1. Master of Philosophy (MPhil) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
The Department of Comparative Literature at the University of Hong Kong offers studentships in conjunction with its Master of Philosophy (MPhil) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) programmes. We are looking for exceptional candidates with a strong research plan in any of the following areas:
* Visual Cultures and Film Studies
Critiques of space; feminist film theory; film language; new media and aesthetics; media and popular culture studies; contemporary visual culture; Chinese language cinemas; cinemas of Asia and the diaspora; poetics and politics of documentaries
* Feminism and Gender Studies
Chinese feminism; queer theory; feminist cultural studies; gender and sexuality; women's writing
* Postcolonial and Global Studies
Colonial, postcolonial, and global studies, especially of greater China and South East Asia; postcolonial theory; orientalism; colonial discourse analysis; cultural identity and representation; cultures of cities; the Cold War and postcolonialism
* Literature and Cultural Theory
East-West literary/cultural relations; problems of aesthetics; reception studies; critical and post-structuralist theory; Marxism; literary and cultural theory; theories of representation; psychoanalysis; Chinese modernism;
* Hong Kong and China Studies
Hong Kong cultural policy; Hong Kong, Taiwan, and P.R.C. cultural, film, and literary studies; urban Chinese cultures; cultural memory in Chinese cinemas; historiography of Maoist and post-Mao eras; Chinese revolutionary culture
The current faculty includes: Ang Sze-wei, Esther Cheung, Gina Marchetti, Mirana May Szeto, Sebastian Veg, Daniel Vukovich, Esther Yau, and Winnie Yee.
Application period for admission in 2011-12:
* Main Round: September 1 - December 8, 2010
* 1st Clearing Round: December 9, 2010 - April 30, 2011
* 2nd Clearing Round: May 1 - August 31, 2011
2. Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme 2011-12
The Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme is launched by the Research Grants Council (RGC) of Hong Kong. The Fellowship Scheme aims to attract the outstanding students in the world (including those from Hong Kong and Mainland China) to pursue their PhD degree programmes in Hong Kong.
The Fellowship will provide each awardee with a monthly studentship of HK$20,000 and a conference and research related travel allowance of HK$10,000 per year for a period up to three years. For HKPF awardees who are admitted to a 4-year PhD programme in 2011-12, the University will provide a monthly stipend and travel allowance at the same level as the HKPF for their fourth year of study.
A total of 135 PhD Fellowships will be awarded to all institutions for the academic year 2011-12.
Application period for admission in 2011-12:
* Initial Application to Research Grants Council (RGC): September 6 - December 1, 2010 (HKT 12:00nn or GMT +8 hours)
* Full Application to HKU: September 6 - December 8, 2010
* For more information on the application process to the University of Hong Kong, visit http://www.hku.hk/gradsch/web/apply/
* For more information on specific requirements for the Department of Comparative literature, visit http://www.hku.hk/complit/postgrad/mphilphd_guidelines.htm
* For more information on graduate studies in the Department of Comparative Literature, contact: Gina Marchetti at marchett@hku.hk
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