Dear all -
Details of a funded studentship in contemporary art/archaeology in Bristol
forwarded below. Please do forward to interested colleagues/students.
Thanks!
Dan
Ph.D. Studentship
Contemporary Art and Archaeology in the Context of Urban Renewal
University of the West of England/University of Bristol
Applications are invited for a fully funded three-year Ph.D. studentship
for a project titled 'Contemporary Art and Archaeology in the Context of
Urban Renewal'. The studentship is supported by Great Western Research
(GWR) - a £14 million programme of collaborative research that aims to
catalyse research partnerships between research groups in HEIs and
industry in South-West England.
The project is based at the Bristol School of Art, Media and Design at the
University of the West of England, in partnership with the Department of
Archaeology and Anthropology at the University of Bristol, and with
industry partner Bristol Alliance (Hammerson plc and Land Securities Group
plc). 50% of the studentship is funded by the Bristol Alliance as industry
partners.
The studentship is offered from September 2006. The studentship includes
academic fees, a maintenance grant (£12,300 in 2006-7) and an additional
grant of £500 p.a. towards research expenses.
Between 2006 and 2009, the landscape of the Broadmead shopping district of
Bristol’s city centre will be radically transformed by an urban
redevelopment led by the Bristol Alliance. The aim of the project is to
explore the public understanding and public value of commissioned artistic
and archaeological practices in the context of urban regeneration, using
contemporary urban regeneration in Bristol as a case study.
Taking as its starting point the broader discourse around public art,
patronage and the role of artists in urban renewal on the one hand, and
debates over the public understanding and public value of heritage and
archaeology on the other, this studentship will make use of research
methods drawn from contemporary art, archaeology and ethnography to study
the changing material and social environment of Broadmead. The student
will receive research skills training in research methods in ethnography
and historical archaeology, and in the study of contemporary art, as
appropriate.
The studentship contributes to an ongoing collaboration between the
Situations programme, the 'Place' research centre in issues of place,
location, art, context and environment at UWE and the 'Performativity,
Place, Space' (PPS) research theme at the University of Bristol -
including the Arts Council-funded 'Material City' programme of seminars
and events (a collaboration between Situations and the Department of
Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Bristol).
Applicants should have a good first degree in a relevant subject (such as
Contemporary Art, Anthropology, Archaeology or Geography) and should have
completed a Master’s degree in a relevant field before the award
commences. This studentship is available to UK or EU residents only.
Application forms and further particulars will be posted on the UWE and
Situations websites later this week. Applicants should submit the
application form and curriculum vitae to: Claire Doherty -
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be held in mid-July at the University of the West of England, Bristol.
Informal enquiries are welcome and should be sent to Dr Dan Hicks:
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Background information:
http://www.greatwesternresearch.ac.uk
http://www.situations.org.uk
http://www.bris.ac.uk/archanth/
http://www.bristolcitycentre.com/alliance/
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