Sarah Carter named winner of the 2020 Killam Prize in the Humanities

Huge congratulations this morning to our colleague Sarah Carter, the recipient of the 2020 Killam Prize in the Humanities! Sarah is the first winner from the U of A of the Humanities Prize.

The Killam Prize is awarded annually to Canadian scholars who have made a substantial and distinguished contribution, over a significant period, to scholarly research in Canada.

Sarah's "ground-breaking scholarship has reconceptualized the history of the Canadian West by placing women, settler and Indigenous, front and centre, within a broad context of nation and empire-building. Her extensive research and writings have tranformed our understanding of Western Canadian colonial, Indigenous, social, and women's history."

Link to University news story: "Sarah Carter wins 2020 Killam Prize in the Humanities, first ever at the University of Alberta"

Link to Killam announcement: "Killam Prizes Among Canada's most prestigious prizes for careers in research"

Well done Sarah!!