Mohamad Tavakoli-Targhi, University of Toronto

Research

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Latest funding

The Cosmopolis Harem
SSHRC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$25,834
Iranian Women Poets
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$49,970
Veiled constellations: the veil, critical theory, politics, and contemporary society
SSHRC · 2009 · Principal investigator
$12,483

All 3 grants and awards

No publications available.

The Cosmopolis Harem

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Pourtavaf, Leila

Keywords: 19th century Iranian women; women gatherings; Qajar archives; public/private spheres

$25,834

Iranian Women Poets

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Tavakoli-Targhi, Mohamad

Keywords: Iranian women poets; poetess; poetry; literature; Iran; digital humanities; Persian; Persianate; Kurdish; Azeri; Armenian; feminist; historiography; transnational; gender; literary canon; marginalization; Iranian-Canadian; anthologies; biography

$49,970

Veiled constellations: the veil, critical theory, politics, and contemporary society

Principal investigatorSSHRC2009Aid to Research Workshops and Conferences in Canada

Principal investigators: Tavakoli-Targhi, Mohamad

Keywords: veil; Muslim; hijab; islam; diaspora; political participation; racism; critical theory; postcolonialism; gender; psychoanalysis; continental philosophy; niqab; burka; bad hijab; honor; European women; Middle East; concealment; visibility; unveil; shame

$12,483

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Tavakoli-Targhi, 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 "Iranian Women Poets" (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]