Jorge Legoas P., Queen's University

Research

Divination and ritual Weather forecasting Rural planning Indigenous epistemologies Ethnoclimatology

Latest funding

What the wind knows: Indigenous weather forecasting between divination and planning
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$52,435
What the wind knows: Indigenous weather forecasting between divination and planning
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$20,084

All 2 grants and awards

What the wind knows: Indigenous weather forecasting between divination and planning

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Legoas P., Jorge

Keywords: Divination and ritual; Weather forecasting; Rural planning; Indigenous epistemologies; Ethnoclimatology

$52,435

What the wind knows: Indigenous weather forecasting between divination and planning

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Legoas P., Jorge

Keywords: Divination and ritual; Weather forecasting; Rural planning; Indigenous epistemologies; Ethnoclimatology

$20,084

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Write to this professor

A short, specific email works best. This draft uses one of their recent papers; replace the parts in brackets with your own details before sending.

Applying for

Mention their SSHRC grant from 2022

Subject: Prospective PhD student: Divination and ritual Dear Professor Legoas P., 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 divination and ritual 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 "What the wind knows: Indigenous weather forecasting between divination and planning" (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]