Faye Halpern, University of Calgary

Research

nineteenth-century American literature realism sympathy history of reading critical reading

Latest funding

The Afterlife of Sympathy: Reading American Literary Realism in the Wake of Uncle Tom's Cabin
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$63,419

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The Afterlife of Sympathy: Reading American Literary Realism in the Wake of Uncle Tom's Cabin

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Halpern, Faye S.

Keywords: nineteenth-century American literature; realism; sympathy; history of reading; critical reading

$63,419

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: nineteenth-century American literature Dear Professor Halpern, 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 nineteenth-century american 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 "The Afterlife of Sympathy: Reading American Literary Realism in the Wake of Uncle Tom's Cabin" (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]