[Marxism] "political pantomimes, imperialist melodramas" - Theatre Research Position

["Ben Halligan" <B.Halligan@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

        Royal Holloway

        University of London

         


        Post-doctoral Research Assistant 


         

        Royal Holloway, University of London, in collaboration with the British 
Library, is seeking a postdoctoral research assistant from April 2005 until 31 
January 2008, to work on the AHRB-funded project 'Buried Treasure: 
rediscovering the Lord Chamberlain's Collection of Plays.'  Mid-Victorians 
agreed with G.H. Lewes that 'drama is extinct as literature.' But during the 
span of the project, 1852-1866, over 3000 plays were licensed for performance. 
These undervalued manuscripts were stored for many years in dark and 
inaccessible cupboards and cellars until transferred to the British Library in 
1973, and although they are now stored in optimum conditions, it has so far 
been difficult to open them up to new critical perspectives or to re-evaluation 
as performances rather literary achievements. We propose to uncover and 
publicise a first slice of the hidden wealth of these political pantomimes, 
imperialist melodramas, versions of Uncle Tom's Cabin, farces about feminism, 
and who knows what more.

         

        The Assistant will be trained in the use of the Manuscript online 
cataloguing system, and will work through the manuscripts creating entries that 
describe each of them as fully as possible, tracking down authors, theatres of 
first production and sometimes sources or analogues, and describing the plays 
so that they can be accessed by scholars in all disciplines. S/he will be 
interested in the art and social history of the Victorian period, with a PhD in 
theatre studies or a similar area; a reading knowledge of French would be 
useful, as would a temperament inclined to perfectionism and accuracy, and an 
inexhaustible and persistent curiosity about the history of performance.

         

        Salary will be in the range Â21,594 - Â24,641 p.a. inclusive.

         

        Further details and an application form are available from the 
Personnel Department, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, Surrey, TW20 
0EX; fax: 01784 473527; tel: 01784 414241; web-site: 
http://www.rhul.ac.uk/Personnel/JobVacancies.htm 
<http://www.rhul.ac.uk/Personnel/JobVacancies.htm>  

        Please quote reference KB/004331

         

        Closing date for the receipt of applications is Noon, Thursday 10 
February 2005.

         

        We positively welcome applications from all sections of the community

         

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