Julia Torrie, St. Thomas University

Research

Food History Frozen Food Empire Imperial Formations Expansionism Consumer History Cultural History Trade History

Latest funding

Frozen Food and the Pursuit of Empire
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$45,465
Women of the Reich: German women as auxiliaries, administrators and troop entertainers in occupied Europe
SSHRC · 2015 · Principal investigator
$49,630

Frozen Food and the Pursuit of Empire

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Torrie, Julia

Keywords: Food History; Frozen Food; Empire; Imperial Formations; Expansionism; Consumer History; Cultural History; Trade History; Artificial Cold; History of Food Infrastructure

$45,465

Women of the Reich: German women as auxiliaries, administrators and troop entertainers in occupied Europe

Principal investigatorSSHRC2015Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Torrie, Julia

Keywords: (1) Women; (2) Gender; (3) Military Occupation; (4) Wartime; (5) Women's auxiliary service; (6) National Socialism; (7) Second World War; (8) Troop entertainment

$49,630

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: Food History Dear Professor Torrie, 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 food history 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 "Frozen Food and the Pursuit of Empire" (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]