Postgraduate Research

Russian research at Keele has long enjoyed an international reputation, especially through the Neo-Formalist Circle, which has been based at Keele for over 30 years. Major areas for research are nineteenth-century Russian literature, especially women writers and feminist approaches, as well as Russian and Soviet cinema. Staff offer an exciting and supportive environment for postgraduate work.

Facilities

Research students are supported through the provision of: shared office space, IT equipment and research funding to support some travel and other expenses.

There are significant library resources at Keele to support Humanities research, including Early English Books On-Line (EEBO) and Eighteenth Century Collections Online (ECCO) , as well as the private David Bruce Centre Library for American Studies students and Staffordshire Studies repository for local historians. Keele is also ideally located near to other major libraries and collections, eg, John Rylands Library, the University Libraries of Birmingham, Oxford, Manchester and Liverpool and St Deiniol’s Library. Keele is less than 2 hours away from the extensive scholarly resources and libraries in London and has established collaborative working relationships with all major archives and record offices within the region

Research Staff and Students

The Research Institute provides a dynamic and supportive environment for postgraduate study and research. Postgraduates are encouraged to participate in all research activities of the Institute, from attending and giving papers at research seminars to taking part in academic events beyond the University.

• 19^th and 20^th century Russian culture
• Gender and Russian culture