Study of Sexuality, Gender, Health and Human Rights
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Columbia University in New York City
The Programme for the Study of Sexuality, Gender, Health and Human
Rights invites applications from scholars, advocates, and activists
conducting innovative interdisciplinary work on the intersecting themes
of sexuality, gender, health and human rights in US and international
contexts.
The Programme provides a supportive intellectual location to further
the sometimes separate conversations that have occurred within studies
of sexuality, gender, health, and human rights. Despite new efforts to
integrate human rights frameworks into feminist agendas and to frame
health as a human right, the relationship of innovative scholarship and
activism about sexuality to health and human rights remains to be ex-
plored. During their residencies, fellows will examine the challenges
posed by integrating sexuality, gender, health and human rights in the-
ory, research, and advocacy. The focus is on examining and expanding
traditional definitions and boundaries, while acknowledging conditions
of inequality, marginality, and post coloniality.
Each year, the Programme will award residential fellowships of varying
lengths (for one year, one term, and shorter residencies from 2-6
months). Fellows will participate in interdisciplinary forums and semi-
nars which bring together scholars, researchers, and advocates. Fellows
will receive a stipend, access to libraries, computer facilities, of-
fice space and equipment, as well as health insurance. Applicants
should have the Ph.D or an equivalent level of professional achieve-
ment, experience, and publication at time of application.
The Programme is located at Columbia University, in the Division of So-
ciomedical Sciences at the School of Public Health, which sponsors in-
terdisciplinary scholarship that crosses traditional boundaries of
health, humanities, and the social sciences, while incorporating ques-
tions of advocacy and activism.
Application deadline: 15 January 1999
ENQUIRIES:
Program for the Study of Sexuality, Gender, Health and Human Rights
Tel: +1-212-305-5656
Fax: +1-212-305-0315
mailto:rock-sms-sph@columbia.edu
http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/dept/gender
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