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PhD Opportuni�es in English, Crea�ve Wri�ng & Performance

We have an ac�ve community of research students who form part of the Humani�es Research Centre. Our research informs and illuminates interdisciplinary and subject -specific issues including race, inequality & rights , gender and sexuality , globalism and transna�onal exchanges, and environmental humani�es. Explore previous and current projects at our SCII Impact Blog and browse our staff profiles . 77% of our research in English Language & Literature was assessed as ‘world leading’ or ‘interna�onally excellent’ in the Research Excellence Framework 2021. We are rooted in the Sheffield City Region and engaged globally. PhD applica�ons are invited on any topic related to our research specialisms as outlined below, or mul�disciplinary projects across the Sheffield Crea�ve Industries Ins�tute: English • English literature from the early modern period and the nineteenth, twen�eth, and twenty-first centuries • English language, including topics within the broad areas of discourse analysis, (cogni�ve) stylis�cs, and narratology

Crea�ve Wri�ng • Crea�ve wri�ng, including long, short and flash fic�on as well as poetry

Performance • Applied and socially engaged theatre/performance • Theatre / performance history, historiography, and heritage • Theatre / performance and environment, site, body and/or gender • We have recently acquired the archive of Sheffield Theatres, and welcome applicants whose projects will engage with this resource

PhD in English, Creative Writing & Performance at SHU You will join a programme with outstanding student satisfaction scores in the Postgraduate Research Experience Survey. You will benefit from guided project planning and supervision and have opportunities to contribute to a range of seminars, workshops, and conferences. We provide flexible training and development opportunities covering research and career - related skills. You'll have access to dedicated postdoctoral office space, and research facilities. For PhD students in Creative Writing and Performance, we offer a creative practice-based PhD format where you will develop a body of creative practice-based work to advance your thesis topic, set into a critical and practice context . The Humanities Research Centre hosts stimulating seminars and masterclasses featuring established academics and practitioners in the field.

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