Kirrily Freeman, Saint Mary's University

Research

plunder restitution cultural property monuments World War II Cold War Holocaust era assets international cooperation

Latest funding

Allied Art Preservation, Recovery, and Restitution: The MFA&A in History and Memory
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$14,068
Allied Art Preservation, Recovery, and Restitution: The MFA&A in History and Memory
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$12,987
Textual turning point: the futures of 1944
SSHRC · 2016 · Co-investigator
$7,053

Allied Art Preservation, Recovery, and Restitution: The MFA&A in History and Memory

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Freeman, Kirrily A.

Keywords: plunder; restitution; cultural property; monuments; World War II; Cold War; Holocaust era assets; international cooperation

$14,068

Allied Art Preservation, Recovery, and Restitution: The MFA&A in History and Memory

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Freeman, Kirrily A.

Keywords: plunder; restitution; cultural property; monuments; World War II; Cold War; Holocaust era assets; international cooperation

$12,987

Textual turning point: the futures of 1944

Co-investigatorSSHRC2016Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Sun, Xiaoping

Keywords: empire; decolonization; race; revolution; enlightenment; neoliberalism; cosmopolitanism; people; civilian relief

$7,053

Makeover the town of Vichy and the politics of identity

Principal investigatorSSHRC2011

Principal investigators: Freeman, Kirrily A.

Keywords: urban policy; urban development; place promotion; memory; identity; reconstruction; decolonization; spas; hydrotherapy; mineral waters; tourism; cosmetics; beauty; war; occupation; fascism

$23,404

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: plunder Dear Professor Freeman, 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 plunder 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 "Allied Art Preservation, Recovery, and Restitution: The MFA&A in History and Memory" (2022), 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]