Hasana Sharp, McGill University

Research

spinoza history of philosophy feminism slavery political theory early modern philosophy feminist theory

Latest funding

Spinoza and Slavery
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$39,182
Spinoza and Slavery
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$58,878
One mind: the project of Spinoza's unfinished political treatise
SSHRC · 2014 · Principal investigator
$112,403

All 5 grants and awards

Spinoza and Slavery

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Sharp, Hasana E.

Keywords: spinoza; history of philosophy; feminism; slavery

$39,182

Spinoza and Slavery

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Sharp, Hasana E.

Keywords: spinoza; history of philosophy; feminism; slavery

$58,878

One mind: the project of Spinoza's unfinished political treatise

Principal investigatorSSHRC2014Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Sharp, Hasana E.

Keywords: political theory; early modern philosophy; feminist theory

$112,403

Spinoza's political treatise: new assessments

Principal investigatorSSHRC2014

Principal investigators: Sharp, Hasana E.

Keywords: Benedict de Spinoza; early modern philosophy; political philosophy; democratic theory; feminism; multiculturalism; religion

$10,900

Bios feminist philosophies of life

Co-investigatorSSHRC2012

Principal investigators: Taylor, Chloe

Keywords: feminist philosophy; life; stages of life; reproduction; biomedical ethics; biopower; environment; animal ethics; posthumanisms

$49,831

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: spinoza Dear Professor Sharp, 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 spinoza 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 "Spinoza and Slavery" (2020), 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]