Melissa Adler, Western University

Research

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Latest funding

The capital-as-power fractal: toward a general theory of the capitalist mode of power
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$40,239
Situating London's AI Predictive Homelessness Model: Historical, Social, Political, Legal and Policy Contexts
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$92,765
Desire in sight: Aesthetics of knowledge organization
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$98,685

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The capital-as-power fractal: toward a general theory of the capitalist mode of power

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Nitzan, Jonathan

Keywords: capital as power; capital accumulation; corporations; hierarchy; political economy; social power; sabotage

$40,239

Situating London's AI Predictive Homelessness Model: Historical, Social, Political, Legal and Policy Contexts

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Stark, Charles Luke Alan

Keywords: artificial intelligence; homelesness; prediction; social services; automation and public policy

$92,765

Desire in sight: Aesthetics of knowledge organization

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Adler, Melissa A.

Keywords: knowledge organization; library and information history; classification; object relations; textile arts; poetry; Indigenous knowledge organization; aesthetics

$98,685

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 Adler, 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 "Desire in sight: Aesthetics of knowledge organization" (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]