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From: Richard Rodger <[log in to unmask]>
Mapping Edinburgh's Social History
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Applications are invited for two funded PhD Studentships, held jointly by
the University of Edinburgh (School of History, Classics and Archaeology and
the Human Geography Research Group in the School of Geosciences) for
research contributing to the AHRC-funded research project 'Mapping
Edinburgh's Social History (MESH): A Capital Digital Resource.' The
studentships, which are full-time and funded for 3 years, will begin in
September 2013.
Project 1 - Print City - will be supervised by Professor Richard Rodger
(History).
Project 2 - Capital Mapping - will be supervised by Professor Charles
Withers (Geography). The expectation is that the students' research will
contribute to the publication of an Edinburgh Atlas in hard copy and in
digital form.
Print City: Printers and Publishers, c.1840-1980 (Supervisor: Professor
Richard Rodger)
This PhD project will examine the contribution of printing and publishing
c.1840-1980 to the development of Edinburgh as a knowledge capital. There
will be a focus on business performance, commercial networks, the knowledge
economy, technological innovation, and sites of production, and research
findings will feed into the wider research agenda of spatial relationships
in the city. Archival sources to be consulted include the NLS' Bartholomew
Archive, Scottish Archive of Print and Publishing History Records
(SAPPHIRE); and business papers in the National Records of Scotland. The PhD
will add significantly to an understanding of how knowledge-based scientific
and technological industries contributed to the local economy in the city.
Capital Mapping: Geographies of Enlightenment Edinburgh (Supervisor:
Professor Charles Withers)
This research project will examine the development of the city between
c.1720 and c.1810 in relation to Enlightenment knowledge networks and sites
of public sociability, specialised intellectual exchange, and popular and
elite education. The work involves using geo-referenced maps of Edinburgh
that show the spatial form (e.g. Edgar's map of 1746, Ainslie's maps between
1776 and 1784, and Kirkwood's map of 1817) against which to chart the urban
fabric of this Enlightenment capital and to understand the circulation and
production of social and intellectual capital. The PhD has the potential to
add to existing Enlightenment research on the importance of 'thinking
geographically' about the making and circulation of knowledge.
How to Apply
Intending applicants should have a good undergraduate degree or Masters in
history, economic and social history, or geography. You will have experience
of relevant research methods (research training is a required element in
each year of the studentship).
Applicants should submit TWO COPIES of your curriculum vitae, outlining your
qualification for the studentship and the names and contact details of two
academic referees to: Professor Richard Rodger ( [log in to unmask] ),
History, Classics and Archaeology, University of Edinburgh, Teviot Place,
Edinburgh EH8 9AG by March 31st, 2013.
For further information regarding 'Print City', contact: Professor Richard
Rodger [log in to unmask]
For further information on 'Capital Mapping', contact: Professor Charles
Withers [log in to unmask]
Richard Rodger,
Professor of Economic and Social History,
School of History, Classics and Archaeology,
University of Edinburgh
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