Magda Fahrni, Université du Québec à Montréal

Research

Read how they describe their research on their Université du Québec à Montréal profile.

Latest funding

The Railway in the City: Industrial Montreal, 1850 to 1950
SSHRC · 2016 · Principal investigator
$52,842
Industrial modernity and the rethinking of the accident: 1890-1935
SSHRC · 2007 · Principal investigator
$25,850
Montreal modern: citizenship, social order and consumption, 1780-1970
SSHRC · 2004 · Co-investigator
$190,000

All 4 grants and awards

No publications available.

The Railway in the City: Industrial Montreal, 1850 to 1950

Principal investigatorSSHRC2016Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Fahrni, Magda

Keywords: (1) Railway; (2) History; (3) Montreal; (4) Metropolis; (5) Modernity; (6) Industrialization; (7) Hub; (8) Mobility; (9) Culture; (10) Urban

$52,842

Industrial modernity and the rethinking of the accident: 1890-1935

Principal investigatorSSHRC2007Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Fahrni, Magda

Keywords: accident; risk; modernity; city; montreal; welfare; gender; class; danger; health; work

$25,850

Montreal modern: citizenship, social order and consumption, 1780-1970

Co-investigatorSSHRC2004Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Young, Brian

Keywords: modernity; montreal; Quebec;

$190,000

Les années soixante : substance et apparence

Principal investigatorSSHRC2003Aid to Research Workshops and Conferences in Canada

Principal investigators: Fahrni, Magda

Keywords: 1960-70; histoire; art; culture; politique; mouvements; mode; film; architecture; culture matérielle

$10,000

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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