Christine Wight, Emily Carr University of Art and Design

Research

Media production education Film school Critical media literacy Cultural studies Cultural and creative industries Critical pedagogy Social justice Social change

Latest funding

Critical and justice-oriented approaches to media production education
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$69,931

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Critical and justice-oriented approaches to media production education

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Wight, Christine Ki

Keywords: Media production education; Film school; Critical media literacy; Cultural studies; Cultural and creative industries; Critical pedagogy; Social justice; Social change; Health and wellness in media professions

$69,931

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: Media production education Dear Professor Wight, 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 media production education 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 "Critical and justice-oriented approaches to media production education" (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]