European Horizons - Student Organization Advisory

 Deadline: submit your interest form (link below) ASAP

European Horizons is the U’Mich chapter of a global European Horizons network, with chapters at many of the major universities across the US, Europe, and Asia.

We would appreciate being included in your upcoming communications with students and graduates, and help bring an interdisciplinary, international perspective to our organization. Here is our message:

European Horizons is a global, student-led policy incubator whose mission is to give young people a voice in shaping the future of Europe and of transatlantic relations. Through its network of university chapters across the world, and in collaboration with numerous partner organizations, European Horizons devises, tests, and advocates for innovative policy ideas to advance European integration.

 

We host guest speakers, cultural events, and policy workshops. There are also opportunities to engage in research and have your work published in the European Horizons research journal (RETA) and blog as well.

 

All events are held over Zoom on Tuesdays, 6-7pm. 

If you’re interested in European Horizons or would like to learn more, please fill out this interest form and we will be in contact shortly with plans for our first event! https://forms.gle/74m5hodVv5DNyNug8

CFA: How to Approach Biographical Research? Workshop (Warsaw, Poland)

Deadline to Apply: July 31, 2019

Workshop on Biographical Studies for Young Scholars. The days when historical biographies had been reserved for life pictures of “great men” and – to a lesser degree – “great women” have long passed. Since then, many outstanding studies have demonstrated the enormous potential of either individual or group biographies, or biographical approach for historical research.

30 November (Saturday), applications until: 31 July, free admission

Biographical approach can provide insight into the way people thought and felt in the past, make us aware of the complexity of political and personal decisions and also of the scope for action of individuals in historical situations. It has a special place in the Jewish studies, since it allows to research and analyse complex identity choices. Similar processes also affect other ethnic and/or religious. However, it is also useful to scholars dealing with migration studies, social history and history of ideas. 

In order to assist young scholars with biographical research projects and to provide them with a friendly space to discuss research questions and problems, the POLIN Museum invites early career scholars and especially PhD students to participate in a one-day workshop on 30 November 2019 in Warsaw. The workshop precedes the conference “Biographies and Politics. The Involvement of Jews and People of Jewish Origin in Leftist Movements in 19th and 20th Century Poland” (1-2 December 2019), jointly organized by the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews, the Aleksander Brückner Center for Polish Studies, the Center for Hebrew and Jewish Studies, University of Oxford and the UCL. The participants of the workshop are expected to also attend the conference.

Interested early career scholars and PhD students are invited to submit the completed application form to: geopconference@polin.pl. The working language of the workshop will be English. Additional reading skills in Polish, Yiddish or German will be a plus. Participation in the workshop is free of charge. The POLIN Museum will cover the costs of accommodation and meals during the Workshop and the subsequent conference. Participants without institutional funding may apply for a travel grant.