PhD Studentship 2020-21 - Shugborough Hall, the Ansons and the Eighteenth-century Atlantic economy, UK

Applications are invited for an AHRC CDA doctoral studentship offered by the Open-Oxford-Cambridge AHRC Doctoral Training Partnership, to start in the October or January of the 2020-21 academic year.

The studentship will be based in the Faculty of History. The successful applicant, will work on a collaborative project co-led by Dr Andrew Thompson (act25@cam.ac.uk), Faculty of History and co-supervisor, Sarah Kay, National Trust.

The studentship will involve examining the connections between landed estates and the Atlantic economy through a specific case-study; the web of social relationships that bound landed society together and the importance of capital, perhaps derived from slavery, for securing good marriages and social advancement; the domestic awareness of empire and its structures; the changing perceptions of landed estates and how best to represent their complex and entwined histories in the present.

This project would suit applicants with a strong interest in the history of Britain in the eighteenth century, perhaps with interests in global and maritime history or the history of race.

Funding:

Full DTP studentships, for candidates who meet the AHRC residency requirements, will provide an annual maintenance grant to cover living costs (£15,009 pa at current rates) and will fully cover university tuition fees.

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