Odile Cisneros, University of Alberta

Research

Latin American historical avant-gardes & modernism modern and contemporary Brazilian poetry Mexican literature literary translation (theory and practice)ecopoetics and environmental criticism

Latest funding

Haroldo de Campos: Innovative Poetics for a Plural World
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$47,512
Haroldo de Campos: Innovative Poetics for a Plural World
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$32,766
Empowering communities through translation: the case of the newcomer's guide to Edmonton
SSHRC · 2017 · Principal investigator
$24,959

All 4 grants and awards

Haroldo de Campos: Innovative Poetics for a Plural World

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Cisneros, Odile

Keywords: Latin American historical avant-gardes & modernism; modern and contemporary Brazilian poetry; Mexican literature; literary translation (theory and practice); ecopoetics and environmental criticism

$47,512

Haroldo de Campos: Innovative Poetics for a Plural World

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Cisneros, Odile

Keywords: Latin American historical avant-gardes & modernism; modern and contemporary Brazilian poetry; Mexican literature; literary translation (theory and practice); ecopoetics and environmental criticism

$32,766

Empowering communities through translation: the case of the newcomer's guide to Edmonton

Principal investigatorSSHRC2017Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Cisneros, Odile

Keywords: translation; community; resources; municipal policies; cities; linguistic diversity; minorities; empowerment

$24,959

ecopoesia.com: An Online Resource on Environment & Poetry from Latin America

Principal investigatorSSHRC2016Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Cisneros, Odile

Keywords: (1) Environmental poetry; (2) Ecocriticism and ecopoetics; (3) Literary translation; (4) Digital Humanities; (5) Latin America; (6) Spanish America; (7) Brazil; (8) Mexico; (9) Literature; (10) Poetry

$45,964

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: Latin American historical avant-gardes & modernism Dear Professor Cisneros, 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 latin american historical avant-gardes & modernism 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 "Haroldo de Campos: Innovative Poetics for a Plural World" (2021), 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]