Mark Spencer, Brock University

Research

John Beale Bordley American Enlightenment American Revolution social history of ideas

Latest funding

David Hume's History of England: The Critical Edition and New Methods of Historical Editing
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$315,365
'To Seek Improvement': John Beale Bordley's American Enlightenment
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$46,905
'To Seek Improvement': John Beale Bordley's American Enlightenment
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$8,274

All 4 grants and awards

David Hume's History of England: The Critical Edition and New Methods of Historical Editing

Co-investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Hanvelt, Marc

$315,365

'To Seek Improvement': John Beale Bordley's American Enlightenment

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Spencer, Mark G.

Keywords: John Beale Bordley; American Enlightenment; American Revolution; social history of ideas

$46,905

'To Seek Improvement': John Beale Bordley's American Enlightenment

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Spencer, Mark G.

Keywords: John Beale Bordley; American Enlightenment; American Revolution; social history of ideas

$8,274

David Hume: Historian

Principal investigatorSSHRC2006Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Spencer, Mark G.

Keywords: David Hume; history of England; eighteenth century; history of ideas; historiography

$58,011

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: John Beale Bordley Dear Professor Spencer, 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 john beale bordley 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 "'To Seek Improvement': John Beale Bordley's American Enlightenment" (2020), 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]