Research at the Department of Theatre, Film and Television Studies

Firmly located in Wales, and with an established international profile across its constituent disciplines, the Department foregrounds research and study of regional, national and international significance in theatre, film, performance and media within a globalised cultural environment. 

According to the results of the 2008 RAE, 30% of the research conducted in the Department of Theatre, Film and Television Studies is ‘world-leading’ (4*). A further 30% is rated as meeting the standards of ‘international excellence’ (3*).   This places us firmly firmly at the top table of UK Universities in our subject area. By one of the most widely respected ranking methodologies, Research Fortnight’s ‘Power’ league table, we rank 3rd in the UK. This is testimony to the fact that Aberystwyth University is an international powerhouse in Theatre, Film and Television Studies, with over 5% of the UK’s total graded research being conducted by staff within the Department.

 

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Award

“How to Build an Arts Centre? Historical perspectives on engaging local audiences with innovative performance practice: Cardiff’s Chapter Arts Centre in the 1970s”

Aberystwyth University – Theatre, Film and Television Studies

The Department of Theatre, Film and Television Studies at Aberystwyth University and Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff, are pleased to invite applications for a three-year doctoral studentship, fully funded by the AHRC (full fees; annual stipend of £14,140; plus associated expenses of up to £1,000 per annum), to commence on 1 October 2012.

The doctoral project will examine the audience development activities of Chapter Arts Centre, one of Europe’s largest multi-disciplinary arts centres, during its formative years in the 1970s and explore how these activities further our understanding of the nature of community participation in experimental or innovative performance practice. The project will offer unprecedented access to Chapter’s unique archive of administrative, programme and marketing files, dating back to its founding in 1971, and to its key personnel.

The research will be supervised by Dr Heike Roms and Professor Mike Pearson (Aberystwyth University) and Janek Alexander (Chapter).

The successful candidate will choose the specific topic of their doctoral research within the project's general remit. We are looking for a highly promising student who will value the opportunity of combining academic research in this area with involvement with a leading cultural sector organisation. The successful candidate will meet the AHRC's criteria for eligibility, including residency criteria, and be able to demonstrate the potential to develop advanced research skills. A completed (or near-completed) MA or equivalent professional experience is highly desirable.

CLOSING DATE for applications: 23 July 2012

INTERVIEWS to be held in the week of the 6 August, 2012

STARTING DATE: 1 October 2012 (a later start date of 1 January 2013 will also be considered)

For informal enquiries and further information please contact Dr Heike Roms, Department of Theatre, Film and Television Studies, Aberystwyth University, SY23 3AJ (hhp@aber.ac.uk).

CDA Further Particulars

CDA-Further Particulars

 

The Department is committed to sustaining the vitality of its research environment through a well-established set of mechanisms for promoting research activity:

  • supporting the work of recognised and well-resourced international research centres
  • editing, managing and supporting international refereed journals and related collaborative publications
  • hosting international conferences, symposia, seminars and other forms of research-related events
  • generating and managing externally funded research projects
  • Supporting research students working on projects within the core interests of the Department’s research groupings.
  • Nurturing a lively, stimulating and engaged research culture to support a wide variety of topics and methdologies.
  • Providing an established research leave scheme and financial support for presentation at conferences, archival research, field work, and other forms of scholarly activity

 

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