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My research interests revolve around the literature produced by early Christians about the period of persecution under the Romans. I have examined gendered rhetoric, claims about painlessness in the face of torture, literary reception, as well as issues of historicity, spatial-temporal elements, and authorial authenticity.
I am beginning research on a different aspect of martyrdom and sainthood: the intersection of art/iconography, text, and culinary history. My initial research questions surround the origins and inspiration of food traditions on saints' days.
Dying to Be Men examines the gendered rhetoric in 2nd and 3rd cen. martyr texts.
Dying to Be Men examines the gendered rhetoric in 2nd and 3rd cen. martyr texts.
Divine Deliverance offers a new interpretation of the language of pain and painlessness in early Christian discussions of martyrdom.
Divine Deliverance offers a new interpretation of the language of pain and painlessness in early Christian discussions of martyrdom.
The Passion of Perpetua and Felicitas in Late Antiquity traces the reception of the 3rd century martyr text throughout late antiquity, in narrative retellings, sermons, calendars, and art.
The Passion of Perpetua and Felicitas in Late Antiquity traces the reception of the 3rd century martyr text throughout late antiquity, in narrative retellings, sermons, calendars, and art.
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