Communications, Cultural and Media Studies – Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) PhD Studentship

PGRs working on communications, cultural and media studies projects are normally housed in the Department of English and Creative Arts.

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All postgraduate researchers (PGRs) are registered in the University’s Graduate School and housed in the faculty or department that is most appropriate for the project on which they are working. PGRs working on communications, cultural and media studies projects are normally housed in the Department of English and Creative Arts.

In REF 2021, 66% of our overall research profile in Communications, Cultural and Media Studies was judged to be world-leading or internationally excellent. We undertake research in the areas of television and film studies, popular culture, media studies, communications, and animation. Research specialisms in the department cover a diverse range of subjects that include: animals, environment and climate change; activism and political communication; politics of popular culture; identity; migration and diaspora; transnationalism and localism; genre studies; political economy; industry studies; arts and wellbeing; and creative practice.

The department is home to:

• Television Studies Research Group
• Culture, Power and Inclusion Research Group
• Practice Research Group
• Centre for Human Animal Studies (CfHAS)
• EMERG – Emergent Media & Entertainment Research Group
• EHU Nineteen: Centre for Nineteenth-Century Studies.

The department hosts a range of events including the annual Critical Studies in Television Conference, ICR Conference, a biannual Human Animal Studies Conference and research seminar series that run each semester. GTAs are encouraged to join one of the above research groupings and there are opportunities throughout the year to be involved with our conferences and seminar series. Postgraduate researchers are supervised by experienced academics, and we have an excellent record of GTAs securing academic positions after completing their PhDs.

The University particularly welcomes applications for studentships in the project areas outlined below. All postgraduate researchers will be supported by a supervisory team with appropriate expertise. See the University’s research repository for further information on the research outputs of each member of staff.

In the first instance please direct all enquiries about proposed projects on topics related to communications, cultural and media studies to both [email protected] and Professor Brett Mills, Graduate School Research Degree Contact for Communications, Cultural and Media Studies ([email protected]).

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