Christopher Silver, McGill University

Research

cultural history music Jewish history North African history popular culture media studies Israel France

Latest funding

Sonic Heritage Diversity: The Songs of Middle Eastern and North African Jews in Montreal
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$44,626
Sound Legacy: Music and Contested Identities
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$73,438
Sound Legacy: Music and Contested Identities
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$18,204

Sonic Heritage Diversity: The Songs of Middle Eastern and North African Jews in Montreal

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Crowdus, Miranda

Keywords: Jewish Music; Minorities; Mapping; Musical Practice; MENA; Music and Liturgy; Music Composition; Music Archives; Sephardic; Mizrahi

$44,626

Sound Legacy: Music and Contested Identities

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Silver, Christopher Benno

Keywords: cultural history; music; Jewish history; North African history; popular culture; media studies; Israel; France; North America; migration; diaspora

$73,438

Sound Legacy: Music and Contested Identities

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Silver, Christopher Benno

Keywords: cultural history; music; Jewish history; North African history; popular culture; media studies; Israel; France; North America; migration; diaspora

$18,204

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: cultural history Dear Professor Silver, 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 cultural history 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 "Sound Legacy: Music and Contested Identities" (2023), 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]