Alan Gordon, University of Guelph

Research

travel and tourism public history travel writing archaeological tourism exploration colonialism archaeology

Latest funding

Travel writing, tourism, and imperialism: inventing the lost city in the Americas
SSHRC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$62,822
Living the past: expressions of collective memory in Canada's living history museums, 1936-1980
SSHRC · 2004 · Principal investigator
$38,000

Travel writing, tourism, and imperialism: inventing the lost city in the Americas

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Gordon, Alan

Keywords: travel and tourism; public history; travel writing; archaeological tourism; exploration; colonialism; archaeology

$62,822

Living the past: expressions of collective memory in Canada's living history museums, 1936-1980

Principal investigatorSSHRC2004Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Gordon, Alan

Keywords: memory; identity; public history; museums; living history

$38,000

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: travel and tourism Dear Professor Gordon, 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 travel and tourism 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]