Sarah Bassnett, Western University

Research

Read how they describe their research on their Western University profile.

Latest funding

The photography of global migration
SSHRC · 2017 · Principal investigator
$95,819
The family camera network
SSHRC · 2015 · Co-investigator
$199,925
Photography and the urbanization of Toronto 1890-1915
SSHRC · 2009 · Principal investigator
$71,301

All 4 grants and awards

No publications available.

The photography of global migration

Principal investigatorSSHRC2017Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Bassnett, Sarah C.

Keywords: photojournalism; photography; migration; globalization; refugees; affect

$95,819

The family camera network

Co-investigatorSSHRC2015Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Phu, Thy

Keywords: family photography; diaspora; public history; memory; affect studies

$199,925

Photography and the urbanization of Toronto 1890-1915

Principal investigatorSSHRC2009Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Bassnett, Sarah C.

Keywords: photography; urbanization; Toronto; Canada; Arthur Goss; William James

$71,301

Affect and photojournalism

Co-investigatorSSHRC2007International Opportunities Fund

Principal investigators: Brown, Elspeth H.

Keywords: history of photography; photojournalism; visual communication; affect; emotion; feeling

$20,000

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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