Masters: Translating Cultures: Literature, Music and the Visual Arts in a World Context
University of Aberdeen

We are interested in exploring how the arts matter internationally, taking up central questions of translation as it is understood in the AHRC's future research theme Translating Cultures: not merely translation from one language to another, but translation as cultural exchange, in the form of translation from one media or discipline to another, or between theory and practice. This is to focus on the political dimension of translation in the present, a time in which translation has a key role to play in matters of war and peace.

Candidates interested in joining the project who do not yet have a Masters degree can apply for one of two Home fees awards to take one of our Research Preparation Masters in 2010: the MLitt in Comparative Literature or the MLitt in Visual Culture.

In addition, the committee awarding studentships for the project will be able to allocate some funds towards maintenance.

Closing date: Friday 23 April (for applications to start in 2010)

For more information, including contact details for the project team and a list of suggested research topics, please visit www.abdn.ac.uk/cass/graduate/funding/research/translating-cultures.