Gary Bruce, University of Waterloo

Research

Nazi Germany violence masculinity microhistory judiciary diaries

Latest funding

Night of the Long Knives: Acquiescence, Masculinity, and the Path to Nazi Mass Murder
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$65,095
Night of the Long Knives: Acquiescence, Masculinity, and the Path to Nazi Mass Murder
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$3,293
Displaying animals, exhibiting state and society: The Berlin Zoo, 1844-1955
SSHRC · 2010 · Principal investigator
$41,824

All 4 grants and awards

Night of the Long Knives: Acquiescence, Masculinity, and the Path to Nazi Mass Murder

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Bruce, Gary S.

Keywords: Nazi Germany; violence; masculinity; microhistory; judiciary; diaries

$65,095

Night of the Long Knives: Acquiescence, Masculinity, and the Path to Nazi Mass Murder

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Bruce, Gary S.

Keywords: Nazi Germany; violence; masculinity; microhistory; judiciary; diaries

$3,293

Displaying animals, exhibiting state and society: The Berlin Zoo, 1844-1955

Principal investigatorSSHRC2010Standard Research Grants program

Principal investigators: Bruce, Gary S.

Keywords: environment; leisure; zoology; microhistory; Berlin

$41,824

The fluidity of control: a comparison of the East German secret police in two districts, 1949-1990

Principal investigatorSSHRC2004Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Bruce, Gary S.

Keywords: modern German history; East Germany; social history; policing; dictatorship; oral history; local history

$68,746

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: Nazi Germany Dear Professor Bruce, 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 nazi germany 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 "Night of the Long Knives: Acquiescence, Masculinity, and the Path to Nazi Mass Murder" (2020), 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]