[ecrea] PhD Scholarships in Media Studies: Community media and the politics of listening

*PhD **Scholarship**in Media Studies: Community media and the politics 
of listening*
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/Deadline for applications: Monday 14 November 2016/
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A PhD scholarship is available in association with the ARC future 
Fellowship Project, ‘Listening in’. Successful candidates will be 
supervised by ARC Future Fellow Dr Tanja Dreher (www.tanjadreher.net)​. 
They will be expected to research topics which complement the Future 
Fellowship research.

*Listening in – **improving recognition of community media to support 
democratic participation and wellbeing*
New media forms and the community media sector in Australia provide 
increasing opportunities for diverse communities to speak up, share 
stories and find a voice. This project analyses the political listening 
practices necessary to support the potential for voice in this changing 
media environment. The project contributes to community wellbeing by 
asking to what extent community media is heard in key mainstream 
institutions. Case studies examine the ways in which policymakers and 
journalists listen in to media produced by Indigenous, Muslim and 
Sudanese Australians. The research engages with Indigenous knowledges, 
feminist political theory, critical race and whiteness studies to 
generate policy-relevant analysis of ethical responsiveness to activist 
and community media.
/Potential topics include:/
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-       impact of Indigenous, community or alternative media
-       listening practices of journalists and/or policymakers
-       the politics of listening in the digital age
-       intersectional or decolonizing strategies for media justice
-       listening in media and political theory
-       media and socio-cultural wellbeing

The Faculty of Law, Humanities and the Arts at the University of 
Wollongong offers a vibrant, interdisciplinary research environment. 
Co-supervision possibilities are available across the faculty. The 
successful HDR candidate will have access to the emerging international 
network of scholars focused on the politics, ethics and practices of 
‘listening’.

/Eligibility and Application Details/
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Applications are invited for commencement in early 2017. PhD scholarship 
applicants should have a record of excellent academic performance and 
have attained one of the following qualifications: Honours First Class, 
a Masters degree by research or equivalent. An Honours degree is a 
four-year degree which includes a thesis component. Additional relevant 
research experience and/or peer-reviewed research activity, awards 
and/or prizes will be regarded favourably. Candidates with lived 
experience of Indigenous and refugee communities are particularly 
encouraged to apply.
Both domestic and international prospective students are eligible to apply.
For further information about the project and the PhD scholarship, 
please contact Tanja Dreher at (tanjad /at/ uow.edu.au) 
<mailto:(tanjad /at/ uow.edu.au)>. Applicants are strongly advised to discuss 
the application and proposed research project by email with Dr Dreher 
before submitting an application.
The scholarship stipend for 2017* is approx. $27,000 pa, incremented 
annually for 3 years. PhD candidates are eligible to apply for faculty 
conference and fieldwork funding.

/Applicants should submit:/
a cover letter detailing relevant experience, a CV and an academic 
transcript to Tanja Dreher at (tanjad /at/ uow.edu.au)
The deadline for applications is Monday 14 November 2016
*2017 figure not yet released​



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