Coll Thrush, University of British Columbia

Research

Read how they describe their research on their University of British Columbia profile.

Indigenous and settler colonial histories the Northwest Coast and the Pacific place-based histories maritime and oceanic histories environmental history memoir, history, and narrative

Latest funding

The Train to Weeping Water: Colonialism, Migration, and Critical Family History
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$39,323
Wrecked: Ecologies of Failure in the Graveyard of the Pacific
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$78,855
Wrecked: Ecologies of Failure in the Graveyard of the Pacific
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$5,955

All 4 grants and awards

No publications available.

The Train to Weeping Water: Colonialism, Migration, and Critical Family History

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Thrush, Coll

Keywords: Migration; settler colonialism; family history; Irish and Irish American history; place-based history; American West

$39,323

Wrecked: Ecologies of Failure in the Graveyard of the Pacific

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Thrush, Coll

Keywords: Settler colonialism; maritime; environmental; Indigenous; Pacific Northwest; British Columbia

$78,855

Wrecked: Ecologies of Failure in the Graveyard of the Pacific

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Thrush, Coll

Keywords: Settler colonialism; maritime; environmental; Indigenous; Pacific Northwest; British Columbia

$5,955

Aboriginal London indigenous histories of an Empire's centre

Principal investigatorSSHRC2011

Principal investigators: Thrush, Coll

Keywords: indigenous peoples; London; Empire

$61,000

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: Indigenous and settler colonial histories Dear Professor Thrush, 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 indigenous and settler colonial histories 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 Train to Weeping Water: Colonialism, Migration, and Critical Family History" (2025), 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]