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SOCIETY FOR FRENCH HISTORICAL STUDIES ANNUAL MEETING

The next annual meeting of the Society for French Historical Studies will take place in Milwaukee, 3–5 April 2003. It will be cosponsored by the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee and Marquette University. The conference hotel will be the Milwaukee City Center Hilton, and the room rate will be $104. The city has an international airport served by many airlines as well as numerous attractions: museums, music, theater, dance, sports, and restaurants.

The organizers welcome proposals for a variety of formats and topics. Panels commonly include three papers and a commentator; other possibilities include roundtables (remarks by panelists and discussion with audience) and workshops (papers circulated in advance). Invited speakers include Sharon Farmer and Christophe Prochasson. The organizers will try to help with travel expenses for other speakers from abroad, depending on the number of speakers involved and the amount of money available. Instead of inviting foreign scholars and then constructing panels around them, we would like members to develop panels with foreign scholars in mind and contact us about support. On this subject, e-mail jmerrick@uwm.edu.

Proposals for individual papers or, preferably, complete panels must include titles for papers and panels; abstracts; short CVs, including complete e-mail and postal addresses; audio-visual needs. Please mail proposals by 15 September 2002 to Professor Julius Ruff, SFHS, Department of History, Marquette University, P.O. Box 1881, Milwaukee WI 53201-1881.

THE INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY IN PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY

MEMBERSHIPS IN THE SCHOOL OF HISTORICAL STUDIES

The Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey, was founded in 1930 as a community of scholars in which intellectual inquiry can be carried out in the most favorable circumstances. It provides members with libraries, offices, seminar and lecture rooms, subsidized restaurant and housing facilities, and some secretarial and word-processing services.

The School of Historical Studies supports scholarship in all fields of historical research but is concerned principally with the history of Western and Near Eastern civilization, with particular emphasis on Greek and Roman civilization, the history of Europe (medieval, early modern, and modern), the Islamic world, East Asian studies, the history of art, and modern international relations. The school also offers the Edward T. Cone Membership in Music Studies. Qualified candidates of any nationality are invited to apply for memberships. Apart from residence in Princeton during term time, the members’ only obligation is to pursue their own research. If they wish, however, members may participate in seminars and meetings both within the institute and at nearby universities, and there are ample opportunities for contacts with other scholars.

Approximately forty members are appointed for either one or two terms each year. The Ph.D. (or equivalent) and substantial publications are required of all candidates at the time of application. Member awards are funded by the Institute for Advanced Study or by other sources, including the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Thyssen Foundation.

Application may be made for one or two terms (September to December, January to April). Further information and application materials may be found on the school’s Web site, www.hs.ias.edu, or they can be obtained by writing to the Administrative Officer, School of Historical Studies, Institute for Advanced Study, Einstein Drive, Princeton, NJ 08540. E-mail: mzelazny@ias.edu. Completed applications must be returned to the administrative officer by 15 November 2002.

MELLON FELLOWSHIPS FOR ASSISTANT PROFESSORS

Mellon Fellowships for assistant professors are also offered each year to two qualified assistant professors. These full-year memberships are designed specifically for assistant professors at universities and colleges in the United States and Canada to support promising young scholars who have embarked on professional careers. Applicants must have served at least two and not more than four years as assistant professors in institutions of higher learning in the United States or Canada and must have approval to return to their institution following the period of membership. Stipends will match the combined salary and benefits at the member’s home institution at the time of application, and all the privileges of membership at the Institute for Advanced Study will apply. For...