The University of Arts in Belgrade offers this regional MA programme in
partnership with the French universities Lyon II, the Institute of Political
Studies in Grenoble and the university Paris IX Dauphine. In addition a broad
variety of cultural organisations in SEE- including the ECUMEST Association
Bucharest- contribute to this course. The programme is supported by the French
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and cooperates with UNESCO and the Central European
Initiative (CEI).
The programme is open to university graduates and professionals with proven
experience in the field of culture (at least two years) from the Balkan region.
Students are required to have a very good knowledge of French and/or English.
The studies include theoretical lectures and practice, presentations,
preparation of written papers, study visits in the region and internships in
cultural organisations from France and the countries addressed by the programme.
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
FEMINIST CRITICAL ANALYSIS: Boundaries, Borders and Borderlands
Postgraduate course
Inter-University Centre Dubrovnik, Croatia
May 24-29, 2004
Belgrade Women's Studies Center, Centre for Women's Studies, Zagreb, and
Women's and Gender Studies Department, Rutgers University are pleased to
announce postgraduate course, FEMINIST CRITICAL ANALYSIS: Boundaries, Borders
and Borderlands. This, fifth, course is a part of a long-term co-operation
between three institutions, in offering a joint graduate courses, each year
focusing on a different issue. The course will be co-directed by Dasa Duhacek
(Belgrade Women's Studies Center), Zeljka Jelavic (Centre for Women's Studies,
Zagreb) and Joanna Regulska (Rutgers University, USA).
Topic:
This years' topic will use as a point of departure the proposition that:
all demarcation lines are of our own making and are, therefore, arbitrary and
contingent. These boundaries and borders can pertain to territories, as well as
to fields of research, to languages but also to words themselves;
they apply to diverse norms, values, and rules and simultaneously to daily
practices. As feminist scholars how do we understand borders and boundaries that
are at once geographic and theoretical, disciplinary and disciplining, national
and gendered, sexual and juridical? How does feminist scholarship help shed
light on changing political economies, nation-states and movements of people
through immigration, displacement, and exile; on globalization, diaspora, hybrid
identities and changing sexualities? This year's seminar will explore the
gendered dimensions of boundary-making and feminist challenges to boundaries, in
order to understand in what ways have feminist scholars reconfigured borders in
theory and practice.
The seminar will address boundaries, borders and borderlands from different
perspectives so as to allow for insights into the ways in which they are being
constructed and used. Our discussions may inquire into the plausibility of
borders and boundaries, but will also interrogate the question of the interests,
ownership and power struggles over their retention, collapse or toppling down.
In these debates contemporary feminist theory and praxis has much at stake, as
we create new entry points for significant interventions into social world
through interdisciplinarity, innovative methodologies and a questioning of the
passivity of theory. These and other topics may serve as sources of inspiration
but, in keeping with the ongoing theme of the seminar, will also be critically
approached. The course, as before, is built on the assumption that intellectual
dialogue among a diverse body of scholars from different geographical locations
will result in a better understanding of the ways in which our particular
locations within the changing social systems are influencing our own theoretical
and political choices, positions and struggles.
Eligibility:
IUC courses are conducted at a postgraduate level. All postgraduate students
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.
Application Procedure:
A short narrative explaining your interest in the topic and your C.V. (please
be sure to include all your current contact information at the top of your C.V.)
should be submitted by e-mail to
zenstud@zamir.net subject: IUC Dubrovnik 2004, or by fax + 385 1 48 72 406.
Registration deadline is January 2, 2004.
Looking forward to seeing you in Dubrovnik,
Course Co-directors:
Dasa Duhacek, Belgrade Women's Studies Center
Zeljka Jelavic, The Centre for Women's Studies, Zagreb
Joanna Regulska, Women's and Gender Studies Department,
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
The Summer University 2003 : Utopia 23 July - 02 August, Novi Sad, FR Yugoslavia
Application deadline: 15 July 2003
Each course will have activities for 9 days, including 2 days of break for
different social activities, such as for example excursions to near by cultural
and historical sites.
The courses wish to promote interdisciplinary approach to the education, each
will consist of lectures, debates and workshops. All in all, around 60 lectures
will be held and around 30
lecturers and workshop moderators from the Balkans, Scandinavia, Western Europe
and USA will be our guests. Special parts of the program are evening lectures
open for public where most attractive topics will be presented.
The Courses are created in multidisciplinary manner, participating students are
not necessarily from fields close to the courses' topics. Nevertheless they are
expected to show high level of motivation and most regular attendance in all
activities.
Courses:
1.. Educational Utopia
2.. Globalization, Security and Democracy
3.. Media
4.. New Technologies
More information: www.nextstop.org nextstop@eunet.yu
Sanja Knezevic 381 64 27 05 182
Serbian Langauge Courses in
summer 2003
Serbian Language Summer Practicum organized by the Centre for Serbian Language
and Culture, Azbukum (http://www.azbukum.org.yu)
take place in Belgrade or Novi Sad, in July and August 2003, and last from 2 to
6 weeks, covering from 40 to 120 classes. Language programs are followed by the
courses in Serbian culture (history, arts, mythology) and various additional
programs (excursions and visits to places of interest, etc.). More information
can be obtained on: azb@eunet.yu The Azbukum
Centre would like to welcome all participants!
CfA: Studies of Interculturalism, Art Management and Mediation on the Balkans,
University of Arts in Belgrade
UNIVERSITY OF ARTS IN BELGRADE
In the framework of its Interdisciplinary postgraduate studies and in
cooperation with UNESCO, introduces:
STUDIES OF INTERCULTURALISM, ART MANAGEMENT AND MEDIATION ON THE BALKANS
The Studies are planned as the set of specialized M.A. courses or training in
the field of cultural policies, cultural identity and art management, as well
as in the field of communication and media, with the specific emphasis on the
region of the South Eastern Europe as a complex cultural entity.
Group for Studies of Intrerculturalism, Art Management and Mediation on the
Balkans treats the culture from various aspects. Introducing this type of
studies which include intercultural approach to the theatre, cinema, visual
arts, art management and marketing, regional cultural scene will be enriched
with young professionals and leaders in all these fields who will foster the
emergence of cultural identity open to distinctiveness as well as integrate the
variety of cultural traditions presented in the region of the Balkans and their
own countries.
* A two-year study programme organized in Serbian and English language
* As of 2002/03 academic year the Group for Studies of Intrerculturalism, Art
Management and Mediation on the Balkans will enrol minimum of 20 postgraduates.
* Tuition fee is 500 EUR annually
* Studies are intended for postgraduates from the region, especially to those
from small cities.
Teaching methods include: Lectures, workshops, study visits, assessment
analysis, case study as well as regional internship and research in another
country in the region. The final study period (final year) will be devoted to
writing of theses under the auspices of mentor.
More info on UABs Interdisciplinary postgraduate studies available
on
line
UNIVERSITY OF ARTS IN BELGRADE
Rectorate, Kosancicev venac 29, 11 000 Belgrade, Yu
Tel: +381 11 625 166; +381 11 624 020
Fax: +381 11 629 785
E-mail: unium@eunet.yu
Visit us at www.arts.bg.ac.yu
Summer school "Religions of Balkans: meetings
and permeation"
August 4 - 12, 2002, Palic, Yugoslavia
Application deadline: June 30, 2002
Main aim of organizer of this international summer school is
discussion about numerous cultures and traditions, both in local
communities and at global level, which will provide mutual
introduction and understanding of young people from countries of
SEE. Goal of the school is to provide to participants different
interpretations of theories and activities of religious
communities in this region. Lecturers of the summer school will be
famous scientists and expertsfrom FRY, Croatia and Bosnia and
Herzegovina. 30 students will be invited on summer school from
former Yugoslav republics: 11 from Serbia, 4 from Montenegro, 10
from Bosnia and Herzegovina and 5 from Croatia.
More information: www.bos.org.yu cirel@bos.org.yu
tel: +381 11 30 65 800
fax: +381 11 36 13 112
