The Memoria
Romana Project has been made possible by the Max Planck
Research Award for International Cooperation to Prof. Karl
Galinsky (University of Texas at Austin). The specified
field is Gedächtnisgeschichte. Principal goals of the
project, therefore, are:
1) to
study, on a more comprehensive and integrated basis than
previously, the role of memory in various aspects of Roman
culture – e.g., literature (incl. historiography), art,
architecture, religion, and social and political history
AND
2) to do
so by employing, testing, or critiquing some perspectives,
methods, and impulses from current work on
Gedächtnisgeschichte, and by engaging in a discourse with
this direction in historical scholarship.
Proposals
are welcome on a wide variety of topics that fall within
these guidelines. Dissertation
stipends generally are
1,100 EUR per month and will generally be awarded for one
year; a detailed progress report is due before a possible
renewal for a second year.
The maximum
amount for research
stipends is 3,000 EUR.
Applications
for dissertation stipends
should include the following documents:
•
curriculum vitae
• copy of
certificate of university degree, such as M.A., with final
grade and attestation of admission to doctoral work
• outline
of research proposal (ca. 1,500 words) , incl. projected
time line of your work
• two
letters of recommendation from scholars familiar with your
work
Applications
for research stipends
should include the following documents:
•
curriculum vitae, incl. list of publications
• outline
of research proposal (no more than 1,000 words), incl.
present status of the project, projected time line, and
plans for publication
• a budget,
detailing projected expenses
• two
letters of recommendation of scholars familiar with your
work
Applications
will be accepted in the following languages: English,
German, French, Italian, and Spanish.
IMPORTANT
ADVICE: Projects need to demonstrate a SUBSTANTIVE
connection with the role of cultural, social, or
communicative memory (as opposed, e.g., to mere
intertextuality or reception] in a given area or areas of
Roman civilization. Please do not send descriptions of
existing projects and throw in some mention of memory -
that won't be enough. Demonstration of SPECIFIC engagement
with some of the current scholarly literature on memory is
another prerequisite. Applicants are strongly advised to
discuss the proposals with Prof. Galinsky (galinsky@mail.utexas.edu) in adequate time before submitting
the final application.
N.B. (1)
Stipends will be awarded after each three-month deadline
and funding for them may be exhausted before the final
deadline. Earlier applications, therefore, are encouraged.
(2) Junior scholars (up to 15 years after receiving the
Ph.D.) will receive preference for research stipends, but
more advanced scholars are eligible also.
Applications
should be sent electronically to Mr. Johannes Gross (johannes.gross@rub.de). They can also be sent by regular
mail to him at
Ruhr-Universität
Bochum
Seminar für
Klassische Philologie
Johannes
Gross
GB 2/ 157
44780
Bochum
Please
contact either Mr. Gross or Prof. Karl Galinsky (galinsky@mail.utexas.edu) for further information.