Anna Berman, McGill University

Research

Russian literature English literature family history narratology kinship (1) Russian Literature (2) Family History (3) Novel

Latest funding

Family Plots in the Nineteenth-Century Russian and English Novel
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$55,241
Family Plots in the Nineteenth-Century Russian Novel
SSHRC · 2017 · Principal investigator
$55,653

All 2 grants and awards

Family Plots in the Nineteenth-Century Russian and English Novel

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Berman, Anna A.

Keywords: Russian literature; English literature; family history; narratology; kinship

$55,241

Family Plots in the Nineteenth-Century Russian Novel

Principal investigatorSSHRC2017Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Berman, Anna

Keywords: (1) Russian Literature; (2) Family History; (3) Novel; (4) Kinship; (5) Women Writers; (6) Nineteenth Century; (7) Narratology; (8) Comparative Literature

$55,653

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: Russian literature Dear Professor Berman, 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 russian literature 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 "Family Plots in the Nineteenth-Century Russian and English Novel" (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]