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Selected materials from the IHRC's collection of records of the Latvian chorus "Shield of Songs" document the activities of the choir from its 1945 inception in a displaced persons camp in Germany through the following three decades. View images and read more.
Patrons requesting materials in advance will have access to IHRC materials in the Elmer L. Andersen Library Reading Room on Saturdays from 9 am to 1 pm, starting Sept. 6, 2008. Limited services will be available in the Reading Room for all special collections at Andersen Library.
IHRC materials will need to be requested during the week prior to Saturday hours, with no requests accepted after noon on Friday. Researcher requests will be fulfilled on a first-come, first-served basis, so please contact staff as early in the week as possible to make sure materials are available for Saturday research visits.
As always, researchers are strongly encouraged to discuss projects with IHRC collections staff in order to gain advice about additional materials that may be of interest. Advance notice allows staff to narrow requests to a smaller volume of documents, photos, or other items from the IHRC large collections.
Materials with usage restrictions and publications kept in the IHRC office suite will not be available during Saturday hours. For more information about IHRC holdings and extended hours, please e-mail the IHRC.
To complete an upcoming issue on Rac(e)ing Questions, the multidisciplinary online journal gender forum seeks two more contributions discussing intersections of race and gender in literature, film, or culture. We welcome contributions from all disciplines. Completed manuscripts should be submitted via email to gender forum by September 15, 2008.
Articles should conform to the gender forum style sheet and should not exceed 8,000 words in length. Please include a bio-blurb of 5 to 10 lines and an abstract of 10 to 15 lines. Use endnotes and fully documented references at the end of the article. For further information on the journal, please visit our homepage or contact us via email.
The Fulbright German Studies Seminar offers U.S. scholars the opportunity to meet in Germany to discuss current issues relevant to both Germany and the international community. This year's seminar will be dedicated to "Germany's Future: New Parties - New Solutions?"
In view of the upcoming German elections, the seminar will look at new social and cultural trends in Germany, explore which factors particularly influence the German political landscape, and discuss the emergence of new political parties. In this context, the seminar will be focused on issues ranging from immigration to education, from demography to energy policies, and from German reunification to globalization and the European Union. Grantees receive round-trip air travel, travel within Germany, lodging, a partial per diem, and health insurance coverage for the duration of the seminar. Major parts of the program will take place in Berlin, but visits to other German regions will also be included.
Applications are now being accepted for up to 25 awards available in 2009-10. Those eligible to apply include scholars from U.S. universities, colleges, and community colleges who hold full-time teaching appointments and meet other academic requirements (Ph.D., Ph.D. candidacy, or other equivalent degree or qualifications). Applicants must be U.S. citizens. The seminar is to be held in English, and will take place in mid- to late-June 2009. FFI: http://www.cies.org/award_book/award2009/award/Ful9251.htm.
Congratulations to novelist Helen Barolini whose Italian edition of Umbertina has been awarded the coveted Italian literary prize Premio Acerbi for 2008. Ms. Barolini conducted research in the IHRC collections...
while writing this epic novel about a family of remarkable Italian American women. Read the press release.