Ben Barry, Toronto Metropolitan University

Research

arts-based research disability fashion masculinity men

Latest funding

Cripping Masculinities: Disabled Men's Intersectional Narratives Through Fashion
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$229,999
Bodies in translation: activist art, technology, and access to life
SSHRC · 2016 · Co-investigator
$2,499,684
Refashioning Masculinity: The Use of Fashion to Deconstruct and Reimagine Men’s Gendered Identities
SSHRC · 2014 · Principal investigator
$61,608

All 3 grants and awards

Cripping Masculinities: Disabled Men's Intersectional Narratives Through Fashion

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Barry, Ben

Keywords: arts-based research; disability; fashion; masculinity; men

$229,999

Bodies in translation: activist art, technology, and access to life

Co-investigatorSSHRC2016Partnership Grants

Keywords: disability arts and culture; research creation and arts based methods; knowledge translation; technological innovation; accessibility and vitality

$2,499,684

Refashioning Masculinity: The Use of Fashion to Deconstruct and Reimagine Men’s Gendered Identities

Principal investigatorSSHRC2014Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Barry, Ben

Keywords: fashion; gender; masculinity; men; consumption; identity; embodiment; body image; arts-informed research

$61,608

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: arts-based research Dear Professor Barry, 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 arts-based research 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 "Cripping Masculinities: Disabled Men's Intersectional Narratives Through Fashion" (2019), 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]