Art and Design University of Dundee

Overview

We are welcoming statements of interest from potential PhD candidates who wish to apply for an Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) funded studentships as part of the Scottish Graduate School of Arts and Humanities (SGSAH) Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP).

About the programme

We particularly welcome applicants interested in one or more of the following areas of research excellence:

• English: Literature from Anglo-Saxon to Contemporary, Intermediality and Visual Culture; Book History and Print Culture; Creative Writing.
• Theatre Studies: Drama from Medieval to Contemporary; Dramaturgy; Applied Drama.
• Film Studies: British Cinema; American Cinema; Art Cinema; Film Stardom and Performance; Adaptation - Novel to Film & Stage and Screen.
• Comic Studies: Comics and Creative Practice; Comics History and Aesthetics; Educational Use of Comics; Comics and Autobiography; Comics and other media.
• History: Global History; Scottish History (particularly seventeenth and eighteenth century political history, nineteenth century social history, migration history and environmental history); European History; American History; Atlantic History; Eighteenth Century History; History of Empire; Gender History.
• Law: International Law and Governance; Multi-level Governance; Environmental Law and Sustainable Development; Criminal Law and Justice; Corporate Law and Corporate Governance; International Family Law.
• Philosophy: Continental Philosophy; Philosophy and Film; Philosophy and Technology; Philosophy and Performance.
• Art, Media, and Visual Studies: Histories & Archives, Curation as practice, Theoretical studies, Visual Studies, Art & Philosophy, Aesthetics, Word & Image, Artists’ practice-led research.
• Digital Economy, Futures & Culture: Exploring future technologies and user interactions through critical design Software and product design, Assistive technologies, Serious Games, Visual Effects for Film & TV, Future Practices in Design & Craft, Sustainable Design, Environmental solutions.
• Design: Visualisation & Simulation, Mediating technology, information design, Applying design thinking, Public engagement, Identity cultural & sense of place, Design in Public, Policy, Society, Business-Service Design, Exploring the economic / social impact of new practices.