Aimee Morrison, University of Waterloo

Research

new media studies cultural studies of technology photography studies life writing feminism multimedia

Latest funding

Eloping: Autistic people's perspectives on departure and well-being
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$63,365
The Subsidiarity of Private Law
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$20,303
Rhetoric of the Selfie
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$94,465

Eloping: Autistic people's perspectives on departure and well-being

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Gibson, Margaret F.

Keywords: autism; participatory action research; survey research; mixed methods; disability studies; arts informed methods

$63,365

The Subsidiarity of Private Law

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Lavoie, Malcolm M.

Keywords: private law; property law; contract law; tort law; judicial remedies; legal theory; political theory; law and economics

$20,303

Rhetoric of the Selfie

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Morrison, Aimee H.

Keywords: new media studies; cultural studies of technology; photography studies; life writing; feminism; multimedia

$94,465

Deciphering digital life writing

Principal investigatorSSHRC2011

Principal investigators: Morrison, Aimee H.

Keywords: new media studies; life writing; multimedia; rhetoric; identity; community; genre

$59,325

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: new media studies Dear Professor Morrison, 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 new media studies 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 "Rhetoric of the Selfie" (2019), 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]