Romance’ and stimulated its audience’s interest in topical scientific developments.
Both Pearson's and Heinemann had been instrumental in publishing Scientific Romance stories in magazines and book form. Such illustrated formats are clearly influential on the initially text-heavy narratives of British comics, which gradually evolved into the image-driven strip sequence. Equally, in the Big Five, although SF themes were often introduced through hybridisation with adventure genres such as war, Western, school, sport and police stories, they similarly drew on the Scientific Romance and only more gradually on American influences. Hence such publications played a key part in shaping Britain’s ‘vernacular scientific imaginary’, projecting the hopes and anxieties of the time for several generations of young readers, before the UK developed its own dedicated SF periodicals aimed at older audiences in the post-War period. Visit the programme website for more information
This trend took place during a tumultuous phase of transition in British and world history, from the Great Depression, the build up to the Second World War and into post-War imperial decline, decolonisation and social reconstruction. Analysing it would thus make an invaluable contribution to understanding a crucial period in cultural history as inflected through one of Britain’s most widely read and influential media.
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Admission requirements
Academic requirements
GPA: Upper Second Class
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
- You should have an honours degree at 2.1 or above, and/or a Masters degree in a relevant discipline.
- You do not need to prove your knowledge of English if you are a national of certain countries.
- IELTS 7.0
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Fees and funding
Tuition Fees
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International
Non-residents: 41,790 AUD / year (≈ 21,940 GBP / year)
Domestic
Citizens or residents: 9,116 AUD / year (≈ 4,786 GBP / year)
Living costs
Dundee, United Kingdom: 1,499-2,846 AUD / month
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Funding
Scholarships
Below you will find PhD's scholarship opportunities for The Origins and Impacts of Science Fiction Stories and Strips in British Comics in the First Half of the 20C.
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