Ariela Freedman, Concordia University

Research

comics pain trauma graphic novel graphic memoir illness narrative autobiography

Latest funding

Comics and pain
SSHRC · 2017 · Principal investigator
$46,528
Charlotte Salomon, Comics and the Representation of Pain
SSHRC · 2013 · Principal investigator
$20,072
Forbidden zones: English literature, World War I and the noncombatant
SSHRC · 2003 · Principal investigator
$21,598

All 3 grants and awards

Comics and pain

Principal investigatorSSHRC2017Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Freedman, Ariela

Keywords: comics; pain; trauma; graphic novel; graphic memoir; illness; narrative; autobiography; witness; semiotics

$46,528

Charlotte Salomon, Comics and the Representation of Pain

Principal investigatorSSHRC2013

Principal investigators: Freedman, Ariela

$20,072

Forbidden zones: English literature, World War I and the noncombatant

Principal investigatorSSHRC2003Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Freedman, Ariela

Keywords: World War I; modernism; trauma theory; English literature; gender studies

$21,598

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: comics Dear Professor Freedman, 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 comics 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]