Matthew Rader, University of British Columbia

Research

poetry performance relational aesthetics disability aesthetics access intersectionality spoken word community based research

Latest funding

From Catastrophe to Community: A People's History of Climate Change
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$20,000
Enhancing Access and Inclusion in Environmental Humanities Research Practice
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$57,790
Open Works: An arts-based collaboration exploring intersectional access and community values
SSHRC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$25,000

All 4 grants and awards

From Catastrophe to Community: A People's History of Climate Change

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Partnership Grants

Keywords: environmental humanities; oral history; creative nonfiction; testimony journalism; museum curation; trauma-informed practice; human rights-based approach; regenerative design; community-engaged research; climate change; policy justice

$20,000

Enhancing Access and Inclusion in Environmental Humanities Research Practice

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Neimanis, Astrida

Keywords: environmental humanities; accessibility; inclusion; feminist research; field research protocols; disability; intersectionality; interdisciplinarity; place-based research; research culture

$57,790

Open Works: An arts-based collaboration exploring intersectional access and community values

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Rader, Matthew L.

Keywords: poetry; performance; relational aesthetics; disability aesthetics; access; intersectionality; spoken word; community based research; cultural events

$25,000

Where is here: small cities, deep mapping and sustainable futures

Co-investigatorSSHRC2015Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Vaugeois, Nicole L.

Keywords: creative cities; mapping; culture; regeneration; urban renewal; quality of life; amenities

$32,159

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: poetry Dear Professor Rader, 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 poetry connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] 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]