Applications are invited for one E. Allison Peers Doctoral Studentship in Iberian and Latin American Studies, to begin in October 2021. The Scholarship provides full fees at the Home student rate (approx. £4,407) for students undertaking the PhD in Modern Languages and Cultures (Hispanic and Latin American Studies pathway), plus a £5,000 yearly stipend.
Subject Areas
Teaching and research in Iberian and Latin American Studies at Liverpool is informed by a plurilingual, pluricultural understanding of the Luso-Hispanic world. We welcome applications from students wishing to undertake research in any one or more of Basque Studies, Catalan Studies, Galician Studies, Portuguese Studies (Brazilian and European), Spanish Studies and Latin American Studies. We especially encourage applications that are comparative or relational, and which cross languages and national borders. Possible focuses for study include: cultural politics and the politics of culture; popular culture; film and visual culture; literary studies; digital culture; gender and sexuality; transnational, postnational and postcolonial studies; migration and diaspora; memory and representation.
Application and Selection Process
Scholarships will be awarded on the basis of demonstrated academic excellence. Applicants are required to make contact with a potential supervisor for assistance in formulating a research proposal; Download the E. Allison Peers Doctoral Studentship form, where you can find a list of potential supervisors and their specialist areas. Completed expressions of interest should reach the department by 1 March 2021. Applicants for an E. Allison Peers Scholarship must also make a formal application for admittance to the PhD in Modern Languages (Hispanic and Latin American Studies pathways) at the University of Liverpool by that same date.
More information
For more information about the scheme or an informal discussion, please contact: Dr Stefania Tufi (steftufi@liverpool.ac.uk).
For more information about the PhD in Modern Languages and Cultures, please visit: https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/study/postgraduate-research/degrees/hispanic-studies/.
For more information about the Department of Modern Languages and Cultures, please visit: https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/modern-languages-and-cultures/.
For more information about Postgraduate study at the University of Liverpool, please visit: https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/study/postgraduate-research/