Helga Thorson, University of Victoria

Research

Read how they describe their research on their University of Victoria profile.

Holocaust studies Late 19th- and early 20th-century German and Austrian literature and culture History of gender and sexuality Foreign language pedagogy Scandinavian studies

Latest funding

Learning Together: Connecting Researchers Examining Colonial Injustices and Inheritances at their Universities
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$45,000
Narratives of memory, migration, and xenophobia in the European Union and Canada
SSHRC · 2016 · Co-investigator
$24,979
Global connections: critical Holocaust education in a time of transition
SSHRC · 2014 · Principal investigator
$25,000

All 3 grants and awards

No publications available.

Learning Together: Connecting Researchers Examining Colonial Injustices and Inheritances at their Universities

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Sy, Christine

Keywords: historical inheritance; colonial injustice; critical university studies; truth and reconciliation

$45,000

Narratives of memory, migration, and xenophobia in the European Union and Canada

Co-investigatorSSHRC2016Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Hallgrimsdottir, Helga Kristin

Keywords: narrative analysis; memorialization; xenophobia; Holocaust; truth and reconciliation

$24,979

Global connections: critical Holocaust education in a time of transition

Principal investigatorSSHRC2014

Principal investigators: Thorson, Helga M.

Keywords: education; Holocaust; genocide; Canadian/local context; transition; collaboration

$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: Holocaust studies Dear Professor Thorson, 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 holocaust studies connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] 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]