Mélissa Gauthier, University of Victoria

Research

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

Economic anthropology border studies informal & illicit economies cross-border trade Mexico-US borderlands Mexico Yucatán

Latest funding

Cuban Exodus: Multimodal Stories of Migrants in Search of Hope
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$32,581

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Cuban Exodus: Multimodal Stories of Migrants in Search of Hope

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Boudreault-Fournier, Alexandrine

Keywords: Migration; Cubans; Exodus; Nicaragua; Mexico; United States; Hope; Storytelling; Multimodality; Film

$32,581

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: Economic anthropology Dear Professor Gauthier, 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 economic anthropology 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]