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Thursday, May 27, 2010

UK: Watts Family Scholarship at The University of Manchester - School of Arts, Histories and Cultures

Overview

Supervisor: Professor Hannah Barker

Stalybridge was a town of the industrial revolution: from a village supporting a handful of families in the mid eighteenth century, by the late nineteenth century it was an urban centre with a population of over 40,000. The town's industrial strength grew steadily throughout the Victorian period, only slipping in the early 1930s when both cotton and metal working declined.

Stalybridge was also a centre of radical and progressive politics. During the opening decades of the nineteenth century it witnessed Luddite disturbances before seeing Chartist action, Plug riots and unrest associated with the cotton famine around mid century. It was also home to a number of different religious congregations and the scene of Protestant-Catholic unrest during the 1860s. During the nineteenth century it became an increasingly confident town and one where 'improving' and philanthropic endeavour was common. Stalybridge saw the foundation of one of the country's early Mechanics Institutes and numerous public building works and can lay claim to having the oldest civic brass band in Britain.

Despite Stalybridge's place in the industrial and political history of the North West and Britain as a whole, it has received limited historical attention. A few scholarly works touch on aspects of the town's history, but no detailed study exists of the town's growth and of the companies and people that made it. Many of the firms which based themselves here have left limited historical records that could be pieced together to form a more comprehensive picture of economic development. In addition, substantial records exist which describe social, political and religious changes during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.


Eligible candidates:

The successful candidate will meet the University's criteria for eligibility and should normally have, or be expecting, a good Masters degree in history or an allied subject and be able to demonstrate the potential to develop advanced research skills.

Funding:

The award pays home tuition fees and a maintenance grant based on the levels set by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (£17,500 p.a. from which tuition fees will be deducted) plus an amount for travel/research expenses. Home/EU fees will be £3,466 in 2010/11. All nationalities are eligible to apply, but non-Home/EU fees will be higher.

Deadline for Applications: 9 July 2010

Enquiries:

http://www.arts.manchester.ac.uk/subjectareas/history/postgraduatestudy/wattsfamilyscholarship/ or Hannah.Barker@manchester.ac.uk

How to apply: full details at

http://www.arts.manchester.ac.uk/subjectareas/history/postgraduatestudy/wattsfamilyscholarship/


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