PhD Bursary competition 2009

The Media, Communication and Sociology Subject Area is currently open to applications from prospective students for PhD Bursaries in the areas of research listed blow.

Details and procedures for application are available here:
http://www.qmu.ac.uk/research_knowledge/apply.htm#bursaries

The deadline for applications is 18th March 2009

DC5 Screen Adaptations
Originality, Fidelity, Translation, Intertextualities

There is a growing body of critical work in adaptation studies which has moved the focus away from privileging questions of fidelity to a model of intertextuality in which all texts exist in relation to, and borrow from, what has gone before. There is no longer the expectation that the medium for which a novel is adapted / to which a novel is translated is expected to remain invisible. Possible areas of research, including practice as research, include

• The relationship between creative writing and adaptation
• Adaptations and re-makes of canonic screen fictions
• The classic serial
• What makes the ‘adaptable’ novel
• Translating authorial voice and point of view

Research supervision will be provided jointly between the School of Drama and Creative Industries (Dr David Dunn) and the School of Social Sciences, Media & Communication (Dr Richard Butt, Dr Jill Marshall, Dr Michael Stewart).

For further information contact Dr David Dunn or Dr Richard Butt.

SM8 Culture industries and policies.

Proposals are welcomed that address critical questions in areas such as culture and political institutions; cultural policy; production practices & institutional dynamics of culture producing industries; and the interrelationship between producers & consumers of culture. We are interested in work that engages with and is informed by methodological approaches and debates from a qualitative perspective, such as ethnography, discourse analysis, actor network theory. Applicants should hold a first degree in cultural studies, sociology , geography, politics or a related discipline. Ideally applicants should also hold or expect to obtain a relevant masters level qualification.

For further information contact Dr Susanne Schulz or Dr Jeremy Valentine.

SM9 Film and Media: History and Culture

Applications are welcomed from those wishing to study historical and/or contemporary trends in film and media cultures. Potential subjects include, but are not restricted to: cross-cultural analyses of contemporary cinema; developments in film genre and realism; audiences, consumption and spectatorship; nineteenth-century literary journalism and periodical studies; cultural production and print culture studies.

For further information contact Dr David Finkelstein or Dr Michael Stewart.

SM10 Professionalisation of public relations

Applications in this area are expected to follow a critical approach in investigating an aspect of the professional project in public relations (for example, education & training, application of knowledge, construction of expertise, ethics, management of client relationships).

For further information contact Dr Magda Pieczka.

SM11 Dialogue and policy making

Applicants in this area are expected to focus on issues of communication relevant to policy making. More specifically, applicants should show a fair understanding of research and communication initiatives focused on deliberation and participation in public policy making, and/or similar sensitivity to dialoguing and participation in business communication management. Projects can tackle any of a range of areas but health and environment are of particular interest.

For further information contact Dr Magda Pieczka .