Michael Follert, St. Francis Xavier University

Research

Radio drama Aesthetics Northern Canada Indigenous peoples Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Sound studies Soundscapes Nation-building

Latest funding

Making terra silentium: Canadian radio drama, nation-building, and the sounding of the north, 1945-1967
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$15,766

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Making terra silentium: Canadian radio drama, nation-building, and the sounding of the north, 1945-1967

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Follert, Michael

Keywords: Radio drama; Aesthetics; Northern Canada; Indigenous peoples; Canadian Broadcasting Corporation; Sound studies; Soundscapes; Nation-building; Settler-colonialism; Silence

$15,766

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: Radio drama Dear Professor Follert, 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 radio drama 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 "Making terra silentium: Canadian radio drama, nation-building, and the sounding of the north, 1945-1967" (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]