Jeffrey Severs, University of British Columbia

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"postmodernism as they found It: contingent transformations in U.S. fiction, 1970-1976"
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$31,150

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"postmodernism as they found It: contingent transformations in U.S. fiction, 1970-1976"

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Severs, Jeffrey

Keywords: American literature; postmodernism; contemporary literature

$31,150

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 Severs, 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 ""postmodernism as they found It: contingent transformations in U.S. fiction, 1970-1976"" (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]