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Wednesday, April 7, 2010

UK: PhD Studentship at University of Worcester - Institute of Humanities and Creative Arts

Overview

PhD Studentship 'An Ecocritical Study of the Poetry of Edward Thomas and Robert Frost'

Applications are invited for a fully-funded full-time studentship on the poetry of Edward Thomas and Robert Frost

The study aims to:

• Offer a comparative ecocritical reading of the poetry of Edward Thomas and Robert Frost.
• Test the viability of the distinction between conventional nature poetry and ecopoetry.
• Interrogate the trajectories of ecocriticism, in Britain and the United States.
This study will be situated in Literary Studies and will be open to the full range of critical perspectives allied to ecocriticism, including narrative criticism. The studentship will carry the additional opportunity to act as editorial assistant to Dr John Parham, editor of the journal Green Letters.

The student will carry out a research project that will, on successful completion, lead to the award of a higher research degree (PhD). The student will be expected to carry out their individual research study under the direction of Dr David Arnold, Institute of Humanities & Creative Arts, University of Worcester. Other supervisors will be Dr John Parham, Institute of Humanities & Creative Arts, University of Worcester, and Professor Roger Ebbatson, Department of Literature and Creative Writing, University of Lancaster.


Eligible Candidates

Applicants should have an MA in a relevant area of Literary Studies. Excellent oral and written English are a must, as are a commitment and enthusiastic approach to completing a higher research degree. The successful applicant will receive a tax free bursary of £12,300 per annum from the University of Worcester plus a limited budget to support their research. Fees will be paid in full at the UK/EU rate for home and EU citizens. Overseas students are welcome to apply but will need to fund the balance of fees for Overseas Research Students.

For further details visit: http://www.worc.ac.uk/research/studentships

Application form

Application forms can be found here: http://www.worc.ac.uk/research/studentships

For an informal discussion about the studentship please feel free to contact on +44 1905 855or by email to:

Inquiries

For questions regarding the application process contact Mrs Helen Tabinor, Graduate Research School Manager (tel: 01905 855012 01905 855012, email: h.tabinor@worc.ac.uk).

Closing date for applications is Thursday 29th April 2010

Candidates will be invited for interview on Thursday 13th May 2010.


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