construction release_alert

Profile editing will be unavailable for Scholars@Duke profiles from June 11-24, 2026
as manual profile data entry transitions to Elements. More information about the transition.

cancel

Sarah Beckwith

Katherine Everett Gilbert Distinguished Professor of English

ott@duke.edu

Duke Box 90014, Durham, NC 27708-0680

302A Allen, Box 90014, Durham, NC 27708

Office hours

More About This Person

At a Glance

Credentials
1. Education

Academic Experience
1. Current Appointments & Affiliations
2. Previous Appointments & Affiliations

Expertise
1. Global Scholarship

Research

Publications
1. Selected Publications

Artistic Works / Events

Teaching
1. Recent Courses

Advising & Mentoring

Recognition
1. Awards & Honors
2. In the News

Professional Activities
1. Selected Presentations & Appearances
2. Service to the Profession

Embed Profile Data

Embed Profile Data

Selected Grants

Forms of Conversion: Religion, Culture, and Cognitive Ecologies in Early Modern Europe and its Worlds

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Mcgill University, Montreal · 2013 - 2019

Paper Dolls

Institutional SupportPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by The Mary Duke Biddle Foundation · 2001 - 2002

Fellowships, Gifts, and Supported Research

Seed Grant: COLP: Community for Ordinary Language Philosophy · 2026 Co-PI · Awarded by: Duke Office for Faculty Advancement

External Relationships

Royalties from Cornell University Press

This faculty member (or a member of their immediate family) has reported outside activities with the companies, institutions, or organizations listed above. This information is available to institutional leadership and, when appropriate, management plans are in place to address potential conflicts of interest.