch@monash.edu).

The Monash Centre for Medieval Renaissance Studies was launched in 2011. The CMRS is committed to providing research training for honours and postgraduate students; to developing and promoting Monash’s strength in medieval and Renaissance studies; and to fostering local, national and international collaborations between networks of scholars and students. The heart of the CMRS is a weekly Friday seminar and associated reading, language and translation groups. For more information about the CMRS and its staff, see http://artsonline.monash.edu.au/medieval-renaissance-centre.

ARC Centre of Excellence for the History of Emotions / U Melbourne / NGV: Curator / Research Fellow – Call For Applications

Salary: $62,973* – $85,452 p.a. [Level A] (*PhD Entry Level $79,609 p.a.) or $89,955 – $106,817 p.a. [Level B], plus 17% superannuation.

Level of appointment is subject to qualifications and experience.

The Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for the History of Emotions (CHE) is a major research initiative with the lead organization The University of Western Australia, and spread across four other Australian universities, one of which is The University of Melbourne. CHE fosters collaboration between researchers and industry partners from different disciplines and institutions across Australia and internationally. The National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) is an Industry partner of the CHE.

In collaboration with the School of Historical and Philosophical Studies, University of Melbourne, and the NGV, CHE seeks to appoint a curator/research fellow. The two main requirements of the position will be:

(1) to curate an exhibition at the NGV in mid-2017 on the subject of emotions in European society between the fifteenth and eighteenth centuries and how this is depicted in various art forms. The exhibition will focus on the complex emotion of love and the way it has intersected and combined with other emotions to create social and aesthetic scripts that shape changing collective behaviours through this historical period;

(2) to carry out and publish research related to the subject matter of art and emotions.

In carrying out these tasks, the successful candidate will work together with Professor Charles Zika at the University of Melbourne and Dr Isobel Crombie at the National Gallery of Victoria.

The Curator/Research Fellow will also work to integrate the exhibition with the intellectual life of the Centre, will assist with the co-ordination of relevant symposia and engage in public outreach. S/he will be housed at the NGV, but will also have access to space and resources at the CHE node at The University of Melbourne. Benefits include funds for research travel and a contribution to relocation expenses.

The successful applicant will be required to commence the appointment 2 March 2015 or as soon as possible after that date.

Closing date for applications: 17 Feb 2015.

For full details and to apply, please visit: http://jobs.unimelb.edu.au/caw/en/job/885142/curator-research-fellow

SAIMS/TMJ Essay Prize – Call For Applications

SAIMS invites entries for its annual Essay Competition, submitted according to the following rules:

1. The competition is open to all medievalists who are graduate students or have completed a higher degree within the last three years. For PhD students the time period of three years begins from the date of the successful viva, but excludes any career break. Any candidate in doubt of their eligibility should contact the Director of SAIMS at saimsmail@st-andrews.ac.uk.

2. A candidate may make only one submission to the competition.

3. The submission must be the candidate’s own work, based on original research, and must not have been previously published or accepted for publication.

4. Submissions are welcomed on any topic that falls within the scope of medieval studies.

5. The submission should be in the English language.

6. The word limit is 8,000 words, including notes, bibliography, and any appendices.

7. The text should be double-spaced, and be accompanied by footnotes with short referencing and a full bibliography of works cited, following the guidelines on the TMJ webpage: http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/saims/tmj.htm. An abstract of 200 words should preface the main text.

8. The deadline for submissions is 31 March 2015.

9. The essay must be submitted electronically to saimsmail@st-andrews.ac.uk, in both Word and pdf formats, to arrive by the deadline.

10. The submission must be accompanied by a completed cover sheet and signed declaration; the template for this is available at http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/saims/tmj.htm. The candidate’s name should not appear on the submission itself, nor be indicated in any form in the notes.

11. Decisions concerning the Competition lie with the Editors and Editorial Board of The Mediaeval Journal, who can, if they consider there to have been appropriate submissions, award an Essay Prize and in addition declare a proxime accessit. In the unlikely event that, in the judges’ opinion, the material submitted is not of a suitable standard, no prize will be awarded.

12. The value of the Prize is £500.

13. A candidate whose entry is declared proxime accessit will be awarded £100.

14. In addition to the Prize, the winning submission will be published within twelve months in The Mediaeval Journal, subject to the usual editorial procedures of the journal.

Any queries concerning these rules may be directed to the Director of SAIMS who can be contacted at:

Department of Mediaeval History, 71 South Street, St Andrews, Fife KY16 9QW
http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/saims
saimsmail@st-andrews.ac.uk

Exchange and Power Around the Baltic Sea Region up to Industrial Age – Call For Papers

“Origines et mutationes circa principio Mare Balticum”
Exchange and power around the Baltic Sea Region up to Industrial Age
Baltic International Cultural Park Faktoria, 83-000 Pruszcz Gdański; ul. Zastawna, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
3–5 September, 2015

Conference Website

We hereby have the pleasure to invite you to the 2nd international conference “Origines et mutationes” aimed at wide range of researchers, e.g. from Ph.D. Candidates to Professors.

The resemblance of the topic of the conference to Peters’ Blau work “Exchange and Power in social life” is not coincidential. The foreseen, but not preconditioned task is to evaluate undertaken research topics in the classic humanities field (history, history of arts, archaeology,) on phenomenons connected with keywords “exchange and power” of the Baltic Sea Region between VIII-XIXth cent. in the light of theories of social sciences.
Conference presentations & proceedings should pertain to:

  1. Phenomenons related to Exchange in Baltic Sea Region up to Industrial Age
  2. Phenomenons related to Power in Baltic Sea Region up to Industrial Age
  3. Theories of social sciences and possibilities of their application in the fields of historical and archaeological research focusing in Baltic Sea Region

Note: Participants are not obliged to include theories of social sciences in their presentations and proceedings in wide context. If you do not find any of the areas suitable for your presentation and you have 3 presentations in similar research focus, you can apply for tailored panel.

Language: English

Registrations: baltic.conf@gmail.com

Application Form: Please type your Scientific Title, Full Name & Surname and Institution. Alternatively please send a www.academia.edu link.

Further information on accommodation and initial schedule will be passed to participants in May 2015.

Abstracts: For individual abstracts: max. 700 signs with spaces.

For Panels: Max. 2000 signs describing the panel and the presentations.

Deadline for sending applications: 30 April 2015.

Presentations: Max. 20 minutes.

Proceedings: Max. 12 pages, with summary, scientific apparatus & bibliography should be sent by 15 December, 2015.

Jo-Anne Duggan Essay Prize – Call For Applications

The Jo-Anne Duggan Essay Prize may be of interest to Honours, Masters and PhD students as well as Early Career Academics.

Due date for essays and/or creative works with exegesis: 1 March, 2015.

Prizes include:

  • $1000 for the winning essay; $250 for two highly-commended essays
  • Winning entry will be offered publication in the prestigious journal: Portal: Journal of Multidisciplinary International Studies
  • Winning and two highly-commended entrants will be invited to present their submissions at the Australasian Centre for Italian Studies (ACIS) biennial conference, The University of Sydney, 1-4 July, 2015.

Further information and Guidelines on the competition can be found of the ACIS homepage: http://acis.org.au/jo-anne-duggan-essay-prize.

Jo-Anne Duggan (1962-2011) was a great artist and a great friend of the Australasian Centre for Italian Studies (ACIS). Her artistic practice left what is arguably the richest and most compelling recent collection of photographs by an Australian artist to engage with Italian culture, history and art. Her work demonstrates not only artistic rigour and depth but also remarkable breadth, spanning from public spaces/places of Italian diaspora in Australia to enquiries into the re-contextualisation and museification of Renaissance art, from Australian archives of Italian migration to complex case studies on the legacy of the Gonzagas. In her research-led and interdisciplinary endeavour, Jo-Anne asked crucial questions and opened up original paths with regard to the construction of space/place, our relationship with the past and its reception, and the role of photographic art in mobilising and questioning the viewer’s gaze, starting from what she called her ‘postcolonial eye’.

Jo-Anne Duggan’s photographic work can be found at: http://www.colourfactory.com.au/gallery/artists-in-our-stockroom/jo-anne-duggan.

Jo-Anne Duggan’s publications (selection) can be found at: http://acis.org.au/jo-anne-duggans-writings.