Renée Desjardins, Université de Saint-Boniface

Research

translation studies translation social media creator economy online multilingualism citizen science social media studies crowdsourcing

Latest funding

Faire rayonner le LINET au Canada et à l'étranger
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$36,987
TikTokers, Instagrammers, Podcasters, Livestreamers - and Translators: Translation in the Creator Economy
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$61,636
TikTokers, Instagrammers, Podcasters, Livestreamers - and Translators: Translation in the Creator Economy
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$17,596

All 4 grants and awards

Faire rayonner le LINET au Canada et à l'étranger

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Hillinger, Alexandra

Keywords: Pédagogie de la traduction; traductologie; littératie numérique; intelligence artificielle; médias sociaux.

$36,987

TikTokers, Instagrammers, Podcasters, Livestreamers - and Translators: Translation in the Creator Economy

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Desjardins, Renée

Keywords: translation; translation studies; social media; creator economy; online multilingualism

$61,636

TikTokers, Instagrammers, Podcasters, Livestreamers - and Translators: Translation in the Creator Economy

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Desjardins, Renée

Keywords: translation; translation studies; social media; creator economy; online multilingualism

$17,596

Citizen science, translation, and social media: analyzing multilingual participatory constellations on science-related social platforms

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Desjardins, Renée

Keywords: translation studies; citizen science; social media studies; translation; crowdsourcing; social media; participatory culture; knowledge dissemination

$37,858

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: translation studies Dear Professor Desjardins, 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 translation studies 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 "TikTokers, Instagrammers, Podcasters, Livestreamers - and Translators: Translation in the Creator Economy" (2023), 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]