Working Groups in the Humanities and Arts Program
Deadline: September 23, 2005

Maximum Award: The Humanities Center will fund up to six new working groups, making available to each group up to $1,000 for photocopying, inviting speakers, and other organizational expenses. The Center will also provide the use of its conference room or lounge for meetings.

This program was originally modeled after similar programs at humanities centers and institutes at several major research universities across the country. The purpose of the program is to bring together faculty and advanced graduate students to explore shared scholarly or creative interests. Groups will meet regularly (preferably in the Humanities Center) to share work in progress, to read and discuss texts, and otherwise address issues that arise in their own work or in the increasingly interdisciplinary humanistic and creative fields. Group members must be drawn from at least two humanities or arts departments.

To participate in this program, three or more core faculty members, or faculty and advanced graduate students, should submit a proposal following the guidelines below. A working group should be organized around a topic or theme chosen by the core members. Topics or themes could reflect any humanities or artistic interest, but those that have an interdisciplinary scope are particularly encouraged.

Proposals for new working groups should consist of:

1. A brief (1-2 page) summary of the issue or theme the group proposes to address, the relevance of that theme to the humanistic and/or artistic fields, and ways in which the group intends to address that issue or theme;

2. The names, departmental affiliations, and contact information for core members of the proposed group and names of potential participants;

3. An estimated budget, listing any planned projects and expenses.

Proposals for continuing groups should consist of a 1-2 page summary of the group’s progress in the previous year and the direction in which the group wishes to proceed, as well as items 2 and 3 listed above. Proposals should be sent to The Humanities Center, Attn: Walter F. Edwards, Director, 2226 Faculty Administration Building. For more information about the Humanities Center and its programs, please contact the Center at 577-5471 or visit our website at http://www.research.wayne.edu/hum/.