Peter Schwenger, Mount Saint Vincent University

Research

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Asemic writing liminal literature narrative and the physical object phenomenology of the sentence

Latest funding

Literature between waking and dreaming
SSHRC · 2005 · Principal investigator
$30,443
Melancholy and physical objects
SSHRC · 2001 · Principal investigator
$38,248
Narrative and the Nature of Everyday Objects
SSHRC · 1998 · Principal investigator
$22,617

All 3 grants and awards

No publications available.

Literature between waking and dreaming

Principal investigatorSSHRC2005Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Schwenger, Peter T.

Keywords: liminal states; literature; dreaming; waking; consciousness; psychology; reader response

$30,443

Melancholy and physical objects

Principal investigatorSSHRC2001Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Schwenger, Peter

Keywords: Objects; melancholy; phenomenology; psychoanalysis; literature; painting; sculpture; photography

$38,248

Narrative and the Nature of Everyday Objects

Principal investigatorSSHRC1998Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Schwenger, Peter

Keywords: Object; narrative; melancholy; subjectivity; image; phenomenology

$22,617

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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