Florence, Italy

Application deadline: Oct 15, 2020

I Tatti, The Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies in Florence, Italy, warmly invites applications for the 2021-2022 academic year.

I Tatti Fellowship (twelve months; deadline 15 October) for post-doctoral research in any aspect of the Italian Renaissance broadly understood historically to include the period from the 14th to the 17th century, and geographically to include transnational dialogues between Italy and other cultures (e.g. Latin American, Mediterranean, African, Asian etc.). Subjects covered include music and performance, art and architecture, history, literature, material culture, philosophy, religion, and science. https://itatti.harvard.edu/i-tatti-fellowship

Wallace Fellowship (four or six months; deadline November 16) for post-doctoral scholars who explore the historiography and impact of the Italian Renaissance in the Modern Era (19th-21st centuries). https://itatti.harvard.edu/wallace-fellowship

Berenson Fellowship (four or six months; deadline November 16) for post-doctoral scholars who explore “Italy in the World.” Projects should address the transnational dialogues between Italy and other cultures (e.g. Latin American, Mediterranean, African, Asian etc.) during the Renaissance, broadly understood historically to include the period from the 14th to the 17th century. https://itatti.harvard.edu/berenson-fellowship

Fellowship in the Digital Humanities (four or six months; deadline November 16) for projects that cut across traditional disciplinary boundaries and actively employ technology. Applicants can be scholars in the humanities or social sciences, librarians, archivists, and data science professionals. Projects should apply digital technologies such as mapping, textual analysis, visualization, or the semantic web to topics on any aspect of the Italian Renaissance. https://itatti.harvard.edu/fellowship-digital-humanities

Craig Hugh Smyth Fellowship (four or six months; deadline November 16) for curators and conservators. Projects can address any aspect of Italian Renaissance art or architecture, including landscape architecture. https://itatti.harvard.edu/craig-hugh-smyth-fellowship

David and Julie Tobey Fellowship (four or six months; deadline November 16) for post-doctoral research on drawings, prints, and illustrated manuscripts from the Italian Renaissance, and especially the role that these works played in the creative process, the history of taste and collecting, and questions of connoisseurship. https://itatti.harvard.edu/david-and-julie-tobey-fellowship

Warburg/I Tatti Joint Fellowship (ten months; deadline November 16) designed for early and mid-career post-doctoral scholars in the field of history, with preference given to projects that address the history of science and knowledge related to early modern Italy, including transnational connections between Italy and other cultures. The Fellows will spend the fall term (September – December 2021) in London and the spring term (January – June 2022) in Florence. https://itatti.harvard.edu/warburgi-tatti-joint-fellowship

I Tatti/Museo Nacional del Prado Joint Fellowship (ten months; deadline November 16) designed for early and mid-career scholars in the field of art history, with preference given to advanced research projects that address the relationship between Spain and Italy (including transnational connections and dialogues with Latin America) during the Renaissance. The Fellow will spend the fall term (September – December 2021) in Madrid, with the support of the Centro de Estudios Europa Hispánica (CEEH) and the spring term (January – June 2022) in Florence. https://itatti.harvard.edu/i-tattimuseo-nacional-del-prado-joint-fellowship

I Tatti/DHI Rom Joint Fellowship for African Studies (ten months; deadline November 16) for post-doctoral scholars working in fields related to the study of precolonial and colonial African history c. 1250-1750, including art history, the history of expressive cultures, musicology, economic history, intellectual, political, and religious history, as well as literature and languages. Preference will be given to projects that address the relationship between the African continent and the Mediterranean world during the early modern period, broadly understood historically to include the period from the 14th through the 17th centuries. Fellows will spend five months (September 1, 2021 – January 30, 2022) in Rome at the DHI and five months (February 1 – June 30, 2022) in Florence at I Tatti. https://itatti.harvard.edu/i-tatti-dhi-rom-joint-fellowship-african-studies

For more information on all fellowships at I Tatti please visit https://itatti.harvard.edu/fellowships

For specific questions, please email amanda_smith@harvard.edu