Deadline: 15 January 2011
Open to: scholars in landscape disciplines
Theme: Sacred Ecology: Landscape Transformations for Ritual Practice
Scholarship: $45,000 and can provide $2,000 in moving expenses
The Warren Center will host a year-long interdisciplinary faculty seminar to explore the manifold experiences of complex ritual sites around the world and across all periods of human history. Sacred ecology refers to the human experience of divinity in relation to the natural environment, real or represented. Landscape is construed for our purposes not simply as natural scenery, but as a cultural complex in which the natural world and human practice, conceptual and material, are dynamically linked and constantly interacting.
We invite applications from scholars in all disciplines whose lively presence will help to focus our work and stimulate discussions. We anticipate that the successful applicant will have completed the terminal degree in her/his field at the time of application and will have a record of scholarly publication. The seminar meets weekly and will allow the visiting fellow ample time to pursue a major research project. The combined interests of the visiting fellow and the Vanderbilt faculty fellows will determine the form and content of seminar discussions.
Application
Applicants should have completed the terminal degree in her/his field at the time of application and a record of scholarly publication. The seminar meets weekly and will allow the visiting fellow ample time to pursue a major research project. The combined interests of the visiting fellow and the Vanderbilt faculty fellows will determine the form and content of seminar discussions.
Please submit the following:
– application form and financial statement
– curriculum vitae of no more than five pages
– project description
– Three letters of Recommendation
Applications materials must be sent to:
Fellowship Program
Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities
Vanderbilt University
VU Station B #351534
Nashville, TN 37235-1534
Contact
Mona Frederick, Executive Director
Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities
VU Station B #351534, Nashville, TN 37235-1534
(615) 343-6060
E-mail: mona.frederick@vanderbilt.edu or rpw.center@vanderbilt.edu
Phone: 615-343-6060