Dan Russek, University of Victoria

Research

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Twentieth-Century Latin American Literature (Cuba Mexico Argentina)Literature and Visual Arts and Media Literature and Philosophy Aesthetics and Urban Studies Creative Writing

Latest funding

Journeys and Migrations: a Colloquium on Contemporary Hispanic Cinema
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$8,364
Textual exposures: photography in twentieth-century Latin American narrative fiction
SSHRC · 2006 · Principal investigator
$43,259

All 2 grants and awards

No publications available.

Journeys and Migrations: a Colloquium on Contemporary Hispanic Cinema

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Russek, Dan

Keywords: Colloquium; Hispanic cinema; film festival; Latin America; Spain

$8,364

Textual exposures: photography in twentieth-century Latin American narrative fiction

Principal investigatorSSHRC2006Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Russek, Dan

Keywords: modern Latin American Literature (Mexico and Argentina); literature and photography; literature and visual arts and media; aesthetics

$43,259

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: Twentieth-Century Latin American Literature (Cuba Dear Professor Russek, 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 twentieth-century latin american literature (cuba 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 "Journeys and Migrations: a Colloquium on Contemporary Hispanic Cinema" (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]