German (by research), MPhil, PhD, University of Nottingham

the United Kingdom

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The award	How you will study	Study duration	Course start	Domestic course fees	International course fees
MPhil, PhD	Full-time, Part-time	1 - 6 year	Anytime, September	find out	find out

About German (by research), MPhil, PhD - at University of Nottingham

We offer postgraduate research supervision in most areas and epochs of the literatures, cultures and societies of the German-speaking world from the medieval period to the present day, as well as in German history and linguistics. Specialisms include:

linguistics and medieval studies
history of language teaching
constructions of national identity from the 18th century to the present day
myth in German literature from the 18th century to the present day
Romanticism
19th century narrative
novels and novellas
culture and politics in the Weimar Republic
Modernism and Postmodernism
critical and cultural theory
gender studies
memory and exile studies
Postcolonialism and cross-cultural studies
German cinema
media studies
autobiography in East Germany
intellectuals since the Wende
culture of the New Right in contemporary Germany
contemporary German historiography
memory, time and temporality in German literature and culture

Attending research seminars and special lectures will be an important part of your doctoral journey. You will also have the opportunity to deliver papers of your own. The culmination of your work will be a thesis that makes a significant contribution to research in German Studies.

The University of Nottingham is one of eight universities making up the AHRC-funded Midlands4Cities Doctoral Training Partnership (M4C). The partnership provides funding and training to support the professional and personal development of the next generation of arts and humanities doctoral researchers.

Notes about fees for this course

2022/23 fees will be published on our website once available. https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/fees/tuition-fees-student-services.aspx

Entry requirements

2:1 (or international equivalent) in an arts, humanities or social science subject – we would usually expect you to hold, or be working towards, a masters degree in a relevant subject.

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