Michael Kirkpatrick, Memorial University of Newfoundland

Research

Labour Capitalism Guatemala Central America Race Coffee Political Economy Liberalism

Latest funding

History of Forced Labour in the Emergence of Capitalism in Guatemala
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$48,209

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History of Forced Labour in the Emergence of Capitalism in Guatemala

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Kirkpatrick, Michael

Keywords: Labour; Capitalism; Guatemala; Central America; Race; Coffee; Political Economy; Liberalism; Indigenous

$48,209

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: Labour Dear Professor Kirkpatrick, 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 labour 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 "History of Forced Labour in the Emergence of Capitalism in Guatemala" (2021), 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]