Robin Waugh, Wilfrid Laurier University

Research

Old Icelandic literature Old Icelandic culture literary study medieval studies feminism

Latest funding

Child Abandonment, Language, and Landscape in the Sagas of Icelanders
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$30,110
Child Abandonment, Language, and Landscape in the Sagas of Icelanders
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$36,106
The gendering of Medieval Patience literature
SSHRC · 2002 · Principal investigator
$21,136

All 3 grants and awards

Child Abandonment, Language, and Landscape in the Sagas of Icelanders

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Waugh, Robin

Keywords: Old Icelandic literature; Old Icelandic culture; literary study; medieval studies; feminism

$30,110

Child Abandonment, Language, and Landscape in the Sagas of Icelanders

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Waugh, Robin

Keywords: Old Icelandic literature; Old Icelandic culture; literary study; medieval studies; feminism

$36,106

The gendering of Medieval Patience literature

Principal investigatorSSHRC2002Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Waugh, Robin

Keywords: literary criticism; literary history; genre study; interdisciplinary study; feminist study

$21,136

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: Old Icelandic literature Dear Professor Waugh, 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 old icelandic literature 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 "Child Abandonment, Language, and Landscape in the Sagas of Icelanders" (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]