Isabelle Cochelin, University of Toronto

Research

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Latest funding

The Other Sister: New Research on Non-Cloistered Religious Women (1100-1800)
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$25,000
The Other Sister: Towards a Re-Conceptualization of Christian Religious Women (1100-1800)
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$40,000
"We are all Servants": The Diversity of Service in Premodern Europe (1000-1700)
SSHRC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$25,000

All 4 grants and awards

No publications available.

The Other Sister: New Research on Non-Cloistered Religious Women (1100-1800)

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Cochelin, Isabelle A.C.

Keywords: history; gender; religion; premodern Europe; women's history; social history; New France; beguines; tertiaries; lay sisters; recluses; literature; devotion

$25,000

The Other Sister: Towards a Re-Conceptualization of Christian Religious Women (1100-1800)

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Cochelin, Isabelle

Keywords: Women; Religion; Christianity; Historiography; Agency; Networks; Urban Fabric; Catholic Church; Administration of power; Longue durée

$40,000

"We are all Servants": The Diversity of Service in Premodern Europe (1000-1700)

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Cochelin, Isabelle A.C.

Keywords: servants; service; premodern Europe; religion; literature; history; drama; gender

$25,000

A meticulous portrait of daily life in 11th century Cluny

Principal investigatorSSHRC1999Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Cochelin, Isabelle

Keywords: Mediaeval studies; socio-religious history; monasticism; liturgy; edition; translations

$35,318

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 Cochelin, 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 "The Other Sister: New Research on Non-Cloistered Religious Women (1100-1800)" (2022), 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]