April 23, 2012: Announcement: 2012 Summer Institute in Performance Studies at Northwestern University

2012 Summer Institute in Performance Studies at Northwestern University Due April 23, 2012

 2012 Summer Institute in Performance Studies at Northwestern (192.67 kB)

The Center for Global Culture and Communication and the Department of Performance Studies at Northwestern University invite applications from graduate students and recent graduates for a 5-day institute on visual culture and performance. The seminar will focus on interdisciplinary scholarship that engages the theories and methods of performance studies and visual cultural studies in approaching global culture and communication. Seminar participants will work with distinguished scholars in workshop, seminar, and lecture formats. Students will share their own work in the form of 15-minute paper presentations.

The Application Process: Twenty participants will be accepted into the Summer Institute, 10 from Northwestern and 10 from other colleges and universities. We welcome applications from all graduate students and recent graduates (regardless of discipline) with an interest in performance and visual culture. Submit your CV and a 500-word description of your research interest or project and how the Summer Institute will benefit your work. List one reference and his/her contact information (reference letters are not required), and include your institutional affiliation, indicating whether you are an M.A. or Ph.D. candidate and the stage of your graduate work. If you have completed your degree please note date of completion and current employment status (e.g. postdoctoral fellow; tenure stream faculty; independent scholar). Assemble this into one Word or PDF document and send to: ps@northwestern.edu. The due date for applications is Monday, April 23rd, 2012. Successful applicants will be notified by Monday, May 7th, 2012.