Sean Bellaviti, Toronto Metropolitan University

Research

ethnomusicology ethnography genre Cuban studies Latin American and Caribbean studies immigration/migration diaspora studies Latin popular music

Latest funding

Salsa North of the 40° Parallel: A Social History of Latin American and Caribbean Popular Music in Toronto
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$50,738

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Salsa North of the 40° Parallel: A Social History of Latin American and Caribbean Popular Music in Toronto

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Bellaviti, Sean

Keywords: ethnomusicology; ethnography; genre; Cuban studies; Latin American and Caribbean studies; immigration/migration; diaspora studies; Latin popular music; popular music studies

$50,738

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: ethnomusicology Dear Professor Bellaviti, 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 ethnomusicology 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 "Salsa North of the 40° Parallel: A Social History of Latin American and Caribbean Popular Music in Toronto" (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]