The Harriman Institute at Columbia University announces two post-doctoral fellowships for a new project investigating Modes of Communication in Contemporary Russia: press, entertainment media, the internet (blogs, chatrooms, forums, social networking pages, etc.).
The project addresses questions of the mode of communication (mode and genre, networks of audience and participation) and the interaction of the mode of communication with the power (subordination to or autonomy from centralization of power). The fellowships are open to applicants from all disciplines. Natural candidates for these fellowships are Ph.D. with training in sociology, cultural studies, political science, anthropology or linguistics. The project will focus on Russia but specialists in other countries of the Soviet sphere will be considered. The term of the fellowships is one year from September 2009 through May 2010. Ph.D. required. Eligibility is restricted to those applicants who have received the Ph.D. within the three years prior to the fellowship period for which they are applying. Candidates cannot hold a faculty position and must have successfully defended and deposited their dissertations prior to the commencement of the fellowship. For more information on the project, pleased contact the Project Director, Alan Timberlake at at2205@columbia.edu.
The project addresses questions of the mode of communication (mode and genre, networks of audience and participation) and the interaction of the mode of communication with the power (subordination to or autonomy from centralization of power). The fellowships are open to applicants from all disciplines. Natural candidates for these fellowships are Ph.D. with training in sociology, cultural studies, political science, anthropology or linguistics. The project will focus on Russia but specialists in other countries of the Soviet sphere will be considered. The term of the fellowships is one year from September 2009 through May 2010. Ph.D. required. Eligibility is restricted to those applicants who have received the Ph.D. within the three years prior to the fellowship period for which they are applying. Candidates cannot hold a faculty position and must have successfully defended and deposited their dissertations prior to the commencement of the fellowship. For more information on the project, pleased contact the Project Director, Alan Timberlake at at2205@columbia.edu.