For informal enquiries regarding the studentship, please contact Dr.
Lucy Mazdon ([log in to unmask])
Further Particulars
School of Humanities: Film Studies
AHRC Project: French Cinema in Britain since 1930
PhD Studentship
Applications are invited for a PhD studentship in connection with an
AHRC-funded research project led by Dr. Lucy Mazdon. The post is for a
fixed period of 3 years starting in October 2006.
The Project
This project will examine perceptions and articulations of French cinema
within British culture from 1930 to the present. In a market dominated
by Hollywood, French films are consistently the most widely distributed
non-English language work. However French cinema appears to undergo a
transformation as it reaches Britain, becoming something quite different
to that experienced by audiences at home. This project will analyse how
and why this process of transformation takes place and to what extent it
curtails French cinema's plural identities via study of the
distribution, exhibition, promotion and reception of French cinema in
Britain
The PhD project (supervised by Mazdon) will explore the promotion,
distribution and reception of French cinema in Britain since 1980, a key
moment in this history as the then Socialist administration in France
vociferously advocated a popular and exportable national cinema. As such
it will provide detailed analysis of a central period in Franco-British
cinematic exchange.
The project's other envisaged activities and outputs include:
* A co-authored volume written by Mazdon and a Research Assistant
provisionally entitled French Cinema in Britain 1930 to 1980. This book
will provide a broad overview of key debates and developments in the
distribution, promotion and exhibition of French cinema in Britain and
will include specific case studies) as well as a comprehensive account
of policies, strategies and statistics.
* A symposium which will explore a key moment in constructions and
understandings of French cinema both at home and in Britain, the
emergence of the New Wave in the late 1950s.
* A conference which will move beyond the specific focus of the
project to a wider discussion of Anglo-French cinematic relations from
1930 to the present.
* An exhibition which will complement the conference and which
will be devoted to posters and other promotional material linked to the
distribution/promotion of French film in Britain.
* An edited collection (co-edited by Mazdon and a Research
Assistant) based upon conference proceedings and commissioned work. It
will include essays on Franco-British cinematic traffic as well as
broader questions of Anglo-French cinematic relations.
The person specification:
You will have a good first degree and a postgraduate qualification (or
be in the process of completing a postgraduate qualification) in a
Humanities subject area. Ideally you will have engaged with the medium
of film. You will possess basic IT skills. You will either have, or must
acquire, a broad knowledge of French and British culture, specifically
cinematic culture, since 1980. You will also require native or
near-native ability in written and spoken English and preferably a
working knowledge of French.
You must have a keen interest in academic study. You must have the
ability to work independently and to manage your time effectively. You
should have good interpersonal skills. You must also be willing to
undertake some research trips to London and Paris (funded by the
project).
Film Studies at Southampton
Film Studies has been taught at Southampton for more than twenty years.
It is a small but vibrant academic community, which aims to be one of
the leading Film Studies groupings in Europe, for research, teaching and
outreach. Film Studies was until recently in interdisciplinary venture
run by the then departments of English and Modern Languages. In the last
Research Assessment Exercise in 2001 Film staff were submitted with
their parent disciplines and contributed to a rating of 5* (Modern
Languages) and 5 (English). Due to a University restructuring, Film
Studies is now an independent entity in the School of Humanities but
retains strong teaching and research links with other disciplines within
the School. Film Studies has an innovative, student centred approach to
education, offering degree combinations of Film with English, History,
History of Art and Design, Philosophy, and Modern Languages and form
2006, a single honours degree in Film Studies. Its MA in Film Studies is
one of the most successfully recruiting postgraduate programmes in the
School and it has recently begun a second MA programme in Film and
Cultural Management. Current and recently completed PhDs include work on
topics such as Universal's Sherlock Holmes series in the 1940s, stars in
East German cinema, James Bond and British film culture in the 1960s,
the films of David Lynch, the representation of the Holocaust on British
television, the 1950s American film adaptations of Jules Vernes, early
British television history, and the use of music in the films of Stanley
Kubrick.
The School of Humanities
Film Studies is located in the recently formed School of Humanities,
where it enjoys a close collaborative relationship with Archaeology,
English, History, Modern Languages, Music and Philosophy. The School has
a vigorous culture of postgraduate research and has developed an
extensive range of taught MA programmes. It also has several
interdisciplinary groupings and research-based Centres, including some
of which involve other Faculties within the University.
The University
Southampton is an expanding research-led university with a strong
commitment to improving profile within the Russell Group, the leading
group of research universities in the UK, and to extending the number of
disciplines in which it has an international reputation. With strong
departments in science, engineering, social science and medicine, as
well as arts and humanities, the University is at the centre of a
substantial network of higher education in the region and
internationally. It is a member of the Worldwide University Network
(WUN), an alliance of research-led universities in the UK, US, Europe
and the Far East. The predominant ethos is informal and participatory
with a strongly developed and supportive structure.
More detailed information is available as the University's website:
www.soton.ac.uk
For informal enquiries regarding the studentship, please contact Dr.
Lucy Mazdon ([log in to unmask])
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