Events

15 May 2008

2008 Media Studies PhD Scholarship

Application Date

The School of English, Film, Theatre and Media Studies at Victoria University of Wellington, invites applications from domestic and international PhD candidates for the Vice-Chancellor's Strategic ResearchScholarships. The scholarship is valued at $20,000 per annum for three years plus tuition fees. Students from New Zealand and overseas are encouraged to apply. In addition to the scholarship, the School of English, Film, Theatre and Media Studies can offer the potential candidate a vibrant research environment, mentoring and professional development as well as research and teaching opportunities. Applicants are expected to have the equivalent of a New Zealand first class honours degree and skills and research experience appropriate for the topic. Research Topic: The Role of the Media in Contemporary Settler NationsPostcolonial studies recognises the central role of cultural production (literature, art, film) in negotiating and regulating the relationship between coloniser and colonised. Media Studies takes seriously theproductive nature of the media (television, the Internet, new media and music, etc.) in constituting raced, ethnic and cultural differences. Accordingly, each field has shared concerns about the ongoing negotiation of colonial and neocolonial relationships. Applications are invited from those interested in bringing these two fields together to examine the role and function that the media plays in contemporary settler nations. This project invites research proposals thatwill explore the study of race, ethnicity, indigeneity and postcolonial screen culture from a variety of perspectives, including historical or theoretical approaches. While much work needs to be done within the New Zealand context, this topic also invites comparisons between Aotearoa/New Zealand, and other settler nations (including, but not limited to, Australia and Canada).

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The School of English, Film, Theatre and Media Studies at Victoria University of Wellington