The Arts

The School of Arts at Oxford Brookes University is pleased to offer two PhD research
studentships to highly motivated PhD candidates to work within one of the Research
Groups operating in the School under the Centre of Research in the Arts (CoRA). 

We are seeking candidates with academic qualifications in the Arts and Humanities, or
related disciplines, to conduct research projects related to the vibrant academic community
operating in the CoRA research centre, with a variety of methodologies and approaches,
including practice-based research, empirical work on audiences and texts, as well as theory-
driven analysis, industrial research, and both historical and contemporary perspectives.

We welcome applications on any topic related to the multifaceted research strands in the
School, and are particularly interested in research proposals focussed on:
Contemporary and historical audiences
Conceptual and historical approaches to popular film and television
Music and film
Opera 
Digital storytelling
Sound Art
Photography
Art theory
Creative practice
Book history

Fieldwork allowance: £600 (one-off in Year 1)

Inquiries: 
Dominic Maitland: dmaitland@brookes.ac.uk