Margaret Walker, Queen's University

Research

music history historiography global music history decolonization curriculum

Latest funding

Inclusive Histories of Music: Scholarly Challenges and Pedagogical Responsibilities
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$59,021
Changing Colonial Narratives in Eurocentric Music History
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$80,543

All 2 grants and awards

Inclusive Histories of Music: Scholarly Challenges and Pedagogical Responsibilities

Co-investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Pearse, Doreen E Linda

Keywords: music history; decolonization; curriculum; equity; diversity; inclusion

$59,021

Changing Colonial Narratives in Eurocentric Music History

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Walker, Margaret

Keywords: music history; historiography; global music history; decolonization; curriculum

$80,543

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 history Dear Professor Walker, 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 history 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 "Changing Colonial Narratives in Eurocentric Music History" (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]