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PhD Studentship - Eco Poetry in a Global Age

University of Gloucestershire

Qualification Type: PhD
Location: Cheltenham
Funding for: UK Students, EU Students, International Students
Funding amount: 100% of home tuition fees paid, plus up to £2,000 (in total) to cover research expenses.
Hours: Full Time
Placed On: 21st February 2023
Closes: 1st May 2023
 

PhD Studentship - Eco Poetry in a Global Age

100% of home tuition fees paid, plus up to £2,000 (in total) to cover research expenses.

Start Date: 1 October 2023

Application Closing Date: 1 May 2023

CCaT (Culture, Continuity, and Transformation) at University of Gloucestershire invites applications for ONE three-year PhD studentship (fees only) in the emerging field of global eco poetry. The studentship covers home fees only, although international applicants are welcome to apply.

The successful applicant will pursue an independent research topic within the overall framework of Dr Rowan Middleton’s Ecopoetikon project on global eco poetry. There will also be opportunity for the successful applicant to contribute to the Ecopoetikon project. This project is interdisciplinary and applications are welcomed from students of English Literature or Creative Writing. The research must engage with the work of global ecopoets, and potential topics include the following:

  • Eco poetry from the Global South
  • Global eco poetry and myth/spirituality
  • Transnational, global, or postcolonial perspectives on eco poetry
  • The work of specific contemporary global eco poets
  • Oral and performance global eco poetry
  • Creative Writing as a research methodology for the study of global eco poetry

For an informal discussion of the project, please contact either Dr Rowan Middleton rmiddleton1@glos.ac.uk . For an informal discussion of the studentship in general, please contact Dr Charlotte Beyer, UoA Coordinator, cbeyer@glos.ac.uk

Eligibility Criteria:  The candidate will have a minimum 2:1 honours degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant discipline, and will either have completed a Master’s-level qualification or be enrolled on a programme that will complete before October 2023.

How to apply:  Please send a CV, a research proposal detailing your project based on the guidelines stated here: https://www.glos.ac.uk/information/knowledge-base/how-to-write-a-research-proposal/  and a covering letter outlining your suitability to:

Dr Charlotte Beyer

School of Education and Humanities

University of Gloucestershire

cbeyer@glos.ac.uk

Selection process: Short-listed candidates will be invited for interview (to be held online), date to be confirmed but likely to be in June. Please note that you will also be required to submit a formal application to undertake a PhD via the application link on https://www.glos.ac.uk/courses/course/rshum-phd-humanities/ Candidates will be offered the studentship on condition of making a formal online application and being accepted.

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