Gloria Onyeoziri-Miller, University of British Columbia

Research

Africa Caribbean francophone literature utopia memory culture future

Latest funding

Utopian memory: remembering as utopianism in African and Caribbean francophone literatures
SSHRC · 2017 · Principal investigator
$72,620
Representations of women's orality in the works of Aminata Sow Fall, Assia Djebar and Calixthe Beyala
SSHRC · 2007 · Principal investigator
$72,769
Semantics of irony in African literary discourse
SSHRC · 1997 · Principal investigator
$17,500

All 3 grants and awards

Utopian memory: remembering as utopianism in African and Caribbean francophone literatures

Principal investigatorSSHRC2017Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Onyeoziri-Miller, Gloria N.

Keywords: Africa; Caribbean; francophone; literature; utopia; memory; culture; future; history; change; critique

$72,620

Representations of women's orality in the works of Aminata Sow Fall, Assia Djebar and Calixthe Beyala

Principal investigatorSSHRC2007Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Onyeoziri-Miller, Gloria N.

Keywords: African women's literature and orature African feminism

$72,769

Semantics of irony in African literary discourse

Principal investigatorSSHRC1997Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Onyeoziri-Miller, Gloria

Keywords: Semantics; irony; discourse analysis; novels; proverbs; orature; Africa

$17,500

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: Africa Dear Professor Onyeoziri-Miller, 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 africa 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]