Paul Barrett, University of Guelph

Research

(1) Canadian literature (2) Canadian public (3) bilingualism (4) translation (5) digital humanities (6) Canada Reads (7) combat national des livres (8) macro-analysis

Latest funding

Digital John Norton, Teyoninhokarawen
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$89,146
Improvising Futures
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$500,000
Improvising Futures
SSHRC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$1,000,000

All 4 grants and awards

Digital John Norton, Teyoninhokarawen

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Barrett, Paul

Keywords: Canadian literature; Indigenous literature; digital humanities; transAtlantic studies

$89,146

Improvising Futures

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Partnership Grants

Keywords: improvisation; collaboration; social justice; arts-based community making; community engagement

$500,000

Improvising Futures

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Partnership Grants

Keywords: improvisation; collaboration; social justice; arts-based community making; community engagement

$1,000,000

Translating Digital Canadas

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Barrett, Paul

Keywords: (1) Canadian literature; (2) Canadian public; (3) bilingualism; (4) translation; (5) digital humanities; (6) Canada Reads; (7) combat national des livres; (8) macro-analysis; (9) digital culture; (10) literacy

$43,139

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: (1) Canadian literature Dear Professor Barrett, 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 (1) canadian 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 "Digital John Norton, Teyoninhokarawen" (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]