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PhD Media, Communications and Culture

Keele University

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Keele University

Course options

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  • Qualification

    PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy

  • Location

    Keele University

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    14-SEP-26

  • Duration

    3 Years

Course summary

Media, Communications & Culture research at Keele has an inter-disciplinary research focus, with a history of collaboration with disciplines such as Sociology, English and Creative Writing, Politics, Film, and Music as well as subject areas such as Memory Studies, Middle Eastern Studies, Science and Technology Studies and the Environmental Humanities. We also have a strong focus on practice-based research, which brings media theory and practice together in creative and critical ways. Facilities Research students are supported through the provision of: shared office space, IT equipment and research funding to support some travel and other expenses. Our facilities include The University Library, which has access in paper and electronic form to a wide range of resources necessary in pursuing research in Media, Communications and Culture at postgraduate level. In addition, the Media Building has its own digital editing suite, exhibition and visual arts work space, and a technician to assist students with their audio-visual projects. We also provide access to industry-standard software for producing video editing, film production, photography and music production. Research Staff and Students Although we have a wide range of interests, the department is especially interested in the following themes: Cultural Politics, with a specific interest in: Cultural memory digital and social media news production globalization inequalities and exclusions within the media feminist approaches to science and technology human-animal relations and critical cultural theory Social Movements, with a specific interest in: Anti-capitalist, environmental, animal rights and food activism social movements in India relationships between on and offline activism alternative media and uses of digital media to gain visibility Representation, with a specific interest in: Media representations of religious and ethnic minorities self-representations of marginalized populations the production and reception of news refugee and migrant representation class politics and broader questions about audiences We also welcome MRes and PhD applications which engage with these themes, and can support both conceptually-focused and practice-based projects.

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Tuition fees

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£ 16,844per year

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University information

Keele University

Keele University

  • University League Table

    68th

  • Campus address

    Keele University, Keele University, Keele, Staffordshire, ST5 5BG, United Kingdom

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Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Communication & Media Stu

    42nd out of 92 1

    56th out of 101 14

  • Entry standards

    / Max 200
    118 59%

    60th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    56.0 56%

    81st

    2

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.22 80%

    22nd

    11

  • Entry standards

    / Max 210
    116 55%

    55th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    60.0 60%

    55th

    13

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.09 77%

    42nd

    11

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