Brett Story, University of Toronto

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The Production of the World: A research creation project and documentary film about John Berger and the Cultural Cold War
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$72,330

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The Production of the World: A research creation project and documentary film about John Berger and the Cultural Cold War

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Story, Brett

Keywords: Cold War; John Berger; art criticism; socialism; archival video and sound; documentary film; culture war; geopolitics; realism; abstract expressionism

$72,330

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 Dear Professor Story, 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 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 "The Production of the World: A research creation project and documentary film about John Berger and the Cultural Cold War" (2021), 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]