Tuesday 28 February 2012

Transition and Transformation in Medieval and Early Modern Cultures

Durham University, 5-6 July 2012

Keynote Speakers: Professor David Cowling, Institute of Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Durham and Professor Margaret Cormack, College of Charleston, South Carolina


The Medieval and Early Modern Student Association of Durham University is holding its annual interdisciplinary conference for postgraduates and early career researchers and seeks papers on the theme of "Transition and Transformation in Medieval and Early Modern Cultures".


The conference will also feature a special exhibition of the Durham manuscript collection by Professor Richard Gameson, to be hosted in Durham Cathedral, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.


Please send abstracts of no more than 300 words to
imrs.mrpdg@durham.ac.uk by no later than 31 March, 2012. Registration for attendance and the conference banquet will be sent in May.  Further details of the event can be found at: http://durhammemsa.wordpress.com/2012/02/15/memsa-conference-2012/

20th International Thomas Hardy Conference & Festival

Fourth International Postgraduate Symposium on Thomas Hardy, Dorecester, UK, 18-26 August 2012
 
Proposals are invited for papers on any aspect of the life, work and thought of Thomas Hardy for the fourth International Postgraduate Symposium on Hardy which will take place in Dorchester, 18-26 August 2012, as part of the 20th International Thomas Hardy Conference & Festival.
 
Decisions will be made by the Symposium Convenors Professor Roger Ebbatson, Lancaster University, and Dr Angelique Richardson, University of Exeter.  Proposals of 250 words (max) for papers of 15-minute duration should be sent to hardy-pgs@exeter.ac.uk by 31 March 2012.
 
A small bursary will be offered to successful applicants to assist with the cost of attending the conference, and conference fees will be waived. Reduced rates will be offered to postgraduates wishing to attend the conference but not giving papers.   
 
Accommodation is limited, so queries can be directed to Rebecca Welshman, the Thomas Hardy Society Student Representative, University of Exeter, hardy-pgs@exeter.ac.uk   Fuller details of this conference is available in WebCT ('Research Seminars & Conferences (list of events)'.

“Outside his jurisfiction”: Interrogating Joyce’s non-fiction writings

A three-day international conference at the University of York March 23rd-25th 2012

Keynotes:
John McCourt (Universita Roma Tre)

Emer Nolan (NUI Maynooth)


With a final discussion led by: Kevin Barry (NUI Galway)


A first of its kind three-day international conference intent on problematising and reconceptualising the non-fiction writings of James Joyce. The MHRA and the York HRC have generously contributed financial support for the conference, which will take place in the modern research space of the University of York's Humanities Research Centre.
Fuller details and a timetable of this event can be found in WebCT (PG Student Newsletter/'Research Seminars & Conferences (list of events)'

Early Modern Literature, Culture, and Society Seminar: 2011-2012 – Semester 2

 Wed 29 February (Week 8) Catherine Fletcher (Durham): ‘Self and nation in the diplomacy of Henry VIII’s first divorce’
Wed 14 March (Week 10) Claire Preston (Birmingham): ‘Trope and trillo: Robert Boyle’s languages of science’
 
PLEASE NOTE: To take place in *Room 201*, Arts Building, 4.15 pm on all dates except 25th January, when the seminar will be held in Room 103.

English Literature Seminar – Spring term- 2012

Mondays 3pm Arts Building Room 103
Week Eight: 27th February- Dr. Holly Furneaux, “Military Men of Feeling: Masculinity, Emotion and Tactility in the Crimea”
Week Nine: 5th March- Dr. Kate Rumbold, “Shakespeare in pieces: quotation and the creation of literary value”
 Week Ten: 12th March- Dr. Rex Ferguson, “The Literary Hand”
Week Eleven: 19th March- Dr. Clare Barker “‘The Ancestors Within Us’: Genetics, Biopiracy, and Medical Ethics in Indigenous Literature”.

Funded PhD Studentship, 2012-­2015

Queen’s University Belfast

This project will be jointly supervised across two schools, employing the disciplinary methods of history and geography.  The PhD student will examine the specific case study of Norwich, a town with rich archives across 1300-1800 and a relatively unchanging urban fabric.  Four or five specific years (spanning this longer period) will be explored in depth as the basis for a comparison of major themes.   These include the crowd’s
use of urban space for protest, expressions of authority and ritual.  Historical sources, such as records of regulation, enforcement and dispute, will be investigation in conjunction with a mapping of the changing

urban space and spatial theory.  This case study will help us to understand more fully the factors that underpin urban identity and those that spark conflict.  Deadline
7th March 2012.
Fuller details are housed in WebCT (PG Student Newsletter/Scholarships - Funding - Awards).
 
All  scholarships, awards or funding opportunities advertised in this newsletter are housed in an archive in WebCT (PG Student Newsletter/Scholarships - Funding - Awards). 
‘A Crowded Urban Space: Conflict and Identity in an English Town,1300-1800’
Supervisors: Dr James Davis (History) & Dr Carl Griffin (Geography)

Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Block Grant Partnerships (BGP)

The School of Advanced Study, University of London has available a number of Studentships starting in October 2012 for both research (MPhil/PhD /doctoral) and Master's degrees under the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Block Grant Partnerships (BGP) scheme to Home/EU students, both full- and part-time, registered at one of the institutes of the School from the following subject areas:

·      Cultural Studies
·      European Language and Culture
·      History
·      History of Art
·      Law (within the subject area boundaries of the AHRC)
In addition to this, the School will offer up to two Doctoral Studentships awarded on a competitive basis to Home/EU or Overseas students, both full- and part-time, registered at one of the School’s institutes, to commence in October 2012.
AHRC BGP Studentships cover fees and maintenance allowance. A full Studentship is offered to those meeting UK residency criteria. EU nationals resident in the EU/EEA are eligible for a fees-only Studentship.
School Doctoral Studentships cover tuition fees and a maintenance grant. Students assessed for fees at the Overseas rate will be required to pay the difference between the Overseas and Home/EU fee. Only those students about to start their first year of study are eligible.
 
The current maintenance rates for both Studentships are £15,590 full-time and £9,355 part-time. Rates may be subject to change. 
 
The closing date for applications is 19 March 2012. 
For further information about the studentships visit http://www.sas.ac.uk/graduate-study/applications/tuition-fees  or contact katie.barton@sas.ac.uk.   

Great Western Research and National Trust fully-funded Doctoral Studentship

Thomas Hardy and Education Ref: 945 (application deadline 9th March 2012; studentship to begin October 2012) 
The primary aim of this doctoral studentship is to ask how the study of Hardy can be taken beyond the academic research community. Focusing particularly on young audiences, but also on other learning groups, the project is interdisciplinary and in part practice-based, drawing on the research methods of English studies, history and education. It will involve some practical work in schools as well as with the National Trust and Dorset County Museum learning groups and the student will be required to develop and disseminate relevant, original research in the field. The student will also be expected to undertake up to six hours per week voluntary work from March to October each year at one of the Hardy properties in Dorset (birth place cottage or Max Gate) and will work with other parties in order to ensure the wider understanding both of Hardy and his work and of his importance to the cultural life of the South West region as well as more broadly.  
The University of Exeter (Centre for South West Writing and Centre for Victorian Studies, College of Humanities, in consultation with Exeter Graduate School of Education), in conjunction with the National Trust and in collaboration with the University of St Andrews and the Hardy Country Steering Group (among which current partners include Dorset County Museum (DCM), Dorset County Council, Dorset Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) and the Thomas Hardy Society) has been awarded funding from Great Western Research (GWR) for this three-year doctoral research studentship on Thomas Hardy and Education. 

Wave Composition

The webzine Wave Composition is seeking submissions of creative work and essays for its forthcoming issues.  
 
Our interests lie in the experimental and the avant-garde, in alternative traditions, and innovative approaches to art. We encourage submissions that challenge artistic and formal norms, suggest new paths for aesthetic futures, and engage with language in radical ways.  
 
Our current issue features exclusive poetry from John Ashbery and Rae Armantrout, an interview with Robert Coover, and essays on BS Johnson, science fiction, and jokes. In the past we have interviewed China Mieville, Christian Bok, and Ron Silliman. It can be viewed at http://www.wavecomposition.com
 
Submissions, accompanied by a brief covering letter, should be sent to editors@wavecomposition.com. For more regular updates, you can follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/wavecomposition and Like us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Wave-Composition/223053011047587. We look forward to hearing from you.

Entrepreneurship & Innovation's Easter Egg Drop-In

Want to develop your enterprise and leadership skills?
Got a business idea or considered being your own boss?
Looking to put yourself one step ahead of the rest?
 
Entrepreneurship and Innovation (EI) could help!
 
EI offers a range of training programmes and services to equip you with the knowledge and skills to give you a competitive edge, whether that’s to get you one step ahead within an organisation or support you in starting your own venture.
 
Come have a chat with the EI team and pick up an Easter egg or two; there will also be the chance to have a one-to-one consultation with a team member on the day.
 
11.30am - 2.30pm Tuesday 20 March 2012
Atrium, Business School (Building O3 Edgbaston Campus)
 
 
For more information on our services, please visit: www.ei.bham.ac.uk