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Italian PhD

University of Liverpool

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Course options

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  • Qualification

    PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy

  • Location

    Liverpool Campus

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    14-DEC-26

  • Duration

    2 Years

Course summary

At the University of Liverpool, Italian Studies is interdisciplinary and collaborative. Our research spans across the department and our expertise covers areas from Italian history to sociolinguistics. We have a focus on underexplored areas in Italian Studies, enabling you to conduct contemporary and innovative research.IntroductionItalian Studies at the University of Liverpool provides support and inspiration for research projects ranging from the social meaning of language practices and cognitive analysis of fiction and film through to Postcolonial Studies and Oral History. We can accommodate and give expertise in both interdisciplinary and data-driven projects.Research topicsYou can suggest your own theme for a potential research project, but we particularly welcome research proposals that match those of our researchers, including:Sociolinguistics (for example, the linguistic landscape, minority languages, migrant languages and neo-plurilingualism, language policy and ideology, social dialectology)Sociolinguistics of dubbing and subtitlingItalian film and audiovisual studiesItalian fiction (especially crime fiction)Cinematic adaptations of contemporary fictionItalian cinema and mediaPopular culturePostcolonial studiesSocial and cultural history.Research cultureOur research groups include:⦁ Image, Sound and Performance and Conflict⦁ Memory and Heritage⦁ Place, Space and Belonging⦁ Media Histories: From Manuscript to Digital.

Tuition fees

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£ 25,350per year

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University information

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University of Liverpool

University of Liverpool

  • University League Table

    22nd

  • Campus address

    Main Site, The Foundation Building, Brownlow Hill, Liverpool, Liverpool, L69 7ZX, United Kingdom

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Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Italian

    19th out of 23 2

  • Entry standards

    / Max 215
    135 63%

    16th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    70.0 70%

    9th

    4

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.19 80%

    13th

    1

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