Sep 22, 2026 12:26 PM
Hyde Park Jazz Fest on Chicago’s South Side to Present 20th Edition
The Hyde Park Jazz Festival will take place for the 20th time on the final weekend of September 2026. Beginning half…
The fellowship, funded through the Major Collaborative Research Initiatives program at the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, supports promising new scholars in the emerging interdisciplinary field of critical studies in improvisation, and assist them in establishing a research base.
Applications are encouraged from researchers working in the principal research areas related to music, cultural studies, political studies, sociology and anthropology, English studies, theatre and performance studies, French studies, law, philosophy. Applicants are invited to submit a research proposal focusing on the social implications of improvised musical practices.
Applicants must submit all of the following by April 30: curriculum vitae, one scholarly paper or publication written in the last three years, a statement (1,500 words or less) describing the proposed research project, two letters of reference and graduate transcripts.
Submit applications to:
Dr. Ajay Heble, Project Director
Improvisation, Community, and Social Practice
School of English and Theatre Studies
University of Guelph
Guelph, Ontario
N1G 2W1
Canada
Electronic applications are welcome, provided that original hard copies of transcripts and reference letters are submitted.
For more information or for a copy of the full project description, e-mail: improv@uoguelph.ca
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The Hyde Park Jazz Festival will take place for the 20th time on the final weekend of September 2026. Beginning half…
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