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Dear List members,
Please find below details of an AHRC PhD studentship to commence this autumn on
a 3 year AHRC funded Research Project here in Italian at Manchester University.
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AHRC PhD Studentship
University of Manchester, School of Languages, Linguistics and Cultures
"Venice remembered: identity and the uses of history in Risorgimento and Liberal
Italy, 1815-1922"
The Arts and Humanities Research Council is offering three years of funding to
work on a PhD entitled 'Public history and collective memory in Venice and
Venetia, 1815-1922' under the supervision of Dr David Laven. The successful
applicant will have fees paid, and, where eligible, receive a full AHRC
maintenance grant, while participating in a project, also funded by the Arts
and Humanities Research Council, which will run for thirty-six calendar months
from 1 September 2007 under the auspices of the University of Manchester's
Centre for Research in the Cultural Forms of Modern European Politics
(CultMEP).
The research of the PhD student will examine the place of historical studies and
public celebrations of historical events in Venice and Venetia within the
period 1814-1922. It will investigate how successive régimes sought to mould
and present history from antiquity to the Napoleonic Empire in schools and
universities, and how the state was involved in the memorialisation and
commemoration of the past in the region.
The research will consist of two related strands.
How did the practice of teaching history evolve in the region and how far did
this reflect an official version of the Venetian past? Special attention will
be paid to the training, appointment and supervision of teaching personnel; the
construction and revision of history syllabuses; the choice of text books; the
formation of libraries.
How was the past represented outside the classroom and lecture hall? This will
look at organisation of public museums and galleries, at the rôle of public
ceremonies marking historical events, and at the erection of plaques and
statues.
Within this study particular emphasis will be placed on how far state-sponsored
educational or commemorative activities permitted a glorification of Venice's
past, and how far, when Venetianness was celebrated, past glories were
appropriated for the ends either of the city's Habsburg masters or, after 1866,
of the new Italian state. This research will be directed towards answering
broader questions concerning the way in which governments sought to enlist
history in shaping the citizenry and educating for public service in the
nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The project is currently defined
broadly to permit the student to narrow chronological focus and/or concentrate
on specific case studies.
Applications are invited from students who hold a first-class or good upper
second-class degree (or equivalent) in History or Modern Languages (or related
disciplines), and who either hold or will be near completing a Masters degree
(or equivalent) by 1 September 2007. In addition, the successful candidate
should either possess a good knowledge of Italian, or have an excellent
knowledge of another Romance language and a willingness to master Italian
within a six month period. In addition, some preference may be given to
students who have a reading knowledge of German and/or French, and some
experience of undertaking archival research. Non-native speakers of English
should have a minimum IELTS overall score of 7, with 7 in the writing element,
or a TOEFL of 600 (paper-based), 250 (computer-based) or 100 (internet-based).
Due to funding regulations, the applicant must be either a UK national, or be a
non-UK national who satisfies AHRC eligibility criteria. Non-UK nationals are
advised to consult the `Guide for Applicants for Postgraduate Awards in the
Arts and Humanities: The Doctoral Awards Scheme' on the AHRC website
www.ahrc.ac.uk, or to contact the AHRC directly (tel. +44[0]117 987 6500) to
establish whether or not they meet eligibility requirements. Please note that
some potential non-UK EU students will be eligible for fees but not for the
maintenance grant.
Applicants are invited to address informal inquiries to Dr David Laven (tel.
+44[0]161 275 3126 or e-mail [log in to unmask])
To apply please send a full curriculum vitae (including statements of linguistic
competence) and a 500-1000 word outline of why you are interested in the
project and how you might approach it.
The closing date for applications is 1 June 2007.
Applications should be made directly to:
Dr David Laven
School of Languages, Linguistics and Cultures
University of Manchester
Oxford Road
M13 9PL
United Kingdom
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Prof. Stephen J. Milner,
Serena Professor of Italian,
School of Languages, Linguistics and Cultures,
The University of Manchester,
Oxford Rd.,
Manchester,
M13 9PL
Tel: +44(0)161 275 3129
Email: [log in to unmask]
www.llc.manchester.ac.uk
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