Sharon Sliwinski, Western University

Research

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Latest funding

The Museum of Dreams
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$68,940
An alphabet for dreamers
SSHRC · 2017 · Principal investigator
$165,575
Dream matters the social and political significance of dream-life
SSHRC · 2011 · Principal investigator
$72,574

All 5 grants and awards

No publications available.

The Museum of Dreams

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Sliwinski, Sharon E.

Keywords: dreaming; dream life; well-being; mental health; museums; archives

$68,940

An alphabet for dreamers

Principal investigatorSSHRC2017Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Sliwinski, Sharon E.

Keywords: dream-life; cultural conflict; social imaginary; mental health; civil resistance; decolonization

$165,575

Dream matters the social and political significance of dream-life

Principal investigatorSSHRC2011

Principal investigators: Sliwinski, Sharon E.

Keywords: dream; dream-life; social and political thought; psychoanalysis; testimony; war

$72,574

Photography and the transnational politics of affect

Co-investigatorSSHRC2010

Principal investigators: Brown, Elspeth H.

Keywords: photography; affect; transnational community; politics

$197,215

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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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Sliwinski, 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 "The Museum of Dreams" (2024), 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]