Governor's General Award 1996

This year, the Governor General's International Award for Canadian Studies will underscore the outstanding contribution made by Maurice Lemire to advancing knowledge of Canadian Studies and developing Canadian Studies internationally.

Maurice Lemire is a seasoned researcher whose work is broadly known to the international scientific community. His contribution to the development of Canadian Studies is exceptional indeed, and his many accomplishments combine to create a body of critical work remarkable for its continuity and its progress in the fields of Quebec literature and Quebec culture. With his Dictionnaire des oeuvres littéraires du Québec, Mr. Lemire pioneered in creating an inventory of the whole of Quebec literary production and analyzing it descriptively. Once collected and compiled, Mr. Lemire devoted himself to interpreting this corpus and launched his second major project, the history of literary activity in Quebec, La Vie littéraire au Québec, with three of the six volumes already in print.

Maurice Lemire is also a teacher and trainer. Many generations of students have benefited from his teaching. He also trained many researchers and directed their theses or dissertations.

In the field of Canadian Studies research, and Quebec literature in particular, he has been a valuable scientific contributor. Apart from the many scientific meetings and colloquia which he has organized and led, he played a pivotal role in creating the Centre de recherche en littérature québécoise within the faculty of arts at l'Université Laval. The Centre has inherited the documentation gathered by Mr. Lemire throughout the course of his work, and also benefits from the outstanding contributions of the young researchers he trained.

Mr. Lemire is a member of the Royal Society of Canada. He was awarded the Lorne Pierce distinction in 1989, the Raymond Klibanski Award in 1991, the Académie des Lettres du Québec distinction in 1993 and le Prix du Québec Gérard Morisset in 1995.

The body of Mr. Lemire's work is ample reason for awarding him the Governor General's International Award for Canadian Studies.

Governor General's International Award for Canadian Studies: 1996 - Maurice Lemire

		Maurice Lemire
	This year, the Governor General's International Award for Canadian Studies will underscore the outstanding contribution made by Maurice Lemire to advancing knowledge of Canadian Studies and developing Canadian Studies internationally. Maurice Lemire is a seasoned researcher whose work is broadly known to the international scientific community. His contribution to the development of Canadian Studies is exceptional indeed, and his many accomplishments combine to create a body of critical work remarkable for its continuity and its progress in the fields of Quebec literature and Quebec culture. With his Dictionnaire des oeuvres littéraires du Québec, Mr. Lemire pioneered in creating an inventory of the whole of Quebec literary production and analyzing it descriptively. Once collected and compiled, Mr. Lemire devoted himself to interpreting this corpus and launched his second major project, the history of literary activity in Quebec, La Vie littéraire au Québec, with three of the six volumes already in print. Maurice Lemire is also a teacher and trainer. Many generations of students have benefited from his teaching. He also trained many researchers and directed their theses or dissertations. In the field of Canadian Studies research, and Quebec literature in particular, he has been a valuable scientific contributor. Apart from the many scientific meetings and colloquia which he has organized and led, he played a pivotal role in creating the Centre de recherche en littérature québécoise within the faculty of arts at l'Université Laval. The Centre has inherited the documentation gathered by Mr. Lemire throughout the course of his work, and also benefits from the outstanding contributions of the young researchers he trained. Mr. Lemire is a member of the Royal Society of Canada. He was awarded the Lorne Pierce distinction in 1989, the Raymond Klibanski Award in 1991, the Académie des Lettres du Québec distinction in 1993 and le Prix du Québec Gérard Morisset in 1995. The body of Mr. Lemire's work is ample reason for awarding him the Governor General's International Award for Canadian Studies. Close this window