International PhD Programme: Studies in English Literatures, Language and Translation (SELLT) Administrative Headquarters: Sapienza University of Rome Partner Institution (Dual Degree): University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland The SELLT PhD Programme is aimed at highly motivated students interested in pursuing an interdisciplinary path in English Studies, within an academic community that fosters strong international connections. Courses and seminars are held at the Marco Polo Building, located in the San Lorenzo district of Rome, a vibrant and well-equipped academic hub offering libraries, a cafeteria, study areas, and recreational spaces. SELLT programme promotes the development of advanced critical and analytical skills and supports high-level research in English linguistics, translation studies, English and Anglo-American literature, as well as related cultural and disciplinary areas. The PhD programme is structured into three specialized curricula: 1. Linguistics and Translation Studies 2. Literary Studies – Anglo-American Literature and Culture 3. Literary Studies – English Literature and Culture SELLT offers a research environment designed to build solid theoretical foundations, develop teaching skills, and foster in-depth analysis in the following areas: • The history and periodization of English and Anglo-American literature, with a focus on stylistic, cultural, and epistemological aspects across different eras, including the contemporary period • Literary theory and critical methodologies, including comparative approaches and dialogue with European literatures • Linguistic analysis of literary and non-literary texts through tools from contemporary stylistics and discourse analysis • Theories, methods, and approaches from Translation and Adaptation Studies, with special attention to the developments of the past four decades • Historical linguistics and pragmatics in the study of the English language • Applied linguistics with a focus on English Language Teaching (ELT) Research projects are especially encouraged in the following areas: 1. William Shakespeare and dramatic language 2. Shakespearean textual philology 3. 21st-century theatre studies 4. North American literary and non-literary texts 5. Colonial and post-colonial culture 6. Within the field of Translation Studies: o Literary translation o Audiovisual translation o Translation and accessibility o Adaptation Studies o History of translation 7. Multilingualism and diatopic variation in synchronic and diachronic perspective 8. Humour Studies 9. History of the English language 10. Textual analysis Contemporary stylistics and historical pragmatics 11. English Language Teaching (ELT)