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Welcome to the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on Narrative. CIRN is based at St. ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½, a liberal arts institution located in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada.

In 2003, St. Thomas approved a Strategic Research Plan which identified narrative as one of six key areas for research across the institution. That interest in narrative has taken root at ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ is not surprising, given its collegial environment and accessible size, its tradition of interdisciplinary collaboration, and its commitment to the integration of scholarship, teaching, and practice. In 2007, a group of us made application to the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada for funding through its Aid to Small Universities Program, and in April 2008, a grant was awarded. Later that year, CIRN was established.

Our mission at CIRN is to serve those working with narrative ideas and approaches in various disciplines within St. ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ and beyond:

• by facilitating research on the role of narrative in human experience;
• by assisting the development of theory on the narrative complexity of human life; and
• by encouraging the use of narrative approaches to practice in a variety of fields.