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Course date
July 1–7, 2024
Location
Budapest
Application deadline
Application for this course is closed.
ECTS Credits
1.5
Course delivery
In-person
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This course offers a multi-perspectival overview of feminist praxis and its interrelationship with arts-based research approaches. It introduces participants to a variety of investigative approaches that centre women’s and other marginalised knowledges with the aim of creating more gender-just societies and more democratic knowledge-sharing infrastructures across the Global South and Global North.  

The course draws on an inclusive, expansive notion of gender where a focus on ‘women’ encompasses the lived realities of those who identify as or have been identified or represented as ‘woman’, providing an entry point into understanding cis, trans, queer, and non-binary experiences and the power relations within which they are embedded. 

Underpinned by a call to action, as well as the research ethics and methods of transnational feminist scholarship (e.g., Swarr & Nagar, 2010; Lugones, 2010), the ‘mobilizing the feminist imaginary’ course draws on the creative and intellectual resources of the Feminist Imaginary Research Network (FIRN). It provides space to learn from feminist activist scholars and practitioners from diverse backgrounds who use arts-based research methods and creative practices in their research, community education and activist work.  

This 7-day course includes a series of sessions, workshops, and participatory events that unfold at the intersections of feminist activist academic research, art-based practices, pedagogy, and public engagement.  It provides a grounding in theories of feminist praxis, the radical imagination and representation, in conjunction with innovative, creative research approaches, while it also engages and takes inspiration from various archives and ongoing research-artist-activist work in Budapest. 

Mobilizing the feminist imaginary calls for decolonizing, visualizing, queering, curating, storying and performing everyday experiences and ways of living. We will not only discuss but also ‘do’ creative research to explore new ways of producing knowledges that challenge prevailing Western ways of knowing. Our key objective is to work collaboratively to engage the critical and generative potential of arts-based research practices, enhancing participants’ already existing research interests and inspiring new ones. 

References: 

Swarr, A. L., & Nagar, R. (Eds.). (2010). Critical transnational feminist praxis. State University of New York Press. 

Lugones, M. (2010). Toward a Decolonial Feminism. Hypatia, 25(4), 742-759. 

Target Group

We invite applications from: 

  • advanced BA students, postgraduate students undertaking Master's dissertations or doctoral research in the broad areas of education, culture, global inequality, the study of power, gender, and social change. Familiarity with the transnational feminist literature and arts-based research approaches is not an expectation but will be considered as an asset  
  • post-doctoral researchers, faculty, and academic staff interested in gender justice and developing their arts-based or creative practices  
  • museum/library curators and educators interested in gender justice and arts-based practices   
  • artists/activists/researchers working in communities, universities, and other settings 

Pre-requisites  

The course intends to bring together those with an interest in working towards more gender-just societies and exploring arts-based research practices for mobilizing the ‘feminist imaginary’ and facilitating social change. As a prerequisite for the course, participants need to demonstrate in their statement an interest in using arts-based approaches in their research or professional practice, and a commitment to contributing to gender justice.

Language requirements

The language of instruction is English; thus, all applicants have to demonstrate a strong command of spoken and written English to be able to participate actively in discussions at seminars and workshops. Some of the shortlisted applicants may be contacted for a telephone interview.

This course will focus on the following discipline areas:

  • Gender Studies
  • Sociology
  • Education
  • Psychosocial Studies
  • International Politics/Relations
  • Global Studies
  • Humanities
  • Arts 

Please read the following directions carefully. 
Below is the list of the documents you need to prepare or arrange for submission:

  1. Completed Online SUN Application Form (see notes below)
  2. Full Curriculum Vitae or Resume, including a List of Publications, if any
    Please upload your Curriculum vitae or resume, including a list of publications, if any.
  3. Statement of Purpose (max.1 page)
    In the Statement of purpose, please describe how the course is relevant to your teaching, research, or professional work, and in what way you expect to benefit from it. Please list relevant courses in the field you have taken previously during your studies and/or links to relevant work, if any.

    Please provide the name, contact email, and phone number of a person (a faculty member, job supervisor, etc.) who can be contacted by the course directors to attest to your abilities, qualifications, and academic/professional performance. 
  4. Personal Statement on Financial Aid
    Those who are eligible and wish to apply for financial aid should specify their reasons in the “Personal statement on financial aid” section (Funding page of the application form). 

Optional Attachments: 
You can upload further optional documents on the Qualifications page such as academic documents that you think may be relevant to support your application in the "Other Supporting Documents" section. All documents should be merged into a single PDF file not exceeding the size 2 MB. No passwords and encryption are allowed. 

Completed CEU Summer University Application Form

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Notes:

  • You may apply to a maximum of two summer courses. In case of being admitted, you can only attend both if the two courses do not overlap in time.
  • If you applied to CEU before, please use your existing login and password to start a new application. If you do not remember your password from last year click on Forgotten Password. With technical problems, bugs, or errors related to the online application forms please contact the CEU IT Help Desk.
  • Right after login, please select the ”Summer University” radio button from the "Type of course" list, and leave all other fields empty.
  • All application materials must be submitted with the online application form(s). Materials sent by postal mail, electronic mail, or fax are not considered.
  • The maximum allowable file size for upload is 2MB per file and the acceptable file formats are PDF, JPG, and JPEG. Ensure all security features (e.g. passwords and encryption) are removed from the documents before uploading them.
  • Applications cannot be edited after submission. Please submit your application only when it is 100% final and complete.
  • Further user instructions for the online application are included in the form itself. Should you have questions regarding the application form, check the relevant Frequently Asked Questions.
  • Applications submitted after the deadline will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Inquiries

If you need help or more information during the application process, please feel free to contact the SUN staff via email.

Notification

The SUN Office will notify applicants about the selection results in April. Please check the 'Dates and deadlines' section on the relevant course websites for notification deadlines planned earlier or later. The final decision is not open to appeal.