AHRC-funded PhD at Birkbeck - Confronting a masculine military ideal
Applications are invited for an AHRC-funded PhD at Birkbeck in collaboration with Imperial War Museums (IWM) “Confronting a masculine military ideal: the experiences of LGBTQ service personnel 1914–now”. The studentship will be supervised by Professor Matt Cook at Birkbeck and Rebecca Newell of IWM. This full-time studentship, which is funded for three years at standard AHRC rates, will begin on 1 October 2018.
Fifty years ago there was a watershed moment in British history. The 1967 Sexual Offences Act partially decriminalised same-sex acts between men in England and Wales. However, policy makers in the armed forces agreed that decriminalising such acts in the military would affect discipline and threaten the safety of low-ranking servicemen. Using material from across the IWM's collection, including the sound collection, and with a particular focus on the museum's private papers and oral history archives, this project will examine narratives of LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Queer/Questioning) experience in the military for all or part of the period from 1914 to the present day.
Further Information
For more information please see our research funding page at http://www.bbk.ac.uk/history/prospective-students/phd-mphil/research-funding
Deadline for applications is no later than 5pm on Sunday 22 April 2018
Interviews are scheduled to be held in London on Tuesday 22 May 2018.