Iain Higgins, University of Victoria

Research

Read how they describe their research on their University of Victoria profile.

Medieval English and Scottish literature poetry travel writing utopian and dystopian fiction

Latest funding

Visual Storytelling and Graphic Art in Genocide and Human Rights Education
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$365,528
Visual Storytelling and Graphic Art in Genocide and Human Rights Education
SSHRC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$879,320
Unravelling the code(x): history of the book speaker series and symposium
SSHRC · 2015 · Co-investigator
$17,130

All 3 grants and awards

No publications available.

Visual Storytelling and Graphic Art in Genocide and Human Rights Education

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Partnership Grants

Keywords: human rights education; genocide studies; atrocity studies; Indigenous studies; oral history; memory studies; arts-based research; visual storytelling; graphic narratives; community-engaged research; cultural trauma; testimony collection; open access

$365,528

Visual Storytelling and Graphic Art in Genocide and Human Rights Education

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Partnership Grants

Keywords: human rights education; genocide studies; atrocity studies; Indigenous studies; oral history; memory studies; arts-based research; visual storytelling; graphic narratives; community-engaged research; cultural trauma; testimony collection; open access

$879,320

Unravelling the code(x): history of the book speaker series and symposium

Co-investigatorSSHRC2015Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Dean, Heather C.

Keywords: book history; printing history; bibliography; libraries; archives; special collections; digital humanities; digitization; manuscript studies; collection development

$17,130

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: Medieval English and Scottish literature Dear Professor Higgins, 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 medieval english and scottish literature 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]