[Reader-list] Applications are invited for a two-month Course on ‘Researching the Contemporary’ 2016

[Praveen Rai]

The *Centre for the Study of Developing Societies* (CSDS) invites
applications for its two-month Course on ‘Researching the Contemporary’.  This
cross-disciplinary Course will critically examine the formation of the
contemporary and its multiple histories, ideologies, forms and affects.  The
three courses offered will enable participants to familiarize themselves
with concepts, theories and methods that help analyse the contemporary.  These
include:

*Islamic Thought and Debates on Peace and Violence*

*Nation, Religion and Democracy in Modern South Asia *

*Politics of Political Representation *



This is an intensive Course with compulsory readings and class
discussions.  Course materials will be made available. Participants are
expected to make presentations and participate in a workshop at the end of
the course period.  A participation certificate will be awarded upon
successful completion of the course.



The Course will be conducted over 8 weeks between 1 July - 31 August
2016.  Classes
will be held at CSDS on week-day afternoons, three days a week, from
2.30-5.30 pm.



Applications are invited from M.Phil/Ph.D students as well as independent
researchers.  As part of your application please submit your C.V. and a
1000-word description of your research question/topic. The candidate must
indicate the category (SC, ST, OBC, GENERAL), to which she/he belongs, in
the application. Selected out-station participants shall be provided with
roundtrip travel expenses (3-tier AC) and a stipend of INR 25,000.



*Total number of seats: 40** (Seats are reserved for SC and ST
categories).

*Deadline:  8 May 2016*



Applications may be sent to: teaching(@)csds.in <teaching at csds.in>

For further details check: www.csds.in



** The number of seats is indicative and may increase or decrease depending
upon the quality of applications. *
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Praveen Rai
Academic Secretary
Centre for the Study of Developing Societies
29, Rajpur Road
Delhi - 110054
Phone: 91-11-23942199
http://www.csds.in/praveen.rai