Shawna Dolansky, Carleton University

Research

history digital graphic reconstruction women gender feminist methods ancient archaeology

Latest funding

Women of the Ancient World: An Interactive Digital History Project
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$80,291
Women of the ancient world: graphic reconstructions and digital resources
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$82,325
Women of the ancient world: graphic reconstructions and digital resources
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$59,840

Women of the Ancient World: An Interactive Digital History Project

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Dolansky, Shawna

Keywords: history; digital; graphic reconstruction; women; gender; feminist methods; ancient; archaeology; text; religion; culture

$80,291

Women of the ancient world: graphic reconstructions and digital resources

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Dolansky, Shawna

Keywords: history; digital; graphic reconstruction; women; gender; feminist methods; ancient; archaeology; text; religion; culture

$82,325

Women of the ancient world: graphic reconstructions and digital resources

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Dolansky, Shawna

Keywords: history; digital; graphic reconstruction; women; gender; feminist methods; ancient; archaeology; text; religion; culture

$59,840

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: history Dear Professor Dolansky, 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 history 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 "Women of the Ancient World: An Interactive Digital History Project" (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]