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[Commlist] PhD opportunity: " Syrian Identities in the UK "

Mon Mar 29 12:22:56 GMT 2021





Katerina Strani likes to draw your attention to the PhD Scholarship offered by the School of Social Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, on the topic of " Syrian Identities in the UK ".

The scholarship includes £15,609 annual stipend for three years (increased each year in line with UKRI studentships), plus tuition fees waived and a research support allowance of £2,250.____

*Syrian identities in the UK.  (SoSS-2021-018)*____

Supervisory team: Dr Lina Fadel <https://researchportal.hw.ac.uk/en/persons/lina-fadel> & Dr Katerina Strani <https://pureapps2.hw.ac.uk/portal/en/persons/katerina-stranijefferson(82e3e5ad-f43b-442b-acaf-a7c7d3eb22fc).html>____

Research Centre: Intercultural Research Centre <http://irc.hw.ac.uk/>____

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This project, located in the area of refugee and migration studies, will explore the theme of ‘Syrian Identities in the UK’. ____

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Sub-themes can include but are not limited to:____

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·Diasporic identities and their relationship to place.____

·(Dis)placement, resettlement, liminality and post-traumatic identity formation. ____

·Community and place-making.____

·Syrians’ concept of ‘home’ in the context of displacement.____

·Memory, nostalgia and the language of recollection among the Syrian diaspora.____

·Race, ethnicity, othering and their roles in Syrian refugees/migrants’ identity negotiation and formation.____

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Candidates are encouraged to consider theoretical frameworks such as critical race theory, postcolonial theory or feminist theory/gender and intersectional perspectives. This project should be undertaken using ethnographic methods or mixed qualitative methods such as narrative, visual, textual analyses, interviews or participant observation.____

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/For informal enquiries, please contact Dr Lina Fadel (//(lina.fadel /at/ hw.ac.uk)/ <mailto:(lina.fadel /at/ hw.ac.uk)>/)/____

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When submitting your application for this project area, please select the option ‘Languages, PhD’ from the drop-down list on the online application system.____

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Details: Language and Intercultural Studies PhD scholarships 2021-22 - Heriot-Watt University (hw.ac.uk) <https://www.hw.ac.uk/uk/scholarships/language-and-intercultural-studies-phd.htm>____

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*Deadline: 13th April 2021**
*Interviews: 20-21 May 2021*
*Start: 13th September 2021**____


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