Dear all,

The Centre for Baltic and East European Studies (CBEES) at Södertörn University, Sweden, announces the opening of a call for applications for the CBEES Summer School 2024:

The Return of History: Memory, War and the End of the "Post”

Memory Summer School Course (7.5 ECTS)  

• Date: 12-17 August, 2024  

• Location: Sigtuna, Stockholm County, Sweden

The course is devoted to in-depth studies of central theories of cultural memory, with a particular focus on the relationship between cultural memory, politics, and history writing in the region of Baltic, Central- and Eastern Europe today.

Details:

We welcome applications from PhD students focusing on Baltic, Central- and Eastern Europe with a particular interest in the issues of memory and history.  The summer school seeks to develop critical thinking in the interdisciplinary field of Memory Studies, and we expect interest from students from a range of subjects in the humanities and social sciences, including history, political science, ethnology, philosophy, aesthetics and similar. 

Practical information:

• Participation in the Summer School is free of charge. All costs will be covered, excluding the travel costs to and from the location. 
• Students are awarded 7.5 ECTS for the completed course and also provided with a Certificate of Completion.  
• Applicants must send a short CV (max. two pages) and a two-page long project description (in a Word or PDF format; Times New Roman, 12, 1,5 line spacing).
• The number of places in the course is limited to 15 participants to provide a good learning experience.

Deadline for application: 15 March 2024

Successful applicants will be notified by early April.

Please consult the attached document with the course description for more details and the link to the online application.

You can also view the file online on Scribd.

If you have questions, please contact summeruniversity@sh.se.

Thank you for spreading the news in your relevant networks.

Med vänliga hälsningar / With kind regards,

VÍT KYSILKA  ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER

Centre for Baltic and East European Studies (CBEES)

+46 (0)8 608 5143

SÖDERTÖRN UNIVERSITY | STOCKHOLM
Alfred Nobels Allé 7
141 89 Huddinge
Sweden
sh.se/cbees

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