Markus Stock, University of Toronto

Research

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Latest funding

Medieval Undergrounds: A Cultural History of Extraction
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$28,667
Practices of Commentary
SSHRC · 2020 · Co-investigator
$63,738
Practices of Commentary
SSHRC · 2020 · Co-investigator
$110,108

All 8 grants and awards

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Medieval Undergrounds: A Cultural History of Extraction

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Stock, Markus

Keywords: medieval German culture; medieval German literature; medieval and early modern mining; ecocriticism; space and place; medieval folklore; dwarfs

$28,667

Practices of Commentary

Co-investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Saleh, Walid

Keywords: commentary; global premodern; comparative intellectual history

$63,738

Practices of Commentary

Co-investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Saleh, Walid

Keywords: commentary; global premodern; comparative intellectual history

$110,108

Commenting and Commentary: The Historical Emergence of a Global Interpretative Mode

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Stock, Markus

Keywords: commentary; translation; tradition; contexts of study; canon; manuscript studies; mise-en-page

$25,000

Rethinking philology 25 years after the new philology

Principal investigatorSSHRC2013

Principal investigators: Stock, Markus

Keywords: digital humanities; problems in text editing; medieval literature and culture

$16,098

Spatial practices in German literature, 1150-1300

Principal investigatorSSHRC2010

Principal investigators: Stock, Markus

Keywords: Medieval German literature; Medieval German culture; courtly culture; spatial practices

$65,061

Spatial practices, medieval / modern

Principal investigatorSSHRC2009Aid to Research Workshops and Conferences in Canada

Principal investigators: Stock, Markus

Keywords: German culture; German literature; theories and practice of space

$20,496

Alexander the Great in Medieval and Early Modern Culture

Principal investigatorSSHRC2006Aid to Research Workshops and Conferences in Canada

Principal investigators: Stock, Markus

Keywords: Alexander the Great; rpresentations of Alexander the Great in European culture, 900-1700; representation of Alexander the Great in Near and Middle Eastern culture, 900-1700; reception of classical topics

$19,962

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 Stock, 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 "Medieval Undergrounds: A Cultural History of Extraction" (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]