Sabrina Higgins, Simon Fraser University

Research

Read how they describe their research on their Simon Fraser University profile.

Late Antique Studies Archaeology Art History Marian Studies Religious Transformation Sacred Landscapes Church History Early Christianity Gender and Agency Theory Late Antique Monasticism Eastern Christianity Material Culture of Religion

Latest funding

Picturing Religion: The Philae Temple Graffiti Project
SSHRC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$35,168
Presenting the Past: Responsible Engagement and Ancient Mediterranean History
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$24,369
The Early Cult of the Virgin and the Hegemony of the Text
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$32,598

All 3 grants and awards

No publications available.

Picturing Religion: The Philae Temple Graffiti Project

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Dijkstra, Jitse H.F.

Keywords: ancient graffiti; personal religious piety; Egyptian temples; use and reuse of sacred space; ancient Egyptian religion; early Christianity

$35,168

Presenting the Past: Responsible Engagement and Ancient Mediterranean History

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Higgins, Sabrina C.

Keywords: public scholarship; digital humanities; pedagogy; Mediterranean history; museum studies; cultural heritage

$24,369

The Early Cult of the Virgin and the Hegemony of the Text

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Higgins, Sabrina

Keywords: The Cult of the Virgin Mary; Art History; Religious History; Archaeology; Religious Transformation; Material Culture Analysis; Comparative Analysis; Late Antiquity; Byzantine History; Sacred Landscapes

$32,598

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: Late Antique Studies Dear Professor Higgins, 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 late antique studies 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 "Presenting the Past: Responsible Engagement and Ancient Mediterranean History" (2021), 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]