Tom Ue, Dalhousie University

Research

Victorian literature Modernist literature George Gissing textual editing nineteenth-century literature evolution history of science canonicity

Latest funding

Recovering George Gissing's Born in Exile (1892)
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$37,531

All 1 grants and awards

Recovering George Gissing's Born in Exile (1892)

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Ue, Tom

Keywords: Victorian literature; Modernist literature; George Gissing; textual editing; nineteenth-century literature; evolution; history of science; canonicity; linguistic practice; social commentary

$37,531

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: Victorian literature Dear Professor Ue, 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 victorian literature 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 "Recovering George Gissing's Born in Exile (1892)" (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]