All participants are expected to stay throughout the duration of the whole Summer School. The program consists of lectures, workshops, round table discussions, sessions of student project presentations, special sessions on how to write and present book reviews, and slots for open discussions between teachers and students. It also includes guided tours to exhibitions of Deutsches Museum and other Munich museums.
Teachers
- Prof. Dr. Ruth Oldenziel (University of Amsterdam and University of Eindhoven)
- Prof. Dr. Johan Schot (University of Eindhoven)
- Prof. Dr. Raymond Stokes (University of Glasgow)
- Prof. Dr. Helmuth Trischler (Deutsches Museum and University of Munich)
- Prof. Dr. Karin Zachmann (Technical University of Munich)
Application/Participation
Applicants are to send a CV, a paper (4.000-6.000 words) which outlines their current research projects (dissertation or post-doc project) and its relations to the conceptual frameworks of the Summer School, and a recommendation letter by June, 13, 2008 to Prof. Dr. Helmuth Trischler (Deutsches Museum, Museumsinsel 1, G-80538 München, Germany, h.trischler@deutsches-museum.de) both in electronic form and in a printed version. They will be informed about acceptance no later than June 23, 2008. Admittance will be based on thematic fit and overall quality of application. Residential costs will be covered for all participants. A limited budget is available for a contribution to travel costs. The need for such contribution, including the amount needed, has to be indicated in the application.
Once admitted, all students and post-docs are expected to study the paper of all other participants, which will be pre-circulated, and the obligatory reader (ca. 300 pages) based on publications selected by the teachers. Besides that, they have to outline their current research project in a 20-minutes’ presentation during the Summer School. And last but not least, the Summer School will use the tool of writing a book review for an in-depth discussion of some key works in the field.