Carl Knappett, University of Toronto

Research

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Latest funding

Containing Cultures: A New History of Minoan Pottery
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$62,142
Containing Cultures: A New History of Minoan Pottery
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$32,535
Miniatures as narrative: small worlds and dream worlds
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$13,149

All 6 grants and awards

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Containing Cultures: A New History of Minoan Pottery

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Knappett, Carl J.

Keywords: containing; ceramics; pottery; Aegean; bronze age; material culture; art; archaeology

$62,142

Containing Cultures: A New History of Minoan Pottery

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Knappett, Carl J.

Keywords: containing; ceramics; pottery; Aegean; bronze age; material culture; art; archaeology

$32,535

Miniatures as narrative: small worlds and dream worlds

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Knappett, Carl J.

Keywords: art history; archaeology; anthropology; scale; miniature; narrative

$13,149

Urbanization in Bronze Age Crete: between palace and landscape at Palaikastro

Principal investigatorSSHRC2014Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Knappett, Carl J.

Keywords: urbanization; town; palace; landscape; environment; sustainability; Bronze Age; prehistory; Greece; Crete; Minoan; Mediterranean; archaeology; excavation

$180,480

From static data to dynamic processes: new perspectives on Minoan architecture and urbanism

Principal investigatorSSHRC2014

Principal investigators: Knappett, Carl J.

Keywords: urbanism; architecture; dynamics; Bronze Age; Crete; archaeology; cities

$12,524

Networks of maritime connectivity in the ancient Mediterranean structure, continuity, and change over the longue durée

Principal investigatorSSHRC2013

Principal investigators: Knappett, Carl J.

Keywords: networks; trade; exchange; Maritime; archaeology; Mediterranean

$17,074

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 Knappett, 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 "Containing Cultures: A New History of Minoan Pottery" (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]