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PhD Theatre and Performance Studies at Tufts University

Tufts University, United States

Programme overview

A full-time, on-campus PhD training scholar-artists in performance studies, theatre and dance history, critical theory and textual analysis, with attention to how gender, race, sexuality, colonization, religion and class shape performance. Accepted students are guaranteed five years of funding (fellowship plus teaching assistantships).

Faculty: Graduate School of Arts and Sciences  |  Intake: Fall (December 1 final)  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Medford, MA, United States

What you will study

Seminars, co-curricular programming and opportunities to develop and teach courses in a student's specialization.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Application fee; Resume/CV; Official TOEFL, IELTS, or Duolingo English Test, if applicable; Transcripts; Three letters of recommendation; A personal statement no more than 1,000 words that addresses questions such as:; Why this particular program?; What sort of questions has your research turned up so far?; How is performance central to your research questions?; A writing sample that reflects a scholarly discussion of a topic in or related to theater and performance, broadly understood.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Intake: Fall, Summer

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