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Doctoral Position in Media and Communication studies, Sweden

Research in media and communication studies at Lund University focuses on the sociology of media and culture. We combine quantitative and qualitative research methods with critical social and cultural theory to understand the role of media within broader social, political, and cultural contexts. Our international research includes work on media citizenship and democracy, gender and the media, media scandals, media audiences, popular culture, news, documentary, and reality TV, media health, consumption and advertising, social participation in new media environments, and the sociality and spatiality of media in urban spaces. Our doctoral students work on areas related to social activism, celebrities, media health, and cultural sociology. We run a regular international seminar series, and are developing doctoral courses and forums with other media institutions. We invite applicants with interests in media audiences and popular culture who can make an active contribution to the international profile of the department.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 2011-04-30

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Master Mundus German and French Philosophy in the European Context

The Master Mundus Program “German and French Philosophy in the European Context” (EuroPhilosophie) offers to the best students from around the world a specialized advanced course of study for two years in the fields of German and French philosophy and their interaction within the European cultural context.
Each year the Master EuroPhilosophie selects:

– Approximately ten students ?who are not European Union citizens and who have not spent more than 12 months in the EU are offered an annual scholarship of 20, 800 euro (Erasmus Mundus A) to study at three universities in the EuroPhilosophie Consortium. (Registration fees for students receiving a scholarship amounts to 2400 euro per semester).

– Approximately 8 citizens of EU or non-citizens of the European Union who have spent more than 12 months in European Union are offered an annual scholarship of 9000 euro (Erasmus Mundus B) to study at three universities in the EuroPhilosophie Consortium. (Registration fees for students receiving a scholarship amounts to 750 euro per semester).

The program also admits non-European and European students without awarding a scholarship from the Erasmus Mundus European Commission. The cost of participation for non-European students is the same as those from group A, and European students is the same as those from group B.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 31 January 2011

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