Claudette Lauzon, Simon Fraser University

Research

contemporary art critical visual studies new materialisms drones surveillance studies artificial intelligence

Latest funding

Art, Surveillance and the Drone Imaginary: A Critical Study
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$139,779

Art, Surveillance and the Drone Imaginary: A Critical Study

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Lauzon, Claudette

Keywords: contemporary art; critical visual studies; new materialisms; drones; surveillance studies; artificial intelligence

$139,779

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 Lauzon, 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 "Art, Surveillance and the Drone Imaginary: A Critical Study" (2019), 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]