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From: David Matless [[log in to unmask]]
AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Award
PhD Studentship
School of Geography, University of Nottingham and the Science Museum
'British Small Craft': the cultural geographies of mid twentieth century
technology and display
Supervisors: Prof David Matless and Prof Mike Heffernan (University of
Nottingham), Dr Tim Boon and David Rooney (Science Museum)
The University of Nottingham's School Of Geography, in collaboration with The
Science Museum London, is seeking to award a fully-funded PhD studentship from
October 2010. The studentship, which will support three years of full-time
study, is funded through the Arts and Humanities Research Council Collaborative
Doctoral Awards Scheme.
The studentship available is for a doctoral research project on 'British Small
Craft': the cultural geographies of mid twentieth century technology and
display. The project will investigate the 'British Small Craft' displays within
the Shipping Gallery of the Science Museum, London, revealing the stories behind
the collection and the individual objects displayed, providing a close analysis
of individual artefacts, examining public engagement with the museum, and
connecting the displays into wider cultural debates concerning British identity,
maritime cultures and the cultures of landscape (and seascape) in mid twentieth
century Britain. The 'British Small Craft' display opened in 1963, though much
of the material was acquired in the 1930s. It comprises fifteen showcases of
models of British boats, largely coastal, arranged primarily by geographical
region, and presented within landscape scenes. The Shipping Gallery is now the
oldest unmodified gallery display at the Science Museum; plans for closure and
removal in 2013 give timeliness to this study. The research will draw on
extensive archival holdings at the Science Museum, and will contribute to the
online public resources of the Museum.
In line with research council requirements, the studentship is open to UK or EU
citizens who have been resident in the UK for the last three years. Standard
tuition fees and (for UK students only) a maintenance grant (for 2009-10 the
level of grant was £13,290) will be paid by the AHRC for three years. The
studentship also includes £2,000 towards annual research costs from the Science
Museum.
Applicants should have a First Class or Upper Second Class degree, and should
ideally have or be undertaking a Masters degree in a relevant discipline such as
geography, museum studies, cultural studies or history, or have relevant
research experience in an appropriate field. The successful candidate will work
within the Cultural and Historical Geography Research Group
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/geography/ in the School of Geography, University of
Nottingham, and with the research staff of the Science Museum. The student will
benefit from engagement with museological and curatorial practice at one of
Britain's leading museums.
Informal enquiries can be addressed to David Matless at the School of Geography
by email at [log in to unmask], or tel: 0115 9515436.
Applicants should send a copy of their curriculum vitae with the names and
addresses of two referees, together with a statement outlining their academic
interests and reasons for applying for this studentship to Jenny Ashmore at
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The deadline for applications is Friday 4 June 2010. Interviews for the
studentship will be held at the Science Museum on Thursday 17 June.
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