John Potvin, Concordia University

Research

decolonization France interior design art deco design history critical race theories class material culture

Latest funding

Primitivism and Interior Design: Art Deco, Hybridity and the Decolonization of the Modern Interior in France, 1909-39
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$47,051
Primitivism and Interior Design: Art Deco, Hybridity and the Decolonization of the Modern Interior in France, 1909-39
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$52,123
Sexuality masculinity and shame in interior design: from professionalization to queer theory 1869-2015
SSHRC · 2016 · Principal investigator
$115,615

Primitivism and Interior Design: Art Deco, Hybridity and the Decolonization of the Modern Interior in France, 1909-39

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Potvin, John

Keywords: decolonization; France; interior design; art deco; design history; critical race theories; class; material culture; primitivism; colonialism; furniture design; gender and sexuality studies; nationalism; hybridity

$47,051

Primitivism and Interior Design: Art Deco, Hybridity and the Decolonization of the Modern Interior in France, 1909-39

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Potvin, John

Keywords: decolonization; France; interior design; art deco; design history; critical race theories; class; material culture; primitivism; colonialism; furniture design; gender and sexuality studies; nationalism; hybridity

$52,123

Sexuality masculinity and shame in interior design: from professionalization to queer theory 1869-2015

Principal investigatorSSHRC2016Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Potvin, John

Keywords: design; interiors; domesticity; professionalization; gender; sexuality; interior decoration

$115,615

Gai Paris and the queer networks of consumption, 1919-1939

Principal investigatorSSHRC2011

Principal investigators: Potvin, John

Keywords: 20th century art history; gender studies; sexuality studies; modern art; fashion studies; design history; cultural industries

$45,845

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: decolonization Dear Professor Potvin, 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 decolonization 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 "Primitivism and Interior Design: Art Deco, Hybridity and the Decolonization of the Modern Interior in France, 1909-39" (2021), 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]