African Studies PhD

**Join Birminghams internationally renowned Department of African Studies and Anthropology and develop your own independent research project on Africa or its diasporas.**<br/><br/>Youll benefit from a rounded approach to your development as a researcher. Youll have opportunities to get involved in a range of research activities alongside your supervisory meetings, such as departmental research seminars and international workshops or conferences on cutting-edge research topics.<br/><br/>This experience will help you develop your skills, improving your research project and preparing you for a future career in or beyond the academy.<br/><br/>You’ll benefit from an interdisciplinary approach which lets you delve deeper into your chosen area of study.<br/><br/>Academics in the Department of African Studies and Anthropology can supervise historical and contemporary research drawing on archival, ethnographic and/or textual and media sources.<br/><br/>We have thematic expertise in topics including migration and diasporas, religion and society, economic inequality and insecurity, youth, the urban, popular culture, kinship, gender and sexuality. <br/><br/>Please consult our staff profile pages to identify a suitable lead supervisor before applying.<br/><br/><br/>- Join a fantastic research environment where you can be involved in weekly seminars and regular conferences.<br/><br/><br/>- Research with staff who have first-hand experience of the continent. Our academics have lived and taught in Africa and continue to carry out research there. The Department frequently attracts visiting researchers from Africa.<br/><br/><br/>- Access unique resources held by the University, including the Church Missionary Society Archive and other Africa-related resources in our Cadbury Research Library, and the African Collection of Art and Artefacts held by Research and Cultural Collections.<br/>