Renee Hulan, Saint Mary's University

Research

Canada -- Atlantic Canada Canada -- Literature and Criticism Canada -- History -- 20th century Canada -- History -- 19th century Canadian Public History Collective memory -- Canada Islands in Literature -- Settings Islands -- Fiction

Latest funding

Water worlds: coastal islands in the literary culture of Atlantic Canada
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$81,921
Uninhabited Islands in the Literary Culture of Atlantic Canada
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$18,095
Meeting places/lieux de rencontres an international Canadian studies conference/colloque international en études canadiennes
SSHRC · 2012 · Principal investigator
$33,458

All 5 grants and awards

Water worlds: coastal islands in the literary culture of Atlantic Canada

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Hulan, Renee

$81,921

Uninhabited Islands in the Literary Culture of Atlantic Canada

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Hulan, Renee

Keywords: Canada -- Atlantic Canada; Canada -- Literature and Criticism; Canada -- History -- 20th century; Canada -- History -- 19th century; Canadian Public History; Collective memory -- Canada; Islands in Literature -- Settings; Islands -- Fiction; Islands -- Atlantic; Islands -- Gulf of St. Lawrence

$18,095

Meeting places/lieux de rencontres an international Canadian studies conference/colloque international en études canadiennes

Principal investigatorSSHRC2012

Principal investigators: Hulan, Renee

Keywords: Aboriginal knowledge; environment; place-based communities; place-based cultures

$33,458

Aboriginal Oral Traditions: Theory, Practice, and Ethics

Principal investigatorSSHRC2004Aid to Research Workshops and Conferences in Canada

Principal investigators: Hulan, Renee

Keywords: Aboriginal culture; Aboriginal language; environment; ethics; ethnology; health; indigenous peoples; literacy; orality

$19,710

Imaginary pasts: Canadian writers and the fiction of history

Principal investigatorSSHRC2002Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Hulan, Renee

Keywords: Canadian history and historiography; Canadian literary history; Aboriginal peoples; women

$37,590

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: Canada -- Atlantic Canada Dear Professor Hulan, 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 canada -- atlantic canada 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 "Water worlds: coastal islands in the literary culture of Atlantic Canada" (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]