CFP: CLACS Interdisciplinary Faculty-Student Reading/Writing Groups

CLACS invites applications from groups of affiliated graduate students and faculty to form interdisciplinary reading and/or writing groups in the academic year 2023-2024. The purpose of this initiative is to enhance learning about a specific topic, country or region from a number of disciplinary perspectives.

Groups should have an ongoing core membership and meet at least four times per academic year to read and discuss scholarship from different disciplines and/or to read and workshop participants’ scholarship. The groups should be open to anyone interested.

Covered expenses are limited to costs of materials (e.g. books) and honoraria for speakers, up to $1000 per group.

Reading/writing groups are encouraged to propose a visiting speaker who can offer a public lecture in CLACS and meet privately with the group.

The graduate student coordinator is entitled to up to $500 from CLACS toward conference or research expenses during the 2023-2024 academic year, in recognition of efforts in support of the group (e.g. arrange and publicize meetings, arrange for readings to be available, submit the brief year-end report, organize speakers’ visits).

Other items may be covered by request.

Proposals must be submitted via email to alizah_holstein@brown.edu by Friday, October 6, 2023, and must include the following:

• Group title
• Names and affiliation of sponsors (minimum one faculty and one graduate student)
• Names of other confirmed and/or interested participants (minimum five total including the two co-sponsors)
• One paragraph description of the purpose of the group
• Preliminary proposal of what meetings will focus on
• Brief budget

Please note that all Reading Group activities must comply with all university protocols regarding health and safety during the COVID-19 pandemic.