Cambridge Visual Culture (CVC) invites applications for a new programme of residential Visiting Research Fellowships in Visual Culture at the University of Cambridge. The programme aims to renew and catalyse the study of ‘the visual’ at Cambridge by bringing fresh voices and approaches to the University, and to extend visual culture studies into specialisms and fields which are under-represented in Cambridge.
The call is open to scholars at all career stages external to the University of Cambridge working in all media (including digital media and film) and geographies, both historical and contemporary, as well as in curatorial studies and the shaping and reception of visual culture.
Deadline: 10 March 2020
During their residencies, awardees will be expected to further their research on visual culture, engage where appropriate with collections in Cambridge, develop links and explore collaborations with researchers in the University, lead a graduate seminar in a chosen academic department, and participate in a public event organised by CVC (a lecture, an “in- conversation” event, or similar).
These residential awards are for two weeks in the first instance and will be funded up to a limit of £2,000 to cover travel and accommodation. They should be taken up in term-time, either in Easter term 2022 (26 April-17 June 2022), Michaelmas term 2022 (4 October-2 December 2022), or Lent term 2023 (17 January-17 March 2023). A case can be made for higher travel costs and additional living expenses if required.
Subject to satisfactory completion of the initial two-week residency, CVC envisages funding a second visit to Cambridge of one week in 2023-24 for successful applicants to this round (with additional funding up to the value of £1,200).
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About the CVC
CVC is relaunching in 2022 as a distinctive and dynamic space for researching the visual / visual research, foregrounding the university’s collections and its array of display and exhibition opportunities. A unique collaboration between the Department of History of Art, the Fitzwilliam Museum, Kettle’s Yard and the School of Arts and Humanities, CVC seeks to work with researchers and networks across Cambridge to explore how the visual is researched, and how research is expressed in visual culture.
Visit our current website http://cvcsrv.arct.cam.ac.uk/ to find out more about CVC – a new CVC website will launch early in 2022.
The Visiting Research Fellowship programme is a core element of this initiative and seeks to revitalize the study of visual culture in Cambridge through new voices and new critical perspectives. The Fellowships support two-week residential awards in the first instance, renewable for a further week in the following year, with the intention of forging a more sustained engagement between CVC Visiting Research Fellows and Cambridge-based researchers and resources.
How to apply
Applicants require a University of Cambridge sponsor, who should be a member of faculty or curatorial/museum staff during the period of the fellowship. Visiting scholars will be hosted by the CVC with a link to the relevant collection, centre, department or faculty (depending on the sponsor).
Applications should consist of:
– a proposal, not more than 2 pages of A4 text (with an additional 1 page of A4 with
accompanying images if appropriate), including:
o outlineofproposedresearch;
o outline of proposed outputs, including subject of a graduate seminar and
proposal for a CVC public event;
o summary of proposed use of budget (e.g. travel costs).
– a Curriculum Vitae
– a letter of support from a University of Cambridge sponsor
– names and contact details of two referees
Applications should be sent by email with relevant attachments to hoart- secretary@aha.cam.ac.uk by 12pm (12 noon) on Thursday 10 March 2022.
The CVC welcomes approaches from interested individuals to discuss potential applications. We can also help to connect potential applicants with relevant researchers in the University of Cambridge who may be interested to sponsor an application. For such guidance, please contact Dr Donal Cooper: dac66@cam.ac.uk.
