Laura Eramian, Dalhousie University

Research

Read how they describe their research on their Dalhousie University profile.

Friendship and relatedness Personhood Therapeutic culture Canada/Nova Scotia Political anthropology Violence and genocide Africa

Latest papers

Friendlessness and loneliness: Cultural frames for making sense of disconnection.
Canadian review of sociology = Revue canadienne de sociologie · 2025 · first author
Friendship, Intimacy, and the Contradictions of Therapy Culture.
Cultural sociology · 2024 · first author

All 2 publications

Latest funding

Critical friendship in the modern world
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$41,974
Friendship across public and private life: changing personal communities in the modern world
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$46,459

All 2 grants and awards

2 publications.

01

Friendlessness and loneliness: Cultural frames for making sense of disconnection.

Eramian L, Mallory P, Herbert M

Canadian review of sociology = Revue canadienne de sociologie2025First author

DOI: 10.1111/cars.12484 PMID: 39231194

02

Friendship, Intimacy, and the Contradictions of Therapy Culture.

Eramian L, Mallory P, Herbert M

Cultural sociology2024First author

DOI: 10.1177/17499755231157440 PMID: 39555306

Critical friendship in the modern world

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Eramian, Laura G.

Keywords: Friendship; personal life; social connection; social isolation; qualitative methods

$41,974

Friendship across public and private life: changing personal communities in the modern world

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Eramian, Laura

Keywords: friendship; personal life; social engagement; ethnographic methods

$46,459

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: Friendship and relatedness Dear Professor Eramian, 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]. I read your paper "Friendlessness and loneliness: Cultural frames for making sense of disconnection." (2025), and it 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 "Critical friendship in the modern world" (2024), 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]