Byron Williston, Wilfrid Laurier University

Research

Anthropocene Canada Nation-Building Cosmopolitanism Rooted Cosmopolitanism Climate Change Reconciliation Adaptation

Latest funding

Cosmopolitan Nation-Building in the Anthropocene: The Canadian Challenge
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$26,001

Cosmopolitan Nation-Building in the Anthropocene: The Canadian Challenge

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Williston, Byron

Keywords: Anthropocene; Canada; Nation-Building; Cosmopolitanism; Rooted Cosmopolitanism; Climate Change; Reconciliation; Adaptation

$26,001

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: Anthropocene Dear Professor Williston, 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 anthropocene 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 "Cosmopolitan Nation-Building in the Anthropocene: The Canadian Challenge" (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]