Thy Phu, University of Toronto

Research

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Latest funding

War's Vernacular: Everyday Photography and the Afterlives of Conflict in Vietnam
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$386,325
Cold War Visual Legacies
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$50,000
Refugee States
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$289,974

All 6 grants and awards

No publications available.

War's Vernacular: Everyday Photography and the Afterlives of Conflict in Vietnam

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Phu, Thy

$386,325

Cold War Visual Legacies

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Phu, Thy

Keywords: photography; Cold War; Global South

$50,000

Refugee States

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Race, Gender and Diversity Initiative

Principal investigators: Phu, Thy

Keywords: critical refugee studies; critical race studies; digital storytelling; visual culture; oral history; critical digital humanities; LGBTQ+ studies; critical migration studies; archive studies

$289,974

Refugee States

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Race, Gender and Diversity Initiative

Principal investigators: Phu, Thy

Keywords: critical refugee studies; critical race studies; digital storytelling; visual culture; oral history; critical digital humanities; LGBTQ+ studies; critical migration studies; archive studies

$159,948

Visual Kinship: Race and the Transnational Practices of Family Photography

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Phu, Thy

Keywords: history of photography; race; domesticity; family photography

$83,560

Visual Kinship: Race and the Transnational Practices of Family Photography

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Phu, Thy

Keywords: history of photography; race; domesticity; family photography

$141,250

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 Phu, 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 "War's Vernacular: Everyday Photography and the Afterlives of Conflict in Vietnam" (2025), 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]