Martha Ladly, OCAD University

Research

African history data analytics data visualization data design identity interface liberated Africans origins

Latest funding

Violence in Iron and Silver: Data Visualisation and the Reconstruction of Identities through Slave Brands
SSHRC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$136,016
Freedom narratives of the slave trade
SSHRC · 2019 · Co-investigator
$23,174
Freedom narratives of the slave trade
SSHRC · 2019 · Co-investigator
$358,927

All 5 grants and awards

Violence in Iron and Silver: Data Visualisation and the Reconstruction of Identities through Slave Brands

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Keefer, Katrina H.B.

Keywords: slavery; African diaspora; identity; data visualization; origins

$136,016

Freedom narratives of the slave trade

Co-investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Lovejoy, Paul E.

Keywords: African diaspora; biography; enforced migration; slavery; West Africa; demography; digital humanities; database; ethnicity; mapping

$23,174

Freedom narratives of the slave trade

Co-investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Lovejoy, Paul E.

Keywords: African diaspora; biography; enforced migration; slavery; West Africa; demography; digital humanities; database; ethnicity; mapping

$358,927

Documenting Africans in Trans-Atlantic Slavery

Co-investigatorSSHRC2019Trans-Atlantic Platform - Social Innovation

Principal investigators: Lovejoy, Paul E.

Keywords: ethnonyms; methods; data justice; biographies; West Africa

$98,912

Creating a visual language of marks: approaching African identities through data visualization

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Ladly, Martha J.

Keywords: African history; data analytics; data visualization; data design; identity; interface; liberated Africans; origins; visual data; visual networks; scarification; tattoo; slavery

$84,695

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: African history Dear Professor Ladly, 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 african history connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] 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]