Sarah Bassett
Biographic Data
| ID | 4629213 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sarah Bassett |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sarah |
| FAMILY NAME | Bassett |
| SIGNATURE | BASSETT S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Indiana University |
| ORCID | 0009-0006-7766-2709 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
HeatReady Neighborhoods: A Planning Rubric for Extreme Heat
Problem, research strategy, and findingsRising temperatures and prolonged heat waves present significant challenges for all communities and are further exacerbated by socioeconomic and spatial vulnerabilities. Extreme heat impacts are amplified in areas with historic underinvestment in infrastructure, discriminatory redlining practices, and limited access to cooling amenities. To ethically mitigate and adapt to these impacts, holistically address…
Style and Meaning in Late Antique Art: Ancients and Moderns on Seeing and Thinking
How do we best see and understand the art of late antiquity? One of the perceived challenges of so doing is that this is a period whose visual production has been defined as stylistically abstract and emotionally spiritual, and therefore elusive. But this is a perception which – in her path-breaking new book – Sarah Bassett boldly challenges, offering two novel lines of interpretative inquiry. She first argues, by focusing on the art of late anti…
The Hippodrome of Constantinople
The Bronze Horseman of Justinian in Constantinople: The Cross-Cultural Biography of a Mediterranean Monument
The Cambridge Companion to Constantinople
From its foundation in the fourth century, to its fall to the Ottoman Turks in the fifteenth, 'Constantinople' not only identified a geographical location, but also summoned an idea. On the one hand, there was the fact of Constantinople, the city of brick and mortar that rose to preeminence as the capital of the Roman Empire on a hilly peninsula jutting into the waters at the confluence of the Sea of Marmora, the Golden Horn, and the Bosporos. On…
Cambridge Companion to Constantinople
Constantinople, history and monuments
Located on a hilly peninsula at the confluence of the Golden Horn, the Sea of Marmora, and the Bosphorus, Constantinople covered approximately 14 sq km at its largest extent and was among the most impressive cities of the later Roman world. This entry outlines the city's development from its initial settlement as a Greek colonial outpost in the seventh century bce through its Late Antique heyday. Three major phases define this development: Byzant…
Collecting and the Creation of History
Constantinople, history and monuments
Located on a hilly peninsula at the confluence of the waters of the Golden Horn, the Sea of Marmora, and the Bosphorus, Constantinople covered an area of approximately 14 sq km at its largest extent and was, by dint of its lavish urban infrastructure, among the most impressive cities of the later Roman world. This entry outlines the city's historical fortunes and urban development from the period of its initial settlement as a Greek colonial outp…
The Obelisk Base in Constantinople: Court Art and Imperial Ideology . By Bente Kiilerich
What Husbands in Northern India Know About Reproductive Health: Correlates of Knowledge About Pregnancy and Maternal and Sexual Health
Women in India suffer from a high incidence of reproductive disease, disability and death. Very little work has been done on men, but a much higher incidence of sexual experience outside marriage and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) among males than previously expected for this population is now being documented. In north India, women are dependent on their husbands and other family members for health-related decisions. Therefore, the behavio…
HeatReady Neighborhoods: A Planning Rubric for Extreme Heat
Problem, research strategy, and findingsRising temperatures and prolonged heat waves present significant challenges for all communities and are further exacerbated by socioeconomic and spatial vulnerabilities. Extreme heat impacts are amplified in areas with historic underinvestment in infrastructure, discriminatory redlining practices, and limited access to cooling amenities. To ethically mitigate and adapt to these impacts, holistically address…
What Husbands in Northern India Know About Reproductive Health: Correlates of Knowledge About Pregnancy and Maternal and Sexual Health
Women in India suffer from a high incidence of reproductive disease, disability and death. Very little work has been done on men, but a much higher incidence of sexual experience outside marriage and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) among males than previously expected for this population is now being documented. In north India, women are dependent on their husbands and other family members for health-related decisions. Therefore, the behavio…
The Obelisk Base in Constantinople: Court Art and Imperial Ideology . By Bente Kiilerich
Constantinople, history and monuments
Located on a hilly peninsula at the confluence of the waters of the Golden Horn, the Sea of Marmora, and the Bosphorus, Constantinople covered an area of approximately 14 sq km at its largest extent and was, by dint of its lavish urban infrastructure, among the most impressive cities of the later Roman world. This entry outlines the city's historical fortunes and urban development from the period of its initial settlement as a Greek colonial outp…
Collecting and the Creation of History
Constantinople, history and monuments
Located on a hilly peninsula at the confluence of the Golden Horn, the Sea of Marmora, and the Bosphorus, Constantinople covered approximately 14 sq km at its largest extent and was among the most impressive cities of the later Roman world. This entry outlines the city's development from its initial settlement as a Greek colonial outpost in the seventh century bce through its Late Antique heyday. Three major phases define this development: Byzant…
The Cambridge Companion to Constantinople
From its foundation in the fourth century, to its fall to the Ottoman Turks in the fifteenth, 'Constantinople' not only identified a geographical location, but also summoned an idea. On the one hand, there was the fact of Constantinople, the city of brick and mortar that rose to preeminence as the capital of the Roman Empire on a hilly peninsula jutting into the waters at the confluence of the Sea of Marmora, the Golden Horn, and the Bosporos. On…
Cambridge Companion to Constantinople
The Bronze Horseman of Justinian in Constantinople: The Cross-Cultural Biography of a Mediterranean Monument
Style and Meaning in Late Antique Art: Ancients and Moderns on Seeing and Thinking
How do we best see and understand the art of late antiquity? One of the perceived challenges of so doing is that this is a period whose visual production has been defined as stylistically abstract and emotionally spiritual, and therefore elusive. But this is a perception which – in her path-breaking new book – Sarah Bassett boldly challenges, offering two novel lines of interpretative inquiry. She first argues, by focusing on the art of late anti…
The Hippodrome of Constantinople
HeatReady Neighborhoods: A Planning Rubric for Extreme Heat
Problem, research strategy, and findingsRising temperatures and prolonged heat waves present significant challenges for all communities and are further exacerbated by socioeconomic and spatial vulnerabilities. Extreme heat impacts are amplified in areas with historic underinvestment in infrastructure, discriminatory redlining practices, and limited access to cooling amenities. To ethically mitigate and adapt to these impacts, holistically address…
Byzantine Studies and History (7 works) · History (7 works) · Art (6 works) · Ancient history (5 works) · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History (4 works) · Archaeology (4 works) · Antique (3 works) · Archaeology and Historical Studies (3 works) · French horn (3 works) · Geography (3 works)