In this interdisciplinary summer institute our goal will be to listen—literally and metaphorically—to travel. College and university teachers from across the nation will come together to explore the intersections between the history of travel and the history of music in early modern Europe and the colonial Americas.

The Institute will accept 19 college or university teachers and 3 advanced graduate students as NEH Summer Scholars, who will participate in a four-week series of lectures and discussion sessions led by scholars in the fields of history, literature, musicology, and theater studies.

Participants will receive a stipend of $3,300 to help defray living expenses while attending the institute.

This institute will be held at the Newberry Library in Chicago and is funded by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Learn more about the institute’s director: Carla Zecher, Director, Newberry Center for Renaissance Studies, and Curator of Music

Director’s letter to applicants

Application information and instructions (including eligibility requirements and selection criteria)

Learn more about the Newberry: The Newberry Story: A Short Film

Guest faculty

• Linda Phyllis Austern, Associate Professor of Musicology, Northwestern University
• Jeanice Brooks, Professor of Music, University of Southampton
• David J. Buch, Professor Emeritus of Musicology, University of Northern Iowa
• Drew Edward Davies, Associate Professor of Musicology, Northwestern University
• Craig A. Monson, Professor of Music, Washington University in Saint Louis
• John A. Rice, Lecturer in Music, University of Michigan
• Louise K. Stein, Professor of Musicology, University of Michigan
• Daniel Vitkus, Associate Professor of English, Florida State University
• Lisa B. Voigt, Associate Professor of Spanish and Portuguese, Ohio State University
• Tim Youngs, Professor of English and Travel Studies, Nottingham Trent University

Learn more about Center for Renaissance Studies programs.

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