Seminar Logistics

DATES

The program will begin with dinner at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 3, 2012, and will end Friday evening, June 22. Room reservations have been made so that participants can stay over and leave on Saturday, June 23.

ELIGIBILITY

duPont Summer Seminars are open to all faculty members in the arts, humanities, sciences, and social sciences at the eligible colleges. Each school is responsible for selecting its representatives. Interested faculty should apply through their dean's office. Registrations should be submitted to the National Humanities Center by March 2, 2012.

COST

Participation in a duPont Seminar should pose no expense to a faculty member. The National Humanities Center will pay for one round trip to and from the seminar. It will cover lodging, some meals, and all texts. Participants will receive a stipend of $750.

FORMAT

Each seminar will meet four days per week in sessions of three hours. When not in seminar, participants will be free to study in their offices at the Center, consult with seminar leaders, or exchange ideas among themselves. One day each week will be reserved as a reading day.

ACCOMMODATIONS

Participants will stay at the Carolina Inn in Chapel Hill, across the street from the University of North Carolina. The Center will provide daily bus service to and from the seminar.

MEALS

During the week, lunch will be served at the Center. Breakfast, dinner, and weekend meals will be the responsibility of the participant.

TEXTS

Participants will receive texts and a syllabus at least eight weeks before the seminar. Although the schedule allows ample time for reading, participants should do as much reading as possible before coming to the Center.

SPECIAL NOTE

duPont Summer Seminars are highly interdisciplinary. Participants are likely to encounter methods, perspectives, and vocabularies that differ sharply from those of their own specialties. Past participants have urged us to emphasize that the seminars prove most valuable to scholars who approach them with a spirit of openness and flexibility.