Craig Fortier, University of Waterloo

Research

abolition decolonization radical imagination networks art activism

Latest funding

Imagining Abolitionist and Decolonizing Futures
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$24,528
Speaking fruit: art, activism and migrant justice from a mobile fruit stand
SSHRC · 2016 · Principal investigator
$49,950

All 2 grants and awards

Imagining Abolitionist and Decolonizing Futures

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Fortier, Craig S.

Keywords: abolition; decolonization; radical imagination; networks; art; activism

$24,528

Speaking fruit: art, activism and migrant justice from a mobile fruit stand

Principal investigatorSSHRC2016Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Fortier, Craig S.

Keywords: temporary foreign workers; agricultural labour; migrant workers; migrant justice; artistic interventions; food justice; seasonal agricultural worker program

$49,950

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: abolition Dear Professor Fortier, 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 abolition 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 "Imagining Abolitionist and Decolonizing Futures" (2019), 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]