Shami Ghosh, University of Toronto

Research

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Latest funding

Economy, Society, and Culture in the German lands c.900--c.1250
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$87,010
Rural commercialisation in Southern Germany, c.1200-c.1440
SSHRC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$205,581
Rural commercialisation in thirteenth- and fourteenth-century Bavaria: an essay in comparative economic and social history
SSHRC · 2015 · Principal investigator
$59,944

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Economy, Society, and Culture in the German lands c.900--c.1250

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Ghosh, Shami

Keywords: Economic history; social history; medieval history; medieval literature; medieval studies; medieval epic and romance; courtly culture; medieval German literature

$87,010

Rural commercialisation in Southern Germany, c.1200-c.1440

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Ghosh, Shami

Keywords: economic history; peasant studies; agrarian history; rural history; medieval history; social history; commercialisation; market dependence

$205,581

Rural commercialisation in thirteenth- and fourteenth-century Bavaria: an essay in comparative economic and social history

Principal investigatorSSHRC2015Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Ghosh, Shami

Keywords: (1) Economic history; (2) Peasant studies; (3) Agrarian history; (4) Medieval history; (5) German history; (6) Social history; (7) Rural history; (8) Commercialisation; (9) Market dependence; (10) Comparative history

$59,944

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 Ghosh, 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 "Economy, Society, and Culture in the German lands c.900--c.1250" (2025), 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]