Anthropology, Media and Performance PhD

This practice-based Anthropology, Media and Performance PhD programme will see you carry out an extensive piece of research in the field.<br/><br/>Jointly managed by the Drama department and the Granada Centre for Visual Anthropology /Social Anthropology, this programme begins with a year of academic formation and preliminary training in research methods and relevant craft techniques, before you carry out your project on the basis of field research of up to a years duration.<br/><br/>In the third year, you will be expected to return to Manchester and prepare the presentation of your results in textual or other media, as appropriate.<br/><br/>Aims<br/><br/>We aim to:<br/><br/><br/>- introduce you to potential interdisciplinary combinations of anthropology, applied theatre/performance studies and media <br/><br/><br/> production so you can produce original knowledge in one or more of these academic fields;<br/>- introduce cutting-edge theories and self-reflexive, critical research practice in all these fields;<br/><br/><br/>- train you in a range of practical field research methods and media production skills to enable you to carry out the year-long <br/><br/><br/> fieldwork that is an integral and necessary aspect of the second year of the programme. These skills will also allow you to <br/> produce a combination of written dissertation and media and/or performance practice;<br/>- make you aware of the legal and ethical implications of your work and of the appropriate procedures for ensuring ethical <br/><br/><br/> clearance of your research;<br/>- encourage you to develop a range of transferable skills. This includes areas such as IT and AV media, as well as <br/><br/><br/> presentational, writing, team-working and foreign language skills.<br/>