Workshops and Study Groups
Call for 2008-2009 workshop renewal and proposals
Faculty Workshops and Study Groups foster collegiality among faculty and collaboration across institutional and disciplinary boundaries among the Schools of Humanities, Social Sciences and Architecture, and Shepherd School of Music, and universities in
The workshops are devised by their members, who are motivated to investigate new areas of research amidst shifting disciplinary boundaries, and to encourage graduate studies in emerging scholarly problems.
Frequently, these research units serve as a staging ground for curricular innovation. In addition, they may convene conferences and lectures for nationally and internationally known academic speakers.
2007-2008 Workshops and Study Groups
African Studies Workshop (ASW)
E. S. Atieno Odhiambo, Professor in History (MS42)
odhiamb@rice.edu
Kerry Ward, Assistant Professor in History (MS42)
kward@rice.edu
Cultural Studies of Science and Technology (CSST)
Amy Ninetto, Assistant Professor in Anthropology (MS20)
aninetto@rice.edu
Early Modern Reading Group (EMRG)
Meredith Skura, Libbie Shearn Moody Professor in English (MS30)
skura@rice.edu
www.ruf.rice.edu/~skura/
Global Hispanism Workshop (GHW)
Juan Carlos Rodriguez, Lecturer in Hispanic Studies (MS34)
Juan.C.Rodriguez@rice.edu
History of Philosophy Workshop (HPW)
Steven G. Crowell, Joseph and Joanna Nazro Mullen Professor in Humanities, Professor in Humanities (MS14)
crowell@rice.edu
www.ruf.rice.edu/˜crowell
HPW Owlspace Project Site
Judaic Studies Workshop (JSW)
Gregory Kaplan, Anna Smith Fine Assistant Professor of Judaic Studies in Religious Studies (MS15)
gkaplan@rice.edu
www.ruf.rice.edu/˜gkaplan
Medieval Studies Workshop (MSW)
Jane Chance, Professor in English (MS30)
jchance@rice.edu
www.ruf.rice.edu/~jchance/
Rice Reading Rice on Religion (RRRR)
(formerly Interdisciplinary Study of Religion)
Jeffrey Kripal, J. Newton Rayzor Professor and Chair of Religious Studies (MS15)
jjkripal@rice.edu
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Workshop Coordinator's Manual
The HRC is responsible for the financial and administrative oversight of the workshops and study groups.The center designs the policies and guidelines in this manual to ensure the workshops' intellectual success, their participation in the Vision for the Second Century, as well as compliance with university regulations.
Texas Tax Exemption Certification
Visitor Information Form
The coordinator's manual contains information on the Visitor Information Form. Please complete the form as soon as a visiting speaker has accepted an invitation, preferably at the start of the semester.
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Call for 2008-2009 workshop renewal and proposals
DEADLINE: March 3, 2008
Selection Process
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Submissions Invited
Faculty members in the Schools of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Architecture, and the Shepherd School of Music
The HRC solicits proposals for new workshops as well as renewal requests for existing workshops and study groups for 2008-2009. Proposal should indicate the topic area, specify who is expected to take part, and explain what the group wishes to do.
Please be as specific as possible in your proposal. Identify a dollar amount for your request and a budget with a plan for using the funds. Name other potential sources of funding. Identify invited and potential speakers, a timeline of events planned with dates as specific as possible, as well as a description of the scholarly impact of the workshop or study group. Detailed information is requested for publications that the Center will produce over the summer.”
The author of the workshop proposal is expected to act as the workshop leader, and to maintain communication with the HRC Office.
Please e-mail requests to hrc@rice.edu.
Year-end Reporting
DEADLINE: April 14, 2008
Coordinators of workshops and study groups will submit an annual report, separate from a renewal request, near the end of the academic year. The report should include a concise narrative sketch of the group's activities for the year, identifying all visiting speakers, the topics discussed, meetings held, issues debated, works read, and so on as appropriate. Submitting an end-of-year report is a condition for the renewal of a workshop.
