Robert Zacharias, York University

Research

(1) Literature (2) Tourism (3) Culture (4) Theory (5) Heritage (6) Commemoration (7) Cultural Memory (8) Literary criticism

Latest funding

Literary Tourism in Canada
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$65,900

All 1 grants and awards

Literary Tourism in Canada

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Zacharias, Robert

Keywords: (1) Literature; (2) Tourism; (3) Culture; (4) Theory; (5) Heritage; (6) Commemoration; (7) Cultural Memory; (8) Literary criticism; (9) National Historic Sites; (10) Project Bookmark Canada

$65,900

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: (1) Literature Dear Professor Zacharias, 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 (1) literature 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 "Literary Tourism in Canada" (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]