ARTS AND HUMANITIES RESEARCH COUNCIL COLLABORATIVE DOCTORAL
AWARD
Department of Drama, School of English and Drama, QMUL
and
The Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona
Cultural Branding, National Identity and International Visibility: Spanish
Directors at Barcelona’s Gran Teatre del Liceu: 1999-2011
This Collaborative Doctoral Award offers an exciting opportunity to pursue a
fully funded PhD with a leading international centre for research in cultural
politics and theatrical performance with one of the world’s foremost opera
houses. The research project will examine the ways in which the cultural
branding of the Liceu through the work of Spanish directors has defined wider
debates around the identity of the theatre and its relationship to Catalan
nationalism and the regeneration of the Raval quarter of the city.
Please note that we encourage applications that will refine the project to suit
the candidates own research interests.
Further details on this Collaborative Doctoral Award project are available at
http://www.drama.qmul.ac.uk/
Drama at Queen Mary is an outstanding performance research centre in one of
the United Kingdom's leading universities. In the most recent Research
Assessment Exercise, QMUL Drama was the highest-rated Drama department
in the United Kingdom. We have a strong focus on the cultural politics of
performance, with particular emphases on live art, applied theatre, cultural
histories of performance, cultural industries, and transnational performance.
Drama also collaborates with leading arts organizations such as the Barbican,
Shakespeare's Globe, the London Film Festival, Lift, the Young Vic, and
Artangel. Our thriving graduate community contributes strongly to Drama's
research environment, with more than 60 students working on diverse and
original projects (a large number of which are supported by AHRC and Queen
Mary awards). Queen Mary invests more than £1 million a year in awards to
support graduate students in their study, and Drama's students are an
important part of the college's graduate culture.
Eligibility
All applicants should meet the AHRC's academic criteria and residency
requirements, and there are different eligibility criteria for UK and EU
residents. Please see:
http://www.ahrc.ac.uk/FundingOpportunities/Documents/Guide%20to%
20Student%20Eligibility.pdf
Applicants should normally hold, or be studying for, a Master's degree in a
relevant subject, such as Cultural Studies, Drama Theatre or Performance
Studies, Music Studies, or Hispanic Studies. Please note that all applicants will
be expected to have good Spanish-language skills and (preferably) some
Catalan although it is anticipated that Spanish and/or Catalan-language
training will be offered to the successful applicant.
The award will commence on or around 1 October 2009.
How to Apply
Applicants must complete a Queen Mary, University of London postgraduate
application form, which can be downloaded from:
http://www.qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate/apply/index.html
<http://www.qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate/apply/index.html>
In addition to the details specified there, they should supply full details of the
Master's course completed or to be completed. In a statement of no more
than 500 words, applicants should explain how their current academic
interests relate to the proposed thesis, and indicate how they might refine the
project in order to achieve their own research aims. They should also submit
a piece of written work (an essay or a chapter, an extract from a dissertation)
or a portfolio of reviews or interviews of not more than 5,000 words in support
of the application. Award holders should inform referees about the distinct
nature of the CDA project so that they may take this into account when
writing letters of reference.
The application form and supporting materials should be marked clearly
with “AHRC CDA APPLICATION DRAMA/LICEU” and sent to the address at the
top of the form. Applications sent directly to Professor Delgado or Mr
Matabosch by post or email are not acceptable.
Application Deadline
The deadline for receipt of applications at Queen Mary is Monday 8 June
2009.
Interviews
It is anticipated that interviews will be held towards the end of June or
beginning of July in London. The successful candidate will be required to
complete the relevant part of the student nomination form for forwarding to
the AHRC by 30 July 2009
Further Information
Applicants seeking further information about the fellowship are invited to
contact Professor Delgado directly at [log in to unmask]
About Queen Mary, University of London: www.qmul.ac.uk
<http://www.qmul.ac.uk>
About the Gran Teatre del Liceu:
http://www.liceubarcelona.cat:80/cms/index.php?lang=en
About the Arts and Humanities Research Council: www.ahrc.ac.uk
<http://www.ahrc.ac.uk>
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