Kara Gaston, University of Toronto

Research

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Latest funding

Word and World in the Later Middle Ages: The Astronomy of Commentaries on the Classics
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$14,003
Writing the Stars: Literature and Astronomy from Classical Antiquity to the Middle Ages
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$24,718

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Word and World in the Later Middle Ages: The Astronomy of Commentaries on the Classics

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Gaston, Kara S.

Keywords: English literature; Italian Literature; Latin Literature; astronomy; hermeneutics; classical reception; history of science

$14,003

Writing the Stars: Literature and Astronomy from Classical Antiquity to the Middle Ages

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Gaston, Kara

Keywords: (1) English Literature; (2) Italian Literature; (3) Medieval Literature; (4) History of Astronomy; (5) History of Science; (6) Literary Theory; (7) Medieval Manuscripts

$24,718

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 Gaston, 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 "Word and World in the Later Middle Ages: The Astronomy of Commentaries on the Classics" (2024), 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]