{"id":6582,"date":"2024-02-05T14:58:36","date_gmt":"2024-02-05T12:58:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ifas.org.za\/research\/?p=6582"},"modified":"2024-02-19T16:56:15","modified_gmt":"2024-02-19T14:56:15","slug":"womatwork-call-for-proposals-10-scholarships-for-fieldwork-and-research-on-the-history-of-female-urban-popular-professions-in-africa-1920-1970-deadline-1st-of-march-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ifas.org.za\/research\/uncategorized\/womatwork-call-for-proposals-10-scholarships-for-fieldwork-and-research-on-the-history-of-female-urban-popular-professions-in-africa-1920-1970-deadline-1st-of-march-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"WomAtWork Call for proposals \u2013 10 Scholarships for fieldwork and research on the history of female urban popular professions in Africa (1920-1970) \u2013 deadline March 15 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The European\nUnion-funded project <em>\u201cWomen at work: for a comparative history of African\nfemale urban professions (Ethiopia, Sudan, Tanzania, Ghana) 1920-1970\u201d <\/em>(<strong>WomatWork<\/strong>)\ninvites applications for research and fieldwork grants aimed\nto support Master students, PhD candidates, and postdocs interested\nin <strong>the<\/strong> <strong>history of women of popular classes working in urban\nprofessions during the colonial and early post-colonial periods in Africa\n(1920-1970). <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The selected\ncandidates<strong> will present their results at a summer school<\/strong> that will take\nplace in Addis Ababa from <strong>7 to 15<\/strong> <strong>October 2024. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Description\nof the research theme<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this\nproject, we aim to tackle one of the most neglected chapters in the history of African\nlabor, that of professional women belonging to popular classes. We focus\nprimarily on self-employed income earners based in urban centers, such as petty\ntraders and market women; artisans (for example tailors, weavers,\npottery-makers); \u2018body professionals\u2019 such as birth attendants, estheticians,\nand hairdressers; and finally, popular singers and musicians. This list is by\nno means all-inclusive. We seek to explore the common threads among these\nprofessions, such as the process of acquisition of professional skills through\ntraining; the relation between skills and income, and the fact that women\u2019s\nincome depended (also) on the cumulative mastery of these skills (the more one\npracticed, the better one became). Finally, we assume that these professions\nled to the development of work ethos, shared workers\u2019 values, norms, and\nperhaps an esprit de corps that we are particularly eager to ascertain. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We look at\nhistorical changes inside these professions as well as in technologies of work;\nat different typologies of professions and their change over time (some\nprofessions appeared; others disappeared over time). Finally, we seek to\nunderstand how these fifty momentous years of African history (1920-1970)\nimpacted these professions, especially with the rise of labor and nationalist movements,\nindependence, and the turn to one-party states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>A full\nproject description is annexed to this call<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Application\nprocess<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The deadline for application is March 15 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To apply,\nplease send to this email address: <strong>womatwork.erc@gmail.com<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>the application form (see below), which should be no\nmore than 3000 words (excluding bibliographic references);<\/li><li>a one-page cover letter in which you explain your\nbackground, your interest in the project, and the place this has in your\ncurrent research plans;<\/li><li>a detailed curriculum vitae (in PDF), including\nrelevant publications;<\/li><li>up to two reference letters and\/or letters of support\nfrom your institution.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Deliverables<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The\nsuccessful candidates will be expected to write a working paper about the size\nof an article (6000-10000 words, in English) in which they will discuss the\nmain findings of their funded research and fieldwork. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They are\nalso expected to join the summer school in Addis Ababa on 7-15 October, which\nis mandatory. This will include 5 days of training and 2 days of conference, in\nwhich the candidates will present their results. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Travel\nexpenses to and from Addis Ababa as well as accommodation will be covered by\nthe project (please note that the scholarship grants are not intended for\ncovering the attendance to the workshop, but for research only).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Conditions\nof support<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The amount offered is the equivalent of 1000 euros. Scholarships will be paid in local currency, unless differently stated by the relevant UMIFRE. This amount will be disbursed 50% at the beginning of fieldwork and 50% after the workshop in Addis Ababa. The fellowship is awarded as a contribution towards actual research costs and does not include stipends for applicants. <\/li><li>There is no restriction on nationality for the applicants. Research can be concerned with any country of the African continent covered by the UMIFREs that are partners of the project (CFEE, IFRA Nigeria, IFRA Kenya, IFAS-Research, CEDEJ Khartoum). For IFAS-Research, countries are : South Africa, Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Republic of the Congo, Zambia and Zimbabwe.&nbsp; <\/li><li>Applicants based in African research institutions, particularly women, are strongly encouraged to apply.<\/li><li>It is mandatory to be attached to an institution of higher education (colleges, universities, research units).<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Advice for\napplicants<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This ERC\nresearch funding is competitive as we receive more applications than we can\nfund. Your application must state clearly and compellingly the relevance of\nyour research for the ERC project (annexed) and its possible contribution to\nits objectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more\ninformation about the ERC project and activities, see here: <a href=\"https:\/\/womatwork.hypotheses.org\/\">https:\/\/womatwork.hypotheses.org\/<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The European Union-funded project \u201cWomen at work: for a comparative history of African female urban professions (Ethiopia, Sudan, Tanzania, Ghana) 1920-1970\u201d (WomatWork) invites applications for research and fieldwork grants aimed to support Master students, PhD candidates, and postdocs interested in the history of women of popular classes working in urban professions during the colonial and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":6575,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,4,21,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6582","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-calls","category-news","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ifas.org.za\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6582","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ifas.org.za\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ifas.org.za\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ifas.org.za\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ifas.org.za\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6582"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.ifas.org.za\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6582\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6598,"href":"https:\/\/www.ifas.org.za\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6582\/revisions\/6598"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ifas.org.za\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6575"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ifas.org.za\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6582"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ifas.org.za\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6582"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ifas.org.za\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6582"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}