Athanasios Gekas, York University

Research

Greek Canadians digital public history oral history history of migration

Latest funding

Greeks in Canada; a Digital Public History
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$124,628
Heritage in transition: scenes of urban innovation
SSHRC · 2015 · Co-investigator
$24,918

All 2 grants and awards

Greeks in Canada; a Digital Public History

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Gekas, Athanasios Sakis

Keywords: Greek Canadians; digital public history; oral history; history of migration

$124,628

Heritage in transition: scenes of urban innovation

Co-investigatorSSHRC2015Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Blum, Alan F.

Keywords: international conference; culture of cities; affect; innovation; interpretive methods; tradition; heritage

$24,918

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: Greek Canadians Dear Professor Gekas, 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 greek canadians 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 "Greeks in Canada; a Digital Public History" (2021), 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]