Paula MacDowell, University of Saskatchewan

Research

media technology philosophy children youth

Latest funding

Philosophy of Media and Technology for Children and Youth
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$70,216
Building London with Canadian Resources: An Immersive History for Learning the Limits of the Earth's Carrying Capacity
SSHRC · 2020 · Co-investigator
$199,955

All 2 grants and awards

Philosophy of Media and Technology for Children and Youth

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Grants

Principal investigators: MacDowell, Paula

Keywords: media; technology; philosophy; children; youth

$70,216

Building London with Canadian Resources: An Immersive History for Learning the Limits of the Earth's Carrying Capacity

Co-investigatorSSHRC2020Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Clifford, Jim S.

Keywords: ecological limits; globalization; augmented reality; immersive experiences; ghost acres: ecological footprints; environmental history; economic history; urban history; commodity history; thinking with history; knowledge mobilization

$199,955

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 Dear Professor MacDowell, 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 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 "Philosophy of Media and Technology for Children and Youth" (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]