François-Olivier Dorais, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi

Research

histoire Historiographie disciplinarisation institutionnalisation professionnalisation pratiques historiennes culture savante sociologie

Latest funding

La rivière Couchepaganiche : entre talle de l'anthropocène et territoire de vie
SSHRC · 2026 · Co-investigator
$60,909
Au coeur de la pratique et de l'identité disciplinaire en histoire. L'Institut d'histoire de l'Amérique française et sa revue (1947-2024)
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$73,652
Le médiévalisme au Québec: études, usages et représentations du Moyen Âge dans la société québécoise
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$41,397

All 4 grants and awards

La rivière Couchepaganiche : entre talle de l'anthropocène et territoire de vie

Co-investigatorSSHRC2026Insight Development Grants

Principal investigators: Duchesne, Émile

$60,909

Au coeur de la pratique et de l'identité disciplinaire en histoire. L'Institut d'histoire de l'Amérique française et sa revue (1947-2024)

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Dorais, François-Olivier

Keywords: Historiographie; histoire; disciplinarisation; institutionnalisation; professionnalisation; pratiques historiennes; culture savante

$73,652

Le médiévalisme au Québec: études, usages et représentations du Moyen Âge dans la société québécoise

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Montreuil, Arnaud

Keywords: Médiévalisme; Histoire; Littérature; Canada; Québec; Études québécoises; Histoire culturelle; Histoire des représentations

$41,397

Penser l'autre moitié de la modernité avec Joseph Yvon Thériault

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Dorais, François-Olivier

Keywords: sociologie; histoire; Québec; Acadie; francophonie canadienne; démocratie; modernité; France; Petites nations

$24,831

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: histoire Dear Professor Dorais, 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 histoire 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 "Au coeur de la pratique et de l'identité disciplinaire en histoire. L'Institut d'histoire de l'Amérique française et sa revue (1947-2024)" (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]