Gulay Kilicaslan, Carleton University

Research

forced displacement of Yezidis Canadian resettlement Yezidi genocide migrant agency autonomy of migration citizenship Indigenous peoples of the Middle East genocide survivors

Latest funding

Genocide Survivors as Migrant Citizens: Emerging Political Subjectivities of Yezidis during their Resettlement in Canada
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$67,727

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Genocide Survivors as Migrant Citizens: Emerging Political Subjectivities of Yezidis during their Resettlement in Canada

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Kilicaslan, Gulay

Keywords: forced displacement of Yezidis; Canadian resettlement; Yezidi genocide; migrant agency; autonomy of migration; citizenship; Indigenous peoples of the Middle East; genocide survivors; private sponsorship of refugees; migrant solidarity networks

$67,727

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: forced displacement of Yezidis Dear Professor Kilicaslan, 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 forced displacement of yezidis 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 "Genocide Survivors as Migrant Citizens: Emerging Political Subjectivities of Yezidis during their Resettlement in Canada" (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]