Calls for Applications: Two Forthcoming Seminars for Faculty of Colleges, Seminaries, and Universities
2012 Curt C. and Else Silberman Seminar for Faculty, Teaching the Gendered Experience of the Holocaust, Applications due February 27, 20122012 Annual Seminar for Seminary and Religious Studies Faculty
Understanding Complicity: The Churches’ Role in Nazi Germany
Applications due March 1, 2012
2012 CURT C. AND ELSE SILBERMAN SEMINAR FOR FACULTY
Teaching the Gendered Experience of the Holocaust
JUNE 4–15
Applications due February 27, 2012
The Museum’s Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies announces the 2012 Curt C. and Else Silberman Seminar for college and university faculty from all relevant disciplines who are teaching or preparing to teach Holocaust or Holocaust-related courses.
Designed to equip faculty with the knowledge base and pedagogical techniques required to teach this complex topic and address the questions that arise most frequently in the classroom, the seminar models and encourages approaches that integrate a wide range of disciplines, sources, and perspectives. Daily sessions consist of a combination of presentations, discussions, and group activities.
This year’s seminar will deepen participants’ understanding of the Holocaust through the perspective of gender. The seminar will explore and compare the points of convergence and divergence between male and female experiences in a variety of circumstances, including early persecution, refugee life, concentration camp life, life in hiding, separation and reunion of families, and survival in the postwar era. Through an interdisciplinary lens that combines historical, literary, archival, and visual sources, participants will also analyze the experiences of gays and lesbians; how gendered perspective is reflected in Holocaust diaries, memoirs, and art; the gendered experiences of perpetrators and their postwar representation; and other topics. Participants will also have the opportunity to consult and interact with Museum staff and visiting fellows, as well as access the Museum’s extensive archival and library collections. To learn more about the Museum’s collections, please visit http://www.ushmm.org/research/collections/.
The seminar will be co-led by two leaders in the field: Atina Grossmann, Professor of History, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, New York, New York, and Dorota Glowacka, Professor of Humanities and Director of the Contemporary Studies Programme, University of King’s College, Halifax, Canada.
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
Candidates must be faculty members at accredited, degree-awarding institutions in North America. Applications must include: (1) a curriculum vitae; (2) a statement of the candidate’s specific interest and needs in strengthening his or her background in Holocaust history for the purpose of improving teaching; and (3) a supporting letter from a departmental chair or dean addressing the candidate’s qualifications and the institution’s commitment to Holocaust-related education. Applicants should also include syllabi of any Holocaust-related courses they have taught. Syllabi will be distributed at the seminar to facilitate discussion of successful teaching strategies.
The Center will select a maximum of 20 participants, without regard to age, gender, race, creed, or national origin. For non-local participants, the Center will (1) cover the cost of direct travel to and from the participant’s home institution and Washington, DC, and (2) provide lodging for the duration of the seminar. Incidental, meal, and book expenses must be defrayed by the candidates or their respective institutions. All participants must commit to attend the entire seminar from June 4 to 15.
Applications must be postmarked or submitted electronically no later than Monday, February 27, 2012, and successful applicants will receive notification by Monday, March 19, 2012. The mailing address is University Programs, Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW, Washington, DC 20024-2126. The fax number is 202.479.9726. You can e-mail your application to university_programs@ushmm.org.
Please direct questions to Dr. Dieter Kuntz at dkuntz@ushmm.org or 202.314.1779. For more information on the seminar and application procedures, please visit http://www.ushmm.org/research/center/seminars/announcement.php?content=silberman&year=2012.
ABOUT THE SILBERMAN FOUNDATION
The Curt C. and Else Silberman Foundation endowed the Silberman Seminar for University Faculty in memory of Curt C. and Else Silberman. The Foundation supports programs in higher education that promote study of the Holocaust and protect and strengthen Jewish values in democracy, human rights, ethical leadership, and cultural pluralism.
2012 ANNUAL SEMINAR FOR SEMINARY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES FACULTY
Understanding Complicity: The Churches’ Role in Nazi Germany
JUNE 18–22
Applications due March 1, 2012
The Museum’s Committee on Church Relations and the Holocaust (CRC) announces its annual faculty seminar. Applications from professors from all disciplines will be considered, but the seminar is designed particularly for professors of theology, ethics, and religious studies at theological schools and other institutions of advanced education. The seminar will take place from June 18 to 22, 2012.
This seminar will explore the historical and theological dynamics of the complicity of churches in Nazi Germany. How widespread was complicity in the German churches during the Nazi era? What were the causes? What was the role of the leadership of the churches? There will be discussion of how the reactions of the German churches to Nazism paralleled or differed from those of churches outside Nazi Germany; what influence historical complicity had on postwar discussions in Germany about guilt and responsibility; and how this issue has been addressed in the general historiography of the Holocaust.
Participants will also have the opportunity to learn more about Museum resources for their teaching and to consult and interact with Museum staff and visiting fellows. More information about the Museum’s programs on the history of the churches during the Holocaust can be found at www.ushmm.org/research/center/church/.
The seminar will be taught by two authorities in the field: Robert Ericksen, Kurt Mayer Chair of Holocaust Studies at Pacific Lutheran University, and Victoria Barnett, Staff Director, CRC.
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
Candidates must be faculty members at accredited, degree-awarding institutions in North America. Applications must include: (1) a curriculum vitae; (2) a statement of the candidate’s specific interest and purpose for attending the seminar; and (3) a supporting letter from a departmental chair or dean addressing the candidate’s qualifications and the institution’s commitment to Holocaust-related education.
The CRC will select a maximum of 20 participants, without regard to age, gender, race, creed, or national origin. For non-local participants, the CRC will (1) cover the cost of direct travel to and from the participant’s home institution and Washington, DC, and (2) provide lodging for the duration of the seminar. Incidental, meal, and book expenses must be defrayed by the candidates or their respective institutions. All participants must commit to attend the entire seminar from June 18 to 22.
Applications must be postmarked, e-mailed, or faxed no later than Thursday, March 1, 2012, and sent to: Victoria Barnett, University Programs, Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW, Washington, DC 20024-2150 (E-mail: crc@ushmm.org; Fax: 202.479.9726). For questions, contact Victoria Barnett (vbarnett@ushmm.org or 202.488.0469) or Beverly Goines (bgoines@ushmm.org or 202.488.2644). All applicants will be notified of the results of the selection process by Wednesday, March 21, 2012.
This seminar is made possible by the Hoffberger Family Fund and by Joseph A. and Janeal Cannon and Family.