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*with apologies for cross-posting* I am delighted to inform you of 2 x Fully-funded PhD Studentships (inclusive of 0.2 FTE Graduate Research Assistant role) at CAMEo Research Institute for Cultural and Media Economies at the University of Leicester. These studentships are offered to support the development of the Institute's research strands on: * Cultural Policy and Creative Economy * Cultural Work and Employment * Cultural Production and Consumption * Texts and Trends We welcome outline PhD proposals and applications from suitably qualified applicants in any area of cultural and media economies but especially from those who can show evidence of an interest in one the following topics: * Cultural industries and creative economy policy - national or international; * Employment policy and practice in the cultural, creative and media industries; * Equality and diversity issues in the cultural, creative and media industries; * Education and training in the cultural, creative and media industries; * Identity formation in cultural work and employment ; * Histories of cultural work and employment; * Cultural economies of the music industry, visual arts, West End theatre or dance; * Politics, social justice and activism in cultural and media economies; * The production and consumption of 'craft' in the creative industries; * Texts, image and representation in cultural and media economies; * International dimensions of any of the above. More information is available on our website<http://www2.le.ac.uk/research-degrees/funding/ssah> and full spec is available here<http://www2.le.ac.uk/research-degrees/funding/ssah/CAMEoGRA2017.pdf>. Please do share this opportunity with your colleagues and students. Deadline for applications is 3rd May 2017. Informal enquiries about project ideas are welcome and should be made to Professor Mark Banks [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> or Dr Doris Ruth Eikhof [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>. For more general enquiries about making an application please contact the CAMEo administrator at [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>. All best wishes, Stevie Dr Stevie Marsden Research Associate CAMEo Research Institute on Cultural and Media Economies & School of Media, Communication & Sociology University of Leicester, UK LE1 7QA http://www2.le.ac.uk/institutes/cameo [541aa3ae-22f4-4ed9-bfd4-35cb8d8633b6] @CAMEO_UoL<https://twitter.com/CAMEo_UoL> [e943ecc8-5be2-4768-a17e-1b829b908afe] CAMEo Research Institute<https://www.facebook.com/culturalandmediaeconomies/> Tel: (0116) 229 7163 @StevieLMarsden<https://twitter.com/StevieLMarsden> Currently reading: The Ministry of Nostalgia: Consuming Austerity (Keep Calm and Carry On)<https://www.versobooks.com/books/2269-the-ministry-of-nostalgia> by Owen Hatherley -------------------------------------------------------- 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/ --------------------------------------------------------