Rob Goodman, Toronto Metropolitan University

Research

Black political thought African American political thought Rhetoric Eloquence Deliberation Judgment Democratic theory Frederick Douglass

Latest funding

Black Cicero: Classical Rhetoric in Black Political Thought
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$43,208

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Black Cicero: Classical Rhetoric in Black Political Thought

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Goodman, Rob

Keywords: Black political thought; African American political thought; Rhetoric; Eloquence; Deliberation; Judgment; Democratic theory; Frederick Douglass; W.E.B. Du Bois; William G. Allen

$43,208

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: Black political thought Dear Professor Goodman, 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 black political thought 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 "Black Cicero: Classical Rhetoric in Black Political Thought" (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]