Based at The Open University and the British Library
One full-time, three year PhD studentship available from 1 October 2012
The Faculty of Arts of The Open University has a long history of
innovative engagement with museums, libraries and galleries. As a result of
an exciting new partnership between the British Library and The Open
University seeking to consider the theme of The Arts and their Audiencesı,
we are able to offer an AHRC studentship for doctoral work in English
Language and Literature. While proposals will be accepted for any project
seeking to utilise the British Libraryıs collections to illuminate the
relationship between literature and its reception/audience, we would be
particularly interested in receiving applications for work drawing on the
important, recently acquired archives of James Berry and Andrew Salkey. Both
of these archives are rich in documentation illustrative of the impact of
Caribbean writers on Britain. Proposals which seek to exploit the Libraryıs
collection of audio-recordings would also be welcome.
You will be supervised by a specialist team in the Department of English at
The Open University headed by Professor Susheila Nasta and by curators in
the Department of English and Drama at the British Library.
Further details of research in the Faculty of Arts at The Open University
can be found at http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/research/index.shtml. For
details on how to apply, please see the further particulars at
www3.open.ac.uk/employment <http://www3.open.ac.uk/employment> .
Applications are through the standard Open University research degree
application form online at
http://www.open.ac.uk/research/research-degrees/index.php. For advice on the
applications procedure, contact Lyn Archer in the Research Degrees Team
([log in to unmask]; 01908 653806) or the Department of English: 01908
652092 (Bronwen Sharp at [log in to unmask]).
Please note that this studentship is subject to the eligibility regulations
for AHRC awards:
http://www.ahrc.ac.uk/FundingOpportunities/Documents/GuidetoStudentFunding.p
df Closing date: 31 March 2012. Interviews will be held during the week
commencing 23 April 2012. It is expected that the studentship will start in
October 2012.
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