Julie Garlen, Carleton University

Research

critical media literacy participatory action research childhood digital literacy social media girlhood digital citizenship virtual makerspace

Latest funding

Girls in the Digital World: Exploring Participatory Action Research as Critical Literacy Practice
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$63,759
The Republic of Childhood: Imagining the Future of Children's Rights
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$49,990

All 2 grants and awards

Girls in the Digital World: Exploring Participatory Action Research as Critical Literacy Practice

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Garlen, Julie

Keywords: critical media literacy; participatory action research; childhood; digital literacy; social media; girlhood; digital citizenship; virtual makerspace

$63,759

The Republic of Childhood: Imagining the Future of Children's Rights

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Garlen, Julie C.

Keywords: writing; workshops; children's rights; childhood and youth studies; creative writing; youth forum; research creation

$49,990

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: critical media literacy Dear Professor Garlen, 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 critical media literacy 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 "Girls in the Digital World: Exploring Participatory Action Research as Critical Literacy Practice" (2021), 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]