Tina Block, Thompson Rivers University

Research

irreligion religion postwar secularization society history class gender

Latest funding

A social history of unbelief in English Canada, 1950s-1980s
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$5,230
A social history of unbelief in English Canada, 1950s-1980s
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$79,959
Oral Histories of Unbelief in Ontario and British Columbia, 1950s-1970s
SSHRC · 2014 · Principal investigator
$56,432

All 4 grants and awards

A social history of unbelief in English Canada, 1950s-1980s

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Block, Tina M.

Keywords: irreligion; religion; postwar; secularization; society; history; class; gender; region

$5,230

A social history of unbelief in English Canada, 1950s-1980s

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Block, Tina M.

Keywords: irreligion; religion; postwar; secularization; society; history; class; gender; region

$79,959

Oral Histories of Unbelief in Ontario and British Columbia, 1950s-1970s

Principal investigatorSSHRC2014Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Block, Tina

Keywords: religion; unbelief; secularization; gender; class; region; Ontario; British Columbia; Canada

$56,432

A social history of atheism in English Canada, 1945-1975

Principal investigatorSSHRC2011Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Block, Tina M.

Keywords: religion; atheism; secularization; gender; class; region

$15,832

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: irreligion Dear Professor Block, 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 irreligion 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 "A social history of unbelief in English Canada, 1950s-1980s" (2020), 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]