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THE LONGFELLOW INSTITUTE announces a seminar on languages of what is now the
United States (LOWINUS) with new fellowships for the academic year 1995/96.
A. A full-time one-year residential post-doctoral fellowship ($36,000 for a
full year, including benefits), with the possibility of teaching a course
B. Dissertation-writing grants ($12,500 each)
C. Research support for graduate students and scholars
D. Short-term travel grants for visiting scholars from abroad
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has funded this seminar, directed by
Professors Marc Shell, Werner Sollors, and Doris Sommer, in order to stimulate
scholarly work on texts that were written or published in what is now the
United States _in any language other than English_. Taking an explicitly
historical point of departure, the seminar will investigate the fiction of US
monolingualism and explore the theoretical issues of language and nationhood in
an interdisciplinary context. Scholars and students working in this area are
invited to submit an application (cv with an indication of language expertise
and relevant past experience, one-to-three page project description, and two
letters of recommendation) in three copies to:
THE LONGFELLOW INSTITUTE
LOWINUS
Harvard University
Department of English and American Literature and Language
Warren House
11 Prescott Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
fax (617) 496-8737
Candidates are encouraged to include offprints, publications, manuscripts, and
bibliographies. Applicants should write their name and the word LOWINUS
followed by the letter corresponding to the category for which they are
applying (A,B,C, or D) on the top of each page of the application.
The deadline for the postdoctoral fellowship (category A) is January 17, 1995
All other applications (B,C, or D) must be submitted by March 1, 1995
Fellowships will be awarded on the basis of the strength of the project and
the applicant's language skills and past experience, regardless of race, age,
sex, religion, surname, native language, or country of birth or of citizenship.