CALL FOR EOI: Daniel Miller Masterclass - 30 Nov, 1st Dec 2010, The University of Queensland [17.09.2010]
THE ARC CULTURAL RESEARCH NETWORK PRESENTS:
A Masterclass with Professor Daniel Miller (University College, London)
Tuesday 30 November and Wednesday 1 December, 2010
Centre for Critical and Cultural Studies, The University of Queensland
CALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FROM POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS AND EARLY CAREER RESEARCHERS
This is a call for expressions of interest from prospective participants in this two day masterclass from Professor Daniel Miller. The format for the masterclass will involve an opening discussion with Professor Miller around his work on consumption, media and material culture, followed by a series of discussions with participants about their own research projects. Participants will be asked to provide Professor Miller with a short outline of their current work as a means of framing each discussion.
The masterclass is designed for research higher degree students and early career researchers working on consumption and material culture. This work can be from a range of disciplinary perspectives – cultural studies, cultural anthropology, cultural geography, among them. The number of participants is to be capped at 15, and so an early expression of interest is advised. Those from outside Brisbane who are selected will be offered financial assistance with airfares as well as accommodation for two nights in Brisbane.
Expressions of interest should be made up of a short cv together with a 300 word statement which outlines how the applicants’ current research would benefit from their participation in this masterclass.
The closing date for these submissions is October 15th
Expressions of interest and any enquiries should be sent to Fergus Grealy:
f.grealy@uq.edu.au
Daniel Miller is professor of material culture studies at the department of anthropology at UCL. He is the author and editor of many books based on ethnographic research in India, the Philippines, Trinidad and London on topics ranging from clothing and housing, the impact of mobile phones on poverty to the nature of consumption. His work has been used across a number of disciplines from anthropology to cultural and media studies. He is internationally regarded as one of the leading figures in the study of material culture. Current projects include The Global Denim project, a forthcoming book on the social impact of Facebook, and a Philippines’ based ethnographic study of the use of new media in maintaining relationships between people separated for long periods. The first of a two volume retrospective collection of Daniel Miller’s work, Stuff, was published by Polity in 2010.