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Summer Institute
Shanghai University and The Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity, Göttingen
Location: Shanghai
Period: August 22 to August 26, 2011
Topic: Urban Aspirations in Shanghai
Organizers: Professors WU DA, YINONG ZHANG, and PETER VAN DER VEER
TOPIC:
The Summer Institute will engage with the formation of ethnic and religious
aspirations in the globalizing urban environment in Shanghai. This is not another project that surveys quantitatively urban ethnicity and religious identity. The concept of "identity" with its static connotations has had limiting effects on the study of urban transformations, somewhat similar to the concept of "kinship" in earlier studies of society. We use the concept of "aspiration" to point at the ideational character of many of the processes that effect cityscapes and urban movements. This is true for city planning, squatting, migration, gentrification, as well as the extraordinary role played by media and creative arts in mega-cities.
The focus will further be on the discussion of two concepts that are heavily employed in the social sciences:
context and
design. This project aims to contribute to our understanding of the urban as a
context for ethnic and religious aspirations. This entails a close attention to spatial arrangements, to transport and connectivity, to housing and spaces for work and worship. This project also aims to explore the notion of
design, both in terms of practices of designing buildings, streets, temples as in terms of the utopian or dystopian imaginings of ideal cities, ideal communities, and ideal relations to divine design.
The methodology needs to be unapologetically innovative and interdisciplinary, employing scholars from sociology, anthropology, urban studies, and architecture, and in the future from design academies, systems-planning, and media studies. (see for further information:
www.mmg.mpg.de under project urban aspiration)
Structure of the Summer Institute
Five days; lectures in the morning, discussions of the project proposals that have been submitted in the afternoon.
For Whom?
The Summer Institute is meant for ambitious MA and Ph.D. students in the social sciences, but also in media studies, architecture, and urban design who want to work on any research aspect of Shanghai. The purpose is to educate students, but also to select the best students for Ph.D. and Postdoctoral scholarships. 4 Ph.D. fellowships and 1 Postdoctoral fellowship will be awarded depending on the quality of the applicants at the end of the Summer Institute. Successful candidates will attend a one month workshop in Göttingen and receive a four year fellowship for Ph.Ds or a 2 year fellowship for Postdocs. Successful Ph.D. candidates will receive their doctoral degree from Utrecht University (The Netherlands) under supervision from Professor van der Veer
The Institute will be conducted in English. Applicants will have to send a C.V., two reference letters, and show proof of their current affiliation. They have to write a five-page, double-spaced proposal for research in Shanghai in English.
APPLICATIONS ARE DUE: 1 JUNE. Selection will be made before 21 JUNE. The Summer Institute will provide free tuition and lunch for free, but lodging and transportation has to be taken care of by the students.
Applications have to be sent to: zhang@mmg.mpg.de
Informal inquiries to: Dr. Yinong Zhang yz36edu@gmail.com
本文转载自http://blog.sina.com.cn/u/1704195667
