AHRB-funded PhD Studentship,
Department of German Studies, University of Manchester
The Department of German Studies at the University of
Manchester offers a fully-funded 3-year PhD studentship to start
on 1 January 2001, as part of the on-going AHRB-funded
research project, ‘The Modern Restoration: The discourses of
style in German literature 1930-1960’. Terms of the studentship
include:
Maintenancegrant at national rate (currently £6,800 p.a.)
Paymentof all tuition fees
Annualresearch visits to Germany, including travel and
subsistence
Researchcosts (photocopying, Inter-Library Loans etc)
Officeaccommodation in postgraduate suite in School of
Modern Languages
Fullacademic support in an established and proven research
group in a Department ranked 5A in the RAEs of 1992 and
1996.
The research project examines the thesis that 1930-1960
represents a stylistically distinct period in German literary
development that cuts across political boundaries. This thesis is to
be tested synchronically through the examination of a range of
journals (Die Kolonne, Die Linkskurve, Die literarische Welt,
Das Wort, Maß und Wert, Das innere Reich, Merkur, neue
Rundschau, Aufbau, Sinn und Form) and diachronically through
case studies of five representative authors (Bertolt Brecht,
Gottfried Benn, Johannes R. Becher, Günter Eich; Peter Huchel).
The doctoral project, to be supervised by Dr Stephen Parker, will
be closely related to the core aims of the research project as a
whole, but its precise nature and scope may be determined by the
specific interests of the successful applicant in conjunction with
project staff. The successful applicant will work closely with
members of the project staff and will present aspects of his or her
work at the project’s monthly seminar meetings. It is also
anticipated that the prospective research student will co-author
elements of the project output which relate to the subject matter
of their doctorate.
The successful applicant need not be a specialist in the specific
field of mid-20th-century German literary studies, but should have
completed a first degree in German studies (or equivalent), and
should have completed a formal postgraduate qualification (MA or
MPhil). Alternatively, they should be able to demonstrate research
experience beyond their first degree.
Further details of the project can be found at
www.art.man.ac.uk/german/research.
Informal inquiries and applications to be addressed to Dr Stephen Parker, Department of German, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL (tel.: 0161 275 3185/ email: [log in to unmask]). Applications should include: letter of application; CV; and names of two referees. The closing date
for applications is 1 December 2000.
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