Taien Ng-Chan, York University

Research

Media Arts Immersive Cinema 360 Video Dome Projection Interactive Installation Extended Reality Research-Creation Community-based Art

Latest funding

The Sari-Sari Xchange: Building Asian Diasporic Community Through Emergent Media
SSHRC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$286,847
Parkway Forest Time Machines: Participatory World-Making Media
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$69,080
The Sari-Sari Xchange: Building Asian Diasporic Community Through Emergent Media
SSHRC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$160,000

All 3 grants and awards

The Sari-Sari Xchange: Building Asian Diasporic Community Through Emergent Media

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Race, Gender and Diversity Initiative

Principal investigators: Laganse, Carmela

Keywords: asian diaspora; anti-racism; XR media; community collaboration; representation; decolonial practices; emergent technologies; digital art

$286,847

Parkway Forest Time Machines: Participatory World-Making Media

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Ng-Chan, Taien

Keywords: Media Arts; Immersive Cinema; 360 Video; Dome Projection; Interactive Installation; Extended Reality; Research-Creation; Community-based Art; Decolonial Aesthetics; Participatory Art

$69,080

The Sari-Sari Xchange: Building Asian Diasporic Community Through Emergent Media

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Race, Gender and Diversity Initiative

Principal investigators: Laganse, Carmela

Keywords: asian diaspora; anti-racism; XR media; community collaboration; representation; decolonial practices; emergent technologies; digital art

$160,000

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: Media Arts Dear Professor Ng-Chan, 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 media arts 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 "Parkway Forest Time Machines: Participatory World-Making Media" (2021), 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]