[Commlist] PhD opportunities at St Andrews

The Department of Film Studies at the University of St Andrews invites 
applications for September 2022 entry to our PhD programme. There are a 
number of doctoral fellowships and scholarships available for 
applicants, including the Scottish Graduate School for Arts and 
Humanities (SGSAH) AHRC Doctoral Training Partnership, Wolfson 
Foundation St. Andrews Doctoral Scholarships, University of St. Andrews 
St Leonard's College Postgraduate Scholarships as well as internal 
departmental and school fellowships. The deadline for all applications 
wishing to be considered for a scholarship is* 8th December, 2021*.

For further information on the programme and available scholarships, 
interested applicants can visit 
https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/film-studies/prospective/pgr/ 
<https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/film-studies/prospective/pgr/>

Situated in one of the UK's most beautiful university towns, the 
Department of Film Studies at St. Andrews maintains an ambitious 
research programme in global screen cultures, with staff expertise 
foregrounding cultural-political, historiographical and aesthetic 
approaches to screen media. The department has an especially vibrant 
culture of postgraduate research. PGR students have opportunities to 
collaborate on an annual conference, edit and contribute to the 
student-run Frames Cinema Journal <http://framescinemajournal.com>, 
teach undergraduate seminars, use travel and research funds for 
conferences and library purchases, and participate in weekly research, 
teaching and community events organised by the Department. The programme 
is distinguished by its multifaceted approach to screen cultures in 
diverse global and intermedial contexts and currently has an 
international PhD cohort stemming from five continents. Please visit the 
department website here: https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/film-studies/ 
<https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/film-studies/>

Staff expertise covers a range of approaches to *Global Screen 
Cultures*, and we particularly invite applications from applicants 
interested in the following areas:

  * Documentary and non-fiction media
  * Media and Advocacy (human rights, activism, social movements)
  * Material and technical history of film
  * Global film colour
  * Screen Comedy
  * Animation
  * Media Archaeology
  * LGBTQ+ Film, History and Theory
  * Experimental and Avant-Garde Cinema
  * Cinema and Ecology

For information on Department staff, please visit: 
https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/film-studies/people/ 
<https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/film-studies/people/> Interested 
applicants are encouraged to contact potential supervisors about their 
proposed doctoral projects. For any further questions, please contact Dr 
Lucy Donaldson at (filmdopg /at/ st-andrews.ac.uk)

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