Sonia Bookman, University of Manitoba

Research

cosmopolitanism consumer culture brands and branding markets identity corporate social responsibility canadian society cultural economy

Latest funding

"In the business of caring": Exploring how branding activities in seniors housing sustain social divisions
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$103,471
Cosmopolitan Consumption, Culture, and Markets in Canadian Society
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$88,395
Frozen justice: a century of crime in Canadian film
SSHRC · 2016 · Co-investigator
$208,040

All 4 grants and awards

"In the business of caring": Exploring how branding activities in seniors housing sustain social divisions

Co-investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Funk, Laura M.

$103,471

Cosmopolitan Consumption, Culture, and Markets in Canadian Society

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Bookman, Sonia K.

Keywords: cosmopolitanism; consumer culture; brands and branding; markets; identity; corporate social responsibility; canadian society; cultural economy; global citizenship; globalization; culture; consumption; mediated responsibility; ordinary cosmopolitanism

$88,395

Frozen justice: a century of crime in Canadian film

Co-investigatorSSHRC2016Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Kohm, Steven A.

Keywords: film; Canadian identity; communications; media; society; culture; criminology; criminal justice; sociology; film studies; ideology; representation; justice; crime; police; law; criminal courts; corrections

$208,040

Revitalizing Japan town a unifying exploration of human rights, branding, and place in Vancouver's downtown Eastside

Co-investigatorSSHRC2011

Principal investigators: Masuda, Jeffrey R.

Keywords: human rights; place; urban branding; participatory research; Japan town; downtown Eastside

$199,565

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: cosmopolitanism Dear Professor Bookman, 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 cosmopolitanism 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 "Cosmopolitan Consumption, Culture, and Markets in Canadian Society" (2020), 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]