Bruno Lessard, Toronto Metropolitan University

Research

China photography modernity modernism

Latest funding

Photography in China, 1912-1949
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$94,800
Toronto/Montreal/Lille: the inventions of light / les inventions de la lumière
SSHRC · 2015 · Co-investigator
$25,000
Cynic cinema: Dogme 95, authenticity, and digital video
SSHRC · 2011 · Principal investigator
$48,085

All 4 grants and awards

Photography in China, 1912-1949

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Lessard, Bruno

Keywords: China; photography; modernity; modernism

$94,800

Toronto/Montreal/Lille: the inventions of light / les inventions de la lumière

Co-investigatorSSHRC2015Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Tremblay, Pierre L.

Keywords: inventions; light; imagination; creation

$25,000

Cynic cinema: Dogme 95, authenticity, and digital video

Principal investigatorSSHRC2011Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Lessard, Bruno

Keywords: cynicism; Dogme 95; authenticity; digital video; Michel Foucault

$48,085

Claiming the event: the impact of digital video

Principal investigatorSSHRC2011Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Lessard, Bruno

Keywords: digital video; fiction film; documentary; continental philosophy

$24,500

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: China Dear Professor Lessard, 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 china 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 "Photography in China, 1912-1949" (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]