Yana Meerzon, University of Ottawa

Research

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Latest funding

Performing Hybrid War and Forced Migration: On the Spatial-Temporal Aesthetics of the Age of Acceleration
SSHRC · 2026 · Principal investigator
$84,897
Voices in Transit: Shaping Europe Through Migration and Performance
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$15,000
Theatricality and exile
SSHRC · 2006 · Principal investigator
$49,078

All 3 grants and awards

No publications available.

Performing Hybrid War and Forced Migration: On the Spatial-Temporal Aesthetics of the Age of Acceleration

Principal investigatorSSHRC2026Insight Development Grants

Principal investigators: Meerzon, Yana

$84,897

Voices in Transit: Shaping Europe Through Migration and Performance

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Destination Horizon Grants

Principal investigators: Meerzon, Yana

$15,000

Theatricality and exile

Principal investigatorSSHRC2006Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Meerzon, Yana

Keywords: theory of drama and performance; exile and diaspora; aesthetics and ethics; cultural studies; interdisciplinary and multicultural approaches; the issues of translation and adaptation; theatre as a third culture; exilic children and identity in theatre

$49,078

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 Dear Professor Meerzon, 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 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 "Performing Hybrid War and Forced Migration: On the Spatial-Temporal Aesthetics of the Age of Acceleration" (2026), 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]