Anuradha Gobin, University of Calgary

Research

Sensorial experiences Dance Plantation Dutch Atlantic Art Material Culture Agency Resistance

Latest funding

Resistance Dance: The Sensorial and Material Legacy of the Dutch Atlantic
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$42,403
Picturing Punishment: The Material Afterlife of the Criminal Body in the Dutch Republic
SSHRC · 2017 · Principal investigator
$34,674

Resistance Dance: The Sensorial and Material Legacy of the Dutch Atlantic

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Gobin, Anuradha

Keywords: Sensorial experiences; Dance; Plantation; Dutch Atlantic; Art; Material Culture; Agency; Resistance; Colonization; Museums

$42,403

Picturing Punishment: The Material Afterlife of the Criminal Body in the Dutch Republic

Principal investigatorSSHRC2017Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Gobin, Anuradha

Keywords: (1) visual and material culture; (2) criminals; (3) punishment; (4) execution; (5) knowledge formation; (6) public sphere; (7) spectacle; (8) Dutch Republic; (9) seventeenth century; (10) power

$34,674

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: Sensorial experiences Dear Professor Gobin, 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 sensorial experiences 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 "Resistance Dance: The Sensorial and Material Legacy of the Dutch Atlantic" (2023), 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]