[ecrea] FULLY-FUNDED AHRC DOCTORAL STUDENTSHIP: New cinema sound technologies and film exhibition in Scotland (1927-1933)

UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING

SCHOOL OF ARTS AND HUMANITIES

COMMUNICATIONS, MEDIA & CULTURE



FULLY-FUNDED AHRC DOCTORAL STUDENTSHIP: New cinema sound technologies 
and film exhibition in Scotland (1927-1933)



The School of Arts and Humanities is pleased to invite applications for 
this three-year, fully-funded AHRC PhD Studentship (fees and subsistence 
at current AHRC UK/EU rates). This studentship is part of a major 
project to research the transition between silent and sound cinema in 
Britain.



The successful applicant will work as part of a project team based at 
the University of Stirling, in partnership with De Montfort University, 
Leicester.   The PhD will be supervised by Dr Sarah Neely.  Additional 
supervisory support will be provided by Prof John Izod and Laraine 
Porter (Project Leader). Other project team members include Steve 
Chibnall (Professor of British Cinema), Senior Researcher, Geoff Brown 
(London), and a De Montfort PhD studentship who also be appointed. The 
Stirling PhD student will be based in Division of Communications, Media 
& Culture, housed within the School of Arts and Humanities.



The Stirling PhD Studentship will offer its own distinctive contribution 
to the project as a whole through its concentrated focus on exhibition 
within Scotland and the use of detailed case studies of cinemas 
throughout Scotland. This research, spanning 1927 to 1933, will offer an 
important insight into the Scottish industry in transition, vital to the 
overall project.  Scotland saw asignificant amount of cinema exhibition 
activity, often distinct from that taking place in England, particularly 
in its large cinemas in major cities. By accessing specific, local 
cinema records, Aberdeen Picture House for example, this PhD will also 
provide insight into regional variations in Scottish cinema and 
cinema-going cultures in the context of its distinctive geography and 
demographics. Comparisons will also be drawn with the speed of the 
transition elsewhere in the UK and the specific ways in which the new 
technologies were deployed in Scottish cinemas.



The student will determine the specific research questions, but the 
research will likely include a focus on topics such as:



·       business and economic infrastructures,

·       film programming,

·       audiences and reception

·       cinema personnel; from musicians to cinema managers.

The Studentship is scheduled to commence 1 October 2014, though a later 
start date can be negotiated.

Entry Requirements

·       First class or upper second class undergraduate degree or an 
equivalent overseas qualification in a relevant subject.

·       It is expected that applicants will also hold a Masters degree 
in a relevant subject, or show evidence of achieving this by October 2014.

·       Available only to applicants who are UK nationals or other EU 
nationals who are permanently resident in the UK.  For full details on 
AHRC requirements see 
http://www.ahrc.ac.uk/SiteCollectionDocuments/Student-Funding-Guide.pdf

·       Available for full-time registration only

·       Applicants must be able to start in October 2014

You will have a background in film studies, cultural studies, or 
historical studies, preferably with an interest in thebusiness and 
economics of cinema. Applicants will need to demonstrate an aptitude for 
scholarly research.

Further information on the studentship and on the application procedure 
is available here.

Potential applicants are welcome to contact Dr Sarah Neely 
((sarah.neely /at/ stir.ac.uk)) or Prof John Izod ((k.j.izod /at/ stir.ac.uk)) with 
any questions they may have.





Deadline for applications: 4pm on Friday 18 July 2014.



Interviews will be held at the University of Stirling in mid-August.

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