Announces Spring 2005 Sessions
organized in cooperation with the Departments and Programs
of the Central European University
In the Spring 2005 semester CRC is offering the following sessions:
- Open House Sessions in broad discipline areas
The Open House sessions are organized in broad discipline areas covered by one or more CEU departments. These sessions are intended to introduce participants to CEU’s approach to a relevant discipline and new techniques for designing courses in that field. To this end the sessions will provide participants access to the facilities and resources of the CEU and the appropriate department, as well as general training workshops on course design and teaching methodology. Participants are invited to use the CEU library, visit relevant classes and meet faculty. The primary target groups of the Open House sessions are junior academics who are at the beginning of their teaching career, or mid-career and senior academics who would benefit from the above offerings.
Open House CRC sessions offered in Spring 2005 will be hosted by the following CEU departments on the dates indicated:
Anthropology – 28 February - 4 March, 2005(deadline for applications: 10 January, 2005)
- Course Innovation Sessions
These sessions intend to explore the cutting edge developments in a particular discipline. The sessions are meant primarily for senior faculty with significant teaching and research experience or for outstanding, research-oriented junior faculty. By discussing recent developments and exploring contemporary debates with CEU’s host departments and faculty, participants are expected to revise or update their courses or offer new courses in their particular area of interest. Additional training on course development is also offered by the CRC. These sessions are organised with a strong involvement of CEU departments and often will be combined with a workshop or a conference on the topic of the session.
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In Spring 2005 we offer the following Course Innovation Sessions:
History
Writing history of the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union in 19th- 21st centuries
21 - 25 February, 2005
(deadline for applications: 10 January, 2005)
The joint CRC session of the History Department and Pasts Inc. Center for Historical Studies will concentrate on the historiography of the 19th-21st centuries Russian Empire and the Soviet Union, its main trends and methodological approaches. It will mostly cover the themes of historical narratives in East Central Europe and post-Soviet countries, tensions and relationship between regional, national and imperial historiography. Discussions will be held on the recent innovations in writing and teaching the history of the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union.
Important note: Applicants to this session should submit – in addition to the documents specified in the CRC application form –a 1-2 page “statement of interest” outlining what aspect of the topic they are interested in and for what reasons.
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Philosophy
Philosophy of mind and language
7 – 11 March, 2005
(deadline for applications: 1 February,2005)
The development of courses on the philosophy of mind and language will be the focus of the session. It will look at contemporary theories of mind, such as those propounded by philosophers concerned with cognitive science. Thus the approaches of Fodor, Dennett and the Churchlands and how best to present them will be debated. Modern philosophy of mind, however, also interacts with problems in the philosophy of language. The workshop will look at externalist semantic theories (Burge, Putnam, Macdowell, etc.) and their relevance for the philosophy of mind. Also, how to present general theories of reference in the light of the debate about externalism will be broached.
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Medieval Studies
Political Use of the Middle Ages in Post-Communist Countries
30 March – 6 April, 2005
(deadline for applications: 20 February, 2005)
In the last decades the political--and commercial--"use" (and often: "abuse") of the Middle Ages became general, especially in Central and Eastern Europe. Following up a Summer University course on this matter, this time visitors will discuss teaching and research possibilities of this subject and will be able to attend a three-days' international conference on "medievalism" from the 19th to the 21st century.
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Environmental History
4 – 8 April, 2005
(deadline for applications: 20 February,2005)
The session aims to discuss the possibility to introduce a new course, that on environmental history, in Central and East European countries. Many environmental problems in CEE are closely connected with the decisions that were made in the past, environmental legacy is strong in physical world as well as in mentality. Therefore discussions on the topic of environmental history should take into consideration dominating environmental ideas of the time, existing institutions which were created to implement those ideas, and environmental problems which originated from the activity of those institutions.
Participants will get acquainted with a new manuscript on environmental history of the former USSR as a subject for discussion at the session and as a potential textbook for a course on environmental history.The session will invite historians and environmentalists interested in teaching environmental history and, especially, developing teaching texts on the subject.
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Legal Studies
The Harmonizing Effect of Globalization:
Corporate Governance, Securities Regulation and Sports Law
25 – 29 April, 2005
(deadline for applications: 10 March,2005)
One of the consequences of the ENRON, Parmalat and other recent corporate scandals in the United States and Europe was the emergence of the hybrid discipline ‘corporate governance’ as the potential panacea to these maladies of economy and law. The eminence given to this novel discipline is partly due to the realization that law – in particular company (corporate) law – is not sufficient to satisfactorily deal with the problems plaguing corporate life as due to the permissive regulatory language of corporate laws most of the crucial issues necessary for the appropriate management of companies is left to be defined by the companies themselves.
Thus the focus of corporate governance learning is on such governance practices that would prevent the misuse of rights given by company laws and this is the point which requires the involvement of lawyers in the shaping of the ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ law (i.e., internal acts of companies or acts of such self-governing organizations as stock exchanges) that will pave the way for a healthy development of companies.
Corporate life cannot be divorced from the emerging discipline of law known as capital market and securities industry law. Neither corporate governance, nor capital market and securities law could be understood and tackled adequately without the other: these fields are simply the two sides of the same coin.
The inclusion of a discussion on sports law should be self-explanatory.
The seminar’s central aim is to discuss the above topics, which are either normally not covered by law schools in Central and Eastern Europe or which play an extremely important role in the contemporary globalized world on international and local level
- Topical Issues in Curriculum Development
These sessions are expected to cover topical issues of particular importance to the development of higher education in the region, in all areas related to curriculum development. Organised by the CRC office in co-operation with a wide range of strategic partners, these sessions address current trends in curriculum development, degree structures and particular or special interest issues. These sessions could be directed at a particular group of academics or focus on a target region or institution(s).
CRC sessions offered in Topical Issues is:
Public Policy
University teaching about corruption and anti-corruption
21 – 26 March, 2005
(deadline for applications: 1 February,2005)
The workshop intends to adopt a deliberately cross disciplinary approach to understanding corruption, and attempts to control it. Organisers would like to attract participants involved in university education from different disciplinary backgrounds (law, economics, sociology, political science etc). It will also consider how academic curricula can be adapted to training needs of government officials, or activists, and at how anti-corruption agencies and activists may contribute to the design, delivery or funding of courses.
The main regional and historical focus will be on post communist Eastern Europe, but the workshop will also have a strongly comparative approach.
History
Writing history of the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union in 19th- 21st centuries
21 - 25 February, 2005(deadline for applications: 10 January, 2005)
Anthropology – 28 February - 4 March, 2005(deadline for applications: 10 January, 2005)
Philosophy
Philosophy of mind and language
7 – 11 March, 2005 (deadline for applications: 1 February,2005)
Public Policy
University teaching about corruption and anti-corruption
21 – 26 March, 2005(deadline for applications: 1 February,2005)
Environmental History
4 – 8 April, 2005(deadline for applications: 20 February,2005)
Medieval Studies
Political Use of the Middle Ages in Post-Communist Countries
30 March – 6 April, 2005(deadline for applications: 20 February, 2005)
Legal Studies
The Harmonizing Effect of Globalization:
Corporate Governance, Securities Regulation and Sports Law
25 – 29 April, 2005(deadline for applications: 10 March,2005)
Note: CRC Fall 2005 sessions are planned to be announced at the end of May, 2005.
All CRC Applicants must:
- Be university teachers and/ or professionals (who teach part-time) in the Social Sciences and Humanities from the region who are preparing to revise or developtheir courses;
- Have sufficient English language ability, both written and spoken, to participate in discussions and use resource materials;
- Submit an application with all accompanying required documents as stated on the CRC application form.
All costs related to transportation and accommodation during
the sessions will be covered by the CRC.
Curriculum Resource Session application forms, application deadlines, the session schedule and further information on the center’s outreach activities and resources may be obtained from the CRC office at the Central European University or through national Soros Foundations.
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