Postgraduate course: FEMINIST CRITICAL ANALYSIS: Issues of/for Ethics May 19-25, 2003, Dubrovnik, Croatia
Application deadline: February 10, 2003
The primary objective of the proposed course is to offer and examine new
perceptions and contradictions around ethical issues and, or within feminism.
The main focus will be on theoretical analysis and creative dialogues around the
paradigms of ethical issues within science and research, ethics of care, ethical
aspects of politics and practices of exclusion, as well as women's solidarity
and activism. Some of the questions asked will be: is ethics 'situational,
remedial' or are its principles a matter of principle? Is there, and even more
importantly, should there be a feminist ethics? What is 'ethics of care'? Does
ethics translate into politics? And, how do politics respond to ethical demands
and expectations?IUC courses are conducted at a postgraduate level. All
postgraduatestudents interested in the topic may apply for participation. The
course will be limited to 25 participants, in order to provide sufficient space
for discussion. Participants should seek funds from their own institutions to
cover travel and accommodation costs. Limited financial support is available for
participants from Central and Eastern Europe.
More information:
zenskestudie@sezampro.yu
fax + 381 11 361 3916
2003 Croatia Summer Institute - Race, Gender & Ethnicity
Comparative Perspectives on Gender, Race, Ethnicity and Nation in Post-Socialist
Societies and the United States. Summer Institute - Zagreb and Porec, Croatia,
June 1-8, 2003
Sponsored by the National Center for Curriculum Transformation Resources on
Women in Collaboration with the Centre for Women's Studies, Zagreb, Croatia
Institute Themes
I. Gender, Race, Ethnicity, and Nation Constructions of Gendered, Racial and
Ethnic Identities; Intersections of Gender, Race, Ethnicity and Nation; Ethnic
Studies in Eastern Europe and/or the United States
II. Gender, Ethnicity, Labor/Economy Ethnicity, Gender, and Transnational Labor
Migration, Comparative and Relational Analyses of Women in the Global Economy,
Trafficking
III. Feminism & Women's Studies East-West Feminism; Women's Studies/Feminisms
in Eastern Europe
IV. Civil Society, Gender, and Ethnicity Gender, Ethnicity and Democratization;
Women's Roles in Civil Initiatives; Women, War, Nationalism, and Peace; Gender,
Ethnic/National Identities and the Development of Civil Society
Speakers for the summer institute are affiliated with the Centre for Women's
Studies, Zagreb, the Centre for Women's Studies, Belgrade, the Centre for Women
War Victims, and the NCCTRW.
Attendees interested in presenting at one of the roundtable sessions send
one-page description of presentation, how it relates to the institute themes,
and what issues it will include. Also indicate experience or qualifications in
regard to presentation.
Croatia stretches along the Adriatic coast. The country borders Slovenia,
Hungary, Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) and Bosnia Herzegovina. The
country's landscape ranges from small villages in the interior to the dramatic
Dalmatian coastline. Zagreb, the economic, cultural and administrative heart of
the region, sits prominently on the River Sava. Porec is located in the North
in Istria, the biggest peninsula in the Adriatic. Istria is the part of the
Mediterranean closest to Central Europe and located almost directly across from
Venice which is easily accessible by boat.
A list of speakers, institute objectives and information on accommodations can
be found on our web site:
www.towson.edu/ncctrw
The cost for the institute is $350. This includes summer institute reading
materials, transportation from Zagreb to Porec, costs of guest speakers, and an
arrival reception. Payment requirements are as follows:
Deposit $100.00 due 11/15/2002
Total fee $350.00 due 1/15/2003
The deposit fee is non-refundable. All checks should be made payable to
NCCTRW. Enrollment is limited. If there are no spaces available at the time of
your request, deposits will be fully refunded.
An application and further information, including information on accommodations
can be found on our website:
www.towson.edu/ncctrw
DUBROVNIK DIPLOMATIC SUMMER SCHOOL
August 26 - September 14 , 2002, Dubrovnik, Croatia
Application deadline: not available
The curriculum will consist of three modules each lasting for
a week: Regional Co-operation - regional co-operation as a part of European
integration process, its theoretical background and concepts, typology, success
and limiting factors, position of countries in transition of Central, Eastern
and South Eastern Europe, inventory of cases of regional initiatives and
co-operation, Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe, role of diplomacy;
Multilateral Diplomacy - positioning of the multilateral fora, globalisation,
multi-track diplomacy involving non-state actors, economic diplomacy, collective
and common security and crisis management, preventive diplomacy, co-operation
and negotiations, regional multilateral diplomacy, case-studies of the EU and
the UN; Diplomatic Practice - relevant issues of international relations and
modern diplomatic practice, diplomatic and consular law, diplomatic history,
diplomatic communication, public diplomacy, information technology, other
specific aspects of the diplomat`s job. The DDSS participants will be young
diplomats from countries in transition of Central, Eastern and South Eastern
Europe, particularly those who are also postgraduate students so that they can
get credits for their studies. The number of participants is limited to thirty
and those chosen on the basis of their curriculum and achievements will have all
their expenses paid (tuition, travel, accommodation).
