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The Institute for Historical Studies at the University of Texas at Austinannounces its 2013-14 theme, Trauma and Social Transformation.Catastrophes-- whether war, genocide, mass rape, enforced disappearances,or environmental disasters --inevitably leave their mark on the socialfabric.  Civic trauma is an unavoidable, and yet little-explored, elementand consequence of such tragedies.For the Institute's 2013-14 theme, we seek proposals that analyze traumaas a transformative historical experience for individuals, families,communities, and nations. Projects may include but are not limited to thesuppression of trauma and processes of individual healing and collectivetransformation; the cumulative toll and intergenerational nature oftrauma; trauma as a catalyst for geographic displacement, social reform,and political mobilization; varied cultural and historical understandingsand representations of trauma; the fetishization and commercialization oftrauma; and the methodological challenges of integrating trauma intohistorical analysis.Drawing from the fields of human rights, psychoanalysis, memory studies,sociology, anthropology, the cognitive and neurosciences, and semiotics,applicants are encouraged to employ interdisciplinary approaches to thehistorical study of trauma. From the testimonial to the theoretical, themedieval to the modern, and from the secular to the religious, we invitepapers from across periods, sites, and historiographical traditions thatforeground trauma as a frame for historical analysis.The IHS invites applications for resident fellows at all ranks. Deadline:January 15, 2013. For more information about the institute's fellowshipand application process, please visit:http://www.utexas.edu/cola/insts/historicalstudies/fellowships/resident-fellows.phpFor further information on IHS, including events programming andapplications for residential fellowships for 2013-14, please visit the IHSwebsite:http://www.utexas.edu/cola/insts/historicalstudies/Institute for Historical StudiesThe University of Texas at Austinhttp://www.utexas.edu/cola/insts/historicalstudies/https://www.facebook.com/HistoryInstitutesource: H-Asia&#160;