Solomon Nagler, NSCAD University

Research

difficult heritage counter-monument Holocaust genocide studies research-creation memorialization critical museology memory studies

Latest funding

Memory Activism and Collaborative Processes of Counter-Memorialization
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$235,312
Tracing the city: interventions of art in public space
SSHRC · 2010 · Principal investigator
$237,411

All 2 grants and awards

Memory Activism and Collaborative Processes of Counter-Memorialization

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Nagler, Solomon P.

Keywords: difficult heritage; counter-monument; Holocaust; genocide studies; research-creation; memorialization; critical museology; memory studies

$235,312

Tracing the city: interventions of art in public space

Principal investigatorSSHRC2010Research/Creation Grants in Fine Arts

Principal investigators: Nagler, Solomon P.

Keywords: public space; interdisciplinarity; art experience; urban anthropology; film; sculpture; interactive cinema; public art

$237,411

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: difficult heritage Dear Professor Nagler, 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 difficult heritage 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 "Memory Activism and Collaborative Processes of Counter-Memorialization" (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]