Gerald White, Dalhousie University

Research

europe, cinema, minority languages, nationalism, realism in art, cultural history, comparative studies

Latest funding

European Studies
SSHRC · 2015 · Principal investigator
$300,000
Dalhousie-Paris 3 Summer Institute in film studies
SSHRC · 2014 · Principal investigator
$13,175
Forms of critical realism in Catalan cinema
SSHRC · 2014 · Principal investigator
$84,316

All 4 grants and awards

European Studies

Principal investigatorSSHRC2015Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: White, Gerald (Jerry)

Keywords: europe, cinema, minority languages, nationalism, realism in art, cultural history, comparative studies

$300,000

Dalhousie-Paris 3 Summer Institute in film studies

Principal investigatorSSHRC2014

Principal investigators: White, Gerald S.

Keywords: film studies; global studies; cultural studies; European studies

$13,175

Forms of critical realism in Catalan cinema

Principal investigatorSSHRC2014Insight Grants

Principal investigators: White, Gerald S.

Keywords: film studies; documentary history; European studies; Catalan studies

$84,316

Canada Research Chair in European Studies

Principal investigatorSSHRC2011Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: White, Gerald (Jerry)

Keywords: film, television, video, european culture, nationalism, minority cultures, small countries, sub-state national formations, stateless nations, multiculturalism, regionalism, documentary cinema, experimental film, peripheral cinema, political cinema, independent film production, politics of language, cultural policy, archive policy, communications policy, european union, visual studies, area studies

$500,000

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: europe, cinema, minority languages, nationalism, realism in art, cultural history, comparative studies Dear Professor White, 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 europe, cinema, minority languages, nationalism, realism in art, cultural history, comparative studies 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]