Yiwen Wang, University of Toronto

Research

suicide studies social history cultural history Chinese history history of suicide gender history history of everyday life (1) Pornography

Latest funding

Transparency and shared responsibility for sustainable post-pandemic recovery and evidence-informed decision-making during future global emergencies
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$250,000
"Taking Life Too Lightly": A Critical History of Suicide in China, 1736-1978
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$52,702
"Taking Life Too Lightly": A Critical History of Suicide in China, 1736-1978
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$31,641

All 4 grants and awards

Transparency and shared responsibility for sustainable post-pandemic recovery and evidence-informed decision-making during future global emergencies

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022New Frontiers in Research Fund - Special Calls

Principal investigators: Rinner, Claus

Keywords: biopolitics; social determinants of health; civil liberties; evidence-informed decision-making; health care systems and policies; critical discourse analysis; governance and institutions; science and technology studies; data analysis and visualization; One Health

$250,000

"Taking Life Too Lightly": A Critical History of Suicide in China, 1736-1978

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Wang, Yiwen Yvon

Keywords: suicide studies; social history; cultural history; Chinese history; history of suicide; gender history; history of everyday life

$52,702

"Taking Life Too Lightly": A Critical History of Suicide in China, 1736-1978

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Wang, Yiwen Yvon

Keywords: suicide studies; social history; cultural history; Chinese history; history of suicide; gender history; history of everyday life

$31,641

Yellow Books in Red China: Sex, Media, and Modernity in the People's Republic

Principal investigatorSSHRC2017Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Wang, Yiwen

Keywords: (1) Pornography; (2) Sexuality; (3) Gender; (4) Media; (5) Counterculture; (6) History; (7) Censorship; (8) Publishing; (9) Print culture; (10) Visual culture

$46,202

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: suicide studies Dear Professor Wang, 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 suicide studies 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 ""Taking Life Too Lightly": A Critical History of Suicide in China, 1736-1978" (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]