Deniz Unsal, Royal Roads University

Research

cultural policy community based research ethics of care equity, diversity and inclusion cultural entrepreneurship participatory action research stroytelling COVID-19

Latest funding

The Arts Impact Partnership (TAIP): Understanding the Arts' Civic Impact in the Data-Driven Economy
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$20,000
Cultural policy and ethics of care: an exploration of experiences of cultural entrepreneurs from diverse communities in Western Canada
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$32,380
Cultural policy and ethics of care: an exploration of experiences of cultural entrepreneurs from diverse communities in Western Canada
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$37,448

All 3 grants and awards

The Arts Impact Partnership (TAIP): Understanding the Arts' Civic Impact in the Data-Driven Economy

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Partnership Grants

Keywords: fine arts; arts impact; artistic research; metadata; nonprofit arts organizations; arts data taxonomies; data justice; epistemic justice; EDIA; open access; post-secondary institutions; research metrics reform; library and information science

$20,000

Cultural policy and ethics of care: an exploration of experiences of cultural entrepreneurs from diverse communities in Western Canada

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Unsal, Deniz

Keywords: cultural policy; community based research; ethics of care; equity, diversity and inclusion; cultural entrepreneurship; participatory action research; stroytelling; COVID-19; cultural sector

$32,380

Cultural policy and ethics of care: an exploration of experiences of cultural entrepreneurs from diverse communities in Western Canada

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Unsal, Deniz

Keywords: cultural policy; community based research; ethics of care; equity, diversity and inclusion; cultural entrepreneurship; participatory action research; stroytelling; COVID-19; cultural sector

$37,448

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: cultural policy Dear Professor Unsal, 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 cultural policy 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 "Cultural policy and ethics of care: an exploration of experiences of cultural entrepreneurs from diverse communities in Western Canada" (2022), 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]