Naila Keleta-Mae, University of Waterloo

Research

Black studies critical race studies Blackness Black expressive culture Black feminisms Black theatre and performance studies theatre and performance studies (1) Black Expressive Cultures

Latest funding

Sites of Blackness and Freedom
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$87,519
Sites of Blackness and Freedom
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$36,715
Race, Gender and Performance
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$95,000

All 6 grants and awards

Sites of Blackness and Freedom

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Keleta-Mae, Naila

Keywords: Blackness; Black studies; Black expressive culture; Black theatre and performance studies; Black feminisms; critical race studies; theatre and performance studies

$87,519

Sites of Blackness and Freedom

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Keleta-Mae, Naila

Keywords: Blackness; Black studies; Black expressive culture; Black theatre and performance studies; Black feminisms; critical race studies; theatre and performance studies

$36,715

Race, Gender and Performance

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Keleta-Mae, Naila

Keywords: Race Gender Performance Black Theatre Black Expressive Culture Black Performance Blackness Black Feminisms Black Women Black Studies

$95,000

Race, Gender and Performance

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Keleta-Mae, Naila

$240,000

Black and Free in the 21st Century

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Keleta-Mae, Naila

Keywords: (1) Black Expressive Cultures; (2) Performance Studies; (3) Theatre Studies; (4) Critical Race Studies; (5) Feminist Studies; (6) Autoethnography

$35,253

Black Theatre in the 21st Century

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Keleta-Mae, Naila

Keywords: Black studies; theatre studies; critical race studies

$7,197

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: Black studies Dear Professor Keleta-Mae, 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 black 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 "Sites of Blackness and Freedom" (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]