Modern Languages, Faculty of Humanities, University of Southampton
2015-16 Postgraduate Funding
German Studies at the University of Southampton welcomes applications for a number of PhD studentships. These include AHRC doctoral studentships funded through the South West and Wales Doctoral Training Partnership (http://www.sww-ahdtp.ac.uk/) as well as a range of other studentships (including Wolfson Foundation and ESRC) awarded by the University of Southampton’s Faculty of Humanities.
German Studies at Southampton offers a broad range of supervisory expertise, in areas including literary, cultural and media studies, anthropology and linguistics, in particular the following:
migration and diaspora studies
border studies
intercultural and cross-border neighbourhoods
cultural identity formation
transnational networks across Africa and Europe
ethnographic research in Germany and Austria
the Austrian/German-Turkish migration nexus
Christian minorities in Turkey and the Middle East
post-colonial Germany
Holocaust and exile literature
post-War Austrian literature
anti-modernist movements in Austria
post-War Jewish literature
Monika Maron
narrative theory
sociolinguistics, discourse analysis and pragmatics
language ideologies and the politics of language
language contact and multilingualism
language and the city
linguistic landscapes
Details of individual staff research interests can be found here:
http://www.southampton.ac.uk/ml/languages/german_studies.page
Under the Institute for Language and Culture, we can also offer co-supervision in interdisciplinary and cross-cultural projects in areas including transnationalism and migration; comparative literature and culture; and the politics of identity. German Studies colleagues regularly co-supervise PhDs with colleagues in History, Film and English Literature, as well as within Modern Languages, in Linguistics and in Spanish and French Studies. We have close links with the Faculty’s Research Centres, notably: the Centre for Transnational Studies (TNS); the Parkes Institute for the Study of Jewish/non-Jewish Relations; the Centre for Linguistics, Language Education and Acquisition Research (CLLEAR); and the Centre for Global Englishes (CGE).
The successful PhD candidates will join a very supportive, intellectually driven, diverse and friendly PhD community within a lively and innovative Department of Modern Languages.
Applicants eligible for the AHRC studentships should register for the Information Day (through the Consortium website address given above) by 10 November 2014. The Information Day will be held on 24 November 2014. Applications for funding open from 26 November 2014 and the closing date for applications is 12 January 2015.
In addition to AHRC funding, students in German Studies may also be eligible for the following Faculty of Humanities doctoral funding opportunities:
· Wolfson Foundation Scholarships in History, English Literature and Languages (£20,000 per annum for three years)
· ESRC Doctoral Training Centre scholarships in Linguistics and Social History (fees and maintenance): http://www.soton.ac.uk/postgraduate/feesandfunding/esrcdtc.html
· University of Southampton Archival Scholarship (fees and maintenance)
· University of Southampton Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarships (£7,000 per annum for three years)
· Southampton Marine and Maritime Institute Scholarship (£10,000 per annum for three years)
Please see the Faculty of Humanities Postgraduate funding page at http://www.southampton.ac.uk/humanities/postgraduate/money_matters.page#scholarships for the most up-to-date information on all available awards, including eligibility criteria.
To be considered for all of the above funding opportunities (with the exception of AHRC) you must complete a University of Southampton application (http://www.southampton.ac.uk/postgraduate/pgstudy/howdoiapplypg.html) as well as a Humanities Funding Form by the deadline of 13 February 2015.
For further information please contact Professor Patrick Stevenson ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>) or the Faculty of Humanities Postgraduate office ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>).
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