Trudi Smith, University of Victoria

Research

(1) multimodal (2) museums (3) archives (4) collections (5) material culture (6) ethnographic methodology (7) documentation (8) art exhibition

Latest funding

Fugitive Collections: Towards an Anthropology of the Multimodal
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$54,234
Archival remix: a project of engagement through curatorship and dialogue
SSHRC · 2014 · Co-investigator
$17,912

All 2 grants and awards

Fugitive Collections: Towards an Anthropology of the Multimodal

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Smith, Trudi

Keywords: (1) multimodal; (2) museums; (3) archives; (4) collections; (5) material culture; (6) ethnographic methodology; (7) documentation; (8) art exhibition; (9) film; (10) photography

$54,234

Archival remix: a project of engagement through curatorship and dialogue

Co-investigatorSSHRC2014

Principal investigators: Hennessy, Kate

Keywords: colloque international; analyse du discours; discours hors-normes; sciences du langage

$17,912

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: (1) multimodal Dear Professor Smith, 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 (1) multimodal 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 "Fugitive Collections: Towards an Anthropology of the Multimodal" (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]