David Staines, University of Ottawa

Research

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Latest funding

Canadian literature symposium - Robert Kroetsch: essayist, novelist, poet
SSHRC · 2016 · Principal investigator
$12,000
Canadian Literature Symposium - The Worlds of Carol Shields
SSHRC · 2011 · Principal investigator
$16,958

All 2 grants and awards

No publications available.

Canadian literature symposium - Robert Kroetsch: essayist, novelist, poet

Principal investigatorSSHRC2016Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Staines, David

Keywords: literature; Canada; poetry; prose; criticism; postmodernism; theory; nationalism

$12,000

Canadian Literature Symposium - The Worlds of Carol Shields

Principal investigatorSSHRC2011Aid to Research Workshops and Conferences in Canada

Principal investigators: Staines, David

Keywords: Carol Shields; Canadian literature; novels; poetry; drama; feminism

$16,958

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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