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AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Award at UCL and the British Library: Literary Translation: Genre, Process and Collaboration in the Work of Michael Meyer
A fully-funded three-year PhD studentship awarded by the AHRC as part of its Collaborative Doctoral Partnership scheme is available under the supervision of Rachel Foss from the British Library and Dr Judith Beniston and Dr Jakob Stougaard-Nielsen in the School of European Languages, Culture and Society at UCL, starting 1 October 2013 (negotiable). The studentship award consists of fees paid for three years at the UK/EU rate, a stipend of £15,726 per annum and up to £1000 per annum to cover travel and other research expenses.
The focus of the proposed research project, which spans the fields of Scandinavian Literature, Theatre Studies and Translation Studies, is the archive of translator and playwright Michael Meyer, which has recently been acquired by the British Library. Meyer (1921-2000) was particularly acclaimed for his translations of the work of Henrik Ibsen, through which he is credited with establishing Ibsen as a master in the English-speaking world and, more generally, with raising the standards of modern literary translation. The successful candidate will shape the project’s focus, historical parameters and methodologies, under the guidance of the supervisors, with likely emphases including the process of translation, the complex collaborative nature of translating for the theatre, developments in the history of translation theory and practice, and questions of cultural reception, specifically in the UK. Materials in the Archive are predominantly in English.
The project includes making Meyer’s archive available to users through cataloguing and promoting engagement through publicity. Training and support in cataloguing, in public engagement work, and in developing relevant language skills and research methodologies will be provided, as appropriate.
Full details of the research project, the person specification, and the application procedure, can be found at this link: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/scandinavian-studies/meyer-ahrc-bl-phd . The deadline for applications is 5pm on 5 July 2013.
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