Terrance McDonald, Brock University

Research

posthumanism cinema new media digital anthropocene philosophy continental philosophy environment

Latest funding

Posthumanism: Cinema Philosophy Media
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$18,182

Posthumanism: Cinema Philosophy Media

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Connection Grants

Principal investigators: McDonald, Terrance H.

Keywords: posthumanism; cinema; new media; digital; anthropocene; philosophy; continental philosophy; environment; ecology; animals; perspectives; ethics; ontology; mediation

$18,182

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: posthumanism Dear Professor McDonald, 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 posthumanism 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 "Posthumanism: Cinema Philosophy Media" (2019), 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]