BOOKS/JOURNALS/MATERIALS/FELLOWSHIPS
PEACE HISTORY SOCIETY (formerly the Council on Peace Research in
History) seeks new members. Members receive quarterly copies of
the journal "Peace & Change" (now published by Blackwell) as well
as the organization's Newsletter. The journal's goal is to
transcend national, disciplinary, and other arbitrary boundaries
while building bridges between peace research, education, and
activism. We welcome articles on a wide variety of topics
related to peace activists and movements, conflict resolution,
nonviolence, internationalism, race and gender issues affecting
peacemaking, cross-cultural and transnational studies, economic
development, the imprint of imperialism on societies, and post-
cold war upheaval. For information, contact Sina Dubovoj,
Secretary-Treasurer, PHS P.O. Box 5874 Bethesda, MD 20824 USA;
tel: 301-530-5646
FORUM FOR HISTORY OF HUMAN SCIENCE THIRD ANNUAL DISSERTATION
PRIZE COMPETITION: The Forum for History of Human Science (an
interest group affiliated with the History of Science Society) is
pleased to announce its third annual competition for best recent
dissertation in the history of the human sciences. The prize will
consist of a cash award of $100 and a letter of notification to
the winner's department. Entries are encouraged by authors from
any discipline on the history of any human science, broadly
conceived. To be eligible, the dissertation must be defended
between January 1994 and June 15, 1996. It cannot have been
accepted for publication. Dissertations submitted for
publication, but not accepted by the deadline, are eligible.
Send copy of dissertation and an abstract to John I. Brooks III,
Editor, FHHS Newsletter, Teikyo Loretto Heights University, 3001
S. Federal Blvd., Denver, CO 80236. Entries must be received by
June 15, 1996. The winner will be announced at the next History
of Science meeting in Atlanta, October 1996.
THE LONGFELLOW INSTITUTE FELLOWSHIPS: The Institute announces
its ongoing seminar on "Languages of What is Now the United
States" (LOWINUS) with short-term and long-term fellowships.
They include: A) A full-time one-year residential postdoctoral
fellowship, with the possibility of teaching a course;
B) Dissertation-writing grants; C) Research support for graduate
students and scholars; D) Short-term travel grants for visiting
scholars from abroad. The seminar is designed to stimulate
scholarly work on texts that were written or published in what is
now the United States in any language other than English.
Scholars and students working in this area are invited to submit
applications. Founded in 1994 at Cambridge, Massachusetts, and
directed by Professors Marc Shell, Werner Sollors, and Doris
Sommer at Harvard University, the Longfellow Institute was
designed to pull together past efforts at studying the
non-English writings in what is now the United States. Named
after the polyglot nineteenth-century poet who did much in his
translations and academic work to develop literary study across
linguistic boundaries, the Institute has set itself the task to
identify, and to bring back as the subject of study, the
multitudes of culturally fascinating, historically important, or
aesthetically interesting texts that were written in languages
other than English, ranging, for example, from works in
indigenous Amerindian languages, Portuguese, Spanish,French,
Dutch, German, Yiddish, Russian, Chinese, and Japanese, to Arabic
and French texts by African Americans. Applications are reviewed
periodically; and the nearest deadlines are available upon
request along with forms and information. Contact: The Longfellow
Institute, Department of English and American Literature and
Language, Harvard University, Warren House, 11 Prescott Street,
Cambridge MA 02138 USA; fax: 617-496- 8737; phone 617-496-9400.
Email: lowinus@fas.harvard.edu There is also a web page at
http://dunster-lab1.student.harvard.edu/~longfellow
UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE announces fellowships in American
Studies. The Faculty of Arts wishes to appoint visitors for
short-term periods of approximately three weeks. The visitors
will be expected to contribute to our undergraduate teaching
program in American Studies. The three week visit can be arranged
so that it takes place at a convenient time during our teaching
semesters in 1996 or 1997 (4 March to June 9 and 22 July - 27
October). The University of Melbourne will assist with travel
expenses and an honorarium up to Aus $3,600 ($150 per day) will
be paid. Assistance will also be provided to find suitable
accommodation. The closing date for applicants who wish to be
considered for 1996 is April 5, 1996. The closing date for
candidates who are applying for 1997 is July 30, 1996.
Further information regarding the Faculty of Arts and more
details relating to application procedure and conditions of
appointment are available from David Tucker. Applications
(providing a curriculum vitae, including the names and facsimile
numbers of three referees, and stating when they would prefer to
visit) or requests for further information should be sent to:
David Tucker, Political Science, University of Melbourne,
Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia; Fax 61-3-9344 7906; E-Mail:
D.F.B.Tucker@politics@unimelb.edu.au
STETSON UNIVERSITY ONE-MONTH RESIDENTIAL FELLOWSHIP: Stetson
University (DeLand, Florida) is pleased to announce a yearly
competition for a visiting fellowship at its campus in DeLand,
Florida. The one-month fellowship is designed to attract
scholars or university teachers from the Russian Federation who
are able to present their ideas and expertise to American
undergraduate students. Fellows will be expected to offer public
lectures, assist in the teaching of classes in their area of
expertise, and be available for informal meetings with students
and faculty. Stetson's Russian Studies program, one of America's
oldest, will serve as host for the fellows. The first
fellowship, to be taken up for one month during October or
November 1996, pays for round-trip transportation from Moscow,
housing, medical insurance, and a $1000 stipend for food and
incidental expenditures. Eligibility Requirements: citizen of
the Russian Federation; Kandidat degree in the humanities or
social sciences; excellent command of English; desire to teach
and learn in an American academic community. Candidates must
submit an application of two pages. First page: full name;
mailing address and phone number; date and place of birth;
educational background; employment history; English language
proficiency (where, when, and how acquired); travel abroad and/or
work with foreign students in Russia. Second Page: a statement
of no more than one page on what American students would learn
from you during the fellowship. Applications should be sent by
April 25, 1996 to Dr. Eugene Huskey, Director of Russian Studies.
FAX: (904) 822-7380 or (904) 822-7569. Email:
huskey@suvax1.stetson.edu
THE CENTER FOR THE HISTORY OF BUSINESS, TECHNOLOGY, AND SOCIETY
offers fellowships and grant support for scholars from the
humanities and related social sciences. The Hagley Museum and
Library is one of the nation's foremost independent research
libraries. Its collections are especially strong in the areas of
American business and economic history, the history of science
and technology, and the history of industrialization in its
social contexts. Scholars working in labor history, social
history, arts and industries, as well as business and technology
are encouraged to apply. The library is also strong in French
history of the Revolutionary period. HENRY BELIN du PONT
FELLOWSHIP: Supports advanced research at Hagley. Sponsored by
the H. B. du Pont Memorial Fund, these fellowships offer a
maximum stipend of $1500 per month. Applicants must be from
out-of-state; degree candidates and persons seeking support for
degree last from two to six months. Application deadlines for
the year are March 31, June 30, and October 31. GRANTS-IN-AID:
Short term grants-in-aid support visits to Hagley for research in
the imprint, manuscript, pictorial, and artifact collections.
They are designed to assist researchers with travel and living
expenses while using the collections. Stipends are for a minimum
of two weeks and a maximum of eight weeks at no more than $1000
per month. Application deadlines: March 31, June 30, and
October 31. For further information on these or other fellowship
programs and an application packet, please write to Dr. Philip
Scranton, Director, Center for the History of Business
Technology, and Society, Hagley Museum and Library, PO Box 3630,
Wilmington, DE 19807 USA. Tel: 302-658-2400; Fax:
302-655-3188; Email: crl@strauss.udel.edu.
AMERICAN STUDIES RESEARCH CENTRE: OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESEARCH.
Twice a year the Centre considers applications on a competitive
basis for a limited number of grants to member teachers and
scholars for resident study and research. Awards fall into six
categories: Teacher Research Grants, Teacher Study Grants, Middle
Awards, Scholar-in-Residence, Visiting Fellow Awards, Grants-in-
Aid. Deadlines for applications are 15 January for summer grants
and 15 July for winter grants. For an application form and
conditions of the award write to: The Director, ASRC, Osmania
University Campus, Hyderabad 500007, India.
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David C. Fisher, Editor
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