Identity in Medieval Wales (12)

Award

PhD Research Bursary

Supervisors/Schools:

Dr Sue Johns (main supervisor) (School of History, Welsh History and Archaeology)
Dr Mark Hagger (School of History, Welsh History and Archaeology)
Professor Huw Pryce (School of History, Welsh History and Archaeology)

Description of Project:

This bursary will focus on Welsh medieval history and the creation of social identities, in line with the AHRC-funded project ‘Seals in Medieval Wales’, also supported by the Institute of Medieval and Early Modern Studies (IMEMS). This interdisciplinary project will engage with medieval social identity generation as evidenced in textual and material evidence. The core area of research is an analysis of aspects of identity. Possible specific topics include an assessment of age-group identity, especially of children, in medieval Wales and Britain; or a study of the formation of Welsh identities in the period 800-1300, or the generation of social identities as evidenced by charters, hagiographic sources, chronicles and narratives from the High Middle Ages, whose evidence will be contrasted with material evidence, including seals. It is envisaged that the proposed research project will consist of three parts, each constituent part to be defined further by the candidate and the lead supervisor, with advice from the supervisory team.

Supervisory Team

Dr Sue Johns has research interests in the High Middle Ages, especially gender, power and identity. She is currently in the process of completing a major monograph on Nest of Deheubarth, which considers the importance of gender, nation and identity in Wales in the High Middle Ages. She has a major research interest in medieval seals and is a co-investigator on a major AHRC-funded collaborative project with Aberystwyth University, also supported by the Institute of Medieval and Early Modern Studies (IMEMS).

Dr Mark Hagger researches and writes on the government and aristocracy of Normandy and England in the tenth to twelfth centuries. He is currently writing a monograph on the government and institutions of Normandy in the period to 1144.

Professor Huw Pryce has published extensively on the history of medieval Wales, and also has a major research interest in 19th- and 20th-century Welsh historiography. He is currently on AHRC Research Leave to complete an intellectual biography of J. E. Lloyd (1861–1947), the founder of Welsh history as a modern academic subject, whose work focused particularly on the medieval period.

For full details of the terms and conditions of this award see

Queries prior to a formal application concerning this research project should be addressed to: Dr Sue Johns (s.m.johns@bangor.ac.uk)

Application:

The application deadline is noon on Friday 30 April 2010. For more information on how to apply, please visit here.

Applicants will be contacted during the month of June 2010 with information relating to their submissions.