Robert Ormsby, Memorial University of Newfoundland

Research

shakespeare globalization intercultural performance theatre festivals tourism tourist gaze tourist place post-tourism

Latest funding

Global shakespeare, intercultural performance and festival tourism
SSHRC · 2016 · Principal investigator
$105,128
Localizing the universal bard Shakespeare, Canada, and globalization
SSHRC · 2011 · Principal investigator
$49,407

Global shakespeare, intercultural performance and festival tourism

Principal investigatorSSHRC2016Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Ormsby, Robert K.

Keywords: shakespeare; globalization; intercultural performance; theatre festivals; tourism; tourist gaze; tourist place; post-tourism; national and local identities

$105,128

Localizing the universal bard Shakespeare, Canada, and globalization

Principal investigatorSSHRC2011

Principal investigators: Ormsby, Robert K.

Keywords: Shakespeare; Canada; globalization; theatre

$49,407

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: shakespeare Dear Professor Ormsby, 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 shakespeare 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]