Gal Gvili, McGill University

Research

gender superstition china taiwan Chinese-American postcolonialism transnational transregional

Latest funding

Possessed: Superstition and Gender in Modern Chinese Literature
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$51,877
Emerging Research on Feminism in Asia
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$16,890

Possessed: Superstition and Gender in Modern Chinese Literature

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Gvili, Gal

Keywords: superstition; gender; china; taiwan; Chinese-American; postcolonialism; transnational; transregional; literature

$51,877

Emerging Research on Feminism in Asia

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Gvili, Gal

Keywords: Asia; gender; feminism; globalism

$16,890

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: gender Dear Professor Gvili, 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 gender 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 "Possessed: Superstition and Gender in Modern Chinese Literature" (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]