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italian-studies: Scholarly discussions in any field of Italian studies ***PhD Studentships in Italian Studies at the University of Leeds for 2015-16*** Italian at the University of Leeds is pleased to invite applications for the following PhD studentships: 1) White Rose College of the Arts & Humanities (WRoCAH) AHRC Studentships: - Deadline for applications: 2 February 2015 - For a proposal to be eligible, it must be interdisciplinary and aligned to one of the four AHRC themes: 1) Care for the Future: Thinking Forward through the Past; 2) Digital Transformations in the Arts and Humanities; 3) Science in Culture; 4) Translating Cultures. - EU students should only apply for WRoCAH funding if they are able to manage on a fees only award. Success in this competition may rule you out of selection for other UoL funding which offers EU students fees and maintenance. - For more information on the studentship (themes, eligibility and details on how to apply) please visit: http://wrocah.ac.uk/new-student/ahrc-competition/ 2) University of Leeds 110 Anniversary Research Scholarships: - Deadline for applications: 18 February 2015 - Theme: Legacies of Conflict / Translating Cultures. The School of Languages, Cultures and Societies is offering up to 5 scholarships for a research project that reflect the diversity and range of the research undertaken in the School, from language and linguistics to cultural, social, political and historical themes. ‘Legacies of Conflict’ reflects our concern with exploring the cultural, political and social effects of current and past conflicts. ‘Translating cultures’ is to be understood as relating to all aspects of translation between different languages, including machine translation and corpus linguistics as well as the use of language and cultural production such as literature, theatre and film to convey and construct meaning across and within different national contexts and at different times. - For more information about the studentship (themes, eligibility and details on how to apply) please visit: http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/AKE602/up-to-20-faculty-of-arts-anniversary-research-scholarships/ We encourage applications for PhD study in areas related to Italian studies, culture, language, literature and cinema among other subjects. Proposals should explain the link with the studentiship's themes: 1) Care for the Future: Thinking Forward through the Past; 2) Digital Transformations in the Arts and Humanities; 3) Science in Culture; 4) Translating Cultures for the AHRC and Legacies of Conflict / Translating Cultures for the University of Leeds Anniversary Research Scholarship. Italian at Leeds is one the most innovative subject areas on campus and one of the top rated Italian departments in the country. Our students will conduct independent research in a world-leading academic environment. Italian at Leeds has been ranked second in the latest national Research Assessment Exercise (RAE 2008), and has received two major grants (Italian Voices: Oral Culture, Manuscript and Print in Early Modern Italy, 1450-1700, and Dante and Late Medieval Florence: Theology in Poetry, Practice and Society). Thanks to our programme LivItaly, Italian at Leeds attracts important figures in contemporary Italian culture. Our students will have the opportunity of meeting Italian writers, singers, journalists and professionals. Leeds also hosts the prestigious Leeds Centre for Dante Studies, which organises a series of public lectures and runs initiatives to support students working on Dante, including a national study day on Dante and the innovative Leeds Dante podcasts. We have a strong supervisory record on a wide variety of topics across a range of fields, from the from the Duecento to the contemporary. Our particular strengths lie in: Dante, Boccaccio, Petrarca Renaissance culture Visual culture Popular culture Film studies Cultural studies History and Theory of the Novel Modern Fiction History of the language Language and style of modern and contemporary authors Crime fiction Multilingualism Narratology Stylistics Postcolonial Italy Applicants for both the AHRC studentship and the University of Leeds 110 Anniversary Research Studentship must have applied for a place of study and have discussed their funding application with us before making a formal application. Applicants who are interested in postgraduate study Italian at the University of Leeds are warmly encouraged to contact me no later than the end of December 2014. RELEVANT LINKS Find out more about: Italian at Leeds: http://www.leeds.ac.uk/arts/info/20055/italian Supervision expertise: http://www.leeds.ac.uk/arts/people/20055/italian Postgraduate research programmes in Italian at Leeds and how to apply: http://www.leeds.ac.uk/arts/info/20055/italian/989/postgraduate On other funding opportunities in Italian Studies at the University of Leeds : http://www.leeds.ac.uk/arts/info/125024/postgraduate/1904/postgraduate_scholarships/3 CONTACT PEOPLE For administrative queries on applications to these funding schemes, contact Mrs Karen F Priestley: [log in to unmask] For academic queries, contact: Dr Olivia Santovetti, Postgraduate Tutor in Italian: [log in to unmask] Dr Gigliola Sulis, Director of Italian: [log in to unmask] --- Dr Olivia Santovetti Lecturer in Italian School of Languages, Cultures and Societies University of Leeds LEEDS LS2 9JT (UK) tel: +44 (0)1133433635 fax: +44 (0)1133433634 ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: subscribe italian-studies YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: unsubscribe italian-studies to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/italian-studies