Hi folks
Although I already posted the announcement for the
full time busary at Bournemouth I wanted to write to
the list personally about it.
The studentship will involve interviewing older gays
and lesbians living in rural southwest England, using
the biographic narrtive method. I am hoping that
perhaps we will have candidates who have already
trained in the method, but those who are simply
interested in being trained and using the method are
welcome to apply.
The PhD project is based upon an earlier action
research study conducted by a local group of older
lesbians and gays. It seemed to me that 'coming out'
stories were central to the people whom they
interviewed and that further work was needed using an
in depth life story study. The follow up project will
work with the community group itself at the analysis
stage. This work will then be written up as the PhD
thesis.
A parallel study will consist of a visual
anthropologist immersing herself in the locales of
several of the interviewees to collect visual clues to
the lifestyles and community interaction of older gays
and lesbians living in the countryside.
Following on from that (and if we get the funding!)
the group will be engaged in using the findings from
the study to improvise, producing the outline of a
script for a short film. A filmmaker will then take
this outline and create his film based on the
research.
We are excited about the project and eager to get
going with the first phase, which will be the biog
narr interviews.
If you know of anyone who might be interested, please
have them contact me at : [log in to unmask]
This will be an opportunity to work with me directly
which some may find exciting!
Cheers,
Kip
Further info on the project:
http://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/ihcs/pdf/phdra.pdf
How to apply:
http://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/studentships
Dr Kip Jones
Reader in Qualitative Social Science
Centre for Qualitative Research
Institute of Health & Community Studies
Bournemouth University United Kingdom
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