Deadline- 31 March 2013
School of Modern Languages is pleased to offer PhD Studentship in Modern Languages/Translation Studies at University of Leicester in UK. The studentship is available for full- or part-time study and will pay UK/EU tuition fees for three years (pro-rata for part-time study).
Research Areas-
- Literary and cultural studies (early modern Spain; 19th Century Italian literature; 20th Century French, Italian, and Hispanic literature)
- 20th Century European history
- European and Latin American cinema
- Theatre studies
- Visual culture
- Politics and identity
- Gender studies
- Spatial practices, diasporas and migration
- Postcolonial studies
- Narratives of the self
- Dominant discourses and minoritarian voices
- Migration studies
- Memory and testimony
- Translation and Interpreting Studies
Eligibility & Criteria
- Applicants must have a first-class or high upper second-class honours degree (or equivalent qualification) in a relevant discipline and meet the University’s standard English language entry requirements. It is expected that applicants will have a relevant Masters degree or be able to show evidence that they will achieve this before October 2013.
- This studentship is open to suitable UK/EU and International (i.e., outside the EU) applicants. Please note though that the award covers tuition fees at the UK/EU rate only. International applicants (and those not eligible to pay UK/EU tuition fees) must demonstrate at the time of their application that they can fund the difference in tuition fee rates.
- The studentship is for full-time or part-time study and applicants must be able to commence their studies in October 2013. Owing to UK visa restrictions, part-time registration is not usually permitted in the case of international applicants.
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