Applied Screen Studies: Practice as Research (PhD)

University of Warwick

This PhD enables students to incorporate practice into their doctoral study, taking an approach which understands practice as a mode of research, or as the application of research.The project must be led by clear research questions, with the practice element working as a means to investigate, challenge or respond to those questions. The practice element can take a variety of forms and proportions (with a minimum of 30% and a maximum of 50%), but in all cases represents the exploration of critical, theoretical or historical issues in Film and Television/Screen Studies, through a practice-based output.The various forms of this applied screen practice include, but are not limited to:A critical video essayA moving image and/or audio documentary or experimental filmCurated screeningsAn exhibition of creative works or artefactsA digital installationAn innovative collaboration with a partner institutionAn engagement and impact project at regional, national and/or international levelDuration - 3-4 years full-time