For this research we define a landscape imaginary as an environmental vision such, for example, would be the dream-like vision of theclassical landscape that eighteenth-century landowners projected ontothe British countryside.
Critical scholarship has amply demonstrated the ideological functions of such landscape imaginaries andtheir complex entanglement with conflictual social relations and power.
While the exact title, topic and scope of the proposed research will be amatter for discussion between candidate and supervisors, it will involvean investigation of emergent landscape imaginaries and their influenceupon new forms of landscape realisation and practice.
Value of the Award and Eligibility:
The studentship attracts abursary of £15,000 p.a. to cover fees and living costs for three years. International students are welcome to apply for this award, however, asuccessful non-EU applicant will therefore have a lower stipend forliving costs because of their substantially higher fees.
Each studentship will carry an expectation of up to 100hrs of teaching perannum as part of the funding agreement.
Person Specification:
Application is open to anyone with a goodundergraduate degree, plus a relevant second degree and a good commandof spoken and written English. Applicants are expected to have a firstor upper second class UK honours degree, or a degree of equivalentstandard from elsewhere. The type of qualification obtained, the generalstanding of the institution concerned, the overall standard (eg, class)achieved and the standard achieved in any relevant subjects will beconsidered in the context of the intended field of study.
Applicants are invited from a wide range of backgrounds, including landscapearchitecture, planning, architecture, urban design, cultural studies,sociology and human geography.
How to Apply:
Applicants should submit a full CV and covering letter outlining theirability to undertake the project and their initial ideas about how theywould build on their existing expertise to take forward the project’stheme.
Applications should be submitted by email to Marian Kyte, Postgraduate Research Secretary (marian.kyte@ncl.ac.uk). Please indicate clearly in your letter (using the title and referencenumber above).
Closing date for applications: Thursday 22nd July 2010
Contact Person : Dr I Thompson, i.h.thompson@ncl.ac.uk.
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