Jason Wiens, University of Calgary

Research

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Contemporary poetry Canadian literature archival studies pedagogy literary audio Victorian literature

Latest funding

The SpokenWeb: conceiving and creating a nationally networked archive of literary recordings for research and teaching
SSHRC · 2018 · Co-investigator
$1,784,438
The SpokenWeb: conceiving and creating a nationally networked archive of literary recordings for research and teaching
SSHRC · 2017 · Co-investigator
$715,076
The Literary Audio Symposium: archiving and mobilizing literary sound recordings for research and teaching
SSHRC · 2016 · Co-investigator
$23,290

All 3 grants and awards

No publications available.

The SpokenWeb: conceiving and creating a nationally networked archive of literary recordings for research and teaching

Co-investigatorSSHRC2018Partnership Grants

Keywords: archives; audio signal analysis; audiotext; Canadian cultural heritage; copyright; critical listening; digital humanities; digital repositories; interface; literary recordings; literature; media history; oral history; pedagogy; performance; sound studies

$1,784,438

The SpokenWeb: conceiving and creating a nationally networked archive of literary recordings for research and teaching

Co-investigatorSSHRC2017Partnership Grants

Keywords: archives; audio signal analysis; audiotext; Canadian cultural heritage; copyright; critical listening; digital humanities; digital repositories; interface; literary recordings; literature; media history; oral history; pedagogy; performance; sound studies

$715,076

The Literary Audio Symposium: archiving and mobilizing literary sound recordings for research and teaching

Co-investigatorSSHRC2016Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Camlot, Jason E.

Keywords: literature; poetry; spoken recordings; digital archives; performance; pedagogy and experiential learning; web design; close listening; canadian cultural heritage; digital copyright; oral history; digital audio annotation; data aggregation; visualization

$23,290

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: Contemporary poetry Dear Professor Wiens, 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 contemporary poetry 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]