Natasha Hurley, University of Alberta

Research

childlessness children demographics birth rates queer theory population intersectionality critical race studies

Latest funding

Kidless lit: childlessness, children, and minor kinship forms
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$47,149
Youngsters: on the cultures of children and youth
SSHRC · 2015 · Co-investigator
$20,000
American circuits, American secrets conference
SSHRC · 2014 · Co-investigator
$24,742

Kidless lit: childlessness, children, and minor kinship forms

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Hurley, Natasha

Keywords: childlessness; children; demographics; birth rates; queer theory; population; intersectionality; critical race studies; narrative; kinship studies; American literature; 19th-century America; 20th-century America; 21st-century America; cultural studies

$47,149

Youngsters: on the cultures of children and youth

Co-investigatorSSHRC2015Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Poyntz, Stuart R.

Keywords: North America; childhood; youth studies; cultures and texts; sociology; cultural studies; media studies; literature; technology; play; identity; political and social theory

$20,000

American circuits, American secrets conference

Co-investigatorSSHRC2014

Principal investigators: O'Driscoll, Michael J.

Keywords: United States; culture; history; politics; society; economy; circulation; circuitry; mobility; technology; digital; surveillance; secrecy; covert; conspiracy; publicity; scandal; gossip; subversion

$24,742

Seeking hiding queering finding: the queer child in American literary history

Principal investigatorSSHRC2011Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Hurley, Natasha

Keywords: children's literature; American literature; sexuality; queer studies

$20,602

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: childlessness Dear Professor Hurley, 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 childlessness 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 "Kidless lit: childlessness, children, and minor kinship forms" (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]