Sonya Fatah, Toronto Metropolitan University

Research

live journalism performance oral story-telling community-based journalism innovation interdisciplinary Verbatim theatre Documentary theatre

Latest funding

Second Annual Live Journalism Gathering
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$49,996

All 1 grants and awards

Second Annual Live Journalism Gathering

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Fatah, Sonya

Keywords: live journalism; performance; oral story-telling; community-based; journalism innovation; interdisciplinary; Verbatim theatre; Documentary theatre

$49,996

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: live journalism Dear Professor Fatah, 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 live journalism 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 "Second Annual Live Journalism Gathering" (2022), 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]