Amanda Boetzkes, University of Guelph

Research

climate change contemporary art political ecology ecological perception Indigenous knowledge Arctic ice world art exhibitions glacier melt

Latest funding

At the Moraine: Envisioning the Concerns of Ice
SSHRC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$25,000
Ecologicity, vision and art for a world to come
SSHRC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$84,833
Waste, contemporary art and the aesthetics of excess
SSHRC · 2010 · Principal investigator
$61,983

All 3 grants and awards

At the Moraine: Envisioning the Concerns of Ice

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Boetzkes, Amanda

Keywords: glacier melt; contemporary art; Inuit Circumpolar Council; Greenland Ice Sheet; climate change; political ecology; energy humanities; media ecology

$25,000

Ecologicity, vision and art for a world to come

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Boetzkes, Amanda

Keywords: climate change; ecological perception; contemporary art; Indigenous knowledge; Arctic ice; political ecology; world art exhibitions

$84,833

Waste, contemporary art and the aesthetics of excess

Principal investigatorSSHRC2010Standard Research Grants program

Principal investigators: Boetzkes, Amanda

Keywords: ethics; ecology; contemporary art; garbage; waste; consumption; sculpture; installation; photography; aesthetics; historiography; archaeology; globalization; economy; technology

$61,983

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: climate change Dear Professor Boetzkes, 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 climate change connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] 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]