Wendell Adjetey, McGill University

Research

Battle of Katamansu Bicentennial Documentary West Africa Gulf of Guinea Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Abolition Colonialism

Latest funding

The Impact of Parental Leave on Children's Long-Term Mental Health
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$74,295
The 1826 Battle of Katamansu Revisited
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$4,000
The 1826 Battle of Katamansu Revisited
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$56,000

All 4 grants and awards

The Impact of Parental Leave on Children's Long-Term Mental Health

Co-investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Canaan, Serena

Keywords: parental leave; child mental health; gender equality; child health

$74,295

The 1826 Battle of Katamansu Revisited

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Adjetey, Wendell

Keywords: Battle of Katamansu; Bicentennial; Documentary; West Africa; Gulf of Guinea; Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade; Abolition; Colonialism; Imperialism; Ethnic Conflict

$4,000

The 1826 Battle of Katamansu Revisited

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Adjetey, Wendell

Keywords: Battle of Katamansu; Bicentennial; Documentary; West Africa; Gulf of Guinea; Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade; Abolition; Colonialism; Imperialism; Ethnic Conflict

$56,000

Black Canadians' Participation and Inclusion in Electoral Politics

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Tolley, Erin

Keywords: Canadian politics; elections; political participation; Black Canadians; diversity; equality

$24,891

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: Battle of Katamansu Dear Professor Adjetey, 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 battle of katamansu 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 1826 Battle of Katamansu Revisited" (2022), 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]