Participation in the doctoral program

Potential applicants are requested to send the following data to dp18jh(at)uni-graz.at:

• Name, matriculation number, working title of the dissertation, name of the supervisor.
• Applications for the doctoral program are possible at any time.
• The dissertation project does not have to take place exactly in the 18th century, the focus is deliberately on the eventful, "long 18th century"

Things to know about participation

"How can I participate in the doctoral programme and how is it organized?"

In principle, doctoral students from all disciplines and faculties can participate in the program. Please send the expression of interest - by submitting the name of the doctoral student, matriculation number, the (working) title of the dissertation project and the name of the supervisor - to the spokesperson of the doctoral program (ingeborg.zechner(at)uni-graz.at). The possibility of participation will be checked immediately by the consortium.

Further information on the members of the consortium and their research interests.

"What financing options are available under the program?"

The consortium is currently working on ways to support mobility and networking activities for members of the doctoral program. The application for third-party funding for the implementation of research projects in the focus of the DP for the promotion of young scientists is planned.

What makes the doctoral program so special?

In addition to supporting the participation of doctoral students in the International Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies(ISECS) congress, which takes place every four years, the doctoral program "Medialities in Historical Contexts" is intended to provide assistance in the following areas:

• Insight into current research projects and reflection on current research topics on "Medialities in Historical Contexts"
• Networking and exchange opportunities within an interdisciplinary scientific community inside and outside the University of Graz
• Organization of doctoral colloquia and methodological workshops on selected topics in the field of "Medialities in Historical Contexts"
• Support with practical scientific questions (publishing, acquiring third-party funding, working at universities, ...)
• Possibility of financial support for doctoral students

Target group of the doctoral program

The doctoral program "Medialities in Historical Contexts" is aimed in the narrower sense at doctoral students from different fields of study and faculties of the University of Graz who work in the core area of knowledge cultures and arts in the 17th and 18th centuries and/or have an interest in dealing with historical topics from the perspective of medialities.

One aim of the doctoral program is also to establish an interdisciplinary forum for exchange beyond the institutional context of the University of Graz and in cooperation with non-university memory institutions to reflect on current research topics and innovative methods with regard to knowledge cultures and the arts in the 17th and 18th centuries. By including the perspective of medialities, questions of ideologies, identities and ideas can be addressed, taking into account hybrid and changing conditions of existence within the framework of discourses and networks. It is essential to embed medialities in their historical, cultural, ideological, social and political contexts. From a methodological perspective, the focus on medialities includes both historical source criticism and digital possibilities in the processing of historical questions.