Fellowship media studies (Lavoro all'estero)

Inviato da ICI, Berlin, martedì, dicembre 14, 2010, 12:02 (5093 giorni fa)

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The ICI Berlin announces five 10-months fellowships for the 2011-12 focus "Multistable Figures and Complementarity" of the core project "Tension/Spannung".

The ICI Berlin Institute for Cultural Inquiry is an independent research centre, which formulates core projects running over several years and forming a starting point for resident fellows to work through common questions.

Since September 2010, the ICI Berlin has taken "Multistable Figures/Kippbilder" as point of departure for exploring further the topic of its current core project "Tension/Spannung". These images not only continue to fascinate cognitive scientists as a form of optical illusions, but they also function as models for probing complex epistemological, aesthetic and ethical tensions.

For 2011-12, the focus is "Multistable Figures and Complementarity". The presence of complementary aspects in multistable figures provides an attractive model for the coexistence of different disciplines, systems, discourses, and cultures. At the same time, complementarity is a complex notion that can be understood and function in various ways, capable also of promoting both indifference and conflict. By exploring different ways in which multistable figures and relations of complementarity may function, the ICI Berlin seeks to reflect upon the possibilities and

limits of bringing diverse cultures and discourses into productive confrontation beyond indifferent coexistence and violent conflict.

The ICI Berlin invites scholars from all disciplines to link their individual projects to the topic of "Tension/Spannung" and engage in a joint exploration of the focus "Multistable Figures and Complementarity". We especially welcome applications from individuals who will contribute to diversity and equal opportunity in research. The productive exchange between fellows is a central aim of the Institute.

Applicants should be interested in a theoretical reflection upon the conceptual and intellectual basis of their projects and in discussing it with fellows from other disciplines. In particular, fellows will be expected to participate in the weekly colloquia, bi-weekly informal meetings, and other activities of the Institute and to be resident in Berlin for the duration of the fellowship.

The fellowships announced are for the academic year 2011-12 (10 months). Depending on the degree held, stipends range from EUR 1350 to 1750 per month. There is no age limit, but applicants must have received an academic degree within ten years of the date of appointment. Interested applicants should consult application instructions at www.ici-berlin.org/fellowships/application-instructions/ and send their application by e-mail only to the address indicated there.

Application deadline: 14 January 2011

ICI BERLIN INSTITUTE FOR CULTURAL INQUIRY

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