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Announcement from ECLA, Berlin

New B.A. in Value Studies

Applications are now invited for the new B.A. programme in Value Studies at the European College of Liberal Arts (Berlin, Germany). This is the first interdisciplinary degree programme worldwide to be structured around the concept of value. ECLA is a college without departments, where students work with faculty from different backgrounds on moral, political, epistemic, religious, and aesthetic questions, with the understanding that such questions are naturally and deeply connected. The B.A. programme is designed for students with a strong theoretical bent, who want to combine their pursuit of special interests with a demandingstudium generale. Available areas of concentration are Art and Aesthetics, Ethics and Political Theory, and Literature and Rhetoric. The programme provides good preparation for continued study in fields such as philosophy, literature, political theory, and art history; and excellent support for students interested in careers in politics, organizational work, public policy, law, journalism, or the art world.

ECLA students and faculty come from all over the world and work together in English. Students live together on an attractive, green campus in a residential district of Berlin. Financial Aid is available for all qualified students unable to pay the tuition fees. Deadline for applications: 30 April 2009. Classes begin in October. To learn more, visit www.ecla.de For admissions enquiries send an email to admissions@ecla.de .

Montaigne and the Making of the Modern Self

The 10th International Summer University at ECLA, Berlin will take place between 6 July and 14 August 2009.

During the six week programme, students and faculty will explore how a new image of the modern self emerges from Montaigne’s Essays and investigate the impact of Montaigne's moral, religious, cultural and political ideals on our understanding of the modern self. Each week, readings and discussion will be organized around a general topic related to Montaigne's Essays, including the birth of the modern self in Renaissance Europe, the discovery of the New World and its consequences for the self-understanding of European cultures, Montaigne’s criticism of human presumption and pride as root causes of the Wars of Religion in 16th century France, the relation between morality and politics in modern statecraft, and the place of pleasure, friendship and sexuality as well as death in the care of the self. Along with Montaigne’s Essays, students will study a variety of philosophical, literary, and historical texts, including Shakespeare’s The Tempest, Machiavelli’s The Prince, Nietzsche’s On the Genealogy of Morals, Dostoevsky’s Notes from Underground, Camus' The Fall, and Plato's Apology. Films and museum visits will complement the readings.

Deadline for applications: 16 April 2009. To learn more, visit www.ecla.de For admissions enquiries send an email to admissions@ecla.de .

Special Announcement!

Special announcement for all 2nd year students: the deadline for those willing to apply for GE Foundation Scholar Leaders Poland was extended till 13th March. You still have time to send your application form. See details below:

GE Foundation Scholar Leaders Program (Poland)

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