Reisa Klein, University of Alberta

Research

tattoos digital media Holocaust public memory Jewish identity Antisemetism intergenerational trauma (1) tattoos

Latest funding

Co-designing a Smartwear Revolution: Augmenting Mobility, Independence, and Ability through Transformative Clothing Technology
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$4,000,000
(Re)Marked: Holocaust Commemorative Tattoos in a Time of Renewed Antisemitism
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$44,865
Healing Tattoos
SSHRC · 2020 · Co-investigator
$88,858

All 3 grants and awards

Co-designing a Smartwear Revolution: Augmenting Mobility, Independence, and Ability through Transformative Clothing Technology

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024New Frontiers in Research Fund - Transformation

Principal investigators: Mushahwar, Vivian

$4,000,000

(Re)Marked: Holocaust Commemorative Tattoos in a Time of Renewed Antisemitism

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Klein, Reisa

Keywords: tattoos; digital media; Holocaust; public memory; Jewish identity; Antisemetism; intergenerational trauma

$44,865

Healing Tattoos

Co-investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Cadell, Susan

Keywords: tattoos; post-traumatic growth; embodiment

$88,858

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: tattoos Dear Professor Klein, 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 tattoos 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 "(Re)Marked: Holocaust Commemorative Tattoos in a Time of Renewed Antisemitism" (2020), 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]