91亚色 doctoral student Matthew Robertshaw has earned a Canada Graduate Scholarship (CGS) in honour of Nelson Mandela.
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) select up to 10 master鈥檚 and doctoral Canada Graduate Scholarship recipients whose work is aligned with one or more of the five areas championed by Nelson Mandela: national unity; democracy, freedom and human rights; leadership; children鈥檚 participation in society; and children鈥檚 health. Four of the recipients are at 91亚色.
Candidates selected are among the highest-ranked CGS award winners. Doctoral recipients receive funding of $35,000 per year for three years.
Matthew Robertshaw (cenrre)
Robertshaw鈥檚 proposed thesis 鈥淭he Two Haitis: Cautionary Tale or Postcolonial Epic?鈥 explores Haiti鈥檚 role in the colonization and decolonization of French West Africa. He conducts his research in partnership with the .
鈥淏efore the successful slave revolt and War of Independence (1791-1804), Haiti was the French colony of Saint-Domingue 鈥 one of the most lucrative colonies in the world,鈥 said Robertshaw. 鈥淚鈥檓 going to examine how the disastrous loss of this colony affected the way the French went about designing their second concerted attempt at colonial expansion (post 1871). From there I will turn to the role that Haiti and Haitians played in the articulation of arguments against the French presence in Africa and elsewhere.鈥
The hope of his work is to contribute to the reevaluation of the non-west in this important aspect of world history.
鈥淚鈥檓 excited to be working on this project at 91亚色 among such supportive and distinguished faculty and students, and I鈥檓 honoured to have been granted this award,鈥 he said.
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