Sarah Clift, University of King's College

Research

youth interdisciplinary studies public humanities philosophy literature psychology popular culture politics of fear

Latest funding

Memory Activism and Collaborative Processes of Counter-Memorialization
SSHRC · 2020 · Co-investigator
$235,312
Humanities for Young People 2019: Thinking through Fear
SSHRC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$22,667
The humanities for young people: workshops and a public symposium on the humanities in the community
SSHRC · 2015 · Co-investigator
$14,384

Memory Activism and Collaborative Processes of Counter-Memorialization

Co-investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Nagler, Solomon P.

Keywords: difficult heritage; counter-monument; Holocaust; genocide studies; research-creation; memorialization; critical museology; memory studies

$235,312

Humanities for Young People 2019: Thinking through Fear

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Clift, Sarah

Keywords: youth; interdisciplinary studies; public humanities; philosophy; literature; psychology; popular culture; politics of fear; othering; PTSD

$22,667

The humanities for young people: workshops and a public symposium on the humanities in the community

Co-investigatorSSHRC2015Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Penny, Laura A.

Keywords: interdisciplinary studies; youth; public humanities; literature; philosophy; culture; summer institute

$14,384

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: youth Dear Professor Clift, 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 youth 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]