Marie Carrière, University of Alberta

Research

Canadian literatures Indigenous literatures feminist theory Indigenous feminisms intersectionality Anthropocene environment human/nonhuman

Latest funding

Feminist literary ecologies in Canada
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$57,833
The poetics of 'living with': Indigenous, Canadian, and Québécois feminist production/Les poétiques du 'vivre avec' : productions féministes autochtones, canadiennes et québécoises
SSHRC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$24,827
Médée, protéiforme dans la littérature féminine actuelle
SSHRC · 2009 · Principal investigator
$67,792

All 3 grants and awards

Feminist literary ecologies in Canada

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Carrière, Marie

Keywords: Canadian literatures; Indigenous literatures; feminist theory; Indigenous feminisms; intersectionality; Anthropocene; environment; human/nonhuman; ethics; genre

$57,833

The poetics of 'living with': Indigenous, Canadian, and Québécois feminist production/Les poétiques du 'vivre avec' : productions féministes autochtones, canadiennes et québécoises

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Carriere, Marie

Keywords: feminism; indigeneity; Canada; Quebec; literature; women

$24,827

Médée, protéiforme dans la littérature féminine actuelle

Principal investigatorSSHRC2009

Principal investigators: Carriere, Marie

Keywords: littérature féminine; contemporaine; comparée; mythe; médée; théorie féministe; mythocritique; herméneutique; infanticide; maternité; ethnicité; étrangeté

$67,792

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: Canadian literatures Dear Professor Carrière, 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 canadian literatures 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 "Feminist literary ecologies in Canada" (2021), 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]