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[Commlist] PhD Studentship opportunity: Reality TV, intimacy and informed consent

Thu Oct 05 08:24:18 GMT 2023




Please see attached a link to a new PhD studentship opportunity supervised by myself and Dr Katy Pilcher at Aston University and

connected to the broader ReCARETV project with Dr Jilly Kay at Loughborough University and Dr Jack Newsinger at Nottingham University.

Please do pass on to your interested students.

Many thanks Helen

R230220 PhD Studentship (3 years) Reality Television, Intimacy and Informed Consent - Jobs at Aston <https://jobs.aston.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?ref=R230220>

*Closing Date: *24^th  October 2023 at 23.59 (UK time)

*Supervisor: *Professor Helen Wood**

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Applications are invited for a three-year PhD studentship, supported by the College of Business and Social Sciences to be undertaken within the Sociology and Policy <https://www.aston.ac.uk/bss/social-sciences-and-humanities/departments/sap> department at Aston University.

*The position is available to start in January 2024.*

*Financial Support*

This studentship includes a fee bursary to cover the home or overseas fees rate, plus a maintenance allowance of £18,622 in 2023/4.

*Background to the Project*

What do ‘duty of care’ and ‘informed consent’ mean in the context of reality television which assumes relational and sexual intimacy? Can new guidelines take into account the gendered politics of consent and to what extent would ‘intimacy co-ordination’ be appropriate for unscripted television? This PhD project covers an aspect of research that is closely aligned to the externally-funded Re CARETV which investigates working practices and duties of care in reality television with Professor Helen Wood, and involves working closely with an expert on sexualised labour, Dr Katy Pilcher. The wider project considers the enhanced requirements around duty of care to reality TV participants in the UK, and the impact of new duties of care guidelines for broadcasters. Whilst protocols are continually being developed to support the mental health of participants, and ‘informed consent’ means that broadcasters must ensure that participants should understand the risks of their participation, there has been very little attention paid to the forms of sexual and relational intimacy that are often encouraged in, and even central to, many reality formats. This lack of scholarly and policy discussion exists despite the proliferation of dating and romance reality formats which frequently entail intense forms of intimacy. Whilst scripted film and TV production now recognise the need for the new production role of the ‘intimacy coordinator’ to ensure the wellbeing of actors who perform sex scenes or other intimate scenes, they are rarely used in unscripted production. There are further ethical dilemmas facing participants and producers when images are repurposed for other types of digital content. How can consent be managed in such a dynamic context? The changing ecology of work, and the blurring of boundaries between the cultural work of reality TV performance and sexualised labour, suggest scope for a research project focussed on the interrelationships between reality production and duties of care; intimacy and informed consent; and sexualised labour and cultural work, which will have impactful applications associated and supported by the wider research project Re CARETV. This PhD project therefore offers a unique opportunity to get research training as part of a wider project team.

*Person Specification*

The successful applicant should hold the equivalent of a UK First or Upper Second Class Honours undergraduate degree from an approved university or higher education institution. They should have been awarded, or expect to achieve, a Masters degree in a relevant subject with an overall degree classification of at least Merit (or an equivalent qualification from an overseas institution).

*Contact information*

For formal enquiries about this project please contact Professor Helen Wood (h.wood3 /at/ aston.ac.uk) <mailto:(h.wood3 /at/ aston.ac.uk)>

R230220 PhD Studentship (3 years) Reality Television, Intimacy and Informed Consent - Jobs at Aston <https://jobs.aston.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?ref=R230220>


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