Michel Pierssens, Université de Montréal

Research

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France 19e siècle 20e siècle 1900-1945 Littérature française (19e siècle)Épistémocritique

Latest funding

Savoirs des femmes et littérature : de la fin-de-siècle à l'entre-deux-guerres
SSHRC · 2012 · Principal investigator
$70,182
Mutations des avant-gardes?
SSHRC · 2011 · Principal investigator
$10,358
La Poésie scientifique : De la gloire au déclin - The Glory and Fall of scientific Poetry
SSHRC · 2010 · Principal investigator
$17,656

All 7 grants and awards

No publications available.

Savoirs des femmes et littérature : de la fin-de-siècle à l'entre-deux-guerres

Principal investigatorSSHRC2012

Principal investigators: Pierssens, Michel

Keywords: littérature française; savoirs; fin-de-siècle

$70,182

Mutations des avant-gardes?

Principal investigatorSSHRC2011Aid to Research Workshops and Conferences in Canada

Principal investigators: Pierssens, Michel

Keywords: art contemporain; avant-gardes; sociologie de l'art; recherche-action

$10,358

La Poésie scientifique : De la gloire au déclin - The Glory and Fall of scientific Poetry

Principal investigatorSSHRC2010Aid to Research Workshops and Conferences in Canada

Principal investigators: Pierssens, Michel

Keywords: poésie; science; histoire; évolution

$17,656

La poésie scientifique : grandeur et décadence d'un genre oublié

Principal investigatorSSHRC2008Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Pierssens, Michel

Keywords: littérature; poésie; sciences; France; 19e siècle

$94,600

Savoirs fin de siècle : la science de Proust

Principal investigatorSSHRC2004Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Pierssens, Michel

Keywords: savoirs; littérature; Proust; fin-de-siècle; histoire; épistémocritique

$63,989

Le scientisme et les lettres en France de 1870 à 1914

Principal investigatorSSHRC2001Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Pierssens, Michel

Keywords: littérature science critique théorie France fin-de-siècle

$66,863

Lautréamont et le Paris hispano-américain du Second Empire

Principal investigatorSSHRC1997Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Pierssens, Michel

Keywords: Lautréamont; littérature; France; Uruguay; Milieu; hispanique; Paris; histoire

$29,930

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: France Dear Professor Pierssens, 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 france connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] 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]