Jan Selman, University of Alberta

Research

community-based theatre interdisciplinary inter-sectoral adaptation decolonial development creative arts storytelling

Latest funding

Making more of theatre for change: connecting Canadian and Kenyan artists and researchers
SSHRC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$25,000
Creative and cultural ecosystems on the prairies
SSHRC · 2016 · Co-investigator
$20,000

Making more of theatre for change: connecting Canadian and Kenyan artists and researchers

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Selman, Jan E.

Keywords: community-based theatre; interdisciplinary; inter-sectoral; adaptation; decolonial; development; creative arts; storytelling; creation; participatory theatre; applied theatre

$25,000

Creative and cultural ecosystems on the prairies

Co-investigatorSSHRC2016Partnership Grants

Keywords: arts ecology; cultural ecology; indigenous cultural ecologies; creative economy; community engagement; social impacts; vitality index; social network analysis; community; sustainability; artist work patterns

$20,000

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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Subject: Prospective PhD student: community-based theatre Dear Professor Selman, 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 community-based theatre 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]