PhD Studentship Opportunity 2010-13
Staging the Greeks in Halifax:
Productions of Ancient Greek Drama by Northern Broadsides Theatre Company
This AHRC-funded Collaborative Doctoral Award offers an exciting
opportunity to pursue a fully-funded PhD with one of the UK’s major
contemporary theatre companies in collaboration with the Centre for
the Reception of Greece & Rome at Royal Holloway University of London.
The project will be co-supervised by Edith Hall, Research Professor in
Classics and Drama at Royal Holloway, and, at Northern Broadsides, by
Barrie Rutter (Artistic Director) and Sue Andrews (Executive Director).
About the project:
The PhD student, who will be enrolled at Royal Holloway University of
London, will investigate Northern Broadsides' contribution to the
recent national and international revival of ancient Greek drama in
performance. S/he will study its production of adaptations and
translations by authors including Tony Harrison, Ted Hughes, Blake
Morrison and Tom Paulin. The student will conduct research into the
company’s archival materials in Halifax and the Capital Centre,
Warwick University, in addition to spending several months with the
company observing rehearsals, conducting interviews, and organising
outreach events with the public. The specialist knowledge of the
artistic directors of Northern Broadsides (Barrie Rutter and Conrad
Nelson) will enhance the student’s study of the company’ use of a
regional idiom in the linguistic/cultural 'translation' of ancient
theatre to a modern context. The findings will then be contextualised
within the existing international bibliography on the performance of
ancient drama.
The Award
The award holder’s tuition fees will be paid at the standard AHRC UK
rates. The award holder’s annual maintenance grant will consist of
£13,290. The award will commence on 1st October 2010.
Eligibility
Applications are invited from outstanding students holding a good
undergraduate degree in Classics, Drama, Literary Studies or a related
field, and an appropriate Masters, or similar postgraduate
qualification or experience that demonstrates preparedness for
research in classical drama and its performance. All applicants must
meet the AHRC’s academic criteria and residency requirements; there
are different eligibility criteria for UK applicants and for those
from other EU countries (see http://www.ahrc.ac.uk/
FundingOpportunities/Documents/Guide%20to%20Student%20Eligibility.pdf).
Applications Process
Applicants must (1) apply to Royal Holloway for a place to read for a
full-time PhD in the Classics Department
(https://apply.embark.com/grad/royalholloway/94/) and (2) email Edith
Hall on [log in to unmask] with a request for a departmental
application form. The deadline for receipt of applications is 11th
June 2010. Interviews for shortlisted candidates will be held in
Halifax at Northern Broadsides on Monday 28th June. All nominations
are subject to nomination and approval by the AHRC.
Further Information
Centre for the Reception of Greece & Rome: see
http://www.rhul.ac.uk/research/CRGR/Index.html
Northern Broadsides: see http://www.northern-broadsides.co.uk/.
For the Arts and Humanities Research Council Collaborative Doctoral
Awards Scheme: see
rhttp://www.ahrc.ac.uk/FundingOpportunities/Pages/CollaborativeDoctoralAwards.aspx
Edith Hall Research Professor and Director, Centre for the Reception
of Greece & Rome
Dept of Classics
Royal Holloway University of London
Egham, Surrey TW20 OEX
0779 0066418
Phone: + 1 224 420 0485
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