Goethe-Institut Fellowship at documenta archiv
Call for Applications

 

Goethe-Institut and documenta archiv|documenta und Museum Fridericianum gGmbH will be awarding two fellowships to international scholars, artists, and curators taking place from April 2024 to September 2024. This call for applications is particularly extended to researchers from contexts which have received scarce representation in the local artistic and academic scene. The awardees will be invited to work in Kassel for six months on a topic which opens up new perspectives on documenta and its transnational links while drawing on the abundant holdings available at documenta archiv.

 

Fellows will benefit from a working environment featuring a wealth of material and object availability, interaction with scholars and artists on site, active involvement in the research and event programming of the awarding institutions, as well as organizational and professional support. Presentation of research results in Kassel as well as in publication/publishing forums with international visibility is desired.

 

This Goethe-Institut Fellowship allows for transdisciplinary research into a broad range of issues in aesthetics, art, and contemporary history along the documenta exhibitions. It is also possible to examine themes involving individual actors or groups, curatorial and artistic practices, and/or the mechanisms of art production, presentation, and reception with a view to documenta. This program aims to provide a venue to critically reflect on Western-European-/North-American-influenced discourses as well as to develop alternative perspectives.

 

 

 

 

The two fellowships will be carried out from April 1, 2024 to September 30, 2024. As possible, the research stay should begin latest on April 15, 2024. Residence in Kassel is required during the fellowship. The fellowships will provide funding in the amount of 2,000 Euro per month. Applicants should ideally have experience in archival research and knowledge of German at the C1 level. Applications from researchers based in Germany or in German-speaking countries cannot be considered.

 

The application deadline is January 31, 2024, 3 pm CET.

Applications must be handed in online via the application portal of the Goethe-Institut. The portal will be available from January 2, 2024. Please find further information on the Fellowship and the application process as well as the link to the application portal on the Goethe-Institut’s website.

 

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