AHRC-funded PhD Studentship at Keele University in collaboration with the V&A Wedgwood Collection (VAWC)
Applications are invited for an AHRC-funded PhD in History, supervised collaboratively by Keele University and the V&A Wedgwood Collection (VAWC): From ‘ “Am I Not A Man and a Brother?” to “Ar’n’t I A Woman?”: Social Reform and Transatlantic Abolition (1787-1865)’.This is offered under the AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Award programme. The student will be supervised by Dr Kristen Brill and Professor Alannah Tomkins (Keele), and Dr Oliver Cox (Head of Academic Partnerships, V&A) and Lucy Lead (Archivist, VAWC). This full-time studentship, which is funded for three years at standard AHRC rates, will begin on 1 September 2023. It is especially suitable for students with a background in eighteenth- or nineteenth-century American and/or British history, whether or not they have worked directly on the topic of the project.
The Project
Existing histories of the Wedgwood medallion have probed the immediate context of its creation, yet very few have explored the wider interconnections between the British abolition movement from the late eighteenth century and American social reform movements in the mid-nineteenth century. This project will investigate the multiple and overlapping ways in which material culture (as represented in the VAWC) could influence and galvanise both the iconography and rhetoric of reform. This is an important site of research as the medallion already has widespread recognition; this project will properly contextualize its history for the first time and examine how the medallion can be used as a fulcrum around which more complex narratives of emancipation might be told. In doing so, this research not only investigates key historical issues surrounding global social reform, but how this research can be used to publicly engage in contemporary debates of local social reform. This project will be shaped according to the successful candidate’s interests and expertise, but potential research questions to be addressed may include:
The successful applicant will work closely with VAWC staff and will benefit from enhanced access to the archives and collections stored at VAWC.
The Studentship
The studentship is awarded subject to AHRC eligibility criteria and covers tuition fees for all three years and a grant (stipend) towards living expenses. The national minimum doctoral stipend for 2023/24 has been set by Research Councils UK as £17,668 per annum for Collaborative Doctoral Students. For more information visit: https://www.ukri.org/what-we-offer/developing-people-and-skills/find-studentships-and-doctoral-training/changes-to-the-minimum-stipend-from-1-october-2022/
Students are also eligible to draw additional funding to support the cost of training, research trips, conferences, and other development opportunities that will benefit the student’s doctoral research and future career development.
How to Apply
Applicants should have a good undergraduate degree in History or a related discipline, and will need to satisfy AHRC eligibility requirements including Masters-level advanced research training or equivalent.
In general, full studentships are available to students who are settled in the UK and have been ordinarily resident for a period of at least three years before the start of postgraduate studies. International applicants are eligible to apply for this studentship and Keele University will consider covering the cost of additional international fees.
The NWCDTP and Keele University particularly welcomes applications from students from backgrounds that are historically underrepresented in Higher Education. In support of these commitments the University welcomes applications from welcomes applications Global Majority, Disabled, and Socioeconomically Unequal communities.
Keele University is committed to the principles of the Athena SWAN charter, and values equality and diversity across our workforce and study body. We strive to ensure that our workforce and study body is representative of broader society, and therefore, we would actively welcome applications from women for this role.
The University is committed to operating flexible working practices wherever possible.
For information or informal enquiries about the studentship, please contact Dr Kristen Brill (k.c.brill@keele.ac.uk). Enquiries about the application process should be directed to (humanities.phd@keele.ac.uk).
Applicants should apply via the Keele University online application system (select ‘Apply for a PhD’ in the upper right hand corner of the page), and include the following:
Applications must be received no later than 5pm on Tuesday 7th February 2023
Please note it is the responsibility of applicants to request references from their referees and ensure that they have been received by the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences by this deadline. All documents should be submitted in either a MS Word or PDF format.
Interview date: Friday 24th February 2023. Interviews will be conducted online or in-person
Qualification Type: | PhD |
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Location: | Keele |
Funding for: | UK Students, EU Students, International Students |
Funding amount: | £17,668 stipend per annum |
Hours: | Full Time |
Placed On: | 21st December 2022 |
Closes: | 7th February 2023 |
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