Hussein Keshani, University of British Columbia

Research

curatorial studies

Latest funding

Inclusive Curation for Public Art Galleries in Small Cities
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$25,000
Botanic gardens and the politics of national and transnational environmental governance
SSHRC · 2016 · Co-investigator
$203,417
Evolving the botanic garden: digital environmental and cultural interpretation at the Edmonton Devonian Botanic Garden's new Islamic Garden
SSHRC · 2013 · Principal investigator
$198,259

All 4 grants and awards

Inclusive Curation for Public Art Galleries in Small Cities

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Keshani, Hussein

Keywords: curatorial studies

$25,000

Botanic gardens and the politics of national and transnational environmental governance

Co-investigatorSSHRC2016Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Neves, Katja

Keywords: botanic gardens; biodiversity conservation; environmental governance

$203,417

Evolving the botanic garden: digital environmental and cultural interpretation at the Edmonton Devonian Botanic Garden's new Islamic Garden

Principal investigatorSSHRC2013Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Keshani, Hussein

Keywords: botanic garden; interpretation; Islamic art history; Islamic studies; ethnomusicology; mobile applications; digital media studies; applied humanities; digital humanities

$198,259

Model images transforming miniature paintings into 3D virtual environments

Principal investigatorSSHRC2012

Principal investigators: Keshani, Hussein

Keywords: digital humanities; art history; Indo-Persian miniature paintings; 3D computer modelling

$72,152

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: curatorial studies Dear Professor Keshani, 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 curatorial studies 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 "Inclusive Curation for Public Art Galleries in Small Cities" (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]