Rhode Island AATG

March 19, 2007, 9:30-12:30 at Tufts University in Medford, MA

Schuelerworkshop: Konzert mit CLUESO
Liedermacher, Rapper, Texter, Produzent und Bandleader aus Erfurt

Montag, 19. Maerz, 9.30-12.30 Uhr

Tufts University, Medford, MA

Nach den Bühnen erobert die Hip-Hop-Gruppe CLUESO nun auch Klassenzimmer. Die Rapper treten als Vertretungslehrer in deutschen Schulen auf und zeigen dort den Schuelern, wie man „Fueller“ auf „Knueller“ reimt. Und trotzdem laessig bleibt. Wir laden Sie/euch mit Ihren Schuelern ein, CLUESO Live zu erleben. Videoclips zu CLUESO und anderen Stars der gegenwaertigen deutschen Popszene findet man bei www.stepintogerman.org.

Fuer weitere Informationen und Anmeldung zu dieser Veranstaltung wenden Sie sich/wendet euch bitte an Joerg Frey, 617-262-6050, ext. 16 oder joerg.frey@boston.goethe.org

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February 26 - March 1, 2007.

Ausstellung: „Werbung in Deutschland“
26.Februar -1. März

Goethe-Institut Boston

150 Jahre Zeit-,Wirtschafts und Kulturgeschichte, dargestellt an ausgewaehlten Beispielen stilpraegender Anzeigen. 33 Tafeln laden zu einer Zeitreise ein, die mit der Reklame des Kaiserreichs beginnt und im Medienzeitalter endet.

An den Vormittagen der Ausstellungsdaten planen wir besondere Führungen fuer Schueler-und Studentengruppen durch die Ausstellung , die mit einem Quiz sowie Preisen fuer die Gewinner verbunden sein werden.

Fuer weitere Informationen und Anmeldung zu dieser Veranstaltung wenden Sie sich/wendet euch bitte an
Joerg Frey, 617-262-6050, ext. 16 oder joerg.frey@boston.goethe.org

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Annual Christmas Revels at Sanders Theatre (Harvard), Dec. 15 - 30.

The Annual Christmas Revels concerts at Sanders Theater at Harvard University in Cambridge, MA focus on German and Swiss Christmas customs--a unique event in New England. Website, www.revels.org. Performances: December 15-30

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Deadline: January 22, 2007 (Travel-only Grants); January 31, 2007 (American Studies Grants); February 1, 2007 (US Administrators in International Education Grants)

FULBRIGHT PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENTS

Announcement of Travel-only Grants 2007-2008:
For the academic year 2007-2008, 110 travel-only grants will be made available for German students of Fachhochschulen and universities who wish to enrol as full-time students at a U.S. university. The application deadline is January 22, 2007. Read more…

Announcement of American Studies Grant Opportunities 2007:
For German scholars working areas related to the U.S., the Fulbright Commission offers the American Studies Fellowship 2007 and the American Studies Institute 2007 on “American Values”. The application deadline for each program is January 31, 2007. Read more…

2007 Seminar for U.S. Administrators in International Education
The 2007 Fulbright Seminar for U.S. Administrators in International Education will take place from October 27 through November 10, 2007. In addition to higher education administrators in international education/exchanges and career service professionals, the Commission also invites applications from university administrators in the area of alumni affairs and fundraising. Application deadline is February 1, 2007. Read more….

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Deadline: February 15, 2007

Hans Böckler Doctoral Fellowship

The Hans Boeckler Foundation (HBS) is pleased to announce the Hans Boeckler Doctoral Fellowship for 2007-2008. In March a committee will award one fellowship. The deadline for applications is February 15, 2007.

PURPOSE
These residential fellowships will be awarded to graduate students engaged in dissertation projects related to the Foundations research and policy consulting program and to the on-going work of its researchers. During their tenure fellows are expected to be in residence in Duesseldorf and to participate actively in the intellectual life of the Foundation.

The Hans-Boeckler-Foundation of the German Federation of Trade Unions (DGB) promotes codetermination as a principle for designing a democratic society. The HBS provides consulting services and training for elected representatives of works councils, supervisory board and staff representatives but also provides funding for some 1,600 university students. An important aspect of the Foundation’s work is related to academic research in various fields of study. Besides providing funding for external research, the HBS also maintains two own research institutes, the Institute for Economic and Social Research (WSI) and the Macroeconomic Policy Institute (IMK). Research projects cover a broad range of issues and fields of study. Among other aspects, research topics include welfare state development, macroeconomics and European economic coordination, working time policy, collective bargaining, work organization, labor market regulation, gender studies, regional economic development, and the distribution of wealth and income. For a summary of the Foundations and the WSI’s research profiles see

http://www.boeckler.de/rde/xchg/SID-3D0AB75F-F9ABE05B/hbs/hs.xsl/181.html

Working languages at the HBS are German and English.

ELIGIBILITY AND TERMS OF THE FELLOWSHIP
Doctoral Candidates are eligible to apply if they have completed all requirements for the Ph.D. but the dissertation. The fellowship is available for non-German nationals.

Fellows may spend between six and twelve months in residence at the HBS for field research or theoretical work. Grants will normally begin by July 2007; however, individual arrangements are possible. The fellowship provides a stipend of 920 Euro per month. In addition, the HBS will pay one economy class round trip from your location to Duesseldorf. Within limits of its possibilities the Foundation will also contribute to the costs for travel for field research within Germany.

Applicants should send a cover letter with name, address, e-mail and telephone number, their current CV, a research proposal not exceeding ten double spaced pages, and two letters of recommendation from academic advisors. Applicants should indicate how much time they would want to spend at the HBS and when they would like to start their tenure. Applications should be addressed to:

Hans Boeckler Foundation
c/o Dorothee Schmitz
Hans Boeckler Strasse 39
D-40476 Duesseldorf
Germany

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Please participate in brief survey on acceptability of digital publications for promotion and tenure.

Women in German Digital Media Survey

Women in German has developed a brief survey to explore current thinking/practices concerning the acceptability of publications in digital media for promotion and tenure. They invite you to take a few minutes to complete the survey, available at:
http://survey.ipfw.edu/ss/wsb.dll/27/WIGsurvey.htm

The survey is also posted on the Women in German web site: http://www.womeningerman.org

The survey results will be posted on the Women in German Web site in February. If you have any questions, please contact Jeanette Clausen at clausen@ipfw.edu

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Where: Sachsen-Anhalt and Brandenburg When: July 1-31, 2007

July 1-31, 2007 ExBiNet

ExBiNet – ExpertInnen and BürgerInnen im Netzwerk für Demokratie und Toleranz (i.e. EXPERTS AND CITIZENS NETWORK FOR DEMOCRACY AND TOLERANCE) will be offered in eight rural eastern German communities in the provinces of Sachsen-Anhalt and Brandenburg for the first time next summer (2007). The program aims to exchange experiences between Americans and Germans, and to develop and experiment with innovative methods for civic and cultural competency youth education and violence prevention in and outside of a school context. High school teachers would be perfect candidates for this program.

When: July 1-31, 2007

How: Each team, consisting of two US-Americans and two Germans, will live and work in one of eight project communities.

Costs: Participants pay for their own transportation to the project region, all expenses during the project weeks in Germany are covered (room and board, transportation within project region and project activities)

For more information, please contact Katharina Grote-Schwinges: Grote-Schwinges@t-online.de

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Where: San Diego, CA When: October 4-7, 2007. Deadline: February 15, 2007

German Studies Association Call for Papers

German Studies Association
31st Annual Conference
Call for Papers
San Diego, CA
Oct 4-7, 2007

The Program Committee cordially invites proposals on any aspect of German, Austrian, or Swiss studies, including (but not limited to): history, Germanistik, film, political science, and cultural studies. Proposals for entire sessions and for interdisciplinary presentations are strongly encouraged. Individual paper proposals are also welcome. The programs from past GSA Conferences may be viewed at the GSA Web site (http://www.thegsa.org).

Please note that ALL proposals must be submitted online. Paper forms may not be used. Please see the GSA Web site for information about the submission process.

Deadline for proposals is February 15, 2007.

For more information, visit the GSA Web site - http://www.thegsa.org
or contact the Executive Director of GSA:

Prof. David E. Barclay
Dept of History
Kalamazoo College
1200 Academy St
Kalamazoo, MI 49006-3295
Fax: 269-337-7251
email: director@thegsa.org

or Program Chair:

Andrew Lees
Rutgers University
Dept of History
311 N 5th St
Camden, NJ 08102
email: alees@camden.rutgers.edu

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When: June 17-July 9, 2007 Deadline: January 15, 2007.

Sprachakademie Deutschland nach der Wiedervereinigung und auf dem Weg ins 21. Jahrhundert in Lutherstadt,
Wittenberg (Germany).

June 17 to July 9, 2007

The DAAD Center for German & European Studies at the University of Minnesota (CGES) is again offering its summer fellowship program for K-12 teachers of German. The 2007 Sprachakademie Wittenberg is open to teachers from anywhere in the continental United States. Ten selected Fellows will attend two workshops at the University of Minnesota and spend three weeks at the Institut fuer deutsche Sprache und Kultur in Lutherstadt Wittenberg (former East Germany). Program highlights include living with a German host family, visiting German schools, studying German culture and history in the city that produced Martin Luther and Melanchton, and excursions to Berlin, Potsdam, and Leipzig. The Wittenberg program is heavily subsidized by the DAAD. All selected applicants receive full fellowships that include tuition and fees, room and board with a German host family, and in-country trips to Berlin and Leipzig; international RT airfare to Berlin will be subsidized with up to $1,000; out-of-area teachers will also receive a subsidy to attend the Minnesota workshops. Fellowship application materials available at the Center's website at http://www.cges.umn.edu/fellowships/sprachakademie.htm

There is no application fee. Registration fee for teachers admitted into the program: $750 (non-refundable). For more information email cges@umn.edu or call 612-626-7705. Application deadline: January 15, 2007.

Sincerely,
Sabine Engel

Sabine Engel, Ph.D.
Program Coordinator
Center for German & European Studies
University of Minnesota
214 Social Sciences Building
267-19th Avenue S.
Minneapolis, MN 55455
tel: 612-626-7705
fax: 621-625-0528
www.cges.umn.edu

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