Cecily Hilsdale, McGill University

Research

Mediterranean studies medieval Spain the global Middle Ages Medieval cultural exchange Roman and Byzantine art Visigothic art heritage and patrimony art history

Latest funding

Treasure: Power, Loss, and Historicity in the Medieval Mediterranean and Beyond
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$40,190
Treasure: Power, Loss, and Historicity in the Medieval Mediterranean and Beyond
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$22,342
The mobility and mutability of Byzantine art in the medieval Mediterranean
SSHRC · 2016 · Principal investigator
$115,379

All 4 grants and awards

Treasure: Power, Loss, and Historicity in the Medieval Mediterranean and Beyond

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Hilsdale, Cecily J.

Keywords: Medieval cultural exchange; Roman and Byzantine art; Mediterranean studies; Medieval Spain; Visigothic art; the Global Middle Ages; heritage and patrimony

$40,190

Treasure: Power, Loss, and Historicity in the Medieval Mediterranean and Beyond

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Hilsdale, Cecily J.

Keywords: Medieval cultural exchange; Roman and Byzantine art; Mediterranean studies; Medieval Spain; Visigothic art; the Global Middle Ages; heritage and patrimony

$22,342

The mobility and mutability of Byzantine art in the medieval Mediterranean

Principal investigatorSSHRC2016Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Hilsdale, Cecily

Keywords: art history; Byzantium; cultural exchange; Mediterranean studies; medieval Spain; diplomacy; gift-giving; the global Middle Ages

$115,379

The ends of empire: Byzantine art and diplomacy in an age of decline

Principal investigatorSSHRC2010Standard Research Grants program

Principal investigators: Hilsdale, Cecily

Keywords: art history; cultural exchange; Byzantium; diplomacy; gift-giving; gender; patronage; Mediterranean studies; image theory; Hellenism; luxury arts; silk; manuscripts

$115,800

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: Mediterranean studies Dear Professor Hilsdale, 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 mediterranean 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 "Treasure: Power, Loss, and Historicity in the Medieval Mediterranean and Beyond" (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]