Bradley Nelson, Concordia University

Research

Spanish Baroque culture history of science aesthetics and cognition ideology and literature science fiction reception arts based pedagogy Disinformation

Latest funding

Landscape of Hope: Magnifying Narratives of Resilience and Ensuring Wellbeing of Marginalised Québecois Youth
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$142,011
Estranged espistemologies: science and culture in the Baroque and (neo)Baroque
SSHRC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$49,735
Signs of the times science fiction in early and late modern contexts
SSHRC · 2011 · Principal investigator
$46,785

All 4 grants and awards

Landscape of Hope: Magnifying Narratives of Resilience and Ensuring Wellbeing of Marginalised Québecois Youth

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Venkatesh, Vivek

Keywords: community resilience; mental health; youth-led community programs; multi-stakeholder interventions; youth mental health; digital art; sound studies; inclusive practices; hate speech; critical digital literacy; prevention of discrimination

$142,011

Estranged espistemologies: science and culture in the Baroque and (neo)Baroque

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Nelson, Bradley J.

Keywords: Spanish Baroque culture; history of science; aesthetics and cognition; ideology and literature; science fiction; reception; arts based pedagogy

$49,735

Signs of the times science fiction in early and late modern contexts

Principal investigatorSSHRC2011

Principal investigators: Nelson, Bradley J.

Keywords: literary scholarship; cultural history; critical theory; history of science

$46,785

Emblematic moments in literary contexts: ritual strategies and myth making in golden age Spain

Principal investigatorSSHRC2003Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Nelson, Bradley J.

Keywords: spanish literature; golden age; theater; prose; emblem studies; ritual theory; social mentalities; visual semiotics; reception theory; theatricality

$33,492

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: Spanish Baroque culture Dear Professor Nelson, 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 spanish baroque culture connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] 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]