Natasha Bissonauth, Emily Carr University of Art and Design

Research

contemporary art diaspora queer collage assemblage South Asia indenture Mauritius

Latest funding

Zimaz: Queer Aesthetic Seams of Diaspora
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$24,598

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Zimaz: Queer Aesthetic Seams of Diaspora

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Bissonauth, Natasha

Keywords: contemporary art; diaspora; queer; collage; assemblage; South Asia; indenture; Mauritius; seams; aesthetics

$24,598

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 art Dear Professor Bissonauth, 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 art 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 "Zimaz: Queer Aesthetic Seams of Diaspora" (2024), 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]