Nancy Pedri, Memorial University of Newfoundland

Research

comics visual storytelling narrative function of photography self-representation student collaboration public engagement environment choreography

Latest funding

Graphic Journalism and Underviolences
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$370,123
Photography in graphic memoir
SSHRC · 2017 · Principal investigator
$79,144
Mixing visual media in comics
SSHRC · 2016 · Principal investigator
$23,222

All 5 grants and awards

Graphic Journalism and Underviolences

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Pedri, Nancy

$370,123

Photography in graphic memoir

Principal investigatorSSHRC2017Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Pedri, Nancy

Keywords: comics; visual storytelling; narrative function of photography; self-representation; student collaboration; public engagement

$79,144

Mixing visual media in comics

Principal investigatorSSHRC2016Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Pedri, Nancy

Keywords: comics; visual storytelling; image types; narratology

$23,222

Photography in Graphic Novels: A Study in Multimodality

Principal investigatorSSHRC2014Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Pedri, Nancy

Keywords: graphic novels; photography; storytelling; contemporary literature

$40,305

Un-censoring the self: photography in autobiography

Principal investigatorSSHRC2007Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Pedri, Nancy

Keywords: contemporary autobiography; photography; image and word relations; literary theory

$43,105

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: comics Dear Professor Pedri, 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 comics 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 "Graphic Journalism and Underviolences" (2025), 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]