Mélanie Méthot, University of Alberta

Research

bigamy marriage law gender family archives newspapers

Latest funding

Much married: bigamy in Australia (1816-1950s)
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$42,302
Much married: bigamy in Australia (1816-1950s)
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$233,938
The criminalization of bigamy in Canada: the judicial trials of bigamists in Quebec and Nova Scotia - 1750's to 1969
SSHRC · 2006 · Principal investigator
$39,008

All 3 grants and awards

Much married: bigamy in Australia (1816-1950s)

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Méthot, Mélanie

Keywords: bigamy; marriage; law; gender; family; archives; newspapers

$42,302

Much married: bigamy in Australia (1816-1950s)

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Méthot, Mélanie

Keywords: bigamy; marriage; law; gender; family; archives; newspapers

$233,938

The criminalization of bigamy in Canada: the judicial trials of bigamists in Quebec and Nova Scotia - 1750's to 1969

Principal investigatorSSHRC2006Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Methot, Melanie

Keywords: social; gender; legal; family; comparative history

$39,008

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: bigamy Dear Professor Méthot, 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 bigamy 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 "Much married: bigamy in Australia (1816-1950s)" (2020), 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]