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DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE, FILM AND TELEVISION STUDIES (TFTS)
ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY
Doctoral Scholarships for 2013 entry
The
Department of Theatre, Film and Television Studies (TFTS) at Aberystwyth University is pleased to announce details of our scholarship opportunities for doctoral research for entry in 2013-14.
Located in Wales, with an established international profile across its different disciplines, the Department provides a vibrant research environment for currently 50 PhD and MPhil students.
We are rightfully very proud of our performance in the 2008 RAE. To have 30% of our research rated as world-leading (4*) and a further 30% as internationally excellent (3*) places us firmly at the top
table of UK Universities in our subject area. For details on our research activities visit: www.aber.ac.uk/en/tfts/research/
1.
TFTS Doctoral Career Development Scholarship [open competition]
2.
AHRC-funded Doctoral Scholarship in
Film and TV Studies
3.
TFTS 40th Anniversary Doctoral Studentship
[on ‘Wales, Culture and Commercial Television’]
Further information on all of these may be found below and
here.
Scholarships will provide a full tuition fees waiver (at EU/Home rate) and a stipend plus access to
a travel and conference fund (£500 p.a.) [unless stated otherwise].
Research may be practice-led or through written thesis and may be in English or Welsh. All applications will automatically be considered for all three scholarships if they meet eligibility
criteria.
1. TFTS Doctoral Career Development Scholarship [open competition]
Open to: UK/EU and non-EU applicants; full fees waiver (EU/Home rate) + stipend (currently
approx £13,590 per annum) plus travel/conference fund.
The award
will be made to an outstanding applicant whose research closely matches our areas of research strength in any of our disciplines: drama and theatre studies, performance studies, scenographic studies and theatre design, film
studies, television studies and media and communication studies.
Applicants will also be considered for Aberystwyth University’s
Doctoral Career Development Scholarship (DCDS) scheme. Of these, 3 scholarships will be awarded to
non-EU candidates to cover the full non-EU tuition fees plus stipend.
The
scheme offers a package of research, training and career development for full-time PhD students. Student within the scheme will make an agreed contribution (eg teaching, editorial work,
research assistant, professional placements) to the Department and University as a condition of the PhD scholarship.
http://www.aber.ac.uk/en/postgrad/funding-fees/research-funding-eu/funding/research-competition/
2. AHRC-funded Doctoral Scholarship in
Film and TV Studies
Open to: UK/EU applicants; full fees waiver (EU/Home rate) + stipend (approx
£13,590 per annum)
This AHRC-scholarship will be awarded to a research project in the area of film and television studies, conducted through English or Welsh.
3.
PhD studentship in celebration of 40 years of TFTS : “Wales, Culture and Commercial Television: the relationship between a new technology and cultural life in Wales in the 1950s and 60s”
Supported by Aberystwyth University’s Alumni through the Annual Fund
Open to: UK/EU and non-EU applicants; at the rate of £15,000 per annum (incl. fees; stipend,
travel)
We are delighted that Aberystwyth University’s Alumni are supporting a PhD studentship through the Annual Fund in celebration of the Department’s 40th anniversary
in 2013:
Wales, Culture and Commercial Television: the relationship between a new technology and cultural life in Wales in the 1950s and 60s
Television arrived in Wales as a new and exciting cultural force, challenging older forms of relationships and offering new ways of configuring cultural relations in society.
There has not been any work to date which has taken the history of television in Wales and delved into the way it interacted Welsh culture. This doctoral research project (under the supervision of Professor Tom O’Malley and Dr Jamie Medhurst) will look a the
ways in which drama, performance and art were represented on Welsh television in the 1950s and 1960, and relate these representations to the reasons why they were produced, the nature of the productions and the impact they had. It will draw on the specialist
skills of the Department in Welsh media history, policy and the history of theatre and performance. The research will draw on the holdings of a number of national media archives, in particular the ITV Wales Archive, recently deposited at The National Library
of Wales.
General Information:
The Department’s established reputation for conducting leading-edge, international quality research makes TFTS an ideal place to pursue doctoral study. We offer supervision
and research training in both English and Welsh, in the broad areas of history, politics, place and aesthetics with a focus on topics such as:
aesthetics, politics and social engagement;
site-specific performance; ecology and performance; Welsh and minority-language theatre, film, television and online media;
contemporary British and Irish theatre; documentary and verbatim theatre; theatre and philosophy; performance historiography and archiving;
national and trans-national processes of production and contexts of reception; film, press and broadcasting structures, histories and regulatory policies; alternative, avant-garde
and experimental theatre and film; television drama, genres and aesthetics; media fan, reception and audience studies; documentary film and television; horror, fantasy and cult film and television; film stardom and performance; Russian cinema and theatre.
www.aber.ac.uk/en/tfts/research/
Applications to all scholarships should include a statement of
the intended topic of research, indicating the research question(s), the intellectual contexts framing the questions (with a bibliography of key references), and an outline of the methods of research. Applicants should also explain why they believe this topic
is of interest and importance. Typically, this statement will be between 1,000-1,500 words. For guidelines on the required proposal format visit:
http://www.aber.ac.uk/en/tfts/prospective-students/prosp-pg/pg-apps-admissions/phd-applicants/
For further particulars and guidance on preparing an application, please contact:
Ms Catrin Davies, Acting Departmental Research Administrator, 01970 621517,
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To discuss your application informally please contact:
Professor Heike Roms, Director of Postgraduate Studies, 01970 621911,
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Application Forms and Guidelines:
http://www.aber.ac.uk/en/postgrad/howtoapply/
Closing date – 1 March 2013*
(*Applicants should contact us as soon as possible for advice on preparing a strong application)
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