PhD Scholarship - Performance Magic (Practice Based)
PhD Scholarship - Performance magic (practice based) including conjuring, illusion, applied, and the digital.
The School of Arts and Humanities at the University of Huddersfield are pleased to announce a PhD studentship in practice-based performance magic research in areas including, but not limited to
- performance practices of conjuring and illusion
- applied magic
- magic and the digital
- magic and the body
- the magician as character, archetype or trope
This project will be supervised by Dr Nik Taylor who specialises in practice-led investigation into performance magic and storytelling. He is co-editor of The Journal of Performance Magic and writes on Bizarre Magick, Séance and the Gothic. He is currently working on a monograph entitled Magic: The Performance Practice of Conjuring and Illusion.
This project offers a VC fee-waiver with an annual bursary at full UKRI level for 3 years* and is open to home students.
For further information, email: nik.taylor@hud.ac.uk
Learn How to Apply:
Closing date:
7th June 2024
Applications should be accompanied by a proposal outlining the project, samples of written work, and examples of creative work or other materials relevant to the scope of the scholarship. Please indicate clearly on the online application form that you are applying for the PhD Scholarship - Performance magic (practice based).