Funded PhD Studying Portraiture and the East India Company, c.1757–1857
March 26 2025
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Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz:
The Courtauld Institute & Tate are inviting applications for an AHRC doctoral studentship studying Imperial Intimacies: Portraiture and the East India Company, c.1757–1857.
According to their website:
This studentship will explore portraiture produced in connection with the East India Company between 1757 and 1857, to uncover new stories about the individuals impacted by, or involved in, British imperialism in South Asia, and to rethink the role of portraiture within ‘British’ art histories.
This project will be jointly supervised by Dr Tom Young, the Courtauld, and Dr Alice Insley, Tate, and the student will be expected to spend time at both the Courtauld and Tate, as well as becoming part of the wider cohort of CDP funded students across the UK.
The Studentship comes with a stipend of £20,780 plus London Weighting of £2000/year. Applications must be in by 6th April 2025.
Good luck if you're applying!
