Northern Bridge Consortium, Collaborative Doctoral Awards 2024
Applications are sought from suitably qualified candidates to undertake an AHRC-funded doctoral project on the following topic:
Periodicals in the Life of a Literary House: Dove Cottage, 1799-1818
The writers William and Dorothy Wordsworth and Thomas De Quincey occupied Dove Cottage – now an important literary heritage site – between 1799 and 1818, celebrating their life here in writing. Despite the remote location of Dove Cottage, these writers however were far from isolated. Periodicals, which were a ubiquitous and relatively new form of publication in this period, brought news and information from across the globe and locally into the house. This project will study the ways in which periodicals entered the intellectual, socio-political, and domestic life of the house, and influenced the literary works of these writers.
This collaborative project between Queen’s University Belfast and the Wordsworth Trust will involve an intersection between academic and heritage-sector perspectives. Candidates must have a BA in English or a related discipline (and, preferably, an MA in English or a related discipline, as well as experience of studying Romanticism at one of these levels). The candidate will be expected to work and reside at Wordsworth Grasmere for at least 4 to 6 weeks each year. They will complete their PhD from Queen’s University Belfast. For full eligibility criteria see:
http://www.northernbridge.ac.uk/competition/eligibility/
Applications must include a 2-page CV including the names of 2 referees; a statement (up to 500 words) explaining the candidate’s suitability for the project; and a sample of academic work (3,000 to 5,000 words in length) to submitted by 15 February 2024. Interviews are expected to be held in late February 2024.
For further details of the project see: http://www.northernbridge.ac.uk/applyforastudentship/cda/ (See: Projects recruiting for entry in October 2024)
For enquiries contact Dr Jane Lugea (j.lugea@qub.ac.uk)