[Commlist] PhD Scholarships University of Nottingham Ningbo China

The School of International Communications at the University of 
Nottingham Ningbo China welcomes applications for two full-time PhD 
Scholarships:


1. Chinese film & Soft Power: The BRI, Soft Power, and Chinese Film
This project aims to examine the role of film in the formation, 
projection and reception of Chinese soft power, which, according to Nye 
(2004), means a nation’s ability to achieve goals through attraction, 
but not coercion or payment. It will investigate films screened at the 
Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF), which created the “BRI Film 
Night” in 2018 for cultural and educational exchange that featured 26 
films from 26 countries. It will also investigate films selected in the 
following years by the SIFF that were toured in specific BRI countries, 
with the mandate of “spreading Chinese culture and telling Chinese 
stories.” Finally, it will investigate the development of the BRI film 
festival alliance, which currently includes 38 institutions in 33 
countries, and is projected to grow. Grounded in film studies - but 
also drawing on cultural studies, international relations, and China 
studies - this qualitative project is expected to throw fresh light onto 
China’s evolving understanding and conduct of soft power, as well as 
provide insights into the empirical and theoretical implications of film 
as soft power.


2. Cultural Diplomacy & Soft Power - We welcome proposals that address 
the broad topic of the relationship between soft power and cultural 
diplomacy within a theoretical framework and/or using specific 
case-studies as the primary geographic/historical focus of analysis. In 
particular the project may seek to understand how cultural diplomacy and 
cultural relations help generate soft power; and how we may be better 
understand how to evaluate the impact of culture as an instrument of 
international engagement. This is designed as an interdisciplinary 
project and we welcome students with backgrounds in international 
relations and politics, communications and cultural studies. Students 
interested in research on China may be particularly attracted to work at 
our campus in Ningbo, but we encourage interest from candidates working 
in and on other areas of the world to apply, especially if they propose 
a comparative approach.


The scholarships cover tuition, a monthly stipend, and health insurance. 
Deadline May 15th.

Further details can be found here: 
https://www.nottingham.edu.cn/en/internationalcommunications/phd-scholarships.aspx


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