Summer School “Little (Big) Women”
Dear students,
We invite you to participate in the “Little (Big) Women” summer school, which will take place on September 11-15, 2023 in the city of Opava, Czech Republic (Silesian University).
The main topic of the planned summer school for students will be the life strategies of women and their changing position in the pre-Modern society considering, especially the situations when they were forced to play a role that was not primarily intended for women – with emphasis on sources and their correct interpretation.
Therefore, this program is aimed at students of humanities disciplines who are interested in, researching, or planning to work in the area of women’s studies.
This summer school has the option of participating in-person or in online format (if participating online, male students can also apply).
Number of places: 2-3 students (in-person), unspecified number of participants online (depending on the number of strong applications).
The summer school will start on Monday evening with a reception. During the following days (Tuesday, Wednesday), the students will attend four seminars (duration: 90 min each). Seminars will be also accessible online. As part of the afternoon program (in-person only), students will attend memory institutions located in Opava (such as archives, museum). On Thursday, a trip to a nearby Radun will be prepared for students and academics participating in-person. Here the students will visit the Radun Castle and its grounds.
At the end of the summer school, students will receive a certificate of completion during the final evening event (Thursday). Students who will participate online will receive their certificate in an electronic form.
Within the program, students will be provided with accommodation (4 nights in the facilities of the organizing institution), with meals during the day (coffee/tea breaks, lunch, snacks) (Tuesday – Thursday). However, students should independently take care and cover travel and insurance costs.
More information about the summer school: https://uhv.fpf.slu.cz/LITTLE-BIG-WOMEN/
To participate in the competition, we ask you to submit the following documents:
- Motivation letter in English (including an explanation of your interest in women’s studies)
- CV
- Transcript of records
- Confirmation of the level of English (at least B1, B2)
- Passport copy
Please send your applications to our email address international@ucu.edu.ua with the subject Summer School “Little (Big) Women” and an indication of the format in which you want to participate (online/in-person) until June 4, 2023.