Applications are invited for funded PhD projects in the area of communication and culture, specifically proposals for investigations into the interrelationships between radical politics and music/arts cultural movements.
The main focus of your proposal should be on anarchist political philosophy and related political currents (Situationism, autonomism, animal liberation, syndicalism, anti-colonialism, Black Lives Matter, trans rights, women’s liberation) and/or social and cultural movements inflected with anarchist praxes (direct democracy, horizontalism, mutual aid, anti-authoritarianism, Do-It-Yourself/Do-It-Together).
Participant ethnographic approaches are particularly welcomed, as are applications that make use of innovative, creative or co-productive methodologies.
Applicants should hold, or expect to obtain, a First or Upper Second Class Honours Degree in a subject relevant to the proposed area of study.
We may also consider applications from those who hold equivalent qualifications, for example, a Lower Second Class Honours Degree plus a Master’s Degree with Distinction.
In exceptional circumstances, the University may consider a portfolio of evidence from applicants who have appropriate professional experience which is equivalent to the learning outcomes of an Honours degree in lieu of academic qualifications.
The University offers the following levels of support:
The following scholarship options are available to applicants worldwide:
These scholarships will cover full-time PhD tuition fees for three years (subject to satisfactory academic performance) and will provide a £900 per annum research training support grant (RTSG) to help support the PhD researcher.
Applicants who already hold a doctoral degree or who have been registered on a programme of research leading to the award of a doctoral degree on a full-time basis for more than one year (or part-time equivalent) are NOT eligible to apply for an award.
Please note: you will automatically be entered into the competition for the Full Award, unless you state otherwise in your application.
The scholarship will cover tuition fees at the Home rate and a maintenance allowance of £19,000 (tbc) per annum for three years (subject to satisfactory academic performance).
This scholarship also comes with £900 per annum for three years as a research training support grant (RTSG) allocation to help support the PhD researcher.
Due consideration should be given to financing your studies. Further information on cost of living
Submission deadline
Monday 28 February 2022
12:00AM
Interview Date
mid March 2022
Preferred student start date
Mid September 2022
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