{"id":1978,"date":"2017-11-13T14:16:12","date_gmt":"2017-11-13T01:16:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.massey.ac.nz\/expressivearts\/?p=1978"},"modified":"2017-11-13T14:16:12","modified_gmt":"2017-11-13T01:16:12","slug":"summer-scholarship-opportunity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.massey.ac.nz\/expressivearts\/2017\/11\/13\/summer-scholarship-opportunity\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer Scholarship Opportunity"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\"><span>If you plan on joining us for postgraduate study in 2018, check out this exciting opportunity! One lucky student will be awarded an 8-week Summer Scholarship, valued at $5000, to assist Dr Claire Henry with an exciting new research project. Contact Claire to apply: <a href=\"mailto:c.henry@massey.ac.nz\">c.henry@massey.ac.nz<\/a>.<\/span><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">College of Humanities and Social Sciences<\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">Summer Scholarship 2017-2018<\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>\u00a0<strong>Information for student applicants<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>General information:<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong> Purpose<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The CoHSS Massey University Summer Scholarship is offered to provide senior students with the opportunity to experience supervised research over the summer semester.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><strong> Tenure and value<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Each scholarship will be offered to the value of $5000.\u00a0 The scholarships will be tenable for a period of approximately eight weeks and will represent a full-time commitment to the project (except for public holidays).<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><strong> Eligibility<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The scholarship is open to students who are intending to enrol at Massey University in 2018\u00a0and who will be studying at 400 level or above in the Colleges of Humanities and Social Sciences. Applicants must be New Zealand citizens or permanent residents.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Conditions<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The scholarships may be held in conjunction with other scholarships, bursaries and stipends if the other award so allows.<\/li>\n<li>A Scholarship may be terminated by the Pro Vice Chancellor on receipt of an adverse report from the relevant Head of School\/Institute\/Centre.<\/li>\n<li>Summer Scholars will be expected to enrol for 2018 courses. At the end of the project the Scholar will submit a report to the Team Leader of the Project.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<strong>Payments<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Each scholarship will be paid in two instalments, one at the start of the project and one upon receipt of the project report.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Project information:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<strong>Project Title:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/strong>Releases and Reception of <em>Eraserhead <\/em>(David Lynch, 1977)<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<strong>Supervisor:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/strong>Dr Claire Henry, School of English and Media Studies (Wellington campus)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:c.henry@massey.ac.nz\">c.henry@massey.ac.nz<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Project Description:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This project involves undertaking a piece of preliminary research for Dr Claire Henry\u2019s proposed monograph on David Lynch\u2019s 1977 cult film, <em>Eraserhead<\/em>, which is intended for publication with Wallflower Press (a Columbia University Press imprint) in the \u201cCultographies\u201d series. The summer scholar\u2019s project will facilitate an accelerated initial research phase and support the submission of Dr Henry\u2019s book proposal in early 2018.<\/p>\n<p>The monograph will in part assess how academic reception of Lynch\u2019s film maps against its reception by audiences. The summer scholar\u2019s task will be to research this latter aspect of reception, by collating and analysing data focused on how critics and audiences received <em>Eraserhead<\/em> at different stages of release. The summer scholar will gather film reviews and other qualitative and quantitative data on the reception of the film (and subsequent releases on VHS\/DVD), and enter the sources into the referencing software, EndNote. The summer scholar\u2019s research will be an important foundation for the encompassing analysis of <em>Eraserhead<\/em>\u2019s cult status in the monograph, an analysis that contextualises the film not only within film theorists\u2019 understandings (such as auteur studies of David Lynch and theories of cult media) but also within the different responses of critics and audiences over the years since the film\u2019s initial release 40 years ago.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tasks:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Collate reviews of <em>Eraserhead<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Locate reviews of the film in mainstream and fan media, save PDF copies, and accurately enter information into EndNote;<\/li>\n<li>Compare and analyse the reviews, writing a report to categorise the reviews and identify common themes and interpretations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Research the releases of <em>Eraserhead<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Identify the cinema\/VHS\/DVD\/online releases of the film, including dates and places, audience and box office figures (where available);<\/li>\n<li>Identify any variations in the text between releases (eg. \u2018director\u2019s cut\u2019, censored versions) and extras accompanying the releases (eg. DVD extras such as behind-the-scenes documentaries, interviews, or additional short films).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Research the contribution of actor Jack Nance to the cult status of the film<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Research the actor\u2019s career, relationship with David Lynch, and mysterious death;<\/li>\n<li>Compile notes and sources on how Jack Nance\u2019s star image and cult fandom contributed to <em>Eraserhead<\/em>\u2019s cult status over time;<\/li>\n<li>Maintain an annotated bibliography and accurate Endnote references for sources on this topic.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Identify competing and complementary books, and potential illustrations, for the book proposal<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Locate images related to <em>Eraserhead<\/em> for possible inclusion in the monograph (such as film posters, DVD covers, stills, behind-the-scenes or location images) and identify copyright holders;<\/li>\n<li>Compile a list of key competing books, and a list of complementary books that may appeal to the proposed book\u2019s intended audience. Annotate the list with brief comments on how each book contributes to knowledge on <em>Eraserhead<\/em>, its context, and its cult status.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Benefits to the scholarship holder:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is an excellent opportunity to enhance your research skills (including locating sources, synthesizing data, and writing reports), develop experience in data management for research projects and using referencing software, and gain insight into preparing a book proposal for an academic publisher. The tasks will be great preparation for your 2018 postgraduate studies at Massey, as you will gain an experience of how to commence the groundwork of media reception studies research, as well as develop your broader research skills.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you plan on joining us for postgraduate study in 2018, check out this exciting opportunity! One lucky student will be awarded an 8-week Summer Scholarship, valued at $5000, to assist Dr Claire Henry with an exciting new research project. Contact Claire to apply: c.henry@massey.ac.nz. 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