Gregg French, University of Windsor

Research

Black History Canadian History Local History Public History Oral History Cultural History Social History Institutional History

Latest funding

A Diverse Past and Living Present: Local Black History and the First Fifty Years of the Amherstburg Freedom Museum
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$21,714

All 1 grants and awards

A Diverse Past and Living Present: Local Black History and the First Fifty Years of the Amherstburg Freedom Museum

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: French, Gregg

Keywords: Black History; Canadian History; Local History; Public History; Oral History; Cultural History; Social History; Institutional History; collective memory; community engagement; non-profit organizations; equity; diversity; and inclusion

$21,714

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: Black History Dear Professor French, 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 black history 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 "A Diverse Past and Living Present: Local Black History and the First Fifty Years of the Amherstburg Freedom Museum" (2024), 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]