Sarah Ciurysek, University of Manitoba

Research

Research/creation Photography Installation Landscape art Land ownership Land use Colonialism Decolonization

Latest funding

Navigating a land gift as a settler committed to decolonization: a photographic research/creation project
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$55,958

Navigating a land gift as a settler committed to decolonization: a photographic research/creation project

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Ciurysek, Sarah

Keywords: Research/creation; Photography; Installation; Landscape art; Land ownership; Land use; Colonialism; Decolonization; Reconciliation

$55,958

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: Research/creation Dear Professor Ciurysek, 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 research/creation 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 "Navigating a land gift as a settler committed to decolonization: a photographic research/creation project" (2023), 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]