Elizabeth Elbourne, McGill University

Research

Southern Africa hunter-gatherers Indigenous genocide Britain human rights indigenous rights violence child enslavement

Latest funding

The British and the San
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$62,370
The British and the San
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$1,500
Imperial families: transnational networks and indigenous rights
SSHRC · 2010 · Principal investigator
$53,000

The British and the San

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Elbourne, Elizabeth

Keywords: Southern Africa; hunter-gatherers; Indigenous genocide; Britain; human rights; indigenous rights; violence; child enslavement

$62,370

The British and the San

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Elbourne, Elizabeth

Keywords: Southern Africa; hunter-gatherers; Indigenous genocide; Britain; human rights; indigenous rights; violence; child enslavement

$1,500

Imperial families: transnational networks and indigenous rights

Principal investigatorSSHRC2010Standard Research Grants program

Principal investigators: Elbourne, Elizabeth

Keywords: Empire; history; indigneous rights; humanitarianism; family networks; globalization

$53,000

Friends of the aborigine in Victorian Britain

Principal investigatorSSHRC2002Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Elbourne, Elizabeth

Keywords: British history; British white settler empire; gender and colonialism; aboriginal identity; aborigines protection society

$49,998

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: Southern Africa Dear Professor Elbourne, 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 southern africa 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 "The British and the San" (2020), 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]