Sophie Ménard, Université de Montréal

Research

Peyrebrune écrivaine naturalisme romans femme édition histoire littéraire invisibilisation

Latest funding

Raconter les morts difficiles : Georges de Peyrebrune, une écrivaine indignée au coeur d'une catastrophe sous la Troisième République
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$43,775
Étude du devenir-écrivaine en régime naturaliste : le cas de Georges de Peyrebrune (1841-1917)
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$63,746

Raconter les morts difficiles : Georges de Peyrebrune, une écrivaine indignée au coeur d'une catastrophe sous la Troisième République

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Ménard, Sophie

Keywords: Peyrebrune; catastrophe; ethnocritique; morts difficiles; écrivaine engagée; archives; roman social; imaginaire culturel; ultimité; presse; engagement littéraire

$43,775

Étude du devenir-écrivaine en régime naturaliste : le cas de Georges de Peyrebrune (1841-1917)

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Ménard, Sophie

Keywords: Peyrebrune; écrivaine; naturalisme; romans; femme; édition; histoire littéraire; invisibilisation; réseaux; XIXe siècle

$63,746

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: Peyrebrune Dear Professor Ménard, 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 peyrebrune 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 "Raconter les morts difficiles : Georges de Peyrebrune, une écrivaine indignée au coeur d'une catastrophe sous la Troisième République" (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]