{"id":53534,"date":"2024-08-16T15:01:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-16T19:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/?p=53534"},"modified":"2024-08-16T15:03:13","modified_gmt":"2024-08-16T19:03:13","slug":"call-for-nominations-library-of-congress-kluge-maguire-kislak-and-kissinger-chairs-2025-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/2024\/08\/16\/call-for-nominations-library-of-congress-kluge-maguire-kislak-and-kissinger-chairs-2025-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for Nominations: Library of Congress Kluge, Maguire, Kislak, and Kissinger Chairs 2025-2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>URL:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/programs\/john-w-kluge-center\/chairs-fellowships\/chairs\/\">https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/programs\/john-w-kluge-center\/chairs-fellowships\/chairs\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>DESCRIPTION:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Each year, the John W. Kluge Center in the Library&#8217;s Thomas Jefferson Building brings a small number of prominent scholars and thinkers to the Library of Congress to use the rich and often unique materials\u00a0available here. \u00a0It is our hope that they will stimulate thinking by sharing their insight and analysis through informal\u00a0discussions and formal presentations within the Center and the Library.<\/p>\n<p>The Chairs are suited for the most accomplished and innovative scholars who are at the height of their creative and intellectual powers.<\/p>\n<p>There are eight Chairs at the Kluge Center that are filled by nomination:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The Kluge Chair in American Law and Governance<\/strong>\u00a0focuses on legal, constitutional, and political issues related to the institutions\u00a0of American government.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Kluge Chair in Technology and Society<\/strong>\u00a0focuses on the impact of fast-changing technologies on human societies.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Kluge Chair in Modern Culture<\/strong>\u00a0focuses on modern arts and media and their impact on civic life.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Kluge Chair in Countries and Cultures of the North<\/strong>\u00a0focuses on the history and cultures of North America, Europe, Russia, and\u00a0East Asia.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Kluge Chair in Countries and Cultures of the South<\/strong>\u00a0focuses on the history and cultures of Africa, Latin America, the Middle\u00a0East, South and Southeast Asia, and Oceania.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Jay I. Kislak Chair for the Study of the History and Cultures of the Early Americas\u00a0<\/strong>supports scholars in archaeology, history, cartography, epigraphy, linguistics, ethno-history, ethnography, bibliography, and sociology, with an emphasis on projects that combine disciplines in novel and productive\u00a0ways. With a focus on the Western Hemisphere, the Chair may consider regions from the Arctic to Patagonia, including the Caribbean, from the eras before the arrival of Europeans to about 1825.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Henry A. Kissinger Chair in Foreign Policy and International Relations\u00a0<\/strong>supports research on foreign policy and international affairs.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Cary and Ann Maguire Chair in Ethics and American History\u00a0<\/strong>supports exploration of the history of America with special attention to the ethical dimensions of domestic economic, political, and social policies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>NOMINATION PROCESS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Provide the name and a short statement of rationale for <strong>up to three candidates per chair<\/strong>, and\u00a0send via e-mail to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:klugechairs@loc.gov\">klugechairs@loc.gov<\/a>. Please do not share news of your submission with colleagues or nominees.<\/p>\n<p>We encourage you to re-nominate candidates you have previously nominated if their scholarship continues to be outstanding and attention-worthy.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>DEADLINE:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nominations Due by Friday, October 18, 2024<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Call for nominations for up to 3 candidates per chair at the Library of Congress. 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