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[Commlist] Call for applications Spring School Human Differentiation
Mon Jul 29 08:42:43 GMT 2024
*International and Interdisciplinary Spring School*
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*HUMAN DIFFERENTIATION: UNDERSTANDING THE CULTURAL MAKING OF HUMAN
CATEGORIES*
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*April 2–10, 2025*
*Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany *
*Deadline: October 1, 2024*
Focusing on the role of differentiation and its significance for lived
experience, the Collaborative Research Center 1482 “Studies in Human
Differentiation” [Humandifferenzierung] invites you to apply for a
spring school at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany in April 2025.
This year’s spring school pays specific attention to the processes of
differentiation and categorization and traces them along different axes,
such as dis/ability, gender, sexuality, race, religion, age, class or
human/non-human (such as animals or machines). By taking the temporal
variability of processes of differentiation into account, we ask: how is
difference textured, diluted, and performed? The spring school thus ties
into a variety of contexts and relates to different fields, such as
spatial planning, the formation of institutions, verbal and non-verbal
communication, technology, diverse forms of representation, and other
cultural practices.
Drawing from a wide range of disciplines, the spring school provides an
innovative and interdisciplinary environment, based on the input and
experiences of the scholars of the Collaborative Research Centre at
Mainz as well as international speakers and, most importantly, the
presence of international doctoral and postdoctoral researchers. The
program not only offers focused workshops and keynotes by renowned
speakers from different disciplines, but also provides the chance for
self-directed writing retreats as well as an inspiring leisure program
in the vibrant student city of Mainz.
*Together we want to investigate questions such as:*
* How are differentiations between people constructed and which
markers are they based on?
* What are the historical and geo-political contexts of specific kinds
of differentiation?
* Which institutions, technologies, and infrastructures govern
practices of differentiation?
* What are the effects of differentiation and how might they impact
access to public resources, discourses and social participation?
* What are the (inter-)personal, cognitive dimensions of
differentiation and how do they relate to affect?
* Which contexts – places/spaces/times – and purposes of
differentiation can be identified?
*With keynote lectures, workshops, and discussions by*
Mia Bay, Mehita Iqani, Angelika Linke, Anna Ripatti, Mithu Sanyal,
Ashley Shew, Anne Schult, Ori Schwarz, and Robin Smith as well as
Gabriele Schabacher and other members of our CRC.
The call may be of interest to pre/postdocs in media and communication
interested in processes and practices of identity construction. There
are established media studies scholars among the speakers, and the
organisers welcome applications from anyone working in or adjacent to
the field as well.
*Application*
We are excited to host an interdisciplinary and international group of
doctoral and postdoctoral researchers. We therefore welcome applications
from all disciplines (in the cultural and social sciences as well as the
humanities). To apply, please send us a short description of your
current project (between 1 and 2 pages) and a CV in English. In your
description, please outline your topic, methods, current stage in the
process, and how your project relates to the overarching topics of the
spring school. How do you imagine your project will benefit from
discussions of approaches, methods, theories, or case studies regarding
practices of human categorization?
Please submit the above-mentioned documents in one PDF-file via e-mail
to (springschool1482 /at/ uni-mainz.de) <mailto:(springschool1482 /at/ uni-mainz.de)>
*by October 1st, 2024.*
Please check our homepage for updates:
https://humandifferenzierung.uni-mainz.de/en/event/spring_school_2025
<https://humandifferenzierung.uni-mainz.de/en/event/spring_school_2025>
*Accessibility*
We are dedicated to provide a spring school that is as accessible as
possible to every participant. Please use your application to let us
know about specific access needs and further support requests, for
instance regarding our conference space and schedule or childcare
options, so we can include them specifically in our planning.
Mirjam Kreuser ((m.kreuser /at/ uni-mainz.de) <mailto:(m.kreuser /at/ uni-mainz.de)>)
and Miriam Brunnengraeber ((m.brunnengraeber /at/ uni-mainz.de)
<mailto:(m.brunnengraeber /at/ uni-mainz.de)>) will be responsible for the
accessibility coordination and can be approached specifically concerning
access questions before and during the conference.
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*Funding*
Participants are responsible for organizing and financing their own
travel and accommodation. If funding cannot be provided by the
participant's home institution, the CRC will do its best to provide
logistical and financial support.
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