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Postgraduate funding in the School of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures at Royal Holloway,
University of London
AHRC Scholarships
The School of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures would like to invite outstanding candidates to apply for AHRC
TECHNE Studentships for 2018-9 entry.
Royal Holloway is part of the TECHNE consortium of Higher Education institutions which has been awarded funding from
the Arts and Humanities Research Council to support postgraduate studentships and training.
The other member institutions are: Brighton, Kingston, Roehampton, University of the Arts London, Royal College of Art and Surrey. TECHNE’s vision is to produce highly motivated
scholars prepared for careers inside and outside of academia. TECHNE has 13 organisational partners, including the Barbican, The National Archives, Natural History Museum, Museum of London, BFI and Science Museum. Information
about TECHNE can be found here: http://www.techne.ac.uk/ and you can access the Royal Holloway TECHNE Studentship application form here:
https://www.royalholloway.ac.uk/studyhere/researchdegrees/feesandfunding/scholarships/ahrc.aspx
College Studentships
Royal Holloway also has a number of College Studentships available. Candidates who apply for a TECHNE award will be considered
automatically for these. The deadline for TECHNE and College applications within the School of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures at Royal Holloway is
Wednesday 10th January 2018 at 4pm (references must be received by 24th January).
Current research expertise in the School includes:
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Comparative Literature and Culture, focusing comparatively on literature, film, critical theory and visual arts as well as across media,
genres, geographies, periods and languages, from the early modern to the twenty-first century.
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Critical Theory including: animal studies, ethics, consumer culture, disability studies, ecocriticism and the Anthropocene, gender, globalization,
post-colonialism, queer theory, memory and trauma, and transnationalism.
We strongly encourage interdisciplinary projects.
For more information about the School, visit our website:
https://www.royalholloway.ac.uk/mllc/home.aspx or contact the Director of Graduate Studies, Dr Danielle Sands:
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Masters by Research Fee Waiver and Bursaries
The School of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures is pleased to invite applications for a Master of Arts by Research
fee waiver (equivalent to a fee waiver at home/EU rate) and 4 bursaries of £1000 (2 of which are ring-fenced for internal candidates). These are available to students studying for a Master of Arts by Research in French, German, Hispanic Studies, Italian or
Comparative Literature and Culture.
This is a flexible programme offering in-depth, directed research on a topic of your choice which will allow you to gain
new insights in critical and literary theory, literature, continental philosophy, film, cultural studies or the visual arts in Comparative Literature and Culture, French, German, Hispanic Studies or Italian. You will receive one-to-one supervision, feedback
and support but also benefit from a taught course to hone your skills in critical analysis. As a postgraduate student at Royal Holloway, you will join a lively research community with the opportunity for personal and research development training.
For more information visit our website or contact the Director of Graduate Studies, Dr Danielle Sands:
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Previous knowledge of a language is not always necessary. For more information, and for guidelines on submitting a research
proposal, visit: https://www.royalholloway.ac.uk/mllc/prospectivestudents/postgraduatestudy/home.aspx
Deadline for applications:
19th February 2018 at 4pm.
Dr Stefano Jossa
Reader in Italian
Director of Italian
Italian Year Abroad Officer
Royal Holloway University of London
School of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures
Egham, Surrey, TW20 0EX
United Kingdom
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