Forwarded message: PhD Studentship - Intangible Heritage/Performance
Museum Studies
Institute of Archaeology
University College London
Collecting the intangible heritage: the case of theatrical performances
Applications are invited for a collaborative PhD studentship with Museum
Studies, the Institute of Archaeology, and the Theatre Museum, Victoria
and Albert Museum, to commence in October 2005. The aim of the research
will be to understand the implications of collecting the intangible
heritage, and of how this resource can be made use of in museums, taking
the particular case of the filmed and video’d theatrical performances that
the Theatre Museum collects.
Intangible heritage includes oral traditions; performing arts; social
practices and events. Interest in collecting this form of heritage is
rapidly developing, but how it should be managed and made use of as part
of museum collections is not well understood. An important aspect is
copyright and rights management. The research project will investigate
these issues with respect to filmed theatrical performances, which are
collected by the Theatre Museum.
The Institute of Archaeology in UCL has an international reputation for
museum and cultural heritage studies programmes and research. The Theatre
Museum, part of the Victoria & Albert Museum, is one of the foremost
performing arts museums in the world, and holder of the UK’s national
collections of museum, library and archive collections for this subject
area. The doctorate will be jointly supervised by Dr Suzanne Keene at
University College London and Claire Hudson, Head of Information &
Collections Management and the International Association for Libraries and
Museums of the Performing Arts.
Applicants must be able to demonstrate that they have the ability to
undertake independent research. They must be familiar with the operations
of museums. An interest in or experience of theatre or theatre history
will be an advantage. Applicants must meet the UCL requirements for
research degrees, normally a good first degree in a relevant subject plus
a Masters’ degree in museum studies.
The award (for persons ordinarily resident in the UK for the previous
three years, excl. F/T education) is funded by the UK Arts and Humanities
Research Council. It covers fees and a maintenance award, currently of
£14,500 per year (not income taxed) plus an additional payment of £1000
per annum from the V&A. A ‘fees-only’ award is available for EU residents.
Further information is available on the web, www.ucl.ac.uk/museumstudies/,
or from Dr Suzanne Keene, [log in to unmask] To apply, candidates
should send a completed postgraduate student application form (available
from the Graduate Admissions Officer at the Institute of Archaeology,
[log in to unmask], or from the UCL website www.ucl.ac.uk), together with
a personal statement setting out their interest in this research subject,
by 30th May 2005. Interviews will be held on Friday 17th June.
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