PhD Text/Image Studies
We have outstanding facilities in the field of Text/Image Studies, from the holdings of Glasgow University Library, including the Stirling Maxwell Collection, and The Hunterian, to an environment that includes world-leading publications and journals, the hosting of conferences, and exhibition curation.
OVERVIEW
The PhD in Text/Image Studies allows research in any area that interacts pictures with words. Examples include the study of:
- Renaissance emblem books,
- contextualised photography
- the culture of comics and the graphic novel.
As a Text/Image scholar in Glasgow you will work under the aegis of the . You will be part of a vibrant community of students and visiting scholars from around the world with numerous seminars, reading groups and social support events.
A Doctor of Philosophy may be awarded to a student whose thesis is an original work making a significant contribution to knowledge in, or understanding of, a field of study and normally containing material worthy of publication.
Thesis Length:70,000-100,000 words, including references, bibliography and appendices (other than documentary appendices).
We have outstanding facilities in the field of Text/Image Studies, from the holdings of Glasgow University Library, including the Stirling Maxwell Collection, and The Hunterian, to an environment that includes world-leading publications and journals, the hosting of conferences, and exhibition curation.
OVERVIEW
The PhD in Text/Image Studies allows research in any area that interacts pictures with words. Examples include the study of:
- Renaissance emblem books,
- contextualised photography
- the culture of comics and the graphic novel.
As a Text/Image scholar in Glasgow you will work under the aegis of the . You will be part of a vibrant community of students and visiting scholars from around the world with numerous seminars, reading groups and social support events.
A Doctor of Philosophy may be awarded to a student whose thesis is an original work making a significant contribution to knowledge in, or understanding of, a field of study and normally containing material worthy of publication.
Thesis Length:70,000-100,000 words, including references, bibliography and appendices (other than documentary appendices).
