Mackenzie Kelly-Frère, Alberta University of the Arts

Research

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Latest funding

The Warped Histories of Computerization: Charting Genealogical Intersections of Weaving, Computing, and Discourses of Automation
SSHRC · 2026 · Co-investigator
$51,590
Thinking through craft and the digital turn: studio practice, technology, and pedagogy within Canadian art and design universities
SSHRC · 2019 · Co-investigator
$91,335

All 2 grants and awards

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The Warped Histories of Computerization: Charting Genealogical Intersections of Weaving, Computing, and Discourses of Automation

Co-investigatorSSHRC2026Insight Development Grants

Principal investigators: Scarlett, Ashley

$51,590

Thinking through craft and the digital turn: studio practice, technology, and pedagogy within Canadian art and design universities

Co-investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Heller, Lynne

Keywords: studio practice; technology; materiality; skills; tools; handwork; sloyd; embodiment; pragmatism; feminism; new materialisms; agency; knowledge transfer; pedagogy; evaluation; research-creation; exhibition; 2018-21; Canada; studio-based research

$91,335

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Kelly-Frère, 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 connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] 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]