Merin Xavier, Queen's University

Research

Food justice Race Anti-Racism Narratives Ethnography Podcast

Latest funding

Just Eats: Stories of food, identity, and resistance
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$32,151
Just Eats: Stories of food, identity, and resistance
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$22,083

All 2 grants and awards

Just Eats: Stories of food, identity, and resistance

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Xavier, Merin

Keywords: Food justice; Race; Anti-Racism; Narratives; Ethnography; Podcast

$32,151

Just Eats: Stories of food, identity, and resistance

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Xavier, Merin

Keywords: Food justice; Race; Anti-Racism; Narratives; Ethnography; Podcast

$22,083

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: Food justice Dear Professor Xavier, 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 food justice 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 "Just Eats: Stories of food, identity, and resistance" (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]