Stacey Bliss
University of Regina
Stacey Bliss, PhD (Education: Language, Culture and Teaching, York University, Canada) is a researcher, instructor, and sonic improvisor. For her SSHRC postdoctoral fellowship in the Faculty of Media, Art, and Performance at the University of Regina (2019-21), she began to query the social, pedagogical, and contemplative possibilities and impacts of sound theory/practices with international gong master-teachers. During her SSHRC Insight Development Grant (IDG) project (2021-24), she was affiliated with HRI (Humanities Research Institute) and RISC (Regina Improvisation Studies Centre) at the University of Regina. The IDG project aim was to find out ‘what is going on’ with ‘sound healing’ communities in Canada. The research with sonic artists in 3 provinces in Canada is documented in interview and ‘sound bath’ videos on a dedicated YouTube channel: @GongAcrossCanada. From 2024-25, she is taking time to consider the themes from the sonic research and reconceptualize a model for non-traditional literacies she calls ‘Literacies of the Heart’. Stay tuned!
