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Aesthetics and the Politics of Representation PhD Studentship

WHO: applicants with a good first degree (minimum 2.1 or equivalent) and ideally a Masters (or equivalent) in a relevant subject area

WHAT: PhD Studentship in Aesthetics and the Politics of Representation

WHEN: to start 1 February

PAYMENTS: £13,290 plus fees for a maximum of three years. UK/EU residence eligibility conditions apply

DETAILS: Critical theories have looked at art and design practices for how these re-articulate questions of identity, justice and emancipation. Applications are invited for practical or theoretical research interested in relationships between aesthetics, politics, and forms of representation. Proposals broadly addressing one or more of the following will be of interest: contesting cultural histories and representations; politics of memory, identities and justice in art, photography and film; transnational culture and identity politics. Located in the Centre for Art, Architecture and Design (CAAD), part of the Faculty of Creative and Cultural Industries at University of Portsmouth. Research in the Centre is concerned with the application of critical, theoretical and historical perspectives to these practices, in the recognition that art, design, architecture and media re-present social and cultural meanings and their potential transformation. Art, design and media research embraces exploration of cultural process and product.

Deadline: 20 November 2009 ** Deadline expired**

Organiser/employer: University of Portsmouth and SPACE Gallery

[ Added on 23 October 2009 ]