Nicola Levell, University of British Columbia

Research

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Latest funding

Decolonizing the night sky: celestial stories and art
SSHRC · 2017 · Principal investigator
$44,920
Postcolonial Aspirations: Anthropology Museums and Contemporary Art as Cultural Critique
SSHRC · 2016 · Principal investigator
$54,881

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Decolonizing the night sky: celestial stories and art

Principal investigatorSSHRC2017Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Levell, Nicola

Keywords: museum exhibition; multimedia installation; cultural astronomy; public programs; community engagement; storytelling; decolonizing knowledge; collaboration

$44,920

Postcolonial Aspirations: Anthropology Museums and Contemporary Art as Cultural Critique

Principal investigatorSSHRC2016Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Levell, Nicola

Keywords: (1) museums; (2) public anthropology; (3) exhibitions; (4) contemporary art; (5) cultural critique; (6) social engagement; (7) public programs; (8) ethnographic collections; (9) postcolonial studies; (10) education

$54,881

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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