MPhil/PhD Research Opportunities in Humanities

Introduction

Research opportunities are available within the main subject areas of American Studies, English and History.

The School is attracting increasing numbers of individuals wishing to undertake research leading to an MPhil or PhD, some of whom are funded by bursaries. There are senior members of staff with considerable experience of research supervision and the University has invested in developing facilities and support for students working at this level.

Specialist areas include:

English

• 21st Century Literature
• Post-colonial Studies
• Post-War Political Theatre
• Caryl Churchill
• William Golding
• Modernism
• Renaissance Literature & Drama
• Ecocriticism
• Utopian Studies
• Women’s Writing (18th Century – Present) Life Writing American Studies Trauma Studies Creative Writing 18th and 19th Century Writing.

History

• Local and Regional History
• Aviation History
• Social and Cultural History in 19th and 20th Century Britain
• History and Computing/Multimedia
• Weimar, Germany.

Research opportunities are available within the main subject areas of Dance, Drama, English, History, Linguistics, Journalism and Cultural Studies.

Specialist areas include:

Dance

• The history of Black British Performance and slavery
• African and European Performance relations in the eighteenth and early nineteenth century
• Contact improvisation.

Drama

• Theatre and consciousness
• Intercultural theatre
• Shakespeare Victorian drama
• German drama and theatre
• Indian drama and theatre
• Edward Gordon Craig.
• Postcolonial theatre
• The American Avant-Garde
• Feminist and queer performance
• Postmodernity and performance
• Contemporary British and American theatre
• Aspects of acting and directing.