[Commlist] PhD Scholarship in Chinese Film & Soft Power

The University of Nottingham Ningbo China welcomes applications for a 
full-time PhD scholarship examining Chinese film and soft power. The 
scholarship covers tuition, a monthly stipend, and health insurance. 
Further details can be found here: 
https://www.nottingham.edu.cn/en/graduateschool/funding-opportunities/2003bri-xlz.aspx
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Description: 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.

The successful candidate will be working with two specialists in Chinese 
films and Chinese uses of soft power in the School of International 
Communication, which has a large film studies contingent, and offers a 
stimulating environment to nurture a budding film scholar. The 
successful candidate is expected to finish the project within three 
years and to jointly publish with the supervisors.

Informal inquiries may be addressed to Xiaoling Zhang at 
(xiaoling.zhang /at/ nottingham.edu.cn) 
<mailto:(xiaoling.zhang /at/ nottingham.edu.cn)>, or Corey Schultz at 
(Corey.Schultz /at/ nottingham.edu.cn) 
<mailto:(Corey.Schultz /at/ nottingham.edu.cn)> but formal applications should 
follow the instructions in ‘How to apply 
<https://www.nottingham.edu.cn/en/graduateschool/how-to-apply/how-to-apply.aspx>’ 
section Please specify 2003BRI_XLZ as scholarship reference code when 
submitting application. 
(See:https://www.nottingham.edu.cn/en/graduateschool/funding-opportunities/2003bri-xlz.aspx)


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