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U of Iowa Obermann Fellowships - Research seminar: The Emergence of Modern Disciplines - Summer 2002 . . . [MTG] (02.02.02)


SCOPE: The University of Iowa Obermann Center for Advanced Studies is 
inviting applications for the Obermann Fellowships for the summer 2002 
research seminar, The Emergence of Modern Disciplines. The seminar 
will take place from June 10 to 26, 2002. 

DEADLINE: February 1. 

FUNDS: Up to 10 fellowships of $2,500 plus $500 for traveling and 
housing expenses. 

ELIGIBILITY: Applicants must hold a Ph.D. or comparable degree. 
Applicants should be ready to produce original, previously unpublished 
work for publication in a volume and to participate in sessions 
devoted to readings, individual papers, invited lectures, and special 
events. Participants will be chosen in part to provide sufficient 
range for a published collection of essays. Some fellowships are 
reserved for University of Iowa scholars. 

AREAS: The seminar invites applications from scholars in as wide an 
array of fields as possible, including but not limited to science 
studies, rhetorical studies, classics, history of philosophy, 
political theory, economic history, history of the book, literary 
history, religious studies, women's studies, and media studies.

The seminar will examine the conditions under which the modernist 
separation of the natural sciences, the social sciences, and the arts 
and humanities arose. In this interdisciplinary seminar, scholars of 
all three areas are invited to assess formative moments in and 
shifting boundaries between academic fields by examining key figures 
and movements from the 16th to the 20th centuries. The seminar will 
question how robust this trichotomy is in the face of postmodern 
challenges.  

CONTACT: Jay Semel, Obermann Center, N134 Oakdale Hall, 319-335-4034, 
email jay-semel@uiowa.edu.
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