Guojun Wang, McGill University

Research

body knowledge justice Chinese drama forensics early modern China law and literature performance

Latest funding

Body, Knowledge, and Justice in the Forensic Drama of Early Modern China
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$44,591

Body, Knowledge, and Justice in the Forensic Drama of Early Modern China

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Wang, Guojun

Keywords: body; knowledge; justice; Chinese drama; forensics; early modern China; law and literature; performance; gender and sexuality

$44,591

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: body Dear Professor Wang, 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 body 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 "Body, Knowledge, and Justice in the Forensic Drama of Early Modern China" (2025), 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]