Romanian Studies Organization at Indiana University

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CfP: Eastern European Studies Dissertation Incubator

a five part virtual workshop for graduate students anywhere
organized and hosted by the Romanian Studies Organization at Indiana University

weeks of 2/20; 2/27; 3/6; 3/13; and 3/20, 2023
two-hour weekly meeting times TBD based on participant schedules

This collaborative workshop is open to doctoral students in any social science or humanities discipline studying Eastern Europe, broadly defined, at any stage of their research. Early-stage students will find this workshop useful for drafting key documents such as the dissertation prospectus as well as grant proposals for conference travel, language study, or field research. Late-stage students will benefit from revisiting the design and scope of their ongoing project and drafting major fellowship proposals. All participants will receive peer feedback on a conference paper or dissertation chapter. Sessions will involve all participants equally to foster a supportive atmosphere for sharing resources and advice; therefore, participants will be asked to attend all meetings.

Meeting 0: (optional) virtual ‘mixer’

Meeting 1: project design
- peer review of dissertation abstracts
- group discussion: dissertation proposals and research statements

Meeting 2: funding the dissertation
- peer review of grant applications
- discussion: grant writing (finding grants, resources for grant writing)

Meeting 3: decoding the dissertation chapter as genre
- small group reverse outlining exercise: recent dissertation chapters
- discussion: crafting dissertation chapters

Meetings 4-5: revising the dissertation
- five minute presentations on dissertation chapters/conference papers
- comments from peer reviewers
-questions and discussion

Participants will be asked to prepare (1) a draft grant proposal (this could be for a pre-dissertation research grant, a conference travel award, a major research fellowship, a completion fellowship, a postdoctoral fellowship, or something else) and (2) a conference-style paper or working chapter draft (maximum 10,000 words, excluding notes). The conference paper/chapter should be sent to assigned peer reviewers by the third week of the workshop. We welcome rough drafts; the goal of this workshop is to generate productive feedback rather than to present finished products. During the incubator, participants will give presentations of no more than five minutes introducing their chapter or paper.

Please send an abstract of your dissertation including the status of your research (pre-research, research phase, writing phase, etc - these categories may vary by discipline) and a 150 word bio to [email protected] by December 15, 2022.

Graduate students studying Eastern Europe, please join us next semester for our dissertation incubator! It is an opportunity to get constructive and supportive feedback on your work, learn about funding your research and writing, and meet other doctoral students in our field! We would love to meet you and hear about your research.

Dissertation abstracts and short bios due to [email protected] on Thursday!

Please share widely!
CfP: Eastern European Studies Dissertation Incubator

a five part virtual workshop for graduate students anywhere
organized and hosted by the Romanian Studies Organization at Indiana University

weeks of 2/20; 2/27; 3/6; 3/13; and 3/20, 2023
two-hour weekly meeting times TBD based on participant schedules

This collaborative workshop is open to doctoral students in any social science or humanities discipline studying Eastern Europe, broadly defined, at any stage of their research. Early-stage students will find this workshop useful for drafting key documents such as the dissertation prospectus as well as grant proposals for conference travel, language study, or field research. Late-stage students will benefit from revisiting the design and scope of their ongoing project and drafting major fellowship proposals. All participants will receive peer feedback on a conference paper or dissertation chapter. Sessions will involve all participants equally to foster a supportive atmosphere for sharing resources and advice; therefore, participants will be asked to attend all meetings.

Meeting 0: (optional) virtual ‘mixer’

Meeting 1: project design
- peer review of dissertation abstracts
- group discussion: dissertation proposals and research statements

Meeting 2: funding the dissertation
- peer review of grant applications
- discussion: grant writing (finding grants, resources for grant writing)

Meeting 3: decoding the dissertation chapter as genre
- small group reverse outlining exercise: recent dissertation chapters
- discussion: crafting dissertation chapters

Meetings 4-5: revising the dissertation
- five minute presentations on dissertation chapters/conference papers
- comments from peer reviewers
-questions and discussion

Participants will be asked to prepare (1) a draft grant proposal (this could be for a pre-dissertation research grant, a conference travel award, a major research fellowship, a completion fellowship, a postdoctoral fellowship, or something else) and (2) a conference-style paper or working chapter draft (maximum 10,000 words, excluding notes). The conference paper/chapter should be sent to assigned peer reviewers by the third week of the workshop. We welcome rough drafts; the goal of this workshop is to generate productive feedback rather than to present finished products. During the incubator, participants will give presentations of no more than five minutes introducing their chapter or paper.

Please send an abstract of your dissertation including the status of your research (pre-research, research phase, writing phase, etc - these categories may vary by discipline) and a 150 word bio to [email protected] by December 15, 2022.

Reminder: Call For Papers - Eastern European Studies Dissertation Incubator, a five part virtual workshop. Open to doctoral students anywhere, in any discipline, at any stage of their research.

Dissertation abstracts and bio due to [email protected] by 12/15.

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This student colloquium in February hosted by the Friedrich-Schiller-Universitat in Jena looks like a great opportunity for graduate students in Romanian and Moldovan Studies!

Deadline: January 10, 2021

Virtual Student Colloquium on Romania and Moldova for undergraduate, MA, and PhD students hosted by Friedrich-Schiller-Universitat in Jena.

Deadline for presenters: 10 January 2021
Colloquium: 19-20 February 2021

The 12th Annual Romanian Studies is just over a week away! Virtual panels begin on Friday, October 23rd, at 11:30 AM EST. To register, please RSVP at https://forms.gle/SdgRqHgfeg3JRJvk7. You will receive a link to the ZOOM room shortly before the conference.

Below is this year's program. We hope to see you there!

PROGRAM

Panels will consist of short presentations by panelists, moderator comments, and a workshop-style Q&A session.

Friday, October 23
11:15 AM (EST) Zoom room opens
11:30 AM Opening Remarks, Leah Valtin-Erwin (Indiana University Bloomington)

Panel 1 Insecurity, Informality, and Prejudice in Contemporary Romania
Moderator: Bruce O'Neill (Saint Louis University)

Tatiana Cojocari (University of Bucharest)
Pro-Family Referenda from Central and Eastern Europe as Promoters of Traditional Values: The Romanian Case

​10 minute break

Panel 2 The Environment in Interwar Romania
Moderator: Ryan Voogt (University of Kentucky)
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Bogdan-Cristian Dumitru (University of Florida)
Land Reform and Nationalism: Negotiating National Loyalty in Interwar Transylvania

George Andrei (Indiana University Bloomington)
Where the Fields End: Communal Economy and Forestry in Interwar Romania

10 minute break

Panel 3 Culture and Identity in Early Twentieth Century Romania
Moderator: Magda Dragu (Indiana University Bloomington)

Amelia Miholca (Arizona State University)
Re-Envisioning Cubism in Romanian Avant-Garde Magazines: The Paintings of Iancu, Maxy, and the French Cubists

Cristina Stoica (Western University)
“Romanianization” and the Creation of Zones of Allocation: Romanian Policies Targeting Roma During the Interwar Period

Saturday, October 24
11:15 AM (EST) Zoom room opens
11:30 AM Panels begin

Panel 4 Modern Romania and 'The West'​
Moderator: Oana Godeanu-Kenworthy (Miami University of Ohio)

Frithjof Timo Wöhrmann (University of Georgia)
Language Ideology as a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy: The Construction of a ‘Western’ Romanian Nation Through Script Change During the 19th Century

Kate Mower (University of California, Riverside)
“A Roman Blood Still Flows”: Greco-Roman Heritage in Romania During the Lifetime of Vasile Pârvan

​​​10 minute break

Panel 5 Creating and Resisting State Power in Romania During Communism
Moderator: Maria Bucur-Deckard (Indiana University Bloomington)

Oana Godeanu-Kenworthy (Miami University of Ohio)
The Western Genre under Communism: The Transylvanians Trilogy as a Romanian Red Western Variation

Ryan Voogt (University of Kentucky)
The Department of Religions, the Orthodox Church, and the Everyday Work of Consolidating State Power in Romania, 1945-1989

​10 minute break

Keynote Address
​Up, Down, and Away: The Place of Privilege in Bucharest, Romania
Bruce O'Neill (Saint Louis University)

Closing Remarks, Leah Valtin-Erwin (Indiana University Bloomington

12th Annual Romanian Studies Conference RSVP For more information, contact us at [email protected]