Laurie Bertram, University of Toronto

Research

sex work sexuality colonialism biopolitics race economic development women natural resource economies

Latest funding

Histories for the Infodemic: Public History, Social Media, and AI in the Age of Disinformation
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$22,285
The other little house: brothel work and colonial expansion on the North American frontier
SSHRC · 2017 · Principal investigator
$99,832

Histories for the Infodemic: Public History, Social Media, and AI in the Age of Disinformation

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Bertram, Laurie

Keywords: History; Digital History; Public History; Academic Freedom; Disinformation; Anti-racism; Emerging technologies; Artificial Intelligence; Security; Historical Methodologies

$22,285

The other little house: brothel work and colonial expansion on the North American frontier

Principal investigatorSSHRC2017Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Bertram, Laurie K

Keywords: sex work; sexuality; colonialism; biopolitics; race; economic development; women; natural resource economies; gender; disease; reproduction

$99,832

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: sex work Dear Professor Bertram, 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 sex work 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 "Histories for the Infodemic: Public History, Social Media, and AI in the Age of Disinformation" (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]