Audra Diptee, Carleton University

Research

Colonialism Caribbean Historical Memory Historiography Power Decolonization

Latest funding

Operation Legacy in the Caribbean: An Analysis of the British Policy of Destroying and Removing Colonial Documents Prior to Political Independence, 1950s-1970s
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$43,409
Operation Legacy in the Caribbean: An Analysis of the British Policy of Destroying and Removing Colonial Documents Prior to Political Independence, 1950s-1970s
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$21,589
Children as commodities: child slavery in Bénin, 1890-1960
SSHRC · 2010 · Principal investigator
$47,000

All 4 grants and awards

Operation Legacy in the Caribbean: An Analysis of the British Policy of Destroying and Removing Colonial Documents Prior to Political Independence, 1950s-1970s

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Diptee, Audra

Keywords: Colonialism; Caribbean; Historical Memory; Historiography; Power; Decolonization

$43,409

Operation Legacy in the Caribbean: An Analysis of the British Policy of Destroying and Removing Colonial Documents Prior to Political Independence, 1950s-1970s

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Diptee, Audra

Keywords: Colonialism; Caribbean; Historical Memory; Historiography; Power; Decolonization

$21,589

Children as commodities: child slavery in Bénin, 1890-1960

Principal investigatorSSHRC2010Standard Research Grants program

Principal investigators: Diptee, Audra A.

Keywords: Africa; children; slavery; labour; colonialism; globalization

$47,000

Remembering Africa and Its Diasporas: Memory, Public History and Representations of the Past

Principal investigatorSSHRC2010Aid to Research Workshops and Conferences in Canada

Principal investigators: Diptee, Audra A.

Keywords: Africa and its diasporas; memory; commemoration; political uses of history

$16,727

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: Colonialism Dear Professor Diptee, 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 colonialism 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 "Operation Legacy in the Caribbean: An Analysis of the British Policy of Destroying and Removing Colonial Documents Prior to Political Independence, 1950s-1970s" (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]