Sylvain David, Concordia University

Research

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Latest funding

Soutien aux revues scientifiques / Fonctionnement
FRQSC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$120,000
Repères pour une articulation des dimensions culturelles, artistiques et littéraires (RADICAL) de l'imaginaire contemporain
SSHRC · 2012 · Co-investigator
$493,635
L'imaginaire de l'après 1944-2008 : contribution à une généalogie de la littérature et de la pensée française contemporaine
SSHRC · 2009 · Principal investigator
$31,385

All 3 grants and awards

No publications available.

Soutien aux revues scientifiques / Fonctionnement

Principal investigatorFRQSC2019Soutien aux revues scientifiques

Principal investigators: David, Sylvain

Keywords: IMAGINAIRE, FIGURES, THEORIES, PRATIQUES ARTISTIQUES ET LITTERAIRES, CULTURE NUMERIQUE, ARCHEOLOGIE DU CONTEMPORAIN; Analyse d'oeuvres littéraires ou artistiques; Théories artistiques ou littéraires

$120,000

Repères pour une articulation des dimensions culturelles, artistiques et littéraires (RADICAL) de l'imaginaire contemporain

Co-investigatorSSHRC2012Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Gervais, Bertrand

Keywords: imaginaire; contemporain; littérature; arts; cinéma; photographie; culture de l'écran

$493,635

L'imaginaire de l'après 1944-2008 : contribution à une généalogie de la littérature et de la pensée française contemporaine

Principal investigatorSSHRC2009Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: David, Sylvain

Keywords: littérature française; pensée française; 20e siècle; modernité tardive; extrême-contemporain; histoire littéraire; histoire des idées; imaginaire social; sociocritique des textes; analyse du discours; philosophie de la littérature

$31,385

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor David, 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 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 FRQSC-funded project "Soutien aux revues scientifiques / Fonctionnement" (2019), 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]