Fulbright Chair in Globalization and Cultural Studies

Identity, Citizenship and Cultural Studies: Dalhousie University Research Chair in Globalization and Cultural Studies

Each year, the Dalhousie Institute on Society and Culture hosts one or two Visiting Research Scholars funded through the Canada-U.S. Fulbright Foundation for Educational Exchange.

Our Recent Fulbright Scholars

2011-2012

Denver Lewellen

'Understanding the Impact of Globalization on Community Health Care Services for Persons with HIV in Nova Scotia.'

	2010-2011 Hugo Freund (Social and Behavioural Sciences, Union College) "Transnational Studies of Communities Living in the Appalachian Mountains of Canada and the U.S."
	2008-09 Glenda Balas (Mass Communications, Sam Houston State University) "Public Media, Public Culture(s), and the Canadian Paradigm: Public Service Broadcasting and Globalization"
	2007-08 Marilyn Thomas-Houston (Anthropology and African-American Studies, University of Florida) "Connecting the African American Diaspora"
	2006-07 Thomas Wilson (Anthropology, SUNY Binghampton) “Borders, Identities and Citizenship in Atlantic Canada”
	2005-06 Sophia McClennen (Spanish and Comparative Literature, Pennsylvania State University) “Screening Struggle: Globalizations and Resistance in Latin American Cinema”

We invite applications from American scholars who are interested in pursuing research at Dalhousie in any area of the social sciences and humanities related to the study of cultures and the influence of globalization on social and personal identities. Visting Chairs are expected to develop a program of research, develop collaborations and offer occasional guest lectures at the undergraduate or graduate level. Junior scholars with promising research records as well as established senior scholars are encouraged to apply.

A letter of invitation is not required, but applicants are encouraged to contact the institution to discuss research interests.

Deadline for applications is August 1, 2011.

Length of Grant: 4 months or 9 months.

For more information, please contact:
Frank Harvey
Associate Dean, Research
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
at frank.harvey@dal.ca

tel. 902.494.6605

For additional information, see the Web sites of the Dalhousie Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and its departments at www.dal.ca/fass or the Fulbright Foundation at www.fulbright.ca.

For detailed application instructions, American citizens are advised to contact the Council for International Exchange of Scholars. Applications are available on the CIES website.