Carolyn Kane, Toronto Metropolitan University

Research

media studies colour theory on philosophy visual communications architecture urban aesthetics Colour theory Visual perception Visual communication

Latest funding

Chromatic Ecologies Beyond the Anthropocene: Visual Communication from the Insect to AI
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$35,513
Electrographic architecture: colour and the development of the urban surround, 1910-2010
SSHRC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$14,764
Electrographic architecture: colour and the development of the urban surround, 1910-2010
SSHRC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$168,302

All 4 grants and awards

Chromatic Ecologies Beyond the Anthropocene: Visual Communication from the Insect to AI

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Kane, Carolyn

Keywords: Colour theory; Visual perception; Visual communication; Media studies; History of science of technology; Design innovation; Interdisciplinary (STEAM); Media ecology; Cultural critique; Biology and Life sciences (of colour)

$35,513

Electrographic architecture: colour and the development of the urban surround, 1910-2010

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Kane, Carolyn

Keywords: media studies; colour theory on philosophy; visual communications; architecture; urban aesthetics

$14,764

Electrographic architecture: colour and the development of the urban surround, 1910-2010

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Kane, Carolyn

Keywords: media studies; colour theory on philosophy; visual communications; architecture; urban aesthetics

$168,302

Beautific Failure: High-Tech Trash From Eco-Art to Chroma Glitch

Principal investigatorSSHRC2016Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Kane, Carolyn

Keywords: (1) error; (2) failure; (3) digital art; (4) aesthetics; (5) new media art; (6) colour; (7) material media; (8) cinema aesthetics; (9) visual studies; (10) noise

$38,193

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: media studies Dear Professor Kane, 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 media studies 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 "Chromatic Ecologies Beyond the Anthropocene: Visual Communication from the Insect to AI" (2024), 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]