Merissa Daborn, University of Manitoba

Research

urban Indigenous studies food security surveillance policing carceral studies whiteness Indigenous STS

Latest funding

The Food Police: Carceral Food Spaces in Winnipeg
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$62,761

All 1 grants and awards

The Food Police: Carceral Food Spaces in Winnipeg

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Daborn, Merissa

Keywords: urban Indigenous studies; food security; surveillance; policing; carceral studies; whiteness; Indigenous STS

$62,761

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: urban Indigenous studies Dear Professor Daborn, 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 urban indigenous studies 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 Food Police: Carceral Food Spaces in Winnipeg" (2023), 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]