Laura Risk, University of Toronto

Research

Quebec musical life critical historiography music history women in music cross-cultural musical networks podcasts conference-recitals

Latest funding

Au-delà des figures d'exception : la vie musicale "ordinaire" au Québec, 1890-1960
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$53,459
"This Could Really Be a Good Life": Music and Youth Mental Health
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$69,999
Towards an Inclusive History of Musical Life in Quebec: Dissemination of Initial Research Results
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$49,923

All 4 grants and awards

Au-delà des figures d'exception : la vie musicale "ordinaire" au Québec, 1890-1960

Co-investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: P. Bouliane, Sandria

Keywords: musique; Québec; historiographie; musicologie publique; vie musicale; inclusion

$53,459

"This Could Really Be a Good Life": Music and Youth Mental Health

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Tucker, Lynn

Keywords: music; music-making; participatory music; youth; health; mental health; community health; wellbeing; cultural determinants of health; social determinants of health; education

$69,999

Towards an Inclusive History of Musical Life in Quebec: Dissemination of Initial Research Results

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Risk, Laura J.

Keywords: Quebec; musical life; critical historiography; music history; women in music; cross-cultural musical networks; podcasts; conference-recitals

$49,923

La vie musicale au Québec : pour un décloisonnement de l'histoire, 1919-1952

Co-investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: P. Bouliane, Sandria

Keywords: vie musicale; histoire culturelle; musique au Québec; interdisciplinarité; réseaux culturels; pratiques artistiques; décloisonnement des genres musicaux; écriture collaborative; historiographie; Montréal

$74,268

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: Quebec Dear Professor Risk, 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 quebec 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 "Towards an Inclusive History of Musical Life in Quebec: Dissemination of Initial Research Results" (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]