EXTENDED WORKSHOP ON SOCIAL HISTORY
Dakar, 5th - 25th September 2005
Theme: Gender, Ethnicity and Culture
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
The fourth CODESRIA/SEPHIS Extended Workshop on New Theories and Methods in Social History will be held from 5th to 25th September, 2005. The theme for the 2005 session is Gender, Ethnicity and Culture. The Workshop will be organised around the comparative experiences of Africa, Latin America, Asia and the Caribbean.
The aim of the Workshop is to bring together about 15 young historians for three weeks of joint reflection, knowledge building and training. The participants will follow a programme designed to permit them to share experiences, improve the theoretical and methodological quality of their work, and deepen their comparative insights.
Contents of the Workshop:
The main objective of the Workshop is to promote discussion and debate on recent methodological and theoretical developments in Social History. To this end, participants will be encouraged to carry out their reflections in a comparative perspective. Participants will be offered practical support in sharpening their skills on how to write an article, plan a research project, and submit a research proposal for funding. The discussions will be linked to the research interests of the participants and the progress of their work.
The Workshop will be led by a convenor who is a senior researcher with an established reputation in the field. This convenor will be responsible for the overall academic content of the workshop. Four main resource persons from various parts of the South will give multiple lectures and facilitate discussion and/or conduct seminars on different questions pertaining to the latest developments in Social History in their respective areas of competence. Several other historians from the host country will be invited to offer single lectures. The Workshop will be conducted in English.
Accommodation and Excursions:
The workshop will be held in Dakar, Senegal. CODESRIA will provide a stimulating and pleasant environment within which participants can work. The Council will also take care of the air travel, accommodation, and local transport expenses of the participants. Furthermore, a subsistence allowance to cover living expenses will be provided. Local excursions will be organised for the laureates in order to make their stay more enjoyable.
Eligibility:
The workshop is open to PhD students registered in Southern universities, i.e., Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, and Latin America.
Application procedures
Applications should include the following:
- A Curriculum Vitae (maximum of two pages);
- A letter certifying that the candidate is enrolled in a PhD programme at a university in the South
- A research proposal outlining the candidate's current research project, including the methodology that is being employed or considered (at most four pages),
- A sample of the applicant's work (a draft paper, a draft research proposal or a draft thesis chapter)
- A letter from the thesis supervisor indicating why this workshop will be of importance to the applicant. Applications must be written in English. The deadline for the submission of applications is 30 April, 2005. An international scientific committee will select the candidates by May 2005. Successful applicants will be notified immediately after the completion of the selection process. Incomplete and unnecessarily lengthy applications will not be taken into consideration. All faxed and e-mailed applications must also be accompanied by a hard copy original version sent by post if they are to be considered.
Additional information about the Extended Workshop can be obtained via:
the CODESRIA web site: http://www.codesria.org
the SEPHIS web site: http://www.sephis.org
Applications and requests for more information should be sent to:
Ndèye Sokhna Guèye
"Extended Workshop for Young Historians "
CODESRIA/SEPHIS Programme
Avenue Cheikh Anta Diop, angle Canal IV B.P. 3304, Dakar, Senegal Fax: (221) 824 12 89 Tel.: (221) 825 98 22/23 E-mail: [email protected] Or [email protected]