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[ecrea] Two Leverhulme Trust PhD Studentships at Aberystwyth University- British Press in World War II

Wed May 18 14:32:25 GMT 2011



*Two Leverhulme Trust PhD Studentships at Aberystwyth University*

The Department of History and Welsh History and the Department of Theatre, Film and Television Studies, Aberystwyth University, invite applications for two Leverhulme Trust-funded PhD studentships commencing in September 2011 as part of a major research project on the British press in World War II.

This project will provide the first full critical study of the British press in the Second World War. It will explore the role of the press in its wider social, political and cultural context, place the wartime press within a wider national culture of news, information and entertainment provision, and assess how changes in the relationship between the press, other media and society during the war anticipated the development of mass communications in post-war Britain. The project is led by Dr Sian Nicholas and Professor Tom O'Malley.

Studentship 1 will be based in the Department of History and Welsh History and will focus on the press and wartime political culture, paying particular attention to issues such as national identity, participation, associational life, wartime political debate and dissent, and reconstruction.

Studentship 2 will be based in the Department of Theatre, Film and Television Studies, and will focus on the 'everyday' role of the wartime press, paying particular attention to issues such as class, gender, consumption (including advertising), leisure and entertainment culture. For further information and how to apply please visit http://www.aber.ac.uk/en/postgrad/funding-fees/leverhulme-trust-studentships/


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