Renata Leitao, OCAD University

Research

Indigenous knowledge Epistemic Decolonization Pluriverse Community-based Design Intercultural Knowledge Translation Communication Design Participatory Visual Methodologies Participatory Action Research

Latest funding

Designing the Pluriversal Hub: a platform for knowledge mobilization, visualization and translation to connect multiple worlds
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$74,944
Pivot 2021: Dismantling/reassembling - Tools for alternative futures
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$24,590

All 2 grants and awards

Designing the Pluriversal Hub: a platform for knowledge mobilization, visualization and translation to connect multiple worlds

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Leitao, Renata

Keywords: Epistemic Decolonization; Pluriverse; Community-based Design; Intercultural Knowledge Translation; Communication Design; Participatory Visual Methodologies; Participatory Action Research; Indigenous Knowledge; Creative Workshops; Digital Design

$74,944

Pivot 2021: Dismantling/reassembling - Tools for alternative futures

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Leitao, Renata M.

Keywords: decoloniality; societal transformation; sustainability; pluriversality; civilizational transitions; intercultural communication; Indigenous knowledge; technology for social change; social design; social innovation; epistemologies of the South; video

$24,590

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: Indigenous knowledge Dear Professor Leitao, 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 indigenous knowledge 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 "Designing the Pluriversal Hub: a platform for knowledge mobilization, visualization and translation to connect multiple worlds" (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]