Valerie Hebert, Lakehead University

Research

Holocaust photography ethics religious practice memorialization history

Latest funding

Five Shots from Sdolbunow: Photographs of the Holocaust by Bullets, 1942
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$51,473
Post-Atrocity Justice in Colonial French Congo: The Gaud-Toqué Affair, 1903-1905
SSHRC · 2013 · Principal investigator
$33,068

All 2 grants and awards

Five Shots from Sdolbunow: Photographs of the Holocaust by Bullets, 1942

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Hebert, Valerie G.

Keywords: Holocaust; photography; ethics; religious practice; memorialization; history

$51,473

Post-Atrocity Justice in Colonial French Congo: The Gaud-Toqué Affair, 1903-1905

Principal investigatorSSHRC2013

Principal investigators: Hebert, Valerie G.

$33,068

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: Holocaust Dear Professor Hebert, 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 holocaust 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 "Five Shots from Sdolbunow: Photographs of the Holocaust by Bullets, 1942" (2020), 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]