Richard So, McGill University

Research

digital humanities cultural analytics American literature and culture Contemporary Literature Artificial Intelligence literary and cultural studies

Latest funding

Literature in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$16,098
Cultural Analytics: New Approaches to Narrative and Society
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$24,189
Redlining Culture: A Data History of American Race and Fiction
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$60,226

All 3 grants and awards

Literature in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: So, Richard

Keywords: Contemporary Literature; Digital Humanities; Artificial Intelligence

$16,098

Cultural Analytics: New Approaches to Narrative and Society

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Connection Grants

Principal investigators: So, Richard

Keywords: cultural analytics; digital humanities; literary and cultural studies

$24,189

Redlining Culture: A Data History of American Race and Fiction

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Grants

Principal investigators: So, Richard

Keywords: digital humanities; American literature and culture; cultural analytics

$60,226

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: digital humanities Dear Professor So, 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 digital humanities 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 "Literature in the Age of Artificial Intelligence" (2024), 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]