The lectures are part of the PATTERNS research initiative and ERSTE Foundations’ cultural work in recent years. PATTERNS aims to document, analyse and investigate different aspects of and practices related to the transformation of life and culture in Central and South Eastern Europe, while accounting for the pluralities that characterise the region.

There is particular interes in courses which:

• have been recently developed and have not been held before
• analytically deal with the period starting from the 1960s up to the present day, including the year of transition in 1989
• deal with cultural phenomena before 1989 until today, including aspects of popular, marginal and counterculture
• examine interdisciplinary and cross-cultural history in Central and South Eastern Europe
• involve critical methodology and innovative and interactive teaching practices

Support

The call addresses lecturers at public universities in Central and South Eastern Europe who offer study programmes in the fields of art history, cultural studies and cultural sciences and related fields. Course proposals by external lecturers must be integrated into the framework of a public higher education institution.

Courses should be held in the academic year 2014/2015.

Application deadline

The call for submissions is open from 16 December 2013 to 23 February 2014.

Application documents and procedure

All application documents including guidelines are available for download here:

• Application Form
• Guide for Applicants
• Guidelines on the Use of the Grant and Financial Reporting
• Budget Spreadsheet (Annex 1)

Contact information

If you have any further questions please contact:
patterns@wus-austria.org

http://www.erstestiftung.org/patterns-lectures/