Jessica Stites, University of British Columbia

Research

solidarity photography visual history internationalism Cold War transnationalism social movements global south

Latest funding

Photographing Revolution: Images of Cuban Solidarity in Transnational Contexts
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$99,840
International Solidarity in History, Theory and Practice
SSHRC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$25,000
South to south: Latin American transnational solidarity movements and the global south
SSHRC · 2016 · Principal investigator
$66,822

All 3 grants and awards

Photographing Revolution: Images of Cuban Solidarity in Transnational Contexts

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Stites, Jessica L.

Keywords: photography; visual history; solidarity; internationalism; Cold War

$99,840

International Solidarity in History, Theory and Practice

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Stites, Jessica L.

Keywords: international solidarity; human rights; anti-colonialism; activism; criticism

$25,000

South to south: Latin American transnational solidarity movements and the global south

Principal investigatorSSHRC2016Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Stites, Jessica L.

Keywords: transnationalism; social movements; global south; solidarity

$66,822

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: solidarity Dear Professor Stites, 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 solidarity 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 "Photographing Revolution: Images of Cuban Solidarity in Transnational Contexts" (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]