Laura Fisher, Toronto Metropolitan University

Research

U.S. literary history unpublished literature memoir and autobiography sex work history of sexuality suffrage activism and social reform criminal justice

Latest funding

Girl on the Line: Sex Work, Suffrage, and Life Writing in Circulation, 1911-1930
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$43,207
Sociological Fiction: White Slavery Literature in North America, 1900-1920
SSHRC · 2017 · Principal investigator
$34,520

All 2 grants and awards

Girl on the Line: Sex Work, Suffrage, and Life Writing in Circulation, 1911-1930

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Fisher, Laura

Keywords: U.S. literary history; unpublished literature; memoir and autobiography; sex work; history of sexuality; suffrage; activism and social reform; criminal justice; book history and print culture; sociology; early twentieth century

$43,207

Sociological Fiction: White Slavery Literature in North America, 1900-1920

Principal investigatorSSHRC2017Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Fisher, Laura

Keywords: (1) Literature; (2) Fiction; (3) Social Reform; (4) Prostitution; (5) Race; (6) Sociology; (7) Gender; (8) Sexuality; (9) Print Culture; (10) Progressive Era

$34,520

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: U.S. literary history Dear Professor Fisher, 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 u.s. literary 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 "Girl on the Line: Sex Work, Suffrage, and Life Writing in Circulation, 1911-1930" (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]