Southampton Institute of H.E, Southampton, UK Research (Mphil/PhD) Studentship Maintenance bursary of £6,500 per year, plus payment of PhD fees, plus training course. The Studentship is normally for a maximum of 3 years. In the Faculty of Media Arts and Society Title: Celluloid Artistry: Exploring the Film/Art axis of influence The focus of this project will be the inclusion of film (historically, conceptually and theoretically) within the art world. From its inception Film has had a turbulent relationship with the visual arts, having shared certain aesthetics (expressionism, cubism, surrealism) personnel (Oskar Kokoshka, Salvadore Dali, Andy Warhol) and pretensions (the high art as opposed to low art paradigm). This project will explore each of these moments of contact, and the ways in which cinema practice was touched by each encounter, in order to assess the impact of more contemporary film/visual art couplings. The project would be carried out in the Faculty of Media, Arts and Society drawing expertise from those teaching on the BA(hons) Film Studies and BA(hons) Media and Cultural Studies and Fine Arts degrees. The student is likely to have a BA (hons) degree in a related area, for example Art, Film, Media, Design though some background in Film Studies in particular would be useful. An MA is also required and an interest in the subject as specified. For further details about this project contact its supervisor: Dr Catherine Fowler - tel:023 80 319952, email: [log in to unmask] For Further Details and Application Form contact: Maria McKay, Academic Quality Service, Southampton Institute, East Park Terrace, Southampton SO14 0YN, UK Tel: 023 80 319574 Fax: 023 80 319566 E-mail: [log in to unmask] Closing Date For Applications: Friday 1st June ---- Online resources for film/TV studies may be found at ScreenSite http://www.tcf.ua.edu/ScreenSite