Zaira Zarza Blanco, Université de Montréal

Research

documentary cinema migrant filmmakers activism Cuba Venezuela political refugees environmental crisis counterpublics

Latest funding

Documentary Activism by Migrant Filmmakers from Cuba and Venezuela (2013-2023)
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$27,882
Documentary Activism by Migrant Filmmakers from Cuba and Venezuela (2013-2023)
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$25,294

Documentary Activism by Migrant Filmmakers from Cuba and Venezuela (2013-2023)

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Zarza Blanco, Zaira

Keywords: documentary cinema; migrant filmmakers; activism; Cuba; Venezuela; political refugees; environmental crisis; counterpublics; Latin America; Caribbean

$27,882

Documentary Activism by Migrant Filmmakers from Cuba and Venezuela (2013-2023)

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Zarza Blanco, Zaira

Keywords: documentary cinema; migrant filmmakers; activism; Cuba; Venezuela; political refugees; environmental crisis; counterpublics; Latin America; Caribbean

$25,294

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: documentary cinema Dear Professor Zarza Blanco, 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 documentary cinema 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 "Documentary Activism by Migrant Filmmakers from Cuba and Venezuela (2013-2023)" (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]