Erin Silver, University of British Columbia

Research

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Latest funding

Queer Operatives: Writing, Making, and Transmitting Queer Canadian Art Histories
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$23,620
Queer Operatives: Writing, Making, and Transmitting Queer Canadian Art Histories
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$15,531

All 2 grants and awards

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Queer Operatives: Writing, Making, and Transmitting Queer Canadian Art Histories

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Silver, Erin E.K.

Keywords: art history; queer art; queer culture; Canadian

$23,620

Queer Operatives: Writing, Making, and Transmitting Queer Canadian Art Histories

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Silver, Erin

Keywords: art history; queer art; queer culture; Canadian

$15,531

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 Dear Professor Silver, 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 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 "Queer Operatives: Writing, Making, and Transmitting Queer Canadian Art Histories" (2023), 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]