David Monod, Wilfrid Laurier University

Research

Sound Noise Place Dialect Environmental conditions Urban renewal Sensory history American history

Latest funding

New York Noise: The sound of the West Side, 1950-1990
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$43,237
New York Noise: The sound of the West Side, 1950-1990
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$24,250
Vaudeville modernism: popular entertainment and cultural transformation
SSHRC · 2015 · Principal investigator
$143,917

All 5 grants and awards

New York Noise: The sound of the West Side, 1950-1990

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Monod, David

Keywords: Sound; Noise; Place; Dialect; Environmental conditions; Urban renewal; Sensory history

$43,237

New York Noise: The sound of the West Side, 1950-1990

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Monod, David

Keywords: Sound; Noise; Place; Dialect; Environmental conditions; Urban renewal; Sensory history

$24,250

Vaudeville modernism: popular entertainment and cultural transformation

Principal investigatorSSHRC2015Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Monod, David

Keywords: American history; popular culture; vaudeville; modernity; modernism

$143,917

Fingering the jagged grain: a history of the blues, 1900-1950

Principal investigatorSSHRC2006Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Monod, David

Keywords: American history; music history; history of the blues; race relations; business and marketing history; history of performance practice

$45,009

Orchestrating Germany: music control in the American zone

Principal investigatorSSHRC2000Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Monod, David

Keywords: German history; post 1945; American occupation; music

$59,600

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: Sound Dear Professor Monod, 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 sound 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 "New York Noise: The sound of the West Side, 1950-1990" (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]