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.