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 (or
equivalent in USD) 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 (or equivalent in
local currency, for applicants from outside Europe).
Applications
for dissertation stipends
should include the following documents:
• curriculum vitae
• 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 to Ms. Sarah
Davies (s_davies@mail.utexas.edu) electronically or by regular mail:
Max-Planck
Award Memoria Project
Department of Classics C3400
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX 78712-0308
Please
contact either Ms. Davies or Prof. Karl Galinsky (galinsky@mail.utexas.edu)
for further information.