Words and Deeds: Women’s Activism and Print Culture (Advert Ref: RDF18/HUM/BAZIN)

This project examines women’s print activism in the U.S. and the U.K. as it responded to and emerged out of women’s participation in the Civil Rights, Women’s Liberation, Anti-Vietnam, Stonewall, Labour, and Black Power movements. It offers an account of the cultures and histories of women’s activism from the perspective of the women who participated in that activism by studying a range of printed material. Print activism is broadly defined to include literary, theoretical and critical texts, zines, periodicals, pamphlets, posters, correspondence and newsletters.

We seek to attract proposals that focus on any aspect of women’s activist print culture in Britain and/or the United States in the post-WW II period in order to address some of the following questions: What is the relationship between women’s activism and print culture? What role does print culture play in shaping activist identities and communities? How dynamic is the relationship between activism and the mainstream press? What kinds of methodologies are required to do justice to the multifarious nature of activist print culture? Given that very little research has been undertaken on black British women’s print culture, we would welcome proposals that focus on black women’s activism or that focus specifically on the intersection of race and gender.

Northumbria’s vibrant Gendered Subjects research team invites applications from students who wish to undertake a PhD in this exciting field, and thereby build on the group’s strengths and interests.

The Northumbria University has a large and lively postgraduate community in the Humanities. Our PhD students benefit from generous research space and resources in the recently expanded Glenamara Centre as well as the new Institute of the Humanities. PhD students develop a portfolio of skills and competencies through the Humanities Training Programme, the Teaching Shadowing Scheme, the annual PhD conference and the Graduate School’s Professional Development and Research Training Programme. In addition, students are provided with a research allowance for conference attendance and travel as well as funding to support the organisation and development of research networks, conferences and seminar series.

Eligibility and How to Apply
Please note eligibility requirement:
• Academic excellence of the proposed student i.e. 2:1 (or equivalent GPA from non-UK universities [preference for 1st class honours]); or a Masters (preference for Merit or above); or APEL evidence of substantial practitioner achievement.
• Appropriate IELTS score, if required.
• Applicants cannot apply for this funding if currently engaged in Doctoral study at Northumbria or elsewhere.

For further details of how to apply, entry requirements and the application form, see
https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/research/postgraduate-research-degrees/how-to-apply/

Please note: Applications that do not include a research proposal of approximately 1,000 words (not a copy of the advert), or that do not include the advert reference (e.g. RDF18/…) will not be considered.

Deadline for applications: 28 January 2018
Start Date: 1 October 2018

Northumbria University takes pride in, and values, the quality and diversity of our staff. We welcome applications from all members of the community. The University holds an Athena SWAN Bronze award in recognition of our commitment to improving employment practices for the advancement of gender equality and is a member of the Euraxess network, which delivers information and support to professional researchers