Henry Daniel, Simon Fraser University

Research

dance choreography interactive audio-video art installation technologically mediated performance ethnology geography cultural and post-colonial studies contemporary nomadism

Latest funding

Black Creativity in the Arts, Sciences, Technology and Business
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$250,000
Contemporary nomads
SSHRC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$222,782
New architectures of memory and identity
SSHRC · 2010 · Principal investigator
$236,976

All 5 grants and awards

Black Creativity in the Arts, Sciences, Technology and Business

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021New Frontiers in Research Fund - Exploration

Principal investigators: Daniel, Henry

Keywords: Performance dance/movement arts film/video/installation art Science and Technology marketing, business and human rights arts/science research earth observation/natural resource monitoring population health Social and behavioural health of black bodies

$250,000

Contemporary nomads

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Daniel, Henry I.

Keywords: dance; choreography; interactive audio-video art installation; technologically mediated performance; ethnology; geography; cultural and post-colonial studies; contemporary nomadism; embodied cognition; transdiciplinarity

$222,782

New architectures of memory and identity

Principal investigatorSSHRC2010Research/Creation Grants in Fine Arts

Principal investigators: Daniel, Henry I.

Keywords: choreography; dance; diversity; inclusivity; cultural ecology; new media; intersectionality

$236,976

Transdisciplinary network for dance, performance and technology

Principal investigatorSSHRC2003Research Development Initiatives

Principal investigators: Daniel, Henry I.

Keywords: practice led research; collaborative dance networks; interdisciplinary performance studies; advanced computing environment; scientific visualization; sensory and immersive environments; telecommunications; handheld; wearble; & wireless devices

$39,987

International research on permanent authentic records in electronic systems (InterPARES): experiential, interactive and dynamic records

Co-investigatorSSHRC2001Major Collaborative Research Initiatives Program

Principal investigators: Duranti, Luciana

Keywords: archival science; digital preservation; authenticity

$2,499,400

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: dance Dear Professor Daniel, 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 dance 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 "Black Creativity in the Arts, Sciences, Technology and Business" (2021), 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]