Russell Kilbourn, Wilfrid Laurier University

Research

critical posthumanism memory film literature comparative studies ethics

Latest funding

The Future of Memory: Analyzing Posthumanist Memory in Screen and Print Media
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$43,391
Posthumanism research network
SSHRC · 2016 · Co-investigator
$198,337

All 2 grants and awards

The Future of Memory: Analyzing Posthumanist Memory in Screen and Print Media

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Kilbourn, Russell J.A.

Keywords: critical posthumanism; memory; film; literature; comparative studies; ethics

$43,391

Posthumanism research network

Co-investigatorSSHRC2016Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Daigle, Christine

Keywords: posthumanism; ontology; politics; aesthetics; rhetoric; discourse; ethics; media studies; cultural studies; political theory; memory studies; film studies; science and technology studies; new materialism; interdisciplinary studies

$198,337

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: critical posthumanism Dear Professor Kilbourn, 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 critical posthumanism 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 "The Future of Memory: Analyzing Posthumanist Memory in Screen and Print Media" (2025), 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]