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Portuguese and Lusophone Studies at University of Nottingham - UCAS

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2024 - 2025
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Course summary

We offer PhD supervision in a wide range of disciplines within the area of Portuguese and Lusophone Studies, with staff expertise which spans literary and cultural studies, visual culture and history related to Portugal, Brazil and Lusophone Africa. Having completed a masters degree and agreed your research topic with a supervisor, you will continue to explore themes relating to Portugal, Brazil and Lusophone Africa. Our specialisms include:

  • Literature and culture in Portugal, Brazil and Lusophone Africa from the 19th century to the present day
  • Political and intellectual history of Portugal and Lusophone Africa
  • History of Brazil (especially slavery)
  • Culture and visual culture of Lusophone Africa and the Portuguese diaspora (cinema, popular culture)
Our department has significant links with: Centre for the Study of Post Conflict Societies - An interdisciplinary group focusing on cultures which have emerged in the aftermath of conflict. 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 of the Hispanic or Lusophone worlds. 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.

Modules

Before you start your research degree you will have completed a research-preparation masters degree in a related discipline and have agreed your research topic with a main supervisor and co-supervisor. You will work with this team closely for the duration of your study and are welcome to consult any other member of the department whose research seems of relevance to your own work. You are required to attend all departmental research seminars and special lectures and deliver at least one paper of your own each year, usually at the annual Postgraduate Forum or at a work-in-progress seminar. At the end of three years’ full-time registration, plus one year optional writing-up, you will have written a thesis of between 80,000-100,000 words, in English or Portuguese, on a topic which makes a significant contribution to the sum of knowledge on the Hispanic or Lusophone worlds.

Entry requirements

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

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

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Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

Additional fee information

More information on fees can be found at: https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/pgstudy/fees/postgraduate-fees.aspx
Portuguese and Lusophone Studies at University of Nottingham - UCAS