Casey Mecija, York University

Research

Filipino/a diasporic studies Filipinx studies migration studies labour studies transnational feminisms media studies sound studies performance studies

Latest funding

Sonic Reckoning: The social and affective role of music in 2SLGBTQ+ youth's lives
SSHRC · 2026 · Principal investigator
$45,907
Imagining Diasporic Experiences through Digital Storytelling
SSHRC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$62,368
FilipiNEXT: Filipinx Studies in Canada and Beyond
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$23,693

All 3 grants and awards

Sonic Reckoning: The social and affective role of music in 2SLGBTQ+ youth's lives

Principal investigatorSSHRC2026Insight Development Grants

Principal investigators: Mecija, Casey

$45,907

Imagining Diasporic Experiences through Digital Storytelling

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Men, Immony

Keywords: social art practice; interaction design; critical games; critical race theory; decolonial methodology; research--creation; diaspora studies; participatory action research; expanded cinema; digital storytelling

$62,368

FilipiNEXT: Filipinx Studies in Canada and Beyond

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Mecija, Casey

Keywords: Filipino/a diasporic studies; Filipinx studies; migration studies; labour studies; transnational feminisms; media studies; sound studies; performance studies; gender and sexuality studies; postcolonial studies

$23,693

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: Filipino/a diasporic studies Dear Professor Mecija, 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 filipino/a diasporic studies 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 "Sonic Reckoning: The social and affective role of music in 2SLGBTQ+ youth's lives" (2026), 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]