Myriam Durocher, Carleton University

Research

food food culture critical theory new materialism cultural studies critical food studies

Latest funding

Food Matters and Materialities: Critical Understandings of Food Cultures
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$24,762

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Food Matters and Materialities: Critical Understandings of Food Cultures

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Durocher, Myriam

Keywords: food; food culture; critical theory; new materialism; cultural studies; critical food studies

$24,762

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: food Dear Professor Durocher, 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 food 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 "Food Matters and Materialities: Critical Understandings of Food Cultures" (2020), 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]