Alison Didur, Concordia University

Research

locative media postcolonial theory digital humanities environmental humanities narrative globalization technology garden history

Latest funding

Greening narrative: locative media in globalized environments
SSHRC · 2014 · Principal investigator
$387,572
Gardenworthy: planthunting in south Asian literature and travel writing
SSHRC · 2008 · Principal investigator
$55,637
Re-imagining the nation: historical memory, marginal culture and contemporary South Asian literature
SSHRC · 2002 · Principal investigator
$49,328

All 3 grants and awards

Greening narrative: locative media in globalized environments

Principal investigatorSSHRC2014Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Didur, Alison Jill

Keywords: locative media; postcolonial theory; digital humanities; environmental humanities; narrative; globalization; technology; garden history; history of colonialism; archives; critical conservationism; persuasive games

$387,572

Gardenworthy: planthunting in south Asian literature and travel writing

Principal investigatorSSHRC2008Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Didur, Alison Jill

Keywords: garden history; travel literature; planthunting memoirs; postcolonial literature; south Asia; genre; colonial botany; nonhuman; environment; Joseph Hooker; Frank Kingdon Ward; Jamaica Kincaid; Amitav Ghosh; Arundhati Roy; Pankaj Mishra; popular culture

$55,637

Re-imagining the nation: historical memory, marginal culture and contemporary South Asian literature

Principal investigatorSSHRC2002Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Didur, Alison Jill

Keywords: literary studies; postcolonial studies; critical theory; historical memory; South Asian studies; nationalism; India; historiography; minority culture; marginalized culture; gender; globalization

$49,328

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: locative media Dear Professor Didur, 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 locative media connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] 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]