Martha Langford, Concordia University

Research

photographic studies art history cultural theory transnational theory diasporic studies nationalism institutional theory museum studies

Latest funding

The Richler Library Project: historicizing, processing, developing and theorizing the author's personal library as collection
SSHRC · 2017 · Co-investigator
$227,713
Momentous indecision: Canadian photographic studies at its inception, 1968-1983
SSHRC · 2016 · Principal investigator
$72,103
Networked art history: assembling contemporary Canadian art from the 1960s to the present
SSHRC · 2013 · Co-investigator
$259,882

All 5 grants and awards

The Richler Library Project: historicizing, processing, developing and theorizing the author's personal library as collection

Co-investigatorSSHRC2017Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Camlot, Jason E.

Keywords: literary studies; Canadian literature; personal library; authorship; archive; special collection; digital humanities; Mordecai Richler; oral history; curation; digital design; literary events; literary pedagogy

$227,713

Momentous indecision: Canadian photographic studies at its inception, 1968-1983

Principal investigatorSSHRC2016Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Langford, Martha

Keywords: photographic studies; art history; cultural theory; transnational theory; diasporic studies; nationalism; institutional theory; museum studies

$72,103

Networked art history: assembling contemporary Canadian art from the 1960s to the present

Co-investigatorSSHRC2013Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Sloan, Johanne

Keywords: Canadian art history; contemporary art; networks; knowledge exchange; digital economy; historiography; cultural identity; Aboriginal studies

$259,882

Knowledge and networks: Canadian art history, circa 2012

Principal investigatorSSHRC2012Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Langford, Martha A.C.

Keywords: Canadian art history; digital art history; open access; Aboriginal art history; publishing; pegagogy

$12,671

The memoriography of unwritten histories: making an example of Canadian photography

Principal investigatorSSHRC2008Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Langford, Martha A.C.

Keywords: Canadian photographic history; historiography; art history

$73,642

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: photographic studies Dear Professor Langford, 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 photographic studies 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]