Alena Robin, Western University

Research

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Latest funding

Colonial Art from Latin America in Montreal and Quebec City
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$57,825
Towards a microhistory of Viceregal painting in new Spain: the Enriquez' Way of the Cross
SSHRC · 2013 · Principal investigator
$135,784
The Hispanic Baroque: Complexity in the First Atlantic Culture
SSHRC · 2006 · Co-investigator
$2,500,000

All 3 grants and awards

No publications available.

Colonial Art from Latin America in Montreal and Quebec City

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Robin, Alena

Keywords: (1) Art; (2) Collections; (3) Museums; (4) Latin America; (5) Canada; (6) Exhibitions; (7) Donors; (8) Patronage; (9) Catalogues; (10) Archives

$57,825

Towards a microhistory of Viceregal painting in new Spain: the Enriquez' Way of the Cross

Principal investigatorSSHRC2013Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Robin, Aléna

Keywords: baroque; Latin America; religious art; passion of Christ; way of the cross; artistic creation and innovation; local schools of painting; printed culture; museums collection; heritage conservation

$135,784

The Hispanic Baroque: Complexity in the First Atlantic Culture

Co-investigatorSSHRC2006

Principal investigators: Suárez, Juan Luis

Keywords: baroque; cultural complexity; hispanic world; neobaroque; atlantic rim

$2,500,000

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 Robin, 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 "Colonial Art from Latin America in Montreal and Quebec City" (2019), 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]