Overview
Applications are invited for a fully funded PhD award to study the transmission and different representations of Percy Bysshe Shelley’s poetry and politics in working-class periodicals, 1820-1850. This collaborative award, to be supervised jointly by experts at the University of Salford, the University of Manchester and the Working Class Movement Library (www.wcml.org.uk), will involve the student spending one year based at the Working Class Movement Library in Salford.
About the project
The student on this project will trace publication histories of Shelley’s poems and ideas in a number of ideological and class-based periodicals. The chronological period covered by these journals moves from the aftermath of ‘Peterloo’ to the end of the Chartist period, and comprises three important and very different phases in the development of the working-class movement: a period of relative quiescence (the 1820s), a period of Owenite general unionism (the 1830s), and Chartism (the 1840s). This gives the project an opportunity to assess the extent to which the cultural transmission of Shelleyan ideas is affected by immediate political and social concerns.
Studying at the University of Salford and the WCML
The successful student will be based at the University of Salford, supervised by Professor Sharon Ruston (author of Shelley and Vitality), Dr Michael Sanders (University of Manchester), and Lynette Cawthra (Library Manager, WCML). The University of Salford has particular expertise in the long nineteenth century and periodicals: http://www.espach.salford.ac.uk/page/ell_research_centre
Award and Eligibility
AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Award schemes include fees paid at home/EU rate (£3, 390 p.a. at 2009/10 rates) and an enhanced stipend/maintenance award for three years (£13,290 per year at 2009/10 rates). The award will commence on 1st October 2010.
The successful student must have completed, or be in the process of completing, a Masters course from a UK University, or recognised equivalent. The student should have a strong academic record in English, History, or a related subject. The successful candidate must also meet the eligibility criteria for the AHRC; the Guide to Student Eligibility can be found at:
http://www.ahrc.ac.uk/FundingOpportunities/Pages/BGP.aspx
How to apply
The application form should be completed online at:
http://www.salford.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/postgraduate-research/applying/
Use the ‘postgraduate research degree’ online application form. Use the section asking for your ‘research proposal’ to outline your interest in the topic and suitability for the award (500 words). Use the section asking for a ‘personal statement’ to upload a sample of your recent written work. This should be an academic essay (3000 words plus) dealing with a literary, cultural or historical question of your choice. The two academic references should be submitted by the application deadline.
The closing date for applications is 25 June 2010. Interviews are likely to be held in the week commencing 19 July 2010. The successful candidate will be required to complete the relevant part of the AHRC student nomination form by 26 July 2010. Nominations are subject to final approval by the AHRC. Enquiries should be made to Professor Sharon Ruston (s.ruston@salford.ac.uk) or Dr Ben Harker (b.harker@salford.ac.uk).
Please kindly mention Scholarization.blogspot.com when applying for this opportunity
Applications are invited for a fully funded PhD award to study the transmission and different representations of Percy Bysshe Shelley’s poetry and politics in working-class periodicals, 1820-1850. This collaborative award, to be supervised jointly by experts at the University of Salford, the University of Manchester and the Working Class Movement Library (www.wcml.org.uk), will involve the student spending one year based at the Working Class Movement Library in Salford.
About the project
The student on this project will trace publication histories of Shelley’s poems and ideas in a number of ideological and class-based periodicals. The chronological period covered by these journals moves from the aftermath of ‘Peterloo’ to the end of the Chartist period, and comprises three important and very different phases in the development of the working-class movement: a period of relative quiescence (the 1820s), a period of Owenite general unionism (the 1830s), and Chartism (the 1840s). This gives the project an opportunity to assess the extent to which the cultural transmission of Shelleyan ideas is affected by immediate political and social concerns.
Studying at the University of Salford and the WCML
The successful student will be based at the University of Salford, supervised by Professor Sharon Ruston (author of Shelley and Vitality), Dr Michael Sanders (University of Manchester), and Lynette Cawthra (Library Manager, WCML). The University of Salford has particular expertise in the long nineteenth century and periodicals: http://www.espach.salford.ac.uk/page/ell_research_centre
Award and Eligibility
AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Award schemes include fees paid at home/EU rate (£3, 390 p.a. at 2009/10 rates) and an enhanced stipend/maintenance award for three years (£13,290 per year at 2009/10 rates). The award will commence on 1st October 2010.
The successful student must have completed, or be in the process of completing, a Masters course from a UK University, or recognised equivalent. The student should have a strong academic record in English, History, or a related subject. The successful candidate must also meet the eligibility criteria for the AHRC; the Guide to Student Eligibility can be found at:
http://www.ahrc.ac.uk/FundingOpportunities/Pages/BGP.aspx
How to apply
The application form should be completed online at:
http://www.salford.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/postgraduate-research/applying/
Use the ‘postgraduate research degree’ online application form. Use the section asking for your ‘research proposal’ to outline your interest in the topic and suitability for the award (500 words). Use the section asking for a ‘personal statement’ to upload a sample of your recent written work. This should be an academic essay (3000 words plus) dealing with a literary, cultural or historical question of your choice. The two academic references should be submitted by the application deadline.
The closing date for applications is 25 June 2010. Interviews are likely to be held in the week commencing 19 July 2010. The successful candidate will be required to complete the relevant part of the AHRC student nomination form by 26 July 2010. Nominations are subject to final approval by the AHRC. Enquiries should be made to Professor Sharon Ruston (s.ruston@salford.ac.uk) or Dr Ben Harker (b.harker@salford.ac.uk).
Please kindly mention Scholarization.blogspot.com when applying for this opportunity
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