Jessica Jacobson-Konefall, University of Guelph

Research

ecological art Treaty 1 Treaty 3 Indigenous people colonialism connection across difference Rebecca Belmore environmental arts

Latest funding

Ecological Aesthetics on Treaty Territory: Eco Arts in Winnipeg, Kenora, and Thunder Bay
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$57,435

All 1 grants and awards

Ecological Aesthetics on Treaty Territory: Eco Arts in Winnipeg, Kenora, and Thunder Bay

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Jacobson-Konefall, Jessica

Keywords: ecological art; Treaty 1; Treaty 3; Indigenous people; colonialism; connection across difference; Rebecca Belmore; environmental arts; landscape

$57,435

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: ecological art Dear Professor Jacobson-Konefall, 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 ecological art 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 "Ecological Aesthetics on Treaty Territory: Eco Arts in Winnipeg, Kenora, and Thunder Bay" (2020), 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]