Andrew Taylor, University of Ottawa

Research

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Latest funding

Writing and Reading Chivalry in Late Medieval England and France
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$7,094
Writing and Reading Chivalry in Late Medieval England and France
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$37,095
Writing Chivalry: The Lettrure of Armes in Late Medieval England
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$54,872

All 5 grants and awards

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Writing and Reading Chivalry in Late Medieval England and France

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Taylor, Andrew

Keywords: chivalry; war; literature; middle ages; violence; love

$7,094

Writing and Reading Chivalry in Late Medieval England and France

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Taylor, Andrew

Keywords: chivalry; war; literature; middle ages; violence; love

$37,095

Writing Chivalry: The Lettrure of Armes in Late Medieval England

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Taylor, Andrew

Keywords: Chivalry; Fanfiction; Gender Roles; Masculine Identity; Violence; Middle Ages; Middle English; Anglo-French

$54,872

Speaking for the past modern and medieval performances of medieval poetry

Principal investigatorSSHRC2011

Principal investigators: Taylor, Andrew

Keywords: oral culture; performance history; minstrel performance; medieval drama; Old English; Middle English; Delgamuukw

$52,000

Performing romance in late medieval England

Principal investigatorSSHRC2007Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Taylor, Andrew

Keywords: minstrel performance; medieval romance; oral culture; history of reading practice

$43,957

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 Dear Professor Taylor, 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 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 "Writing and Reading Chivalry in Late Medieval England and France" (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]