Dr. Siobhan Shilton

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Biography

Siobhan Shilton is a professor specializing in French Studies and Visual Arts at the University of Bristol. Her research primarily focuses on cultural encounters, particularly involving France, the Maghreb, and West Africa. In particular, she explores late twentieth and twenty-first-century photography, video, graffiti, graphic novels, installation, performance art, and literature. Shilton has published extensively on art in the context of the Arab Uprisings, including her recent book titled 'Art and the Arab Spring: Aesthetics, Revolution, Resistance in Tunisia', published by Cambridge University Press in 2021. She has also served as a panel member for the Peer Review College of the Arts and Humanities Research Council since June 2014. Her research projects include 'Transcultural Encounters: Postcolonialism and Visual Arts' where she acted as Principal Investigator, and 'Diasporic Encounters: Journeys from France to the Maghreb in Contemporary Art.'

Research Interests

Requirements for University of Bristol

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:19
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:88
Prerequisites
Upper second-class MSci honours degree in physics or related discipline Or a relevant postgraduate MSc
Application Checklist
  • Online application form
  • Academic transcripts
  • Two academic references
  • Personal statement
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Research statement/proposal
Specialization Notes

Department of Physics research themes include Astrophysics, Materials and Devices, Particle Physics, and Quantum and Soft Matter.