Social Anthropology with Visual Media PhD

The three/four year full-time (or part-time equivalent) PhD in Social Anthropology and Visual Media programme is intended for those who wish to incorporate the use of visual and/or audio media whilst pursuing doctoral research.<br/><br/>Substantial original research, including ethnographic fieldwork of 12-18 months, will lead to the production of a thesis. You are required to produce visual and/or audio media as a necessary and integral feature of your thesis. There is an expectation that the textual component should be no more than 60,000 words or a 25% reduction on the normal maximum length for the PhD in Social Anthropology.<br/><br/>Throughout, you will work closely with an expert supervisor, with further guidance from at least one extra supervisor.<br/><br/>The structure depends on prior qualification:<br/><br/><br/>- You will, during the first year, take a set of research training courses. After about 10 months (or 20 in part-time study) you will produce a 12,000-15,000 word research proposal. This proposal is examined in an oral viva.<br/><br/><br/>- After fieldwork, you will return to the University and start writing your dissertation and editing your audio-visual material under the guidance of your supervisors.<br/><br/><br/>- If you have successfully completed our MA Anthropological Research course (or an equivalent ESRC-recognised course in another UK institution), you may be in a position to start fieldwork as soon as is practicable, provided that you have submitted a satisfactory research proposal as part of your previous degree and it has been approved by the School of Social Sciences.<br/><br/><br/>Social anthropology at Manchester has a lively PhD community working in all of the worlds continents and on a variety of topics. This programme is delivered in conjunction with the Granada Centre for Visual Anthropology .