Patrick Nickleson, University of Alberta

Research

intellectual property copyright settler-colonialism music property dispossession song

Latest funding

How music renders property under colonial copyright
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$51,330

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How music renders property under colonial copyright

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Nickleson, Patrick J.

Keywords: intellectual property; copyright; settler-colonialism; music; property; dispossession; song

$51,330

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: intellectual property Dear Professor Nickleson, 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 intellectual property 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 "How music renders property under colonial copyright" (2025), 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]