HCCH Summer School

HCCH Summer School
Heidelberg University

The Heidelberg Center for Cultural Heritage, Heidelberg University
(HCCH) presents the 3rd HCCH International Summer School at
Heidelberg University

"Destruction and Reconstruction of Cultural Heritage" Heidelberg

The destruction of Cultural Heritage worldwide is a topic that
receives growing attention: Cultural Heritage is threatened in armed
conflicts, through climate change and environmental influences, and
through neglect.  The Summer School 2016 aims at covering these
topics by assembling a wide range of scholars and experts to discuss
the dangers faced by Cultural Heritage as well as methods to
preserve and reconstruct it.  What can be done to efficiently and
professionally protect Cultural Heritage?  What dangers does it
face?  Which actors have to be involved?  Is the systematic
destruction of Cultural Heritage a rather new phenomenon or has it
been practiced throughout human history?  What can be done to
prevent such destructions?

The Summer School, funded by the Volkswagen Foundation, will deal
with all these questions.  International experts from different
fields (such as Archaeology, History, Museum Studies, Law, Digital
Humanities etc.) as well as key-actors from the UNESCO and the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs will provide an interdisciplinary
perspective on the topic.  Based on current research, outstanding
knowledge and experience as well as newly developed technologies, a
comprehensive and profound exchange with the participants will be
sought.

The Summer School will take place from September 16-23 September
2016 at the University of Heidelberg and will be chaired by Prof.
Dr. Christian Witschel (Heidelberg Center for the Cultural
Heritage), Dr. Filippo Carla Uhink (University of Exeter), and Dr.
Maja Gori (Heidelberg University).

The Summer School invites applications from doctoral students in
Archaeology, History, Art History, Law, Cultural Studies, Social and
Political Sciences and related fields.  Sessions will be held in
English.  A reader containing a comprehensive overview of the
current state of research will be provided in advance.  Participants
are also expected to prepare a paper/contribution of their own
according to their field of interest which will be presented (15 to
20 minutes) during the summer school.

There will be 15 places available.  Travel and accommodation
expenses of the participants will be covered by the organizers.

Your application (in English) should include:

    A letter of motivation (2 pages maximum)) including an
    explanation as to why you would like to participate in the
    Summer School and what previous knowledge you have on the
    subject; additionally a short description of your current PhD
    project should be given.

    A short CV presenting the main steps of your academic career.

Please send your application via e-mail as one PDF file to Michaela
Boettner <boettner<-at->uni-heidelberg<.>de> at the HCCH .  You can also
contact Mrs. Boettner in case you need further information.

The deadline for applications is July 25, 2016.


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