Hello ECOFEMers: The organisers of these fellowships asked me to forward this announcement. Please contact them if you have further questions about the fellowships. Best wishes, Stefanie Rixecker ECOFEM Coordinator ------- Forwarded message follows ------- Fellowship Announcement: Ecological Conversations: Gender, Science and the Sacred A Rockefeller Foundation Humanities Fellowship Program at the Center for the Study of Women in Society, University of Oregon. This program invites scientists, scholars, theologians, writers, and grass-roots activists from different cultural and national contexts to share perspectives on the fundamental philosophical, evolutionary, political, and spiritual questions generated by the convergence of women's and environmental movements around the globe. First Year: Fellowships for the 1999-2000 academic year have been awarded to individuals from India, Israel, Zimbabwe, Canada and the United States. Although all will address issues of gender and ecology, their backgrounds span literature, environmental studies, agricultural biology, sociology, and Jewish mysticism. Detailed descriptions of the first-year fellows and their proposed research projects can be found on the program web site. Second Year: In 2000-2001, we welcome proposals addressing issues of scientific practice. Themes of particular interest are: the history and contemporary understanding of evolutionary theory and natural history; how scientific concepts and research are translated into public environmental discourse; ecofeminist visions of science and technology; new approaches to issues of reproduction and population; the history and practice of indigenous sciences; and studies of new scientific paradigms. Third Year: During 2001-2002, the conversation will focus on questions situated at the intersection of the ecological and the sacred. We are interested in research or practice addressing the integration of scientific and sacred epistemologies in investigations of ecology, as well as alternative conceptions of relationships to place, land, and other living beings. Application deadlines: January 17, 2000 (2001) Contact: Lynne Fessenden Center for the Study of Women in Society 1201 University of Oregon Eugene, OR 97403-1201 Phone (541)346-5399 Fax (541)346-5096 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web Site: http://ecocon.uoregon.edu ------- End of forwarded message ------- ************************************ Dr. Stefanie S. Rixecker Division of Environmental Management & Design Lincoln University, Canterbury PO Box 84 Aotearoa New Zealand E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fax: 64-03-325-3841 ************************************
