Simone Pfleger, University of Alberta

Research

resilience fantasy coexistence flourishing optimism negativity affect Lauren Berlant

Latest funding

Thinking with Lauren Berlant
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$24,791

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Thinking with Lauren Berlant

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Pfleger, Simone

Keywords: resilience; fantasy; coexistence; flourishing; optimism; negativity; affect; Lauren Berlant; German studies

$24,791

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: resilience Dear Professor Pfleger, 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 resilience 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 "Thinking with Lauren Berlant" (2022), 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]