Herrenhausen Symposium Global Humanities: Application for Symposium and Travel Grants still open The humanities are indispensable in generating knowledge about society, politics, values, identities, and factors influencing them in the past and the future. Furthermore the formative, humane and civilizing function of the humanities even nowadays is seen as one of the most important reasons for providing opportunities to study them in depth at university. Yet, these disciplines and their scholars are facing an environment that has rapidly changed over the past two decades. If we want to meet the enormous societal challenges ahead of us, it will be indispensable to make use of the integrative capacity of the humanities in a much more effective and inclusive manner than we have done so far. In times of crisis the Herrenhausen Symposium Global Humanities discusses possible ways ahead for their social positioning in times of many demands and scarce resources. Herrenhausen Symposium Global Humanities June 16 and 17, 2014 Herrenhausen Palace, Hanover, Germany No conference fee. Please register online on https://veranstaltungen.volkswagenstiftung.de/ SPEAKERS AND CHAIRS Homi K. Bhabha, USA Roberto Blancarte, Mexico Göran Blomqvist, Sweden David Eastwood, United Kingdom Barbara Göbel, Germany Poul Holm, Ireland Arne Jarrick, Sweden Anne Jerslev, Denmark Wilhelm Krull, Germany Michèle Lamont, USA Thandi Mgwebi, South Africa Kerstin Sahlin, Sweden Suwanna Satha-Anand, Thailand Dominic Scott, USA Peter Strohschneider, Germany TRAVEL GRANTS The Volkswagen Foundation offers travel grants for PhD students researching on the Humanities in a global perspective. Applicants can win one of ten travel grants for taking part in the Herrenhausen Symposium “Global Humanities” in Hanover, Germany. The grants include travel expenses and accommodation in Hanover (max. 3 nights). Application: The application should be written in English and should contain: • name, address of applicant and institution, • short CV and short list of publications (max. 1 page), • short description of current research project (max. 1/2 page), • statement about the motivation to participate in this symposium (max. 1/2 page). Selection: Acceptance will be based on qualification of the applicant as well as originality and potential of the research project. Coordinator: Anorthe Kremers, VolkswagenStiftung, Kastanienallee 35, 30519 Hannover, Germany Application Deadline: May 15, 2014 to [email protected] Further information: volkswagenstiftung.de/nc/veranstaltungen/veranstdet/browse/1/ttback/41/article/herrenhausen-symposium-global-humanities.html
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