Catherine Girard, St. Francis Xavier University

Research

Colonial archive Indigenous-settler relations Visual and material culture Indigenous language Two-eyed seeing method Dialogical approach Art history L'nuk people

Latest funding

Generating a New Praxis and Theory of Intercultural Dialogue Around the Visual and Material Archive of the Komqwejwi'kasikl Language
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$56,263

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Generating a New Praxis and Theory of Intercultural Dialogue Around the Visual and Material Archive of the Komqwejwi'kasikl Language

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Girard, Catherine

Keywords: Colonial archive; Indigenous-settler relations; Visual and material culture; Indigenous language; Two-eyed seeing method; Dialogical approach; Art history; L'nuk people; Komqwejwi'kasikl language; Critical theory

$56,263

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: Colonial archive Dear Professor Girard, 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 colonial archive 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 "Generating a New Praxis and Theory of Intercultural Dialogue Around the Visual and Material Archive of the Komqwejwi'kasikl Language" (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]