2009 COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH AWARDS
Division of Research Programs
Division of Research Programs
Announced: May 2009
Digital Enhancement, Editing, Translation, and Analysis of the Dublin Kephalaia
Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff
Jason D. BeDuhn, Project Director
Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff
Jason D. BeDuhn, Project Director
Preparation for publication of an English translation of the Dublin Kephalaia, a 4th century Coptic codex, and a separate volume with commentaries on the codex.
Outright Funds of $200,000 over a period of three years.
Outright Funds of $200,000 over a period of three years.
The Wider Scope: A Survey of Early Telescopes and Images, and their Scientific and Cultural Contexts
Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum, Chicago, IL
Marvin P. Bolt, Project Director
Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum, Chicago, IL
Marvin P. Bolt, Project Director
Expansion of an electronic research database on the history of the telescope to include literary and art-historical materials and examples from Asian collections.
On the web at http://historydb.adlerplanetarium.org/dioptrice/
Outright Funds of $220,000 over a period of three years.
Outright Funds of $220,000 over a period of three years.
Imperial Inca Statecraft and the Architecture of Power: The Late Imperial Site of Inca-Caranqui, Northern Highland Ecuador
Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
Tamara L. Bray, Project Director D
Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
Tamara L. Bray, Project Director D
Archaeological investigations at Caranqui on the northern frontier of the Inca empire to address questions about imperial architecture as a strategy of Inca statecraft.
Outright Funds of $122,093 over a period of 30 months.
Outright Funds of $122,093 over a period of 30 months.
What Middletown Read: Print Culture and Cosmopolitanism in an American City
Ball State University, Muncie, IN
James J. Connolly, Project Director
Ball State University, Muncie, IN
James J. Connolly, Project Director
Preparation for publication of a scholarly study, What Middletown Read, and the creation of a freely accessible digital database of library records from the Muncie, Indiana, public library.
Outright Funds of $160,000 over a period of two years.
Outright Funds of $160,000 over a period of two years.
The Roots of Creole New Orleans: Archaeological Investigations at St. Louis Cathedral and Ursuline Convent
University of Chicago, IL
Shannon L. Dawdy, Project Director
University of Chicago, IL
Shannon L. Dawdy, Project Director
Investigation of the interactions among Native Americans, French colonists, and African Americans in colonial period New Orleans through archaeological excavations of the gardens associated with St. Louis Cathedral and the Ursuline Convent.
Preliminary findings on the web at http://home.uchicago.edu/~sdawdy/stantoinesarch/antoines%20about.html
Outright Funds of $230,000 over a period of three years.
Outright Funds of $230,000 over a period of three years.
The Unfinished: Indian Stone Carvers at Work
Columbia University, New York, NY
Vidya J. Dehejia, Project Director
Columbia University, New York, NY
Vidya J. Dehejia, Project Director
A study of unfinished rock-cut and constructed stone monuments in India.
Outright Funds of $255,000 over a period of two years.
Outright Funds of $255,000 over a period of two years.
Assiniboine Indian Traditional Narratives
Indiana University, Bloomington
Raymond J. DeMallie, Project Director
Indiana University, Bloomington
Raymond J. DeMallie, Project Director
Preparation of two volumes of Native American oral history narratives and an accompanying dictionary.
Outright Funds of $250,000 over a period of two years.
Outright Funds of $250,000 over a period of two years.
The Hinterland of Sinop, Turkey: A Case Study of the Origins and Development of Black Sea Trade
California State University, Northridge
Owen P. Doonan, Project Director
California State University, Northridge
Owen P. Doonan, Project Director
An archaeological survey, excavation, and analysis at the ancient Black Sea port of Sinop, Turkey.
Outright Funds of $150,000 over a period of three years.
Outright Funds of $150,000 over a period of three years.
Cultures at the Confluence: The Moravian Mission Diary of Shamokin, Pennsylvania (1745-1755)
Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA
Katherine M. Faull, Project Director
Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA
Katherine M. Faull, Project Director
Transcription, translation, and preparation for publication of a Moravian mission diary and creation of a related website.
Outright Funds of $100,228 over a period of 14 months.
Outright Funds of $100,228 over a period of 14 months.
Translation of the Seminars of Jacques Derrida
University of Southern California, Los Angeles
Peggy Kamuf, Project Director
University of Southern California, Los Angeles
Peggy Kamuf, Project Director
Translation and preparation for publication of the first four volumes of a proposed 40-volume edition.
Outright Funds of $180,000 over a period of three years.
Outright Funds of $180,000 over a period of three years.
John Buridan’s Questions on Aristotle’s De Anima (On the Soul): A Critical Edition with an Annotated Translation
Fordham University, Bronx, NY
Gyula Klima, Project Director
Fordham University, Bronx, NY
Gyula Klima, Project Director
Preparation for publication of three bilingual Latin-English volumes, with a fourth volume of expository and interpretive essays.
To be on the web at http://buridanica.org/
Outright Funds of $195,000 over a period of two years.
To be on the web at http://buridanica.org/
Outright Funds of $195,000 over a period of two years.
The Annotated Translation and Analysis of a Lao Historical Work of Literature, Pheun Kham Thaung Luang
Unaffiliated Independent Scholar, Bangkok, Thailand
Peter D. Koret, Project Director
Unaffiliated Independent Scholar, Bangkok, Thailand
Peter D. Koret, Project Director
The preparation for online publication of a French colonial period work written from a Buddhist perspective.
Outright Funds of $105,725 over a period of two years.
Outright Funds of $105,725 over a period of two years.
Translation of Edmund Husserl’s Erste Philosophie (First Philosophy)
Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI
Sebastian Luft, Project Director
Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI
Sebastian Luft, Project Director
Translation and preparation for publication of Edmund Husserl's 1923-24 lecture course First Philosophy, with supplementary texts drawn from Husserl’s research manuscripts.
Outright Funds of $235,000 over a period of three years.
Outright Funds of $235,000 over a period of three years.
Crusades: Medieval Worlds in Conflict
St. Louis University, MO
Thomas F. Madden, Project Director
An international conference to examine the Crusades from a global perspective, including public lectures and online
Thomas F. Madden, Project Director
An international conference to examine the Crusades from a global perspective, including public lectures and online
abstracts, and preparation for publication of a resulting scholarly monograph.
Outright Funds of $50,000 over a period of one year.
Outright Funds of $50,000 over a period of one year.
Technology Transfer at Work in China-Africa Development Assistance: The TAZARA Railway, 1968-1986
Carleton College, Northfield, MN
Jamie Monson, Project Director
Carleton College, Northfield, MN
Jamie Monson, Project Director
A study of the history of work and technology transfer during the construction by Chinese and African workers of the TAZARA railway in Tanzania and Zambia.
Outright Funds of $145,000 over a period of 16 months.
Outright Funds of $145,000 over a period of 16 months.
Archaeological Sites, Indigenous Frontiers, and Unconquered Maya Culture at Lake Mensabak, Chiapas, Mexico
University of Illinois, Chicago
Joel W. Palka, Project Director
University of Illinois, Chicago
Joel W. Palka, Project Director
An archaeological and historical study of the origins and cultural transformation of Lacandon Maya in Chiapas, Mexico.
Outright Funds of $240,000 over a period of three years.
Outright Funds of $240,000 over a period of three years.
Middle English Texts Series
University of Rochester, NY
Russell A. Peck, Project Director
University of Rochester, NY
Russell A. Peck, Project Director
Preparation for print and online publication of 12-16 volumes of medieval texts from the 13th through the 16th centuries.
On the web at www.lib.rochester.edu/camelot/teams/tmsmenu.htm
Outright Funds of $200,000 over a period of three years.
Outright Funds of $200,000 over a period of three years.
Critical Documents of 20th-Century Latin American and Latino Art
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX
Mari Carmen Ramirez, Project Director
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX
Mari Carmen Ramirez, Project Director
Preparation for print publication of the first four volumes of a 13-volume anthology and development of the accompanying online Documents Project critical archive.
Outright Funds of $175,000 over a period of three years.
Outright Funds of $175,000 over a period of three years.
Pluralism and Adaptation in the Islamic Practice of Senegal and Ghana
Michigan State University, East Lansing
David W. Robinson, Project Director
Michigan State University, East Lansing
David W. Robinson, Project Director
Creation of a website incorporating translations and annotations of documents written by and about West African Muslims, and syntheses about the history of particular West African Islamic communities.
Outright Funds of $255,000 over a period of three years.
Outright Funds of $255,000 over a period of three years.
American Indian Art, Ritual, and Social Interaction in the Central Arkansas River Valley
Arkansas Archeological Survey, Fayetteville
George Sabo, Project Director
Arkansas Archeological Survey, Fayetteville
George Sabo, Project Director
Archaeological investigation of settlement sites in the central Arkansas River valley to shed light on materials looted during the last two centuries from Native American burial sites.
On the web at http://arkarcheology.uark.edu/arkansasriver/index.html
Outright Funds of $240,000 over a period of three years.
Outright Funds of $240,000 over a period of three years.
Excavations at Zincirli
University of Chicago, IL
David Schloen, Project Director
University of Chicago, IL
David Schloen, Project Director
Archaeological excavations and interpretation at the Iron Age city of Sam’al, now Zincirli, Turkey.
To be on the web at http://ochre.lib.uchicago.edu/zincirli/
Outright Funds of $250,000 over a period of three years.
Outright Funds of $250,000 over a period of three years.
Moquis and Kastilam: The Hopi History Project
University of Arizona, Tucson
Thomas E. Sheridan, Project Director
University of Arizona, Tucson
Thomas E. Sheridan, Project Director
The collection of Hopi oral traditions related to early encounters between the Hopi and Spanish colonizers, and the preparation for publication of a scholarly history of Hopi-Spanish relations.
Outright Funds of $75,000 over a period of one year.
Outright Funds of $75,000 over a period of one year.
Kierkegaard’s Journals and Notebooks
Connecticut College, New London
K. Brian Soderquist, Project Director
Connecticut College, New London
K. Brian Soderquist, Project Director
Preparation for publication of volumes 4, 5, 6, and 7 of an English-language edition of the influential Danish thinker’s unpublished writings.
Outright Funds of $200,000 over a period of three years.
Outright Funds of $200,000 over a period of three years.