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> From: "Irina" <iranovi at lanet.lv>
>
>
> HESP Summer School MEN AND MASCULINITIES
>
> The Center for Gender Studies, The University of Latvia, is pleased to
> announce the competition for participation in the Summer School "Men and
> Masculinities" supported by HESP-Soros Foundation.
>
>
> The course will propose an innovative topic for the development of faculty
> in social sciences and humanities, for the promotion of gender research in
> men and masculinities in the countries of Eastern/central Europe, Baltic
> region, NIS countries. As such, the Summer School will address the topic
> from different academic perspectives. As there already exists a body of
> scholars involved nationally and internationally in the gender research of
> men roles and masculinities, it will also be productive for the
researchers
> of the region to learn from the innovative research methodologies in
> different contexts so that the teaching material can be utilized in their
> own countries and , moreover, enable them to develop the gender research
on
> men roles and masculinities in their region. The target audience of the
> Summer School is PhD students and university lecturers/researchers in
social
> sciences and humanities from Eastern/Central Europe, Baltic region, Former
> Soviet Union countries. The l!
> ectures will focus on masculinities in national and international
> perspectives; masculinities and globalization; masculinity politics;
social
> organization of masculinity; masculinities: interdiscplinary research
> perspectives; representations and constructions of masculinities in media;
> sociology of masculinities; theorizing the problem of masculinities in
men's
> studies and others.
>
> Summer School is for PhD students and academic researchers/university
> lecturers
>
> Application deadline - 15, May, 2001
>
> Application document package
> 1. CV
> 2. List of publications
> 3. A two-page description of the current research project
> 4. 2 letters of support
> 5. Copy of TOEFL certificate (or any English Proficiency test document) -
> the Summer School will be in the English language
> 6. A letter of motivation
>
> Participants will be provided with accomodation and meals during the
Summer
> School.
> !!! Participants will have to seek additional funding for travel
> arrangements and meals.
> !!! Participants will have to take care of visa and insurance
arrangements.
>
> The place:
> University of Latvia
> Riga
> Latvia
>
> Duration:
> 5, August - 24, August, 2001
>
> Language:
> English
>
> School director:
> Irina Novikova
> Director
> Center for Gender Studies
> University of Latvia
>
> School coordinator:
> Elizabete Picukane
> Coordinator
> Center for Gender Studies
> University of Latvia
>
> Contact person:
> Irina Novikova (iranovi at lanet.lv)
>
> Address:
> The Center for Gender Studies
> Office 133
> Raina Blvd-19
> Riga
> LV-1586
> Latvia
> Fax 371 7 820113
> Tel 371 7 034327
>
>
>