Helmut Reichenbächer, OCAD University

Research

Music Theatre Programming Cultural Politics of the Nazi Period Cultural Censorship

Latest funding

From Weimar to Nazi Germany: A Digital Humanities Investigation of Music-Theatre Censorship
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$118,730
Mapping Cultural Resistance: Digital Humanities Research of Musical Theatre in the Third Reich
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$70,836

All 2 grants and awards

From Weimar to Nazi Germany: A Digital Humanities Investigation of Music-Theatre Censorship

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Reichenbacher, Helmut

$118,730

Mapping Cultural Resistance: Digital Humanities Research of Musical Theatre in the Third Reich

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Reichenbächer, Helmut

Keywords: Music Theatre Programming; Cultural Politics of the Nazi Period; Cultural Censorship

$70,836

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: Music Theatre Programming Dear Professor Reichenbächer, 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 music theatre programming 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 "From Weimar to Nazi Germany: A Digital Humanities Investigation of Music-Theatre Censorship" (2025), 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]