Martin Wagner, University of Calgary

Research

German intellectual history obedience freedom German cultural history German literary history Illustrations in literature Literary history Literary theory

Latest funding

The History of the Idea that Illustrations in Literature Limit the Imagination
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$44,837
Obedience and the Germans: A Cultural History, 1773-1982
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$30,588
Obedience and the Germans: A Cultural History, 1773-1982
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$23,352

All 5 grants and awards

The History of the Idea that Illustrations in Literature Limit the Imagination

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Wagner, Martin

Keywords: Illustrations in literature; Literary history; Literary theory; History of the imagination; European literature

$44,837

Obedience and the Germans: A Cultural History, 1773-1982

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Wagner, Martin

Keywords: German intellectual history; German cultural history; German literary history; obedience; freedom

$30,588

Obedience and the Germans: A Cultural History, 1773-1982

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Wagner, Martin

Keywords: German intellectual history; German cultural history; German literary history; obedience; freedom

$23,352

The Drama of Obedience, 1700-1900

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Wagner, Martin

Keywords: German literature; German drama; German intellectual history; enlightenment; liberalism; obedience; authority; freedom; agency; eighteenth-century studies; nineteenth-century studies

$12,100

Narratives of Obedient Agency, 1700-1900

Principal investigatorSSHRC2017Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Wagner, Martin

Keywords: (1) Agency; (2) Obedience; (3) Narrative; (4) German literature; (5) European literature; (6) German philosophy; (7) G.W.F. Hegel; (8) J.M.R. Lenz; (9) Heinrich von Kleist; (10) Gustav Freytag

$40,153

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: German intellectual history Dear Professor Wagner, 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 german intellectual history 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 "The History of the Idea that Illustrations in Literature Limit the Imagination" (2023), 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]