Call for applications: SHOT Summer Writing and Publication Workshop
Forwarded to HISTNEUR-L from CHEIRON. For information about SHOT (Society for the History of Technology), see: http://shot.press.jhu.edu/index.htm --RJ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christopher D. Green" [christo@YORKU.CA] Date: Friday, January 9, 2004 1:02 pm Subject: SHOT Summer Writing and Publication Workshop All participants must have completed a writing project of 25-40 double-spaced pages: either a scholarly article or an essay intended for a general audience. These manuscripts will be circulated prior to the workshop, and participants will be required to read and prepare comments on some of the other papers before the beginning of the workshop. During the workshop fellows will have further opportunities to read and comment on each other's writing as well as revise their own work. Eligibility: The workshop is open to all SHOT members, though preference will be given to recent Ph.D.s and advanced graduate students. Nonmembers may apply, but must join SHOT as a condition of acceptance. Graduate students must have completed at least two dissertation chapters. Participants are welcome to bring companions at their own expense, subject to lodging availability. Applications should include: * Your contact information, including telephone and email. * A one-page curriculum vitae, including the name of the school from which you received or will receive your Ph.D. * A one-page description of your writing project. Specify whether it is intended for an academic or popular audience. * A one-page description of yourself and your research and writing interests explaining why you want to participate in the workshop and what you expect to learn from it. * The name and email address of a reference who is familiar with your written work. Send application materials by 1 February 2004 to: Kris Kipp Massachusetts Institute of Technology 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Room E51-185 Cambridge, MA 02139