Motilola Akinfemisoye-Adejare, University of Calgary

Research

Read how they describe their research on their University of Calgary profile.

Ethnography of African newsrooms Journalistic appropriation of new digital technologies in African contexts Media representations of women politicians in African media Teaching anti-Black racism in Canada Climate change journalism in Africa Diaspora engagements in Africa

Latest funding

Co-constructing knowledge to address gender-based violence for Black girls and women in Alberta
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$63,132
Transforming the Lives of Black Children and Youths in Canada
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$500,000
Talking Body: Revisiting Embodiment in Modernist Zimbabwean Literature
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$90,850

All 3 grants and awards

No publications available.

Co-constructing knowledge to address gender-based violence for Black girls and women in Alberta

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: King, Regine

Keywords: Black women and girls; Gender-based violence; anti-Black racism; community approaches; shelters

$63,132

Transforming the Lives of Black Children and Youths in Canada

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Partnership Grants

Keywords: Adolescent; African; Black; Caribbean; Child; Children; Youth

$500,000

Talking Body: Revisiting Embodiment in Modernist Zimbabwean Literature

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Canada Graduate Scholarships - Doctoral

Principal investigators: Baugh, Sylvanna L D.

Keywords: African literature; global modernism; postcolonial theory; critical race theory; feminist theory

$90,850

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Ethnography of African newsrooms Dear Professor Akinfemisoye-Adejare, 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 ethnography of african newsrooms 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]