2nd Tübingen Summer School
Convenors: Prof. Dr. Matthias Morgenstern and Dr. Alexander Toepel (University of Tübingen, Germany)
The convenors of the 2nd Tübingen Summer School invite applications from graduate and postgraduate students in Religious, Oriental, Mediterranean and Jewish Studies, Jewish and Islamic Law, Canon Law, and related fields. The subject of this year’s summer school will be: “Male and female he created them” – Masculine and feminine in Mediterranean religions. Taking canonical texts (Hebrew Bible, New Testament, Rabbinical literature, Qur‛an and Hadith) as starting point we will discuss images of male and female in the Mediterranean religions and their impact upon religious law and Geistesgeschichte in a general way. Special emphasis will be put upon the reflection of Mediterranean gender constructions within the religious legislation of three major Mediterranean religions – Judaism, Christianity and Islam – and its ramifications in the present globalised context. The convenors look for students with an awareness of gender-related issues, an interest in cross-cultural studies, and expertise in their respective fields.
Requirements for participation are: Presentation of a paper (30 min.) in the participant’s field of expertise, full attendance at the individual sessions. Papers should be delivered in either English, French, or German.
Upon successfully completing the requirements participants will be awarded 6 ECTS credit points.
Please send CV and one letter of application mentioning your field of expertise and subject of your presentation to atoepel#gmx.net.
Successful applicants belonging to the RAMSES network will be provided with free travel, housing, and meals.
Applications will be received from 19 January onwards; deadline for submission of applications is March 31st.
The 2nd Tübingen Summer School will take place from 25 July to 2 August 2009 at the Institutum Judaicum of Tübingen University (Germany).