<p class="MsoNormal"><b>MA in International Studies Scholarship</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">A Master of Research Scholarship has been funded by the
Australia Research Council Discovery Project, Contact zones: art, activism and
media in Italy 1994-2006.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The scholarship will be paid at Australian Postgraduate
Awards rate for a year and half starting in July 2006.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The project explores the traffic between creative cultural
practices (such as the production of visual and material culture), media and
activism in Italy, with particular reference to current political debates. The
successful candidate will be required to work on a similar project either
researching one or more case studies on the cultural and creative practices of
political activism in a country other than Italy, or focusing on Italy before
the 1990s.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Selection criteria:</b> Applicants must have a Honors
degree in any of the following areas: international studies, cultural studies,
art history and/or theory, design history and/or theory, history, political
sciences, media and communication, cultural anthropology. MA (coursework) in
International Studies will also be considered. Applicants should also address
the following criteria: ability to conduct independent research including
periods of fieldwork; knowledge of the language of the intended country of fieldwork
(additional language training in some languages will be available in the first
semester of the MA). A Curriculum Vitae and a project proposal must be included
in the application.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Applicants must be an Australian citizen or an Australian
permanent resident.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Salary:</b> $19.231 pa. with the possibility of
additional travel funds. This is a 1 year and a half scholarship, funded by an
ARC Discovery Project grant.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Application procedure: </b>Inquiries and application by
email should be sent to Dr. Ilaria Vanni, Institute for International Studies,
University of Technology, Sydney, email: <a href="mailto:ilaria.vanni@uts.edu.au">ilaria.vanni@uts.edu.au</a>.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Closing date 18 March 2006</p>
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