Leah Knight, Brock University

Research

early modern England women writing reading poetry literature books libraries

Latest funding

Transforming Writing and Reading Women in Early Modern England: New Forms of Representation
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$19,580
Transforming Writing and Reading Women in Early Modern England: New Forms of Representation
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$79,320
What Anne read: the text life of a Renaissance woman
SSHRC · 2011 · Principal investigator
$18,887

Transforming Writing and Reading Women in Early Modern England: New Forms of Representation

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Knight, Leah

Keywords: early modern England; women; writing; reading; poetry; literature; books; libraries; readers; writers; editing; textual culture; book history; forms of representation; digital humanities; Anne Clifford; Hester Pulter

$19,580

Transforming Writing and Reading Women in Early Modern England: New Forms of Representation

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Knight, Leah

Keywords: early modern England; women; writing; reading; poetry; literature; books; libraries; readers; writers; editing; textual culture; book history; forms of representation; digital humanities; Anne Clifford; Hester Pulter

$79,320

What Anne read: the text life of a Renaissance woman

Principal investigatorSSHRC2011Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Knight, Leah

Keywords: literary history; cultural history; women's history; book history; history of reading; digital humanities; scholarly editing

$18,887

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: early modern England Dear Professor Knight, 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 early modern england 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 "Transforming Writing and Reading Women in Early Modern England: New Forms of Representation" (2019), 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]