[Reader-list] CSCS-SEPHIS Fellowship

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The Centre for the Study of Culture and Society (CSCS) offers a fellowship
awarded by SEPHIS to a student from any country in the South to spend one
academic year in Bangalore, India, beginning July 2007.

The main purpose of the fellowship programme is to help develop
alternative frameworks for research and teaching as well as new
theoretical paradigms that take into account the specific experiences of
non-Western societies.

The student can either register with CSCS for the Ph.D. in Cultural
Studies (validated by the Manipal University, Kuvempu University and
Bangalore University) or register in his/her own country and do the CSCS
coursework for two semesters.

The Ph.D. programme's uniqueness lies in the following:

-	Focus on inter-disciplinarity.
-	Research areas at CSCS include: Culture and Colonial Histories; Law,
Society, Culture; The Asian Popular; and Gender and New Pedagogies.
-	Emphasis on the formulation of research problems and teaching programmes
in relation to democracy and cultural issues that draw on conventional
disciplines but cut across their boundaries.

Eligibility: A Master’s Degree in any discipline with 55% marks or its
grade equivalent if the student is registering with CSCS for the Ph.D., OR
proof of Ph.D. registration in any Southern university if the student is
coming only for coursework.

Benefits: A substantial stipend, international airfare, accommodation in
Bangalore, travel costs for three weeks within India for visits to
different academic institutions, tuition and other fees will be provided
for. If the student registers for a PhD at CSCS, financial support
available after the first year will be at par with that of other CSCS
students.

Current CSCS faculty are drawn from the fields of film and media studies,
political theory, history, and art history, gender studies, and legal
theory with a strong background in at least ten years of
inter-disciplinary cultural studies. Applicants are requested to visit the
CSCS websites for more information of the institution, its faculty,
courses, library, etc: www.cscsban.org; www.cscsarchive.org

To apply:
Applications should include a sample of writing such as a term paper, a
current CV, two letters of recommendation, transcripts of last two degrees
obtained, and proof of eligibility.
Write to Dr.Tejaswini Niranjana, Convenor, Ph.D. Committee, CSCS, 466, 9th
Cross, First Block, Jayanagar, Bangalore 560011, India.
Email: teju at cscsban.org; Telephone: 91-80-6562986; Fax: 91-80-6562991.

Deadline:
Complete applications must reach CSCS by March 21, 2007. E-mail and fax
applications are acceptable only if followed by a hard copy sent by
airmail or courier. Candidates will be informed of the outcome by March
31, 2007. The CSCS academic year begins in the last week of July.



Zainab Bawa
Bombay
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