Inaugural Weimar-Princeton Summer School for Media Studies, Germany

Deadline: 20 February 2011
Open to: advanced students and doctoral candidates of media studies and related fields
Dates and Venue: 6 June – 10 June 2011, Weimar, Germany
Costs and Funding: € 400; Non-EU students may apply for € 500 for a travel funding, a reduction of the participation fee

Monitoring and Surveillance
Inaugural Weimar-Princeton Summer School for Media Studies 2011

Weimar, June 6 – June 10, 2011

The first international Summer School for Media Studies, a co-operation between the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar (Internationales Kolleg für Kulturtechnikforschung und Medienphilosophie, IKKM) and Princeton University (Department of German), will take place from June 6 – June 10, 2011 in Weimar, Germany. Conceived as the first in a series of annual summer schools that will be held alternately at the IKKM Weimar and at Princeton University, the 2011 program will be directed by Lorenz Engell (Weimar) and Thomas Levin (Princeton).

The Weimar-Princeton Summer School aims to provide advanced training in the study of media and cultural techniques. Focusing on one special annual topic, the sessions will not only give participants the opportunity to work with distinguished experts in the field but will also provide a platform for participants to engage in dialogue with others working in similar or related fields. Furthermore, the one-week program offers the chance of extended consultation with a number of internationally renowned scholars from all fields of media studies as well as workshops, lectures, and other activities.

The directors of the summer school will lead five daily seminars. Afternoon sessions focussing on particular aspects of the overall topic will give plenty of opportunities for interaction and participation. A series of evening events such as lectures and film screenings will further develop and deepen the theme of the summer school.

For its inaugural year in 2011 the Princeton-Weimar Summer School in Media Studies will focus on the comparative analysis and theoretical interrogation of selected aspects of surveillance culture.

Read more about the topic here.

Eligibility

The Weimar-Princeton Summer School for Media Studies addresses advanced students and doctoral candidates of media studies and related fields (e.g. film studies, literature, philosophy, art history, sociology, politics, the history of science, visual culture, architecture, etc.)

Fees and Funding

The participation fee of € 400 will cover accommodation, welcome dinner and lunch during the summer school.

Non-EU students can apply for a travel funding up to € 500. In justified cases, students can apply for a reduction of the participation fee.

Application Process

Applications should include a brief CV (max 2 pages); a letter of intent, indicating academic experience and interest in the summer school’s annual topic (max. 300 words), a writing sample (max. 20 pages; e.g. published article or seminar paper), and contact information for two potential references.

Please submit your application no later than February 20, 2011 to
laura.frahm [at] uni-weimar.de
and
mgladic [at] princeton.edu

Successful applicants will be notified by mid-March 2011.

The official webpage.

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