Stephen Schryer, University of New Brunswick

Research

american literature american conservatism national review intellectuals Science Fiction Neoliberalism Economics

Latest funding

Neoliberal Science Fictions: American Golden Age SF and Mid-Century Economic Theory
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$40,063
The conservative imagination: national review and its circle
SSHRC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$72,585
Cultures of poverty the politics of welfare in post-World War II American fiction
SSHRC · 2011 · Principal investigator
$63,080

All 3 grants and awards

Neoliberal Science Fictions: American Golden Age SF and Mid-Century Economic Theory

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Schryer, Stephen E.

Keywords: American Literature; Science Fiction; Neoliberalism; Economics

$40,063

The conservative imagination: national review and its circle

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Schryer, Stephen E.

Keywords: american literature; american conservatism; national review; intellectuals

$72,585

Cultures of poverty the politics of welfare in post-World War II American fiction

Principal investigatorSSHRC2011

Principal investigators: Schryer, Stephen E.

Keywords: American literature; twentieth-century literature; literary representations of poverty; literature and social policy

$63,080

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: american literature Dear Professor Schryer, 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 american literature 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 "Neoliberal Science Fictions: American Golden Age SF and Mid-Century Economic Theory" (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]