Summer school f. PhD students i. European Jewish History, Brighton/ UK 13-16.7.2010 - 25.07.2025

Max and Hilde Kochmann Summer School for PhD students in European
Jewish History and Culture at the University of Sussex Applications
are invited for a workshop for PhD students in European Jewish
History and Culture organised by the Centre for German-Jewish Studies
(CGJS) at the University of Sussex (www.sussex.ac.uk/cgjs/) that will
take place from July 13-16, 2010 in Brighton, UK. The purpose of the
workshop that began last year and is planned also for the following
years, is to create an interdisciplinary network of younger scholars
engaged in any area of European Jewish history, thought, and culture
from the early modern to modern periods. This year's focus will be on
modern and contemporary Jewish history. Participants will be given
the opportunity to present and discuss their projects in an informal
and welcoming atmosphere with leading scholars in the field.
Participating faculty in 2010 will be Prof. Dr. Stefanie Schüler-
Springorum (Institute for the History of German Jewry, Hamburg),
Prof. Dr. Christhard Hoffmann (University of Bergen) and Prof. Dr.
Christian Wiese (University of Sussex). This year we particularly
invite applications of students working on projects outside the area
of German-Jewish history. A separate call for papers inviting
applications for projects devoted to German Jewry will be published
for a workshop organised by the Wissenschaftliche Arbeitsgemeinschaft
des Leo Baeck Instituts. Both workshops will take place at the same
time at the University of Sussex, thus enabling a dialogue between
students in German Jewish and European Jewish history and culture.
Travel expenses, accommodation and meals for the Max and Hilde
Kochmann Summer School will be paid for by the CGJS. Students from
Central and Eastern Europe are especially encouraged to apply;
individual candidates from Israel and the United States will also be
considered, but may be asked to contribute towards their flight
costs. Candidates should send (by email) a 3-5-page proposal
outlining their PhD project, a c.v. and one letter of recommendation
(by the supervisor or any other relevant scholar with expertise on
their topic) by 31 March 2010 to: Prof. Dr. Christian Wiese Centre
for German-Jewish Studies University of Sussex Falmer, BN1 9QN United
Kingdom Tel: 0044/1273/877344 Email: c.wiese@sussex.ac.uk Successful
candidates will be notified by 15 April 2010.

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