Nazli Akhtari, University of Waterloo

Research

Cultural Memory Archive Performance Image-making Southwest Asian and North African Diaspora Global Iranian Diaspora Autotheory New Media

Latest funding

Archival Animations in the Global Iranian Diaspora
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$72,080

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Archival Animations in the Global Iranian Diaspora

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Akhtari, Nazli

Keywords: Cultural Memory; Archive; Performance; Image-making; Southwest Asian and North African Diaspora; Global Iranian Diaspora; Autotheory; New Media

$72,080

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: Cultural Memory Dear Professor Akhtari, 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 cultural memory 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 "Archival Animations in the Global Iranian Diaspora" (2023), 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]