Willow White, University of Alberta

Research

English Theatre Colonialism Seventeenth Century North America Indigenous Peoples Indigenous Feminisms Redface Pocahontas

Latest funding

The theatrical afterlives of Pocahontas and Cockacoeske: representations and resistance of Indigenous women on the English stage
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$14,251
Political polarization and party politics: dramatic interpretations of Roman history on the restoration stage
SSHRC · 2014 · Principal investigator
$17,500

All 2 grants and awards

The theatrical afterlives of Pocahontas and Cockacoeske: representations and resistance of Indigenous women on the English stage

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: White, Willow

Keywords: English Theatre; Colonialism; Seventeenth Century; North America; Indigenous Peoples; Indigenous Feminisms; Redface; Pocahontas; Cockacoeske; Aphra Behn

$14,251

Political polarization and party politics: dramatic interpretations of Roman history on the restoration stage

Principal investigatorSSHRC2014

Principal investigators: White, Willow D.

Keywords: restoration; drama; politics; Rome; tragedy; theatre; eighteenth century; monarchy; civic; history

$17,500

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: English Theatre Dear Professor White, 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 english theatre 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 "The theatrical afterlives of Pocahontas and Cockacoeske: representations and resistance of Indigenous women on the English stage" (2024), 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]