Fraser Easton, University of Waterloo

Research

Gender and Women's Studies Queer Theory Transgender Studies Labour History Theatre History Media Studies Genre and Literature Digital Humanities

Latest funding

Cross-dressing in the news: social practice and generic constraint in the Times, 1785-1884
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$63,166
Working disguises: passing women and plebeian liberty in 18th-century British literature
SSHRC · 2004 · Principal investigator
$67,775

All 2 grants and awards

Cross-dressing in the news: social practice and generic constraint in the Times, 1785-1884

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Easton, Fraser

Keywords: Gender and Women's Studies; Queer Theory; Transgender Studies; Labour History; Theatre History; Media Studies; Genre and Literature; Digital Humanities; Gender Variance

$63,166

Working disguises: passing women and plebeian liberty in 18th-century British literature

Principal investigatorSSHRC2004Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Easton, Fraser

Keywords: sexual disguise in literature; class and literature; labour history; history of sexuality; sex and literature; gender; plebeian life; transvestism and literature; lesbianism

$67,775

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: Gender and Women's Studies Dear Professor Easton, 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 gender and women's 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 "Cross-dressing in the news: social practice and generic constraint in the Times, 1785-1884" (2024), 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]