Jeanne Miller, University of Toronto

Research

(1) manuscripts (2) Arabic literature (3) textual criticism (4) textual transmission (5) codicology (6) editorial theory (7) Islam (8) libraries

Latest funding

Practices of Commentary
SSHRC · 2020 · Co-investigator
$110,108
A Transmission History of al-Jahiz's Book of Animals
SSHRC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$63,540

All 2 grants and awards

Practices of Commentary

Co-investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Saleh, Walid

Keywords: commentary; global premodern; comparative intellectual history

$110,108

A Transmission History of al-Jahiz's Book of Animals

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Miller, Jeanne

Keywords: (1) manuscripts; (2) Arabic literature; (3) textual criticism; (4) textual transmission; (5) codicology; (6) editorial theory; (7) Islam; (8) libraries; (9) ownership marks

$63,540

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: (1) manuscripts Dear Professor Miller, 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 (1) manuscripts connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] 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]