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Michèle Dagenais is a Full Professor at the Université de Montréal's Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Department of History. She specializes in urban and environmental history, focusing on the interplay between physical urban development and governance in North American cities, particularly Montreal. Her work explores how infrastructure like water systems and public spaces shape social and political dynamics. She has supervised numerous graduate students and contributed to major research projects funded by organizations like the SSHRC and the Ministère de l'Économie et Innovation.
Her research interests include environmental history, municipal politics, and the historical role of water in urbanization. Key projects include studies on Montreal's water management, the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence hydrographic system, and the impact of industrialization on urban environments. She has authored influential books like Montréal et l’eau. Une histoire environnementale (2011) and co-edited volumes such as Metropolitan Natures: Environmental Histories of Montreal (2011).
Publications and Grants: Dagenais has published widely on urban environmental history, including analyses of municipal governance, public leisure spaces, and historical debates over urban development. Her grants include leadership of the LE SYSTEME GRANDS LACS - SAINT-LAURENT: DEFINITIONS ET REPRESENTATIONS (2012-2015) project. She also participates in interdisciplinary initiatives like the Montréal au fil de ses rivières mapping project.
Labs/Teams: Affiliated with the CIÉQ (Centre interuniversitaire d’études québécoises) and the CRIEM (Centre de recherches interdisciplinaires en études montréalaises), she collaborates on urban and Quebec-focused research. Her work bridges history with contemporary urban challenges, emphasizing environmental and social dimensions of urbanization.
