Sarah Thorne, Memorial University of Newfoundland

Research

Video Games Critical Theory Popular Culture Media Studies Critical Design Play

Latest funding

Between Theory and Play: Critical Games as Critical Media Theory
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$38,462

All 1 grants and awards

Between Theory and Play: Critical Games as Critical Media Theory

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Thorne, Sarah

Keywords: Video Games; Critical Theory; Popular Culture; Media Studies; Critical Design; Play

$38,462

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: Video Games Dear Professor Thorne, 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 video games 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 "Between Theory and Play: Critical Games as Critical Media Theory" (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]