Rebecca Sullivan, University of Calgary

Research

feminist media arts feminist documentary media Canadian screen industries

Latest funding

Representational Diversity in US Comic Books, 1934-2014
SSHRC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$63,184
The legacy of Studio D for Canadian feminist media arts activism
SSHRC · 2016 · Principal investigator
$112,990
Representations of virginal sexual independence in postwar American popular culture
SSHRC · 2006 · Principal investigator
$48,334

All 4 grants and awards

Representational Diversity in US Comic Books, 1934-2014

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Beaty, Bart H.

Keywords: comics; graphic novels; representation; diversity; creative labour

$63,184

The legacy of Studio D for Canadian feminist media arts activism

Principal investigatorSSHRC2016Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Sullivan, Rebecca A.

Keywords: feminist media arts; feminist documentary media; Canadian screen industries

$112,990

Representations of virginal sexual independence in postwar American popular culture

Principal investigatorSSHRC2006Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Sullivan, Rebecca A.

Keywords: feminist media studies; postwar American popular culture; sexuality in the media

$48,334

Biotechnological imaginings: from science fiction to social fact

Co-investigatorSSHRC2002Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Walton, Priscilla L.

Keywords: biotechnologies; genetic research; genes; science and cultural; cutural studies; science; popular science; popular culture; technology; legal studies; sociology of science; ethics; risk theory; feminist studies of science; charismatic science

$168,500

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: feminist media arts Dear Professor Sullivan, 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 feminist media arts connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] 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]