Democracy &
Diversity
Annual Summer Graduate
Institute, Cracow, Poland
Cracow, the ancient capital of Poland, seat of the second oldest university in Europe (1364), has been a center for scholarship and politics for many centuries. It has traditionally served as a link between the cultures of the East and the West. A city of Gothic convents, Renaissance arcades, Baroque churches and Art Nouveau coffee houses, Cracow has always been an intellectual and artistic center. As a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, 19th century Cracow was closely associated with Vienna, the intellectual and artistic avant-garde of the West. The famous sociologist Ludwig Gumplowicz was a native of Cracow, and so were anthropologist Bronislaw Malinowski and writer Joseph Conrad. At the turn of the century, Cracow developed its own branches of Art Nouveau and Expressionism. After World War II, the avant-garde tradition was continued by the Cracow School of Painting, the theaters of Tadeusz Kantor, Andrzej Wajda, and Jerzy Grotowski, and the music of Krzysztof Penderecki. Cracow is also home to two Nobel laureates in literature, Czeslaw Milosz (1980) and Wislawa Szymborska (1996).
All participating students must have completed undergraduate studies and currently be enrolled in a graduate program. The classes at the Summer Graduate Institute will be conducted four times a week, in morning and afternoon sessions. All books and course materials are provided. One day per week will be devoted to cultural programs, which will include exploration of architectural and historical landmarks, visits to museums, meetings with artists and political figures, and various field trips.
Applications:
The cost of the Graduate Summer Institute is based on the summer 2001 Graduate Faculty tuition rate and includes full room and board. Travel costs are not included To receive an application form, contact Elizabeth Santucci, Office of Admissions, Graduate Faculty, 65 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10003; tel: (212) 229-5710, (800) 523-5411 (from outside NYC); fax: (212) 989-7102; e-mail
gfadmit@newschool.edu.Also, download application form from our Web site.
Participants from other universities in USA, East and Central Europe and other parts of the world:
Interested junior faculty and doctoral students should send a letter which includes the following information: full name, address, telephone and fax numbers, e-mail address, educational background, degrees received, institutional affiliation, and evidence of English language skills. Also include one letter of recommendation and 1-2 page statement of your educational goals and reasons for applying to the Institute. Mail, fax, or e-mail these to: Timo Lyyra, Transregional Center for Democratic Studies, New School for Social Research, 65 Fifth Avenue, Room 413, New York, NY 10003, Fax: (212) 229-5894. E-mail:
lyyra@newschool.eduPrzegorzaly Castle (just outside of Cracow), which is on a wooded hilltop with a view of the Tatra Mountains, is easily reached from the city by public transportation. The accommodations will be comfortable double rooms with bath and telephone.
Detailed information and highlights from previous Institutes is also available on our website at:
http://www.newschool.edu/centers/tcds/d&d.htmVHS video cassettes of a documentary film of the 1996 Institute are available in our New York office and at regional Soros Foundation offices.
For more information, please contact: