Jason Demers, University of Regina

Research

Prison Writing Prison Tourism Canadian Penal Press Carceral Geography Embodied Cultural Heritage Discourse analysis Saskatchewan

Latest funding

Prison Tourism and the Penal Press in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$57,799

All 1 grants and awards

Prison Tourism and the Penal Press in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Demers, Jason

Keywords: Prison Writing; Prison Tourism; Canadian Penal Press; Carceral Geography; Embodied Cultural Heritage; Discourse analysis; Saskatchewan

$57,799

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: Prison Writing Dear Professor Demers, 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 prison writing 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 "Prison Tourism and the Penal Press in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan" (2021), 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]