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The annual Storytellers contest challenges postsecondary students from across the country to demonstrate—in three minutes or 300 words—how SSHRC-funded research is making a difference in the lives of Canadians. The top entries this year addressed a range of important issues and highlight how knowledge about the social sciences and humanities helps Canadians understand and improve the world around us.
Biography
Michelle MacQueen is a master’s student in music and culture at Carleton University. She holds a bachelor of music from Acadia University. Her master’s research at Carleton investigates issues surrounding belonging and national identity in Canada and how these ideas are represented in popular music. Specifically, she is examining how “Canadianness” is constructed through music by the iconic Canadian rock band, The Tragically Hip.
MacQueen will be continuing her research interests in musical counter-narratives, music and politics, and musical communities through a PhD in cultural studies at Queen’s University in fall 2018.