Maïté Snauwaert, University of Alberta

Research

vita nova deuil fin mort vie vieillissement mortalité journaux

Latest funding

Donner voix aux care-givers : sollicitude, soin et subalternité dans les littératures francophones de 1945 à aujourd'hui
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$230,496
L'âge du milieu : une réinvention féministe et littéraire de la "midlife crisis" au 21e siècle
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$103,946
A transdisciplinary approach to failure, loss, grief and survivor’s guilt in organ transplantation: the role of creative co-writing for a community of organ donors, caregivers, patients and health professionals.
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$120,758

All 4 grants and awards

Donner voix aux care-givers : sollicitude, soin et subalternité dans les littératures francophones de 1945 à aujourd'hui

Co-investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Oberhuber, Andrea

$230,496

L'âge du milieu : une réinvention féministe et littéraire de la "midlife crisis" au 21e siècle

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Snauwaert, Maïté

Keywords: milieu de la vie; théorie des âges; vie des femmes; style tardif; féminisme; éthique du care; vita nova; mitan; littérature contemporaine

$103,946

A transdisciplinary approach to failure, loss, grief and survivor’s guilt in organ transplantation: the role of creative co-writing for a community of organ donors, caregivers, patients and health professionals.

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022New Frontiers in Research Fund - Exploration

Principal investigators: Fortin, Marie-Chantal

Keywords: Grief; Experiential knowledge; Self-narratives; Creative writing; kidney transplantation; qualitative research

$120,758

Apprendre à mourir au 21e siècle : la contribution littéraire

Principal investigatorSSHRC2016Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Snauwaert, Maïté

Keywords: deuil; fin; mort; vie; vieillissement; mortalité; journaux; mémoires; écrits intimes; autobiographie; vita nova; roman personnel; écrivain; contemporain; éthique; soin; care; sociétés occidentales

$109,276

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: vita nova Dear Professor Snauwaert, 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 vita nova 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 "L'âge du milieu : une réinvention féministe et littéraire de la "midlife crisis" au 21e siècle" (2025), 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]