Marcie Frank, Concordia University

Research

situation in narrative across media relations to genre setting plot histories of situation history literature fine arts

Latest funding

Reading for Situation
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$56,879
Reading for Situation
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$16,338
Situation: A Cross-Media Narrative Concept
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$48,627

All 5 grants and awards

Reading for Situation

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Frank, Marcie A.

Keywords: situation in narrative across media; relations to genre; setting; plot; histories of situation

$56,879

Reading for Situation

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Frank, Marcie A.

Keywords: situation in narrative across media; relations to genre; setting; plot; histories of situation

$16,338

Situation: A Cross-Media Narrative Concept

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Frank, Marcie

Keywords: Situation; Novel; Drama; Film; cross-media; Narrative theory; Drama theory; Shakespeare; Jane Austen; Alfred Hitchcock

$48,627

Melodrama at the Interface of Media and Genre

Principal investigatorSSHRC2010Aid to Research Workshops and Conferences in Canada

Principal investigators: Frank, Marcie A.

Keywords: melodrama; genre theory; media history and theory; theater history; film studies; disability studies; sexuality; affect theory; democratic theory

$24,978

The novel and the repertory 1720-1820

Principal investigatorSSHRC2004Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Frank, Marcie A.

Keywords: 18th century English novel; 18th century English stage; Henry Fielding; Eliza Haywood; Horace Walpole; Frances Burney

$60,435

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: situation in narrative across media Dear Professor Frank, 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 situation in narrative across media 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 "Reading for Situation" (2023), 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]