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Funded PhDs in Media, Film and Popular Culture – University of Brighton Doctoral studentships in Media at University of Brighton The School of Art, Design and Media at the University of Brighton is currently inviting applications for fully-funded doctoral studentships to join our PhD programme in Media, embracing single-disciplinary, interdisciplinary or transdisciplinary research in Digital and Creative Media, Media Practices and Cultures, Film Studies and Popular Culture. We particularly welcome proposals in the following areas: (a) Digital Activism and Audiences – the nature of online communities, digital storytelling, design and creativity, activism, resistance and empowerment, transmedia, questions of ageing, disability, gender and sexuality. (b) Creative Media Practices and Screen Cultures - creative and digital media practices, cultures and economies, practice, policy and education, film and documentary, photography, videogames and popular media culture. (c) Media, Environment and Sustainability – environmental communication and media, climate communication and engagement, popular media culture and environment, smart technologies and sustainable mobilities, consumption and everyday life, celebrity activism. (d) Gender, Sexuality and Mediated Identities - Representations in film, TV and popular media culture, LGBTQ activism and new media, feminist and queer theoretical methodologies, digital media production and consumption within marginalised communities or LGBTQ youth communities. We particularly welcome applications that engage with communities, business, policy or the public and civil sectors. Application should be made to the Doctoral Centre in the College of Arts and Humanities which offers AHRC (Arts and Humanities Research Council) funded studentships through TECHNE, a cross-university Doctoral Training Partnership. The Doctoral Centre is also able to award some University of Brighton funded studentships. Potential applicants are advised to identify a potential supervisor to work with in formulating their application, and to ensure that the ‘fit’ between the proposed project and the research context and environment at the University of Brighton is clearly articulated. General enquiries can be made to Professor Gillian Youngs ([log in to unmask]) or Dr Julie Doyle ([log in to unmask]) Questions about Media, Environment and Sustainability can be forwarded to Dr Julie Doyle ([log in to unmask]) The deadline for applications to study at the University of Brighton in October 2016 is 4pm, 22 January 2015. The final TECHNE deadline is 7 February 2016. For further details see: http://arts.brighton.ac.uk/research/doctoral-centre-arts/studentships/techne-ahrc-studentships http://arts.brighton.ac.uk/study/media-studies/doctorate-media-cultural-popular-studies -------------------------------------------------------- MeCCSA mailing list -------------------------------------------------------- To manage your subscription or unsubscribe from the MECCSA list, please visit: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=MECCSA&A=1 ------------------------------------------------------- MeCCSA is the subject association for the field of media, communication and cultural studies in UK Higher Education. This mailing list is a free service and is not restricted to members. It is an unmoderated list and content reflect the views of those who post to the list and not of MeCCSA as an organisation. MeCCSA recommends that the list be used only for posting of information (for example about events, publications, conferences, lectures) of interest to members or to promote discussion of current issues of wide general interest in the field. Posts to the MeCCSA mailing list are public, indexed by Google, and can be accessed from the JISCMail website (http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/meccsa.html). Any messages posted to the list are subject to the JISCMail acceptable use policy, which states that users should avoid engaging in unreasonable behaviour, or disrupting the general flow of discussion on a list. For further information, please visit: http://www.meccsa.org.uk/ --------------------------------------------------------