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Prof I Russell, Dr T McKean
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Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)
About the Project
Study Level: Research Postgraduate
Country: All countries
Subject:
Ethnology
Folklore
Ethnomusicology
Anthropology
Communication
Cultural & Media Studies
Drama
Dance & Performing Arts
Brief Description
A number of PhD scholarships are available under one of the University's four key research themes - The North. This particular project within The North is entitled "An Ethnographic Study of Northern Cultural Performance" and will be based at the Elphinstone Institute for ethnology and folklore.
Description
An Ethnographic Study of Northern Cultural Performance
The University of Aberdeen has invested in a major inter-disciplinary research theme on The North. This PhD project is part of a research programme within this theme to study The Northern Temperament. The aim is to deliver a comprehensive investigation of emotional expression relating to inhabitants of northern settings.
An Ethnographic Study of Northern Cultural performance music, song, dance, spoken word, foodways, customs - aims to explore the relationship between northern cultural practices and the world views of those who shape and are shaped by them.
Concepts of temperament and cultural expressions of emotion are often framed by outsiders’ experience of local cultural performance – outward, often material, expressions of identity, belonging and community. Prominent among these cultural performances are the musical and the verbal arts, which offer a revealing window into a society’s preoccupations and apprehensions.
Through a broad-based study of cultural performance forms, practices, skills and gatekeeping roles, the successful candidate will investigate the relationship between these cultural practices and their surrounding environments.
Ethnographic fieldwork (interviewing, photography and videography) will allow the triangulation of the northern expression of emotion and temperament as it is lived and performed. The analytical transcription of events, rather than simply sounds will be sought to demonstrate the depth of creativity that contributes to mood and mindset and, by extension, to the strength and resilience of northern communities. The fieldwork-derived materials will lend themselves to a variety of interpretative frameworks, from performance studies to linguistic analysis.
The research will be supervised by University of Aberdeen faculty with expertise in ethnography and ethnology, tradition and text analysis.
Supervisory teams will be appointed on the basis of appropriate disciplinary, regional and thematic experience and may include a supervisor from outside the North Temperament programme team. Applicants are encouraged to suggest a potential supervisor with whom they see research synergies and contact this staff member beforehand.
Members of the supervisory team:
Education: Professor Ian Russell; Dr Thomas A. McKean
Natural and Computing Sciences: Dr Advaith Siddharthan
Country: All countries
Subject:
Ethnology
Folklore
Ethnomusicology
Anthropology
Communication
Cultural & Media Studies
Drama
Dance & Performing Arts
Brief Description
A number of PhD scholarships are available under one of the University's four key research themes - The North. This particular project within The North is entitled "An Ethnographic Study of Northern Cultural Performance" and will be based at the Elphinstone Institute for ethnology and folklore.
Description
An Ethnographic Study of Northern Cultural Performance
The University of Aberdeen has invested in a major inter-disciplinary research theme on The North. This PhD project is part of a research programme within this theme to study The Northern Temperament. The aim is to deliver a comprehensive investigation of emotional expression relating to inhabitants of northern settings.
An Ethnographic Study of Northern Cultural performance music, song, dance, spoken word, foodways, customs - aims to explore the relationship between northern cultural practices and the world views of those who shape and are shaped by them.
Concepts of temperament and cultural expressions of emotion are often framed by outsiders’ experience of local cultural performance – outward, often material, expressions of identity, belonging and community. Prominent among these cultural performances are the musical and the verbal arts, which offer a revealing window into a society’s preoccupations and apprehensions.
Through a broad-based study of cultural performance forms, practices, skills and gatekeeping roles, the successful candidate will investigate the relationship between these cultural practices and their surrounding environments.
Ethnographic fieldwork (interviewing, photography and videography) will allow the triangulation of the northern expression of emotion and temperament as it is lived and performed. The analytical transcription of events, rather than simply sounds will be sought to demonstrate the depth of creativity that contributes to mood and mindset and, by extension, to the strength and resilience of northern communities. The fieldwork-derived materials will lend themselves to a variety of interpretative frameworks, from performance studies to linguistic analysis.
The research will be supervised by University of Aberdeen faculty with expertise in ethnography and ethnology, tradition and text analysis.
Supervisory teams will be appointed on the basis of appropriate disciplinary, regional and thematic experience and may include a supervisor from outside the North Temperament programme team. Applicants are encouraged to suggest a potential supervisor with whom they see research synergies and contact this staff member beforehand.
Members of the supervisory team:
Education: Professor Ian Russell; Dr Thomas A. McKean
Natural and Computing Sciences: Dr Advaith Siddharthan
Funding Notes
Fees, Stipend (£12000 pa), research funding.
Candidates should have a first Class 2.1 Honours degree (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline. A relevant one-year postgraduate MA or MPhil would be an advantage.
Studentship includes fees at the Home/EU rate plus a stipend of £12,000 per year. We will consider applications from international applicants providing they are aware that they have to pay the difference between the UK/Home Tuition.
Candidates should have a first Class 2.1 Honours degree (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline. A relevant one-year postgraduate MA or MPhil would be an advantage.
Studentship includes fees at the Home/EU rate plus a stipend of £12,000 per year. We will consider applications from international applicants providing they are aware that they have to pay the difference between the UK/Home Tuition.
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