Robert Lecker, McGill University

Research

Canadian literature Michael Ondaatje Canadian fiction music literary history Canadian literary history book history material culture

Latest funding

Music in Michael Ondaatje's Fiction
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$13,576
Music in Michael Ondaatje's Fiction
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$29,265
Canadian writers and their literary agents, 1890-1990
SSHRC · 2016 · Principal investigator
$99,508

All 7 grants and awards

Music in Michael Ondaatje's Fiction

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Lecker, Robert

Keywords: Michael Ondaatje; Canadian literature; Canadian fiction; music; literary history

$13,576

Music in Michael Ondaatje's Fiction

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Lecker, Robert

Keywords: Michael Ondaatje; Canadian literature; Canadian fiction; music; literary history

$29,265

Canadian writers and their literary agents, 1890-1990

Principal investigatorSSHRC2016Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Lecker, Robert

Keywords: Canadian literature; Canadian literary history; book history; material culture; historiography; literary agents; publishing

$99,508

Nationalism and the canon in English-Canadian literary anthologies

Principal investigatorSSHRC2010Standard Research Grants program

Principal investigators: Lecker, Robert

Keywords: anthologies; canons; nationalism; literary history

$82,132

A history of English-Canadian literary criticism, 1951-2005

Principal investigatorSSHRC2006Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Lecker, Robert

Keywords: literary history; literary criticism; canonical theory; literature and economy; arts funding

$94,389

Where is here now? Contemporary English-Canadian fiction writers and their works

Principal investigatorSSHRC2002Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Lecker, Robert

Keywords: Canadian literature; Canadian fiction; literary history; publishing; critical reception

$72,334

English-Canadian literary anthologies and the representation of nation

Principal investigatorSSHRC1998Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Lecker, Robert

Keywords: anthologies; historiography; canonicity; ideology; pedagogy; citizenship; publishing

$44,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Write to this professor

A short, specific email works best. This draft uses one of their recent papers; replace the parts in brackets with your own details before sending.

Applying for

Mention their SSHRC grant from 2023

Subject: Prospective PhD student: Canadian literature Dear Professor Lecker, 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 canadian 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 "Music in Michael Ondaatje's Fiction" (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]