BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Telerik Inc.//Sitefinity CMS 13.2//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Eastern Standard Time BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231102T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:Eastern Standard Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20230301T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:Eastern Daylight Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:The Center for Jewish History (CJH) invites proposals for a new Virtual Scholars Forum to begin in Fall 2021. Building on the success of previous working groups and the potential for broader scholarly community made possible by the turn to online learning\, CJH is seeking to provide n ew opportunities to draw from the research and ideas of a wide array of sc holars across the globe at different career stages. The Center welcomes pr oposals on diverse and multidisciplinary themes/subjects that seek to exam ine a specific topic or question through various historical\, disciplinary \, and contextual mediums and lenses. The ultimate goal is to facilitate t he creation of an interdisciplinary community of scholars who engage and p rovide opportunities for inquiry and conversation among themselves in an o ngoing way.\nWorking Group Requirements:\n&bull\; The new working group wi ll be expected to commit to a two-year cycle of six virtual meetings per a cademic year. Renewal for a third year is possible. \n&bull\; The meetings will be modeled on scholars presenting works-in-progress or a completed w ork of scholarship in the interest of generating conversation that relates to the overall theme of the group. Working groups should also consider ho w to engage the broader CJH public in some form. This might take the form of sponsoring a public symposium or a public lecture series\, developing a digital platform\, or other forms of disseminating the group&rsquo\;s res ults\, all based on the outcome of the working group&rsquo\;s cumulative d eliberations.\n&bull\; Applications must identify two group conveners. \n& bull\; Conveners will determine the specific composition of the group\, bu t both junior and senior scholars as well as advanced graduate students (A BD) should be invited to participate. Participation is by invitation only. Groups should consist of no fewer than twelve and no more than twenty inv itees to begin. \;\nThe proposal should identify\, in very clear terms :\n1. The proposed theme and its significance to Jewish Studies\n2. The pl an for the two-year cycle\n3. The names of the two conveners and a list of potential participants\n4. Possible session topics that reflect a multidi sciplinary perspective\n5. Proposals should address the potential afterlif e of the working group. Applications must consider ways the group can furt her its stated goals following completion of the working group cycle\, eit her through sponsoring annual panels at the AJS conference\, establishing a long-term digital project\, publication of working group presentations\, holding week-long seminars that involve a broader array of participants\, conferences\, or by other means. \;\nThe Center for Jewish History wi ll provide the digital platform and provide technical and administrative s upport for the group&rsquo\;s public programming. Proposals are welcome fr om established scholars in the field of Jewish Studies. Applications shoul d be no longer than 3-5 pages and should be sent to mkbakalarz@cjh.org by February 28\, 2021. DTEND:20210301T030000Z DTSTAMP:20240328T153656Z DTSTART:20210301T020000Z LOCATION: SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:[Working Group CFP] Center for Jewish History's Virtual Scholars Fo rum UID:RFCALITEM638472370161585031 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
The Center for Jewish History (CJ H) invites proposals for a new Virtual Scholars Forum to begin in Fall 202 1. Building on the success of previous working groups and the potential fo r broader scholarly community made possible by the turn to online learning \, CJH is seeking to provide new opportunities to draw from the research a nd ideas of a wide array of scholars across the globe at different career stages. The Center welcomes proposals on diverse and multidisciplinary the mes/subjects that seek to examine a specific topic or question through var ious historical\, disciplinary\, and contextual mediums and lenses. The ul timate goal is to facilitate the creation of an interdisciplinary communit y of scholars who engage and provide opportunities for inquiry and convers ation among themselves in an ongoing way.
\nWorking Group
Requirements:
\n&bull\; The new working group will be expected to com
mit to a two-year cycle of six virtual meetings per academic year. Renewal
for a third year is possible.
\n&bull\; The meetings will be modele
d on scholars presenting works-in-progress or a completed work of scholars
hip in the interest of generating conversation that relates to the overall
theme of the group. Working groups should also consider how to engage the
broader CJH public in some form. This might take the form of sponsoring a
public symposium or a public lecture series\, developing a digital platfo
rm\, or other forms of disseminating the group&rsquo\;s results\, all base
d on the outcome of the working group&rsquo\;s cumulative deliberations.\n&bull\; Applications must identify two group conveners.
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l\; Conveners will determine the specific composition of the group\, but b
oth junior and senior scholars as well as advanced graduate students (ABD)
should be invited to participate. Participation is by invitation only. Gr
oups should consist of no fewer than twelve and no more than twenty invite
es to begin. \;
The proposal should identify\, in ve
ry clear terms:
\n1. The proposed theme and its significance to Jewis
h Studies
\n2. The plan for the two-year cycle
\n3. The names of
the two conveners and a list of potential participants
\n4. Possible
session topics that reflect a multidisciplinary perspective
\n5. Pro
posals should address the potential afterlife of the working group. Applic
ations must consider ways the group can further its stated goals following
completion of the working group cycle\, either through sponsoring annual
panels at the AJS conference\, establishing a long-term digital project\,
publication of working group presentations\, holding week-long seminars th
at involve a broader array of participants\, conferences\, or by other mea
ns. \;