Atsuko Sakaki, University of Toronto

Research

sport narratology modern Japanese literature space time body agency movement

Latest funding

Sports narrated sporting narratology
SSHRC · 2016 · Principal investigator
$58,648
The photographic narrative of modern Japan
SSHRC · 2008 · Principal investigator
$87,583
Corporeality and spatiality in modern Japanese narratives
SSHRC · 2003 · Principal investigator
$68,593

Sports narrated sporting narratology

Principal investigatorSSHRC2016Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Sakaki, Atsuko

Keywords: sport; narratology; modern Japanese literature; space; time; body; agency; movement; rhetoric; game; spectacle; spectator; media

$58,648

The photographic narrative of modern Japan

Principal investigatorSSHRC2008Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Sakaki, Atsuko

Keywords: photography; text; Japan; rhetoric; subjectivity; agency; corporeality; materiality

$87,583

Corporeality and spatiality in modern Japanese narratives

Principal investigatorSSHRC2003Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Sakaki, Atsuko

Keywords: japanese literature; phenomenology; gender relations; the body; the city; space; temporality

$68,593

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: sport Dear Professor Sakaki, 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 sport 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]