Krista Lysack, Western University

Research

the Brontës nineteenth-century British literature Victorian literature ecology ecocriticism environmental humanities new materialism the nonhuman turn

Latest funding

Brontë Weather
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$64,273
Daily devotions: Victorian readers and the materiality of religious print
SSHRC · 2010 · Principal investigator
$14,867

All 2 grants and awards

Brontë Weather

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Lysack, Krista

Keywords: the Brontës; nineteenth-century British literature; Victorian literature; ecology; ecocriticism; environmental humanities; new materialism; the nonhuman turn; neovitalism; affect theory; new formalism

$64,273

Daily devotions: Victorian readers and the materiality of religious print

Principal investigatorSSHRC2010Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Lysack, Krista

Keywords: Victorian literature; devotional writing; theories of reading and affect; religious practice; poetry; women's writing; Tractarian literature; Victorian Evangelical publishing; print culture; consumer culture; cultural studies

$14,867

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: the Brontës Dear Professor Lysack, 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 the brontës 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 "Brontë Weather" (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]