Professor Joy Porter

HIKE: Indigenizing the Curriculum: engaging with Indigenous histories Mar 1, 2024 - May 11, 2025
This project requests urgent HIKE support to facilitate the dissemination of the Treatied Spaces Research Group’s (TSRG) innovative work Indigenizing the UK History curriculum, at the prestigious Historical Association Annual Conference (10-11 May 20... Read More about HIKE: Indigenizing the Curriculum: engaging with Indigenous histories.

Leverhulme Trust Visiting Professorship - Damien Lee Aug 1, 2024 - May 31, 2025
Before colonization, Indigenous Peoples in Canada had their own complex systems of government. Dr. Lee Damien, Canada Research Chair in Biskaabiiyang and Indigenous Political Resurgence, aims to increase our understanding of the significance of the p... Read More about Leverhulme Trust Visiting Professorship - Damien Lee.

HIKE: Engaging diverse global audiences for AHRC SRG “Brightening the Covenant Chain” Jul 1, 2023 - Jun 30, 2024
This project requests urgent support to significantly enhance the reach and impact of the 3-year AHRC-funded “Brightening the Covenant Chain” (BTCC) Standard Research Grant project (941k, 2021-2024).
Funding is requested to support a showcase... Read More about HIKE: Engaging diverse global audiences for AHRC SRG “Brightening the Covenant Chain”.

HIKE: “Brightening the Covenant Chain” Soundscape: a new and creative route to experiencing the past Jul 3, 2023 - Nov 29, 2024
This project requests critical support to showcase an immersive Soundscape of historic Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) diplomatic orations and songs at significant North American and UK heritage sites and museums. Funding is requested to establish iPad kios... Read More about HIKE: “Brightening the Covenant Chain” Soundscape: a new and creative route to experiencing the past.

Mahogany, Enslaved Africans, Miskito Indigenous People at Chiswick House, Kenwood and Marble Hill, North London Sep 1, 2021 - Aug 31, 2025
Mahogany was once a highly esteemed luxury commodity, but now is emblematic of environmental degradation. This studentship will explore the cultural significance and exceptional intercultural narrative surrounding mahogany in U.K. heritage environmen... Read More about Mahogany, Enslaved Africans, Miskito Indigenous People at Chiswick House, Kenwood and Marble Hill, North London.

The University of Hull Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarships Centre on Water Cultures Jun 1, 2021 - Sep 30, 2027
Water Cultures critically re-examines our relationships with water in the populous, but precarious, zones between land and sea. Coastal, estuary and delta regions are home to 40% of global population, and the opportunities and challenges of living wi... Read More about The University of Hull Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarships Centre on Water Cultures.

Arts and Humanities Research Council Collaborative Doctoral Partnership with the British Library Oct 1, 2019 - Jan 21, 2024
I am the Principle HEI Supervisor on a CDP awarded in January 2019 in collaboration with the British Library titled, 'North American Indigenous Languages in the British Library's post-1850 Collections.' This doctoral partnership has been awarded to... Read More about Arts and Humanities Research Council Collaborative Doctoral Partnership with the British Library.

Brightening the Covenant Chain: Revealing Cultures of Diplomacy Between the Crown and the Iroquois Apr 1, 2021 - Sep 30, 2024
This project will showcase cultures of diplomacy between the British Crown and the Iroquois (Haudenosaunee), focusing specifically on the range of objectives listed below. Although the processes surrounding settlement of American lands have been expl... Read More about Brightening the Covenant Chain: Revealing Cultures of Diplomacy Between the Crown and the Iroquois.

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