John Ricco, University of Toronto

Research

freedom security 9/11 World Trade Center contemporary art and architecture public space pornography sovereignty

Latest funding

Vital Transgressions: Activism, Risk and Queer/Trans Cinemas Today
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$79,994
The risks and pleasures of bodily abandonment and freedom
SSHRC · 2015 · Principal investigator
$101,512

All 2 grants and awards

Vital Transgressions: Activism, Risk and Queer/Trans Cinemas Today

Co-investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Greyson, John R.

Keywords: transgression; queer; cinema; activism; local; global; digital; film; transgender; taboo;

$79,994

The risks and pleasures of bodily abandonment and freedom

Principal investigatorSSHRC2015Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Ricco, John

Keywords: freedom; security; 9/11; World Trade Center; contemporary art and architecture; public space; pornography; sovereignty; Georges Bataille; Maurice Blanchot; excess; step; faith; abandonment; pleasure; anonymity

$101,512

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: freedom Dear Professor Ricco, 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 freedom 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]