Mark Joyal, University of Manitoba

Research

ancient Athens Plato ancient thought texts medieval manuscripts palaeography papyrology textual history

Latest funding

Editing Plato: New critical editions of the Greek texts of the 5th, 6th and 7th tetralogies
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$25,607

Editing Plato: New critical editions of the Greek texts of the 5th, 6th and 7th tetralogies

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Joyal, Mark A.

Keywords: ancient Athens; Plato; ancient thought; texts; medieval manuscripts; palaeography; papyrology; textual history; textual criticism; history of scholarship

$25,607

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: ancient Athens Dear Professor Joyal, 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 ancient athens 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 "Editing Plato: New critical editions of the Greek texts of the 5th, 6th and 7th tetralogies" (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]