Sarah F. Porter

Dr. Sarah F. Porter is a historian of the literature, practices, and material culture that emerged in the wake of Christianity in the second through fifth centuries CE. Her research and archaeological fieldwork has taken her to Greece, Italy, and Turkey. Her current book project focuses on early Christian deathscapes, such as cemeteries and martyria, as sites of emotion and political jockeying. Other publications engage with the complicated legacies of archaeology and museums. In her classes, students encounter the complex and vibrant worlds of the early Christian Mediterranean through archaeology and ancient texts. Dr. Porter strives toward an inclusive and dynamic learning environment in the classroom.

Dr. Porter is currently revising her dissertation for publication as a monograph, Early Christian Deathscapes in Fourth-Century Antioch: Affect, Material Culture, and Affiliation.