Jenny Kerber, Wilfrid Laurier University

Research

borders ecocriticism Canadian literature American literature Indigenous literatures environment climate change speculative fiction

Latest funding

Points of Entry: Ecocritical Investigations Along the Canada-US Border
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$51,806

All 1 grants and awards

Points of Entry: Ecocritical Investigations Along the Canada-US Border

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Kerber, Jenny

Keywords: borders; ecocriticism; Canadian literature; American literature; Indigenous literatures; environment; climate change; speculative fiction

$51,806

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: borders Dear Professor Kerber, 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 borders 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 "Points of Entry: Ecocritical Investigations Along the Canada-US Border" (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]