Kelley Totten, Memorial University of Newfoundland

Research

craft folk school tradition heritage fieldwork archives cultural preservation traditional knowledge

Latest funding

Craft Knowledge and Folk Schools - Examining Craft Education through Danish-modeled Initiatives in North America
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$49,524

Craft Knowledge and Folk Schools - Examining Craft Education through Danish-modeled Initiatives in North America

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Totten, Kelley

Keywords: craft; folk school; tradition; heritage; fieldwork; archives; cultural preservation; traditional knowledge; community; identity

$49,524

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: craft Dear Professor Totten, 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 craft 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 "Craft Knowledge and Folk Schools - Examining Craft Education through Danish-modeled Initiatives in North America" (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]