Shannon McSheffrey, Concordia University

Research

immigration violence riot revolt medieval England patriarchy jurisdiction

Latest funding

Evil may day, 1517: anti-immigrant violence, law, and patriarchal governance in Tudor London
SSHRC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$65,899
Detective fiction in the archives: late Medieval English legal history and the archival turn
SSHRC · 2009 · Principal investigator
$45,000
Londoners and the law, 1450-1525
SSHRC · 2004 · Principal investigator
$74,500

All 3 grants and awards

Evil may day, 1517: anti-immigrant violence, law, and patriarchal governance in Tudor London

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Insight Grants

Principal investigators: McSheffrey, Shannon

Keywords: immigration; violence; riot; revolt; medieval; England; patriarchy; jurisdiction

$65,899

Detective fiction in the archives: late Medieval English legal history and the archival turn

Principal investigatorSSHRC2009Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: McSheffrey, Shannon

Keywords: legal history; Medieval England; London; archives; cultural history

$45,000

Londoners and the law, 1450-1525

Principal investigatorSSHRC2004Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: McSheffrey, Shannon

Keywords: Medieval English history; law; social history; urban history

$74,500

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: immigration Dear Professor McSheffrey, 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 immigration connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] 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]