Tina Choi, York University

Research

nineteenth-century maps history of cartography victorian visual culture nineteenth-century cultural history railway history transportation history nineteenth-century literature and travel maps and narrative

Latest funding

Popular Maps, Cartographic Literacy, and Narrative in Britain, 1820-1870
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$40,819
Popular Maps, Cartographic Literacy, and Narrative in Britain, 1820-1870
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$38,873

All 2 grants and awards

Popular Maps, Cartographic Literacy, and Narrative in Britain, 1820-1870

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Choi, Tina Y.

Keywords: nineteenth-century maps; history of cartography; victorian visual culture; nineteenth-century cultural history; railway history; transportation history; nineteenth-century literature and travel; maps and narrative; geography and the novel

$40,819

Popular Maps, Cartographic Literacy, and Narrative in Britain, 1820-1870

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Choi, Tina Y.

Keywords: nineteenth-century maps; history of cartography; victorian visual culture; nineteenth-century cultural history; railway history; transportation history; nineteenth-century literature and travel; maps and narrative; geography and the novel

$38,873

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: nineteenth-century maps Dear Professor Choi, 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 nineteenth-century maps 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 "Popular Maps, Cartographic Literacy, and Narrative in Britain, 1820-1870" (2020), 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]