Event Details

End: October 12, 2020
Contact: carrielo@upenn.edu
More Info: https://katz.sas.upenn.edu/scholarly-programs/international-fellowship/apply

2021-22 Fellowship Opportunity: Rethinking Premodern Jewish Legal Cultures

Deadline: October 12, 2020

The Herbert D. Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies at the University of Pennsylvania is pleased to open a call for applications for the first of two successive fellowship years devoted to Jews and the law: "Jews and the Law: Rethinking Premodern Jewish Legal Cultures."

The Katz Center invites applications that propose the study or framing of Jewish law or legal thinking within relevant historical contexts; that explore the relationship between law and other aspects of society or culture; that attend to questions of form, genre, and rhetoric; that investigate the institutions, practices, and actors that enact law; or that address related topics such as governance and/or crime, among other topics. 

Applications from scholars worldwide are encouraged. All applicants must hold a doctoral degree or expect to receive it by the start date of the fellowship. Fellows will be expected to take residence in Philadelphia, and to contribute to the Center’s intellectual community through active participation in seminars, conferences, and other collaborative activities.

For more information about the fellowship program, including a full description of the year’s theme, examples of possible projects, eligibility, and requirements, please visit us online at https://katz.sas.upenn.edu/scholarly-programs/international-fellowship/apply.