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[Commlist] PhD positions at the Institute of Communication Studies and Journalism at Charles University (Prague)
Sat Jan 13 14:13:36 GMT 2024
CALL FOR CANDIDATES FOR THE PHD PROJECTS 2024
https://iksz.fsv.cuni.cz/en/admissions/phd-programme-media-and-communication-studies/call-candidates-phd-projects-2024
The Institute of Communication Studies and Journalism at the Faculty of
Social Sciences of the Charles University in Prague calls for candidates
for the following PhD projects (each supported by a scholarship), for
its English-language PhD programme in Media and Communication Studies:
1. Popular creativity and class: „the bizarre“ and „the new low“ as
mediated practices of cultural prosumption on the internet
The Internet and social media platforms have become popular venues for
promoting hobby and DIY practices, which have garnered attention for
their questionable cultural, aesthetic, or practical quality, and have
been referred to as "the internet bizarre" or "the new low." This
project will examine these artifacts and their associated commentaries
on social networks, focusing on the cultural hierarchies reflected in
judgments of works of popular creativity. The research problem will be
best approached theoretically through the lens of Pierre Bourdieu's
Social theory, specifically analysis of the intersection of taste
(cultural capital) and class. The methodology will be grounded in
qualitative methods, particularly virtual ethnography and interviews
with popular creatives who publish their crafts on social networks.
Proposed supervisor: Irena Reifová, (irena.reifova /at/ fsv.cuni.cz)
2. Constructing history on social media
The aim of this PhD position is to explore how history is constructed by
communication on social media. Examples therefore could be narratives
about historical facts or events (also anniversaries of historical
events), how they are constructed by different social groups and for
which purpose different pictures of history are constructed. The
research should focus on critical inquiry of online communication from
an interdisciplinary perspective. Connected topics, such as how
historical places that might have turned to museums or places of
remembrance use social media to promote their messages, will also be
considered.
Proposed supervisor: Christine Trültzsch-Wijnen,
(christine.trultzsch-wijnen /at/ fsv.cuni.cz)
3. Perceptions of European identity
The aim of this is to focus on actual perceptions of Europe, European
Union and European identity. This might also be connected to perceptions
of home and nationality as an addition or contradiction to a European
identity. The research will look into media artifacts which are
produced, shared and discussed, online and beyond. It can be connected
to various social fields (e.g. culture, education, politics, activism
etc.). The research should be interdisciplinary in nature and might be
grounded in discourse theory, cultural studies, semiotics, and beyond.
Proposed supervisor: Christine Trültzsch-Wijnen,
(christine.trultzsch-wijnen /at/ fsv.cuni.cz)
4. Post-structuralist Communication Studies
Post-structuralism has slowly entered the field of Communication and
Media Studies, offering a series of relevant theoretical frameworks for
the theoretical and empirical study of communication. This PhD position
is for PhD students who focus on one of the many post-structuralist
frameworks, e.g., Laclau and Mouffe’s discourse theory or Foucauldian
discourse theory, to support the research into a particular
communication assemblage or into particular representational practices.
While in this PhD position the theoretical framework needs to be
post-structuralism, the object of study can be freely chosen.
Proposed supervisor: Nico Carpentier, (nico.carpentier /at/ fsv.cuni.cz)
5. Analyzing the Impact of Strategic Communication on Public Health in
the Czech Republic: A Mixed-Methods Approach
This PhD position aims to investigate the effectiveness of strategic
communication in influencing public health behavior in the Czech
Republic. Utilizing both quantitative and qualitative methods, the
research will examine contemporary communication strategies used in
public health campaigns. The project will include a comprehensive survey
to quantify public awareness and behavioral changes in response to these
campaigns. In-depth interviews and focus groups will qualitatively
explore individual perceptions and attitudes towards these
communications. Special attention will be given to the role of digital
media in disseminating health information. This project, requiring prior
consultation with a PhD supervisor, seeks to provide valuable insights
into how strategic communication can be optimized for public health
promotion in the Czech context. Proficient knowledge of both Czech and
English language is a condition for this research project due to the
study of local language materials.
Proposed supervisor: Denisa Hejlová, (denisa.hejlova /at/ fsv.cuni.cz)
6. Marketing communication and tobacco control
The Department of Marketing Communication and Public Relations welcomes
Czech or international scholars focusing on primary research in tobacco
control from the standpoint of marketing and strategic communication
(e.g. research of new strategies and tactics employed by tobacco
companies, targeting customers, online and social media marketing,
stealth marketing, lobbying, public affairs, influencer marketing,
etc.). Our goal is to analyze and present marketing and communication
strategies and tactics by the tobacco industry which prevent consumers
from tobacco or nicotine cessation and undermine public health. We
especially focus on campaigns or tools aimed at adolescents and youth,
incl. new forms of tobacco or nicotine products (HTP, pouches, vapes,
etc.). Close cooperation with the Addictology Dept. of 1st Medical
Faculty, Charles University, is needed.
Proposed supervisor: Denisa Hejlová, (denisa.hejlova /at/ fsv.cuni.cz)
7. Social constructions of democracy
This PhD position involves research that explores how democracy is
socially constructed, through its representations, contestations and
reconfigurations, and how the struggles pertaining to democracy may
intersect with claims to freedom, equality and social justice, but also
with conflict, violence and war.
Projects in this thematic area are expected to be grounded in social
constructionist/ poststructuralist paradigmatic approaches, embedded in
the broad fields of discourse studies, cultural studies and related fields.
The research can be located in a variety of societal fields, such as
media, culture and politics, but the proposals should clearly demarcate
the area of research.
Proposed supervisor: Vaia Doudaki, (vaia.doudaki /at/ fsv.cuni.cz)
8. Decolonizing Environmental Communication
In the latest decade, Environmental Communication emerged as an `urgent`
sub-field in communication studies inquiring, among other things, how
representations of nature play a central role in the shaping of
socio-ecological settings. Critical approaches to EC are needed to
investigate structural power asymmetries often underestimated in this
emerging field of studies. This doctoral position is open to candidates
aiming at deconstructing the coloniality of power and knowledge embedded
in the representation and communication of the environment in media and
institutional communication practices. Potential materials to be
analyzed are national mainstream media outlets, promotional campaigns of
national parks, tourist sectors, patrimonialization of plants and
agrarian practices, food industry and discourses of food authenticity,
and communication of environmental crises such as climate change,
wildfire and invasive species management.
Proposed Supervisor: Gerardo Costabile Nicoletta,
(gerardo.nicoletta /at/ fsv.cuni.cz)
9. The Influence of Persuasion and Communication in Food Decisions
The detailed objective of the project must be agreed upon with the
supervisor in advance. In general, this project aims to explore
experimentally what factors influence people's short and long-term food
preferences. This objective can be fulfilled by focusing on the research
of the supply (communication of restaurants, lifestyle magazines, or
influencers) and the demand (psychological mechanisms of how we make
food decisions and what contextual factors play a role). The project's
methodology will correspond to the specific objective chosen, but
experimental evidence is preferred.
Supervisor: Petr Houdek, (petr.houdek /at/ fsv.cuni.cz)
10. The Art of Persuasion and Political Skills: An Intra-organisational
Study
This dissertation project concerns research on persuasion within
organizations (and groups of people in general). The research aims to
identify the factors of organizational politics - at the individual and
organizational level - that hinder the implementation of measures that
can increase organizational effectiveness, ethicality, or sustainability
(or other prosocial goals). Subsequently, the aim will be to design
interventions that would enhance effective political skills. Laboratory
and field experiments are preferred, but different approaches can also
be used.
Supervisor: Petr Houdek, (petr.houdek /at/ fsv.cuni.cz)
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Interested candidates should submit their applications, using the online
application system, which will be open from 1st January to 30th April
2024. Interest in a particular PhD project should be mentioned in the
motivation letter, together with a more developed proposal on the PhD
project.
All relevant information, including the link to the online application
system, can be found at here:
https://fsv.cuni.cz/en/admissions/phd-programmes/media-and-communication-studies
Please download the form for filling your dissertation project proposal:
https://iksz.fsv.cuni.cz/en/admissions/phd-programme-media-and-communication-studies/how-apply
For general questions, please contact the Centre of PhD Studies, at
(cds.iksz /at/ fsv.cuni.cz).
For questions about particular projects, please contact the proposed
supervisors.
The Open Doors Day for PhD Study in Media and Communication Studies
Studies will take place on February 21, 2024 at 12:30 PM CET. It will be
organised online. If you wish to participate, please email the Centre of
PhD Studies, at (cds.iksz /at/ fsv.cuni.cz), asap.
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Power & Gardens,
Tecmerin: Journal of Audiovisual Essays, 12, 2023(2).
https://tecmerin.uc3m.es/project/power-and-gardens/?lang=en
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Conceptualization of Change,
with Kristýna Kopivová and Vaia Doudaki,
Journal of Science and Technology of the Arts, 15(1)
https://revistas.ucp.pt/index.php/jsta/article/view/11674
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