The deadline for this studentship in 2024 has now passed. The following information is for reference only. Please check this page for future updates.
The University of Westminster and the Museum of the Home are pleased to announce the availability of a fully funded collaborative doctoral studentship from October 2024 under the AHRC’s Collaborative Doctoral Partnership (CDP) scheme.
This PhD will be the first to research the relationship between the home darkroom and LGBTQ+ people’s quest for freedom of expression and visual representation in Britain from the 1950s to the present. The project will combine the archival study of LGBTQ+ photographic practices at home with two complementary collecting projects: oral history interviews with LGBTQ+ darkroom users and photographs of and produced in home darkrooms. By working with contemporary practitioners, the student will also rethink how to share such hidden stories with museum audiences.
This project will be jointly supervised:
- at the University of Westminster by Dr Sara Dominici (Senior Lecturer in Photographic History and Visual Culture), Professor Pippa Catterrall (Professor of History and Policy), and Dr Alison Hesse (Lecturer in Museum and Gallery Studies)
- at the Museum of the Home by Marina Maniadaki (Exhibitions and Project Manager) and Louis Platman (Curator)
The student will be expected to spend time at both the University of Westminster and the Museum of the Home, as well as becoming part of the wider cohort of CDP funded students across the UK. The student will have access to the same levels of training, support, and expertise as members of staff at the Museum of the Home, thus developing core museum skills alongside academic capabilities.
Deadline for applications: 5pm (BST) on Friday 17 May 2024
Enrolment and induction: w/c Monday 16 September 2024
Interviews will be held online on Wednesday 5 June 2024
Start date: 1 October 2024
Please see Westminster.ac.uk for detailed information.
Further information
For informal enquiries about the project, please contact the lead supervisor:
Dr Sara Dominici
E: s.dominici1@westminster.ac.uk
For information or queries about the Westminster application process, please contact:
Dr Sylvia Shaw
E: s.shaw@westminster.ac.uk