Eddy Kent, University of Alberta

Research

Victorian literature empire natural resources extraction environmental humanities energy humanities

Latest funding

Representing resource extraction in 19th-century British culture
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$9,465
Representing resource extraction in 19th-century British culture
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$107,488
Victorian preserves
SSHRC · 2016 · Co-investigator
$25,000

All 4 grants and awards

Representing resource extraction in 19th-century British culture

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Kent, Eddy J.

Keywords: Victorian literature; empire; natural resources; extraction; environmental humanities; energy humanities

$9,465

Representing resource extraction in 19th-century British culture

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Kent, Eddy J.

Keywords: Victorian literature; empire; natural resources; extraction; environmental humanities; energy humanities

$107,488

Victorian preserves

Co-investigatorSSHRC2016Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Hamilton, Susan

Keywords: Victorian studies; environmental studies; collections; Victorian preservation; National Parks; museums; memorial and memory culture; archives and digital culture; 1867

$25,000

Victorian futures: a study of 19th-century cultural reactions to modernity

Principal investigatorSSHRC2011Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Kent, Eddy J.

Keywords: modernity; communication; networks; hope; collectives; decadence; academic labour; literary labour

$62,058

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Victorian literature Dear Professor Kent, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on victorian literature connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Representing resource extraction in 19th-century British culture" (2019), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]