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Summer School 2019

 

SUMMER SCHOOL

FOR SEXUALITIES, CULTURES, AND POLITICS

(18-23 August 2019, Belgrade, Serbia)

organized by

Research Center for Cultures, Politics and Identities (IPAK.Center)
and Department for Critical Political Studies (Faculty for Media and Communications, Singidunum Univeristy, Belgrade)


CONFIRMED LECTURERS

  • Confirmed lecturers:
    • Luce Irigaray (Centre Nationale de la Recherche Scientifique, France)
    • Karen Barad (University of California Santa Cruz, USA)
    • Tiziana Terranova (University of Naples, Italy)
    • Svetlana Slapsak (Institutum Studiorum Humanitatis, Slovenia);
    • Jelisaveta Blagojević (Faculty of Media and Communications, SINGIDUNUM University, Serbia)
  • The school consists of the following elements:
    • Video lecture by prof. Luce Irigaray followed by a seminar by Prof. Jelisaveta Blagojević, Lectures, Seminars, Cultural and Activist Programme, and Open Lectures Programme.

    Dear friends and colleagues, it is our greatest pleasure to publish the poster for this year's 7th edition of the Summer School for Sexualities, Cultures and Politics 2019. This year the poster design is made by our dearest friend, the artist Velimir Zernovski, and is from Zernovski's "Beyond" series 2019.

    The "Beyond" series of Zernovski are Inspired by the popular images of the NASA /National Aeronautics and Space Administration/ and ESA /European Space Agency/ in contrast with a series of video production from the Earth landscapes and lonely astronauts in space with minimalistic aesthetic approach this project mirrors the melancholic path of the human interaction with nature. It shares a concern for the environmental human-caused changes and urges the need to contribute to the awareness about the fragility of our planet and her sustainable life.

Summer School 2020

 

SUMMER SCHOOL

FOR SEXUALITIES, CULTURES, AND POLITICS

(17-22 August 2020, Belgrade, Serbia)

organized by

Research Center for Cultures, Politics and Identities (IPAK.Center)
and Department for Critical Political Studies (Faculty for Media and Communications, Singidunum Univeristy, Belgrade)


CONFIRMED LECTURERS

  • Confirmed lecturers:
    • Jack Halberstam (Columbia University, USA)
    • Gavin Butt (Northumbria University, UK)
    • Susanna Paasonen (University of Turku, Finland)
    • Jenny Sundén (Södertörn University, Sweden)
    • Ljubomir Danailov Frckovski (FON University, North Macedonia)
  • The school consists of the following elements:
    • Lectures, Seminars, Cultural and Activist Programme, and Open Lectures Programme.

    * Detailed informations on the lectures will be available by early March 2020.


    COURSES


    Jack Halberstam

    Lecture 1: “Trans*: Beyond Identity”
    Public Lecture: “Unbuilding Worlds: Destitution, Dereliction and Dispossession”


    Jenny Sundén

    Lecture: “Digital promiscuity: Queer theory and queer lives”


    Susanna Paasonen

    “Sex, play and carnal horizons of possibility”


    Susanna Paasonen & Jenny Sundén

    Workshop: “Rethinking Intimacy”


    Gavin Butt

    Lecture 1: “Collapsing New People: Self-fashioning and the Leeds Art Experiment”
    Public Lecture: “Anti-Gravitas: Queer Levity Then and Now”


    Ljubomir Danailov Frckoski

    Public Lecture: “Psychoanalysis and Law: The Im-Possibility of Human Rights”

Eligibility and Tuition

ELIGIBILITY

  • Applicants should be postgraduate students (preferably MA or PhD students or younger researchers) interested in exploring the issues of gender, queer, cultural studies, visual arts and humanities and related areas. However, outstanding BA students are also considered and have the chance to enroll.
  • We especially welcome applications from independent scholars, cultural workers and artists.
  • Applicants from all countries are eligible to apply.
  • Scholarship opportunities will be announced soon.

ECTS

  • Students who deliver presentations will receive 6 ECTS, applicable on MA or PhD level at participants’ home universities.
  • Students who choose not to deliver a presentation will receive 2 ECTS, applicable on MA or PhD level at participants’ home universities.
  • ECTS are given according to FULL attendance of the school.

TUITION FEES

Appplicants from Central and East-european countries*: 300 Euro (discount applicable).
Applicants from Europe and worldwide: 400 Euro (discount applicable).
Singidunum University students: 150 Euro (no discount applicable).
Former SSSCP students are offered 15% tuition fee discount (origin and type of deadline notwithstanding).

*For the purpose of this call, the following countries fall under the term: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Macedonia, Kosovo, Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Hungary, Albania, Romania, Greece, Turkey, Czech Republic, Poland.

  • Note that we offer 10% discount if the participant apply in the first application deadline and pays the total fee untill 15th of May.
  • The fee covers tuition, lunch, study materials during the school, and certificate.
  • Use of library at the Campus with free internet.
  • Coffee breaks and refreshments included.
  • Cocktail Party for the opening of the SSSCP.
  • Arrangements for accommodation, transportation, visa (if needed) and other expenses should be arranged by applicants on themselves. Recommendations for accommodation in Belgrade will be provided to admitted participants on a later stage. The organizers are ready to assist with visa arrangements in special circumstances.

CANCELLATION POLICY

If an applicant admitted as participant in the summer school wishes to disenroll, he or she is entitled to 90% of the tuition fee paid provided that the organizers are properly informed not any later than one (1) month before the program of the summer school commence.
If you fail to do so, we will be unable to reimburse your paid tuition fee.

Eligibility and Tuition

ELIGIBILITY

Participants should be postgraduate students (preferably MA or PhD student or young researchers) interested in exploring the issues of Gender, Queer, Cultural Studies, Visual Arts and Humanities and related areas. However, outstanding BA students are also considered and have the chance to enroll.
Artists, curators and cultural workers are also invited to apply.
Participants from all countries are eligible to participate.
All aplicants should send the following documents:

  • Application form
  • Paper abstract (appr. 500 words max. as part of the application form) for a presentation not exceeding 15 mins.

Maximum number of participants: 35. Out of those 35, the maximum number of students delivering presentation will ideally be 24 (4 presentations per session). Please indicate in the application form whether you wish to deliver a presentation or not by simply posting your abstract or ignore if not applicable. Students who choose not to make a presentation will receive 2 ECTS. Students who deliver presentations will receive 6 ECTS.

TUITION FEES

  • Appplicants from Central and East-european countries*: 220 Euros (discounts applicable)
  • Applicants from Europe and worldwide: 320 Euros (discounts applicable)
  • Singidunum University students: 100 Euros (no discounts applicable)

Note that we offer 20% discount if the participant apply in the first application deadline and pays the total fee untill 15th of May and 10% discount if the participant pay the total fee untill 15th of June.

Former SSSCP students are offered 20% tuition fee discount.

    • The fee covers tuition, study materials, lunches during the school, and certificate;
    • Use of library at the Campus with free internet;
    • Coffee breaks and refreshments included;
    • Cocktail Party for the opening of the party for Summer School participants includes the special presentation of Macedonian queer artist Velimir Zernovski’s newest project Pieta at Cultural Center Rex.

Arrangements for accommodation, transportation, visa (if needed) and other expenses should be arranged by applicants on themselves. Recommendations for accommodation in Belgrade will be provided on a later stage to admitted participants. The organizers are ready to assist with visa arrangements in special circumstances.
The Summer School will grant the participants who deliver presentations appropriate certificate with 6 credits (ECTS), applicable on MA level at participant’s home universities, and 2 for those who participate without presentation.


*For the purpose of this call, the following countries fall under the term: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Macedonia, Kosovo, Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, Albania, Greece, Turkey, Czech Republic, Poland.

Eligibility and Tuition

ELIGIBILITY

  • Applicants should be post/graduate students (MA or PhD students) and/or younger researchers interested in exploring the issues of gender, queer, cultural studies, visual arts and humanities and related areas. However, outstanding BA students are also considered and have the chance to enroll. .
  • We especially welcome applications from: independent scholars, cultural workers, artists, and activists interested in queer and gender studies.
  • Applicants from all countries are eligible to apply.

APPLICATION

  • All applicants should fill in the Application Form (available online at www.ipakcentar.org/application-form)
  • Paper abstract is optional. If you wish to deliver a presentation, post your abstract in the Application form (appr. 500 words max.) for a presentation not exceeding 15 mins, or ignore if not applicable.
  • Maximum number of participants: 40
  • Maximum number of students delivering presentation: 20 (maximum 4 presentations per afternoon session).

ECTS

  • Students who deliver presentations will receive 4 ECTS, applicable on MA or PhD level at participants’ home universities.
  • Students who choose not to deliver a presentation will receive 2 ECTS, applicable on MA or PhD level at participants’ home universities.
  • ECTS are given according to FULL attendance of the school.

TUITION FEES AND APPLICATION DEADLINES

Appplicants from Central and East-european countries*:

*For the purpose of this call, the following countries fall under the term: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Macedonia, Kosovo, Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Hungary, Albania, Romania, Greece, Turkey, Czech Republic, Poland.

  • 1st Deadline March 15: 200 Euro (payment due March 31)
  • 2nd Deadline May 1: 230 Euro (payment due May 15)
  • 3rd Deadline July 1: 250 Euro (payment due July 15)

Applicants from Europe and worldwide

  • 1st Deadline March 15: 300 Euro (payment due March 31)
  • 2nd Deadline May 1: 330 Euro (payment due May 15)
  • 3rd Deadline July 1: 350 Euro (payment due July 15)

Singidunum University students: 150 Euro (no discount applicable).

Former SSSCP students: 15% tuition fee discount out of the relevant fees (250/350 Euro, deadline notwithstanding).

  • The fee covers tuition, lunch, study materials during the school, and certificate.
  • Use of library at the Campus with free internet.
  • Coffee breaks and refreshments included.
  • Cocktail Party for the opening of the SSSCP.
  • Arrangements for accommodation, transportation, visa (if needed) and other expenses should be arranged by applicants on themselves. Recommendations for accommodation in Belgrade will be provided to admitted participants on a later stage. The organizers are ready to assist with visa arrangements in special circumstances.

CANCELLATION POLICY

If an applicant admitted as participant in the summer school wishes to disenroll, he or she is entitled to 90% of the tuition fee paid provided that the organizers are properly informed not any later than one (1) month before the program of the summer school commence.
If you fail to do so, we will be unable to reimburse your paid tuition fee.

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