David Dean, Carleton University

Research

Public History Philately National identity Citizen science

Latest funding

Philately in Troubled Times: A Citizen Science Approach
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$24,566
Migration representation stereotypes
SSHRC · 2016 · Co-investigator
$25,000
International Federation for Public History Conference
SSHRC · 2012 · Co-investigator
$49,270

All 6 grants and awards

Philately in Troubled Times: A Citizen Science Approach

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Dean, David

Keywords: Public History; Philately; National identity; Citizen science

$24,566

Migration representation stereotypes

Co-investigatorSSHRC2016Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Meerzon, Iana

Keywords: international conference; bilingual; migration; interdisciplinary; stereotypes

$25,000

International Federation for Public History Conference

Co-investigatorSSHRC2012Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Hamilton, Michelle A.

Keywords: knowledge mobilization; public history; internationalization; digital history; heritage; social memory; teaching; material culture; museums; archives; best practices; research tools and methdology

$49,270

Cultural diversity and material imagination in Canadian architecture

Co-investigatorSSHRC2010Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Fai, Stephen

Keywords: digitial humanities; building information modelling (BIM); multi-culturalism; ethno-cultural; heritage conservation; materials and method of construction; architectural heritage; tangible heritage; intangible heritage

$192,700

Performing history, remaking history: representing the past on stage

Principal investigatorSSHRC2009Research Development Initiatives

Principal investigators: Dean, David M.

Keywords: public history; history; theatre; historical representation; performance

$38,975

Experience, agency and policy: England during the crisis of the 1590s

Principal investigatorSSHRC1998Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Dean, David

Keywords: Agency; policy-making; crisis; community; government; life-history; biography

$38,000

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: Public History Dear Professor Dean, 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 public history 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 "Philately in Troubled Times: A Citizen Science Approach" (2024), 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]