KHI Travel Grants "Academy Ecological Entanglements", 2024:
4A_Laboratory: Art Histories, Archaeologies, Anthropologies, Aesthetics.

The 4A_Laboratory: Art Histories, Archaeologies, Anthropologies, Aesthetics is a research and fellowship program of the Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz – Max Planck Institute in cooperation with the Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz (Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation). The program takes active part in the transcultural debate about the future of art history while engaging in a transdisciplinary dialogue between institutions and disciplines as well as the responsibilities of museums and collections.

The 4A_Lab hosts the thematic Academy “Ecological Entanglements across Collections – Plant Lives and Beyond”, focusing on the program’s theme Aesthetics, Art and the Ecology of Plants. Taking place November 4-8, 2024, the KHI Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz – Max-Planck-Institut offers support for up to 3 early career researchers (pre-doc), to allow in person participation in Berlin.

The KHI will cover travel costs and accommodation up to 1.400,00 € in total for each of the invited participants, depending on the place of residence. Researchers based in Central and South America, Africa, and Asia are particularly encouraged to apply.

The application should include a cover letter explaining the reasons for applying (including expectations, career benefits, and corresponding research interests, PhD Project) and a short CV (max. one page).

Please send your application as one document (max. 2 MB) in PDF format by 11 August 2024 to 4a_labkhi.fi.it.

Deadline: August 11, 2024.

Read more about the Academy in Berlin here: https://www.khi.fi.it/en/aktuelles/veranstaltungen/2024/11/ecological-entanglements-across-collections.php

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4A_Lab: Art Histories, Archaeologies, Anthropologies, Aesthetics
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