[spectre] (fwd) STIP: PhD Scholarship, Socially Engaged Art in Eastern Europe since the 1960s, Aberdeen

[Andreas Broeckmann]

From: Dr. Amy Bryzgel <a.bryzgel at abdn.ac.uk>
Date: Mar 4, 2015
Subject: STIP: PhD Scholarship Aberdeen

Application deadline: Apr 30, 2015

PhD Scholarship: Participatory and Socially Engaged Art in Eastern 
Europe since the 1960s ­ University of Aberdeen

Elphinstone PhD Scholarship:
A number of Elphinstone PhD Scholarships are available across the arts, 
humanities and social sciences at the University of Aberdeen, linked to 
specific, individual research projects.  These Scholarships cover the 
entirety of tuition fees for a PhD student of any nationality commencing 
full-time study in October 2015, for the three-year duration of their 
studies. One Elphinstone Scholarship is available for a PhD on a topic 
related to 'Participatory and Socially Engaged Art in Eastern Europe 
since the 1960s' (description below). 
http://www.abdn.ac.uk/cass/graduate/elphinstone-scholarships-373.php

PhD Topic: Participatory and Socially Engaged Art in Eastern Europe 
since the 1960s
Supervisor: Dr. Amy Bryzgel
This project aims to examine the phenomenon of participatory and 
socially engaged art in the specific socio-political context of Eastern 
Europe since the 1960s. Projects  may focus on any area of the former 
communist and socialist countries of Central, Eastern or Southern 
Europe, including single-country case studies or cross-country 
comparisons. In a region of the world that had as its ideological aim, 
at least in theory, the building of communism, with collective 
self-management and socially inclusive policies, what was the function 
of socially engaged artistic practices, which aimed to bring communities 
together in an ameliorative capacity, in this environment? How did these 
activities parallel or diverge from the aims of the state? Did 
participatory art succeed in creating a collective environment that 
socialism was aiming to build? This project will build on foundational 
studies by Miwon Kwom and Claire Bishop and seek to understand the 
particular function of participatory and socially engaged art in the 
unique political environment of state-sponsored socialism.

For more information, please contact Dr. Bryzgel (a.bryzgel at abdn.ac.uk).
Proposals should be no more than 2,000 words, and include a discussion 
of Aims and Objectives, Research Questions, Research Context, 
Methodology and Critical Approach.

Possible research Topics:
Participatory and Socially Engaged Art in Communist Central and Eastern 
Europe, c. 1960-1989
Participatory and Socially Engaged Art in the former Yugoslavia
Participatory and Socially Engaged Art in Eastern Europe since the Fall 
of the Berlin Wall
Other topics within the main subject area are also welcome; please 
inquire with Dr. Bryzgel.

Selection will be made on the basis of academic merit. Individuals with 
a strong research background in the field of Eastern European 
contemporary art and/or performance art, from either an art history or 
visual culture background, are encouraged to apply. Applicants should 
have the necessary language skills needed to undertake the proposed 
research, and should indicate potential funding sources for travel to 
conduct field research abroad if it is necessary to the proposed project.
http://www.abdn.ac.uk/cass/graduate/history-of-art-386.php

How to Apply:
To apply for an Elphinstone PhD Scholarship, you should apply for a PhD
<http://www.abdn.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/apply.php> online stating:
'Elphinstone PhD Scholarship' in the Intended Source of Fundingsection
The name of the lead supervisor (Amy Bryzgel) in the Name of Proposed 
Supervisor section
The title of the specific research project in the Outline Summary section
Candidates should simultaneously register their desire to be considered 
by emailing the Graduate School Administrator, Ann Marie Johnston, at 
a.m.johnston at abdn.ac.uk  Deadline for submission of applications: 
Thursday 30th April 2015.

Reference / Quellennachweis:
STIP: PhD Scholarship Aberdeen. In: H-ArtHist, Mar 4, 2015. 
<http://arthist.net/archive/9617>.

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