Henghameh Saroukhani, Saint Mary's University

Research

SS Empire Windrush Windrush Literature Materialism Poetry Non-Fiction Journalism Hostile Environment Policy Thing Theory

Latest funding

Can the Ship Speak? Materialism and the Matter of Windrush Literature
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$24,977

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Can the Ship Speak? Materialism and the Matter of Windrush Literature

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Saroukhani, Henghameh

Keywords: SS Empire Windrush; Windrush Literature; Materialism; Poetry; Non-Fiction; Journalism; Hostile Environment Policy; Thing Theory; Object-Meditated Studies; Archives

$24,977

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: SS Empire Windrush Dear Professor Saroukhani, 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 ss empire windrush 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 "Can the Ship Speak? Materialism and the Matter of Windrush Literature" (2021), 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]