CFP: "Space and Place in Africana/Black Studies: An Institute on Spatial Humanities Theories, Methods and Practice for Africana Studies", Summer 2016 NEH ODH Institute for Advanced Topics in the Digital Humanities

This is an incredibly exciting NEH ODH Institute for Advanced Topics. I’m very hopeful that colleagues with the Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC) and many others will be able to attend and participate!


 
“Space and Place in Africana/Black Studies: An Institute on Spatial Humanities Theories, Methods and Practice for Africana Studies”
Summer 2016 NEH ODH Institute for Advanced Topics in the Digital Humanities
http://www.nehspaceandplaceblstinstitute.org
5-26 June 2016 & 14-16 April 2017
Deadline for applicationsJanuary 25, 2016
The African American Studies & Research Center (AASRC) and History Department at Purdue University and the Digital Humanities Initiative (DHi) at Hamilton College are pleased to announce an NEH ODH Institute for Advanced Topics in the Digital Humanities for summer 2016 (& follow-up workshop in 2017). The Institute is designed to offer twenty (20) early and mid-career Africana/Black Studies scholars, graduate students, librarians and archivists an opportunity to think critically about the relationship and intersections between Africana/Black Studies and the spatial humanities.
Application and Logistics:
Up to 20 fellowships will be awarded to individuals who demonstrate serious interest in the application of geo-spatial technologies to issues in Africana/Black studies. While all early and mid-career Africana/Black studies scholars and graduate students are eligible to apply, we are especially interested in collaborating with those who have experience in one or more geo-spatial technologies as well as scholars who have thought critically about the spatial dimensions of Africana/Black Studies as a field.
All fellows will participate in a three-week residency June 5-26, 2016 at Purdue. Residency will include colloquia and working sessions in which participants collectively develop project foundations and address relevant issues in spatial humanities. Fellows will also be provided the opportunity to present their own projects. Applicants need not be proficient with geo-spatial technologies but must demonstrate some level of engagement with them as well as with spatial questions and analyses. Evidence of the capacity for successful interdisciplinary collaboration and for scholarly innovation is required.
Fellowship awards will include a stipend of $3,800 for each participant, which will be used to cover expenses for accommodation, travel and meals for the Institute and Workshop. Participants are required to attend the Institute (@Purdue) and Workshop (@Hamilton) to fulfill the terms of their fellowship.
Applications should include the following:

  • Two to three-page statement describing how participation in the Institute will fit the scholarly and professional goals of the applicant.
  • One-page description of the applicant’s experience with geo-spatial technologies and spatial analysis.
  • Brief CV (maximum of three pages).
  • Letter of support from department chair for non-tenured faculty or from their dissertation advisor for doctoral candidates.
  • Projects that articulate a clear understanding of the potential of spatial humanities and the problems associated with the use of geo-spatial technologies in humanities scholarship will be regarded favorably.

Electronic applications are required. Please assemble all application materials, except for letters of recommendation, into one PDF file.
Submit to nehspaceandplaceblstinstitute@gmail.com
Deadline for applications: January 25, 2016. Fellowship recipients will be notified February 25, 2016.
Questions may be directed to kgallon@purdue.edu and/or anieves@hamilton.edu
Kim Gallon
Assistant Professor of History
Purdue University
University Hall
672 Oval Drive
West Lafayette, IN 47906