James Opp, Carleton University

Research

Read how they describe their research on their Carleton University profile.

Material histories of photography Corporate advertising, commercial photography, and visual culture History of the archive Place, Memory, Storytelling Cultural Histories of the 1980s Prairie Canada Religion, gender and the body in 19-20th C Canada

Latest funding

Capturing faith Yousuf Karsh and the photographic representation of religion
SSHRC · 2011 · Principal investigator
$42,000
Placing Memory and Remembering Place in Canada
SSHRC · 2007 · Principal investigator
$23,434
Photography and public memory in Prairie Canada
SSHRC · 2005 · Principal investigator
$46,000

All 3 grants and awards

No publications available.

Capturing faith Yousuf Karsh and the photographic representation of religion

Principal investigatorSSHRC2011

Principal investigators: Opp, James W.

Keywords: photography; religion; Yousuf Karsh; Fulton J. Sheen; visual culture; Cold War

$42,000

Placing Memory and Remembering Place in Canada

Principal investigatorSSHRC2007Aid to Research Workshops and Conferences in Canada

Principal investigators: Opp, James W.

Keywords: memory; place; commemoration; landscape; museums; archives; photographs; local history; identity; community

$23,434

Photography and public memory in Prairie Canada

Principal investigatorSSHRC2005Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Opp, James W.

Keywords: public memory; history of photography; visual culture; history of archives; cultural history; historiography

$46,000

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Material histories of photography Dear Professor Opp, 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 material histories of photography 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]