Frankie Condon, University of Waterloo

Research

Memoir American Slavery National Socialism Holocaust Ethics of Memory Reconciliation Redemption

Latest funding

In The House of the Hangman
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$28,589
Absolute equality: the radical precedents of post-racial rhetorics in the 21st century
SSHRC · 2014 · Principal investigator
$91,445

All 2 grants and awards

In The House of the Hangman

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Condon, Frankie

Keywords: Memoir; American Slavery; National Socialism; Holocaust; Ethics of Memory; Reconciliation; Redemption

$28,589

Absolute equality: the radical precedents of post-racial rhetorics in the 21st century

Principal investigatorSSHRC2014Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Condon, Frankie

Keywords: rhetorical theory and analysis; critical race theory; labour history; antiracist rhetoric; radical labour rhetoric

$91,445

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: Memoir Dear Professor Condon, 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 memoir 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 "In The House of the Hangman" (2025), 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]