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University of Manchester: Russian and East European Studies

Institution University of Manchester
Department School of Arts, Languages and Cultures
Web https://www.manchester.ac.uk
Email PhDSALC@manchester.ac.uk
Telephone +44 (0)161 275 3559
Study type Research

Summary

Our PhD Russian and East European Studies programme will enable you to carry out a piece of significant, original research under the supervision of our academics.

Staff in Russian and East European Studies conduct research of an interdisciplinary nature across a broad range of subjects, including: - 19th and 20th-century literature and intellectual history;

  • Soviet and post-Soviet cinema and the media;

  • Gender studies;

  • Memory studies;

  • Nationalism and ethnic politics historically and in the post-communist period;

  • Post-communist transition in East Central Europe.

The discipline of Russian and East European Studies constitutes a core group of the Cross-Disciplinary Russian and Eurasian Studies Network, which facilitates collaboration in research and postgraduate teaching and supervision among relevant members of staff across the Faculty of Humanities at Manchester.

  • Our staff's externally-funded current research projects include:

  • Reframing Russia for the Global Mediasphere: From Cold War to Information War (AHRC);

  • Russian Nationalism and the Ukraine Crisis: The Impact of Nationalist Actors on Russian Foreign Policy (The European Commission);

  • Self-Sustained Civil Society in Eastern (and Western) Europe (the British Academy).

A focal point for our research activity is a regular research seminar, which features a mix of internal and external speakers, and promotes debate between staff and postgraduates across the full spectrum of their research interests.

The Russian language and culture are also a significant focus of research undertaken by the Cross-Language Dynamics: Reshaping Communities consortium. Funded through the AHRC Open World Research Initiative and led by a Russian specialist at Manchester, the consortium aims to investigate the central role languages play in relation to key contemporary issues such as social cohesion, migration, business and diplomacy.

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