Paul Lawrie, York University

Research

race African-American urban labour time capitalism culture

Latest funding

The Colour of Hours: Race, Time and Space in the Making of a Postwar City
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$69,914

All 1 grants and awards

The Colour of Hours: Race, Time and Space in the Making of a Postwar City

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Lawrie, Paul R.D.

Keywords: race; African-American; urban; labour; time; capitalism; culture

$69,914

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: race Dear Professor Lawrie, 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 race 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 Colour of Hours: Race, Time and Space in the Making of a Postwar City" (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]