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GUIDELINES


PROPOSAL MPHIL


Transart is particularly keen on encouraging proposals that in the widest sense explore space and inhabitation of space, the archive, documentary art making, language/image, software studies, network culture, performance and body based experience as well as the role of art in peace, mediation and international relations. The proposal should demonstrate systematic study, independence, critical competence and originality. It should include a record of the 'practice' element and also serve to contextualize the practice intellectually while clearly demonstrating its contribution to knowledge.


  1. 1.Give the working title of the PhD project (12 words maximum)


  1. 2.Introduction: Briefly outline the work you have done leading up to your proposal and state why you consider it relevant for practice-based research. What are the issues under consideration, what are your intentions and expectations and how much room is there for change with external influences and results from your research?


  1. 3.Research question and aims: Formulate a concrete, interrogative question that encompasses what you will be researching with your PhD project. What will be the focus of your research? What will be your contribution to knowledge? Be rather overly clear than too vague as question and aims of your research can be subject to modification as you progress.


  1. 4.Methodology: Outline how you will make your project a systematic study on the issues at hand and what research methods you plan on applying.


  1. 5.Context: Give a short narration of which theories, artists, and other sources are important to your PhD project and why.


  1. 6.Output: Outline what you plan on producing as "practice" output (website, exhibition, film, interventions, etc.) and attach relevant visual or written documentation.


  1. 7.Summary: Outline your entire PhD project in 200-300 words. (PDF Form RDC.1)


  1. 8.Advisor: Give first, second and third choice for your primary advisor from Transart Institute as listed here.


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