Carolina Bergonzoni, Cape Breton University

Research

audio description dance theatre critical disability studies education

Latest funding

Access as Art: Knowledge Synthesis of Disability-Led Innovation in Canadian Performing Arts
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$30,000
Dancing Voices: An Audio Described Show
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$23,999

All 2 grants and awards

Access as Art: Knowledge Synthesis of Disability-Led Innovation in Canadian Performing Arts

Co-investigatorSSHRC2025Knowledge Synthesis Grants

Principal investigators: Healey, Devon Kathryn

$30,000

Dancing Voices: An Audio Described Show

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Bergonzoni, Carolina

Keywords: audio description; dance; theatre; critical disability studies; education

$23,999

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: audio description Dear Professor Bergonzoni, 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 audio description 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 "Dancing Voices: An Audio Described Show" (2024), 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]