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Durable Inequalities in Latin America:
Histories, Societies, Cultures . . .
Rockefeller Fellows 2003-2004
THEME
The Latin American and Caribbean Studies Center (LACS) of Stony Brook University will host a Rockefeller Humanities Residency Site starting in the academic year 2005-06. The theme of this Visiting Scholar program, Durable Inequalities in Latin America, promotes new research on the core problem of how and why Latin America has maintained, across many centuries, the world's most radically unequal societies and cultures. Inequality has social, political, historical, cultural and ethical dimensions, beyond its usual focus in the hard social sciences. We seek primarily Latin American or Caribbean scholars, from any field (or topical interest) in the Humanities, Historical or Social Sciences, whose work expands or innovates on study of inequalities.
PROJECTS & ELIGIBILITY
Writing projects may focus on how inequalities are produced over the long run through such identities and categories as class, race, region and gender. LACS also welcomes proposals that explicitly link inequalities throughout the Americas--in rising maldistribution within the United States, via the Latino/a Diaspora, or other (in)equality-making connections and flows. Applicants will generally address one of three specific thematic clusters: 1) How inequalities (and kindred political cultures) are created, experienced, represented, sustained or challenged in American societies, 2) How inequalities survive and change forms across historical time, and through the region's recent major transformations, and 3) How Latin American and Caribbean cultural difference/hybridity (and cultural production) interact with lasting inequalities.
Each post-doctoral fellow will participate in the vibrant intellectual life of Stony Brook University. Stony Brook is part of the State University of New York system (SUNY) and is located on northern Long Island, in reach of the diverse cultural resources of New York City. LACS will offer two Fellowships of 8-10 month duration (September 2005 - May 2006) of $39,000 plus travel and research expenses.
Rockefeller Resident Fellowship - Thematic Essay
HOW TO APPLY
Send two copies of the following, postmarked no later than February 1, 2005:
- an application cover sheet, containing full name, current position or occupation, contact information (e-mail, phone, address), names of two references who will write on your behalf, title of your project, signature and date,
- a resume or c.v.,
- a brief narrative (five page maximum) of your work and life experience as it relates to the theme of the fellowship,
- a proposal abstract of no more than 250 words (one page double spaced),
- a proposal (ten pages double spaced maximum) which details the project you will implement during your residency program,
- two letters of references, sent separately to LACS (or by fax, (631) 632-9432) by February 1, 2005 deadline.
Please send applications by mail to:
- Paul Gootenberg, LACS Director
Latin American & Caribbean Studies
Stony Brook University
SBS N-333
Stony Brook, NY 11794-4345
E-mail inquires to: lacc@notes.cc.sunysb.edu