Amelia Kiddle, University of Calgary

Research

Latin America Mexico expropriation petroleum resource nationalism Lazaro Cárdenas security insecurity

Latest funding

Matter for the Blind: The Universal Postal Union and the International Construction of Accessibility
SSHRC · 2026 · Principal investigator
$61,931
Promoting Cross-Context Cultural Learning in Children Through Situated Augmented Reality Application
SSHRC · 2026 · Co-investigator
$99,968
Integrating Pluralism into Transdisciplinary Scholarship: Harmonizing Collaboration Across Diverse Disciplines Aiming to Solve Complex Societal Challenges
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$118,800

All 6 grants and awards

Matter for the Blind: The Universal Postal Union and the International Construction of Accessibility

Principal investigatorSSHRC2026Insight Development Grants

Principal investigators: Kiddle, Amelia

$61,931

Promoting Cross-Context Cultural Learning in Children Through Situated Augmented Reality Application

Co-investigatorSSHRC2026Insight Development Grants

Principal investigators: Barrera Machuca, Mayra Donaji

$99,968

Integrating Pluralism into Transdisciplinary Scholarship: Harmonizing Collaboration Across Diverse Disciplines Aiming to Solve Complex Societal Challenges

Co-investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Bharwani, Aleem

$118,800

Security and Insecurity in Latin America and the Caribbean

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Kiddle, Amelia M.

Keywords: security; insecurity; Latin America; Caribbean; development; human security; Indigenous studies; knowledge mobilization; research collaboration; Latin American and Caribbean studies

$25,000

The 1938 Mexican oil expropriation and the roots of resource nationalism in Latin America

Principal investigatorSSHRC2016Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Kiddle, Amelia M.

Keywords: Mexico; expropriation; petroleum; Latin America; resource nationalism; Lazaro Cárdenas

$77,161

Energy in the Americas: critical reflections on energy and history

Principal investigatorSSHRC2014

Principal investigators: Kiddle, Amelia M.

Keywords: energy; oil; environment; labour; culture; technology; indigenous

$25,000

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: Latin America Dear Professor Kiddle, 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 latin america 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 "Matter for the Blind: The Universal Postal Union and the International Construction of Accessibility" (2026), 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]