Suzanne McLeod, University of Manitoba

Research

Indigenous Native American Renaissance Quattrocento Doctrine of Discovery Papal Bull America Cinquecento

Latest funding

The European "Indian": Genesis of a Constructed Image
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$118,750
TikTokers, Instagrammers, Podcasters, Livestreamers - and Translators: Translation in the Creator Economy
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$61,636
Early Distortion: Pinturicchio and the Genesis of a Constructed Image
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$39,168

All 4 grants and awards

The European "Indian": Genesis of a Constructed Image

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: McLeod, Suzanne R.

$118,750

TikTokers, Instagrammers, Podcasters, Livestreamers - and Translators: Translation in the Creator Economy

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Desjardins, Renée

Keywords: translation; translation studies; social media; creator economy; online multilingualism

$61,636

Early Distortion: Pinturicchio and the Genesis of a Constructed Image

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: McLeod, Suzanne

Keywords: Indigenous; Native American; Renaissance; Quattrocento; Doctrine of Discovery; Papal Bull; America; Cinquecento; Stereotype; Representation

$39,168

Creating an ethics of care for Great Lakes digital heritage

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Krmpotich, Cara A.

Keywords: heritage; decolonization; Indigenization; kinship; digital stewardship; ethics

$98,404

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: Indigenous Dear Professor McLeod, 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 indigenous 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 European "Indian": Genesis of a Constructed Image" (2025), 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]