Sophie Thomas, Toronto Metropolitan University

Research

romanticism sculpture museums collections visual arts ruins and monuments memory history

Latest funding

Vital matters: romanticism, museums, and the poetics of sculpture
SSHRC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$69,350
The romantic museum: antiquity, memory, modernity
SSHRC · 2012 · Principal investigator
$55,880

Vital matters: romanticism, museums, and the poetics of sculpture

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Thomas, Sophie H.L.

Keywords: romanticism; sculpture; museums; collections; visual arts; ruins and monuments; memory; history; landscape gardens

$69,350

The romantic museum: antiquity, memory, modernity

Principal investigatorSSHRC2012Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Thomas, Sophie H.L.

Keywords: romanticism; museum history; objects and collections; ruins and monuments; memory; history; visual arts; literature - poetry; landscape gardens

$55,880

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: romanticism Dear Professor Thomas, 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 romanticism connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] 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]