Arthur Redding, York University

Research

pulp fiction crime writing masculinity detective novels postwar American culture

Latest funding

What would Robert Mitchum do? Pulp culture and postwar American virilities
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$61,118
Geographies of promise and betrayal: land and place in US studies
SSHRC · 2012 · Principal investigator
$23,743

All 2 grants and awards

What would Robert Mitchum do? Pulp culture and postwar American virilities

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Redding, Arthur

Keywords: pulp fiction; crime writing; masculinity; detective novels; postwar American culture

$61,118

Geographies of promise and betrayal: land and place in US studies

Principal investigatorSSHRC2012Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Redding, Arthur

Keywords: American studies; geography; United States; place and space; land use; sense of place; American literature

$23,743

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: pulp fiction Dear Professor Redding, 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 pulp fiction 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 "What would Robert Mitchum do? Pulp culture and postwar American virilities" (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]