Lisa Cox, Toronto Metropolitan University

Research

ballet theatre Culturally Responsive practice gender construction Black Feminist Praxis Hidden Curriculum Queer Narratives Transdisciplinary

Latest funding

Breaking Boundaries in Ballet: Reimagining Narratives for Queer and IBPOC Voices
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$70,424

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Breaking Boundaries in Ballet: Reimagining Narratives for Queer and IBPOC Voices

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Cox, Lisa

Keywords: ballet; theatre; Culturally Responsive practice; gender construction; Black Feminist Praxis; Hidden Curriculum; Queer Narratives; Transdisciplinary; Rehearsal Methodologies; Decolonization of Performance

$70,424

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: ballet Dear Professor Cox, 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 ballet 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 "Breaking Boundaries in Ballet: Reimagining Narratives for Queer and IBPOC Voices" (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]