Tamara de Szegheo Lang, Queen's University

Research

film studies queer cinemas lesbian history Canadian film history media preservation archives media digitization

Latest funding

Dreamers of the Day: Uncovering the Lost Lesbian Decade in Canadian Filmmaking History, 1987-2003
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$302,180
Under the Shadow of Empire: Minor Archives and Radical Media Distribution in the Americas
SSHRC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$82,100
Bodies on Fire: Rekindling the Lesbian Decade in Canadian Film, 1990-1999.
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$74,528

All 3 grants and awards

Dreamers of the Day: Uncovering the Lost Lesbian Decade in Canadian Filmmaking History, 1987-2003

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: de Szegheo Lang, Tamara

$302,180

Under the Shadow of Empire: Minor Archives and Radical Media Distribution in the Americas

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Lord, Susan R.

Keywords: media archives; film and video distribution; counter-public spheres; digital humanities

$82,100

Bodies on Fire: Rekindling the Lesbian Decade in Canadian Film, 1990-1999.

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: de Szegheo Lang, Tamara

Keywords: film studies; queer cinemas; lesbian history; Canadian film history; media preservation; archives; media digitization

$74,528

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: film studies Dear Professor de Szegheo Lang, 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 film studies 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 "Dreamers of the Day: Uncovering the Lost Lesbian Decade in Canadian Filmmaking History, 1987-2003" (2025), 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]