The Ideas, Practices and Impacts of Global Empires

Code: RPAS2010NOV03
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In recent years across a range of disciplines, empire has become a paradigm for rethinking a globalized world. In this context, the University of Aberdeen is pleased to advertise a number of Masters (fees only) and Doctoral (fees and partial maintenance) Studentships within a broader interdisciplinary project on the 'Ideas, Practices, and Impacts of Global Empires'. This brings together a supervisory team drawn from History, Anthropology, Hispanic Studies, International Relations, and the University's museums. Within the project, we are interested in a number of themes: cross cultural encounters and collecting; material culture and visual representations of encounters; trade, migration, and empire; the ideologies of empires; and resistance and the ends of empires. Our areas of focus include: the British and American empires (especially Canada, the American South, South Asia, South Africa and the Antipodes); empires past and present in Latin America; Holy Roman Empire; modern German empires within and beyond Europe; Russia, especially Soviet Russia, including Russian informal empires; and competing imperialisms in East Asia. We invite applications from candidates with research interests (interdisciplinary or within the disciplines named above) touching one or more of these themes and areas.

Available studentships

3 x Home Fees PhD Studentships
2 x Research Preparation Masters Studentships

In addition, the committee awarding studentships for the project may be able to allocate some funds towards maintenance.

Closing date: Friday 1 April 2011. Please note that all supporting documentation, e.g. transcripts, references, research proposals, etc., must have been submitted to the Admissions Office by the closing date. The University cannot guarantee that an incomplete application will be considered.

Possible Research Titles and Topics

Principal Investigator: Dr Andrew Dilley
Applicants are strongly advised to contact the principal investigator or a member of the supervisory team before submitting their application form and research proposal.

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