{"id":28510,"date":"2021-11-04T12:18:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-04T12:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chi.ac.uk\/?page_id=28510"},"modified":"2024-04-10T16:05:45","modified_gmt":"2024-04-10T15:05:45","slug":"dance-research-degrees","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.chi.ac.uk\/research\/phd-and-mphil-degrees\/dance-research-degrees\/","title":{"rendered":"Dance Research Degrees"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
The Dance department has gained an international reputation in PhD studies through Practice as Research, and actively encourage applicants in this area of research practice.<\/strong><\/p>\n Dance is part of a lively research culture which includes visiting artists contributing to regular research presentations, performances, installations and exhibitions and an ongoing Research Dialogues series.<\/p>\n There are reading groups and opportunities to develop through paper and performance presentations.<\/p>\n We encourage enquiries from potential applicants in Dance and Dance-related subjects in both traditional academic and practice-based research. Opportunities for interdisciplinary research are also available.<\/p>\n Supervision is offered by a strong, research-active team with a wide range of expertise, and includes academics and practitioner-scholars with international reputations.<\/p>\n Most of these PhD projects are being undertaken using choreography or performance as a central research strategy.<\/p>\n BSc, MSc, PhD, CPsychol <\/strong><\/p>\n Performance psychology, psychological interventions for enhancing dance performance, cognitive skills in dance e.g. memory and creativity.<\/p>\n BA, MA, PhD <\/strong><\/p>\n Postmodern choreography, dance analysis.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tView Research\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n BA (Hons), PhD <\/strong><\/p>\n Solo performance, twentieth-century Irish theatre, post-colonial British theatre, politics of the British theatre system.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tView Research\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n BA (Hons), MSc, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n Investigating the phenomenon of dance and music performance through the experience of the performer<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tView Research\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n BA (Hons), MPhil<\/strong><\/p>\n Critical theory and its relation to art, philosophy and politics. Investigation of ‘praxis’ in relation to a dialogue between artistic practice and critical theory.<\/p>\n BA, MA, PhD <\/strong><\/p>\n Site specific choreography, place and embodiment, dance and new materialism.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tView Research\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n BA (Hons), PGCE, MA, PhD <\/strong><\/p>\n Autobiographical performance; affect theory; affective neuroscience; shame: mourning, class and queer shame; site, art,Thanatology (Death Studies) and memorialisation; performance writing.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tView Research\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n B.Mus (Hons), Th.A., Ph<\/strong><\/p>\n Instrumental and vocal compositions, orchestration in 19th and 20th century Music.<\/p>\n BSc(Hons), MSc, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n Areas of dance science including exercise physiology, training, fitness, and workload monitoring.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tView Research\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n BA, MA, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n The musical self and its perception, self-efficacy beliefs in musical learning and performing.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tView Research\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n BA, MA, PhD <\/strong><\/p>\n Performance and sports culture, interactive live art and duo collaboration.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tView Research\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\tOur Supervisors\n\t<\/h2>\n
\n\t\tBrowse our staff and research specialisms\n\t<\/h3>\n
\n\t\tDr Lucie Clements\n\t<\/h4>\n
\n\t\tDr Yael Flexer\n\t<\/h4>\n
\n\t\tDr Ben Francombe\n\t<\/h4>\n
\n\t\tDr Gemma Harman\n\t<\/h4>\n
\n\t\tIan Homsby\n\t<\/h4>\n
\n\t\tDr Vicky Hunter\n\t<\/h4>\n
\n\t\tDr Louie Jenkins\n\t<\/h4>\n
\n\t\tDr Jonathan Little\n\t<\/h4>\n
\n\t\tDr Sarah Needham-Beck\n\t<\/h4>\n
\n\t\tDr Laura Ritchie\n\t<\/h4>\n
\n\t\tDr Pete Phillips\n\t<\/h4>\n
\n\t\tOur PhD Students\n\t<\/h2>\n
\n\t\tMeet our research degree students \n\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n
\n\t\tPerforming Arts Research\n\t<\/h4>\n