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  • Qualification

    PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy

  • Location

    Main Site

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    26-JAN-26

  • Duration

    3 Years

Course summary

Research students in the Department of Drama study in one of the United Kingdom's leading centres for performance research. We welcome applications from graduate students who research in any of our areas of expertise.Research students play an important part in Drama's collaborations with leading arts organisations, including the Barbican, Shakespeare's Globe, Gran Teatre del Liceu Barcelona, Actors' Touring Company, the London Film Festival, LIFT, and AfroReggae.The Department of Drama webpages have detailed instructions on how to find a supervisor and how to apply. Please read these and following the instructions before making an electronic application through this page.We offer supervision across topics including, but by no means limited to:Performance and the citySite-specific performance and installation artSpace and placeApplied and socially engaged theatre and performance, especially in relation to young people, older people, prisons, Brazil, development, democracy and human rightsTheatre in EducationNational, intercultural, and transnational performance, especially in relation to the UK, Europe (particularly Ireland, Spain, Italy), South Africa, Canada, USA, Latin America (particularly Argentina and Brazil), and New ZealandCultural identitiesGlobalisationTourismCultural economics of performanceCultural value and cultural policyLabour

Tuition fees

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£ 23,050per year

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University information

Queen Mary University of London

Queen Mary University of London

  • University League Table

    41st

  • Campus address

    Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London, Tower Hamlets, E1 4NS, United Kingdom

Students can experience campus life while living in London, the best student city in the world.
Research at Queen Mary is world-leading across disciplines, with its academics making a major impact across all subject areas.
Queen Mary is truly inclusive, with multiple nationalities represented on its campuses.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    27th out of 94 15

  • Entry standards

    / Max 210
    144 69%

    25th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    74.0 74%

    7th

    6
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    2.95 74%

    74th

    15

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