Stacey Bliss, University of Regina

Research

sound studies in education critical studies in improvisation sonic ethnography performative ethnography wellbeing peace education community wellness improvisational music

Latest funding

Toward a Sound Pedagogy: A Sonic and Performative Ethnography of `Sound Healers' in Canada
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$49,191

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Toward a Sound Pedagogy: A Sonic and Performative Ethnography of `Sound Healers' in Canada

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Bliss, Stacey

Keywords: sound studies in education; critical studies in improvisation; sonic ethnography; performative ethnography; wellbeing; peace education; community wellness; improvisational music

$49,191

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: sound studies in education Dear Professor Bliss, 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 sound studies in education 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 "Toward a Sound Pedagogy: A Sonic and Performative Ethnography of `Sound Healers' in Canada" (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]