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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Creative Writing/Literature PhD project available at Curtin
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">A creative writing/literature PhD position is now open for application at Curtin University for an innovative collaborative PhD program with the University of Aberdeen commencing early 2018.
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<p class="MsoNormal">The PhD candidate will be enrolled at both Curtin University and University of Aberdeen and will, on completion, receive a joint award. The first and third years will be spent based at Curtin (Bentley campus, Western Australia) with the
second year based in Aberdeen, Scotland. The candidate will receive world-class supervision from staff at both universities. The position will be fee-waived (ie no fees payable) and with an APA scholarship for three years.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">High calibre honours or Masters students or graduates are invited to contact Dr Rachel Robertson, Senior Lecturer at Curtin University on
<a href="mailto:R.Robertson@curtin.edu.au"><span style="color:#0563C1">R.Robertson@curtin.edu.au</span></a> or 08 9266 2615 to discuss this opportunity.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The proposed project, which is open to negotiation, explores the literature of travel and travel writing through a literary and/or creative practice lens. Projects could include:<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span><![endif]>Writing a travel narrative (creative non-fiction)<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span><![endif]>Analysis of travel writing<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span><![endif]>Examination of tropes of travel in fiction, non-fiction or poetry<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span><![endif]>Comparison of Australian and Scottish literatures of travel
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</span></span><![endif]>Historical travel writing<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span><![endif]>Newer forms of travel writing (eg blogging, multi-media or experimental writing about travel)<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span><![endif]>Contested issues in travel writing (eg the role of the tourist, new environmental perspectives, post-colonial perspectives)<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span><![endif]>Other aspects of creative writing and travel.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Dr Rachel Robertson
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</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#AB8303;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Senior Lecturer | Department of Communication & Cultural Studies<br>
Reflections Editor | Life Writing</span><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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