Matt James, University of Victoria

Research

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Reparations social memory social movements transitional justice

Latest funding

Learning Together: Connecting Researchers Examining Colonial Injustices and Inheritances at their Universities
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$45,000
Past Wrongs, Future Choices
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$383,174
Past Wrongs, Future Choices
SSHRC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$935,850

All 6 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

Past Wrongs, Future Choices

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Partnership Grants

Keywords: historical injustice; public history; internment; Japanese diaspora

$383,174

Past Wrongs, Future Choices

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Partnership Grants

Keywords: historical injustice; public history; internment; Japanese diaspora

$935,850

Past Wrongs, Future Choices

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Partnership Grants

Keywords: historical injustice; public history; internment; Japanese diaspora

$20,000

Canada's culture of redress as a discursive design

Principal investigatorSSHRC2011

Principal investigators: James, Matt W.

Keywords: reparations; political apologies; transitional justice; social movements; citizenship; Constitutionalism; Canadian politics; collective memory; deliberative democracy

$68,489

Reparations and the changing moral contours of contemporary Canadian citizenship

Principal investigatorSSHRC2004Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: James, Matt W.

Keywords: reparations; historical injustices; social movements; citizenship; multiculturalism; recognition; redistribution; welfare state; social justice

$87,992

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: Reparations Dear Professor James, 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 reparations 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]