Musicology Master's (MA)

Sr. Ilaria Culshaw

MA Musicology, 2020

MA Thesis: Joculatores Domini: Music and Franciscan Spirituality in Hagiographic and Liturgical Sources

Why Dal?

I completed my undergraduate degree in the Bachelor of Music program at Dal and had gotten to know the faculty. This, combined with the location and my interest in musicology, made the program a good fit.

What Inspires Me?

I have always been interested in and inspired by the spirituality of the Franciscan movement, a spirituality which integrates both body and soul. In the course of my musicological study, I have found that references to and representations of music and musical sound in Franciscan literary texts and art reflect the Franciscan spirituality, especially as an embodied spirituality.

Awards

SSHRC Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate
Scholarship (CGS M), Dalhousie, 2019
Nova Scotia Graduate Scholarship, 2019
Nova Scotia Graduate Scholarship, 2018
Fountain Graduate Fellowship, Dalhousie, 2018
Women’s Division Dalhousie Alumni Association
Music Prize, 2017
Fountain School of Performing Arts Scholarship, 2017
Fountain School of Performing Arts Scholarship, 2016

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