Matthew Flisfeder, University of Winnipeg

Research

New Materialism Posthumanism Accelerationism Humanism Anthropocene and Capitalocene Automation and Artificial Intelligence Critical Theory Rhetoric, Discourse, and Ideology

Latest funding

The Hysterical Sublime: A Critical Study of the Aesthetics, Rhetorics, and Ethics of New Materialist and Posthumanist Critical Theory
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$32,062

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The Hysterical Sublime: A Critical Study of the Aesthetics, Rhetorics, and Ethics of New Materialist and Posthumanist Critical Theory

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Flisfeder, Matthew

Keywords: New Materialism; Posthumanism; Accelerationism; Humanism; Anthropocene and Capitalocene; Automation and Artificial Intelligence; Critical Theory; Rhetoric, Discourse, and Ideology; Aesthetics and Representation; Ethics

$32,062

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: New Materialism Dear Professor Flisfeder, 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 new materialism 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 "The Hysterical Sublime: A Critical Study of the Aesthetics, Rhetorics, and Ethics of New Materialist and Posthumanist Critical Theory" (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]