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Past Conferences 2008 Select year for other conference pages: 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 , 2003 , 2002 , 2001 See also the Events Reports section |
| January 2008 | ||
| 24 Jan | Birmingham | Centre for Byzantine, Ottoman and Modern Greek Studies |
| 26 Jan | London | Colloquium: Aspects of Albania Centre for Hellenic Studies, King's College |
| Feb 2008 | ||
| 7 Feb | London | Seventeenth Annual Runciman Lecture |
| 7 Feb | Birmingham | Centre for Byzantine, Ottoman and Modern Greek Studies |
| 8-10 Feb | Sydney | Imperium and Culture XVth Biennial Conference of The Australian Association of Byzantine Studies (AABS) The Australian Association of Byzantine Studies (AABS) would like to formally announce a call for papers for its XVth Biennial Conference. This meeting’s theme will be “Imperium and Culture,” looking at the relationship between imperial patronage and involvement in various aspects of cultural expression. Contributors are invited to interpret this theme broadly, and we welcome submissions from all fields. Both scholars with academic affiliation and working independently, as well as postgraduate students, are encouraged to apply. The XVth Biennial Conference will be held 8-10 February 2008 at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia. Please submit paper abstracts of up to 500 words in length by no later than 15 August 2007. Submissions and contact information should be made to: Dr Geoffrey Nathan |
| 21 Feb | Oxford | University of Oxford GRINFIELD LECTURES ON THE SEPTUAGINT 2007-2008 JENNIFER DINES (Lecturer in Old Testament Studies (retired), Heythrop College, University of London) The Book of the Twelve: Translation, interpretation at 5.00 pm in the Examination Schools |
| 22 Feb | Birmingham | Centre for Byzantine, Ottoman and Modern Greek Studies
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| 28 Feb | Oxford | University of Oxford GRINFIELD LECTURES ON THE SEPTUAGINT 2007-2008 JENNIFER DINES (Lecturer in Old Testament Studies (retired), Heythrop College, University of London) The Book of the Twelve: Translation, interpretation at 5.00 pm in the Examination Schools |
| March 2008 | ||
| 6 Mar | Birmingham | Centre for Byzantine, Ottoman and Modern Greek Studies
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| 6 Mar | Oxford | University of Oxford GRINFIELD LECTURES ON THE SEPTUAGINT 2007-2008 JENNIFER DINES (Lecturer in Old Testament Studies (retired), Heythrop College, University of London) The Book of the Twelve: Translation, interpretation at 5.00 pm in the Examination Schools |
| 13 Mar | Birmingham | Centre for Byzantine, Ottoman and Modern Greek Studies
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| 15 Mar | London | RECENT FIELDWORK IN URBAN ARCHAEOLOGY LATE ANTIQUE ARCHAEOLOGY 2008 A one-day conference to be held on Saturday 15th March 2008 at the King's College, London, jointly held by the University of Kent (Department of Classical and Archaeological Studies) and King's College London (Centre for Hellenic Studies / Dept of Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies). This conference will explore innovative fieldwork in late antique urban archaeology, focusing not only on recent careful excavations, but also on attempts to re-evaluate old excavated sites, to recover the context of epigraphy, and to bring modern survey methods to the study of the late antique city. 10.30 Welcome by Luke Lavan ( Kent ) and Tassos Papacostas (KCL) *Urban Surface Survey* *Epigraphic and Archaeological Survey* *Re-evaluating Old Sites* 15.40-16.10 Tea and Coffee *Artefact-rich Deposits* *Recent Developments in Istanbul * Entry is *FREE* of charge, but to reserve a place please email Luke Lavan (info@lateantiquearchaeology.com). The meeting will be held in room K2.31 (King's College London, Strand Campus, London WC2R 2LS: Main Building , first floor). Location details: |
| April 2008 | ||
| 4-6 April | Edinburgh | THE 41st Spring Symposium The Archaeologies of Byzantium School of History, Classics and Archaeology, This will be the first Spring Symposium directly focused on Byzantine Archaeology and aims to consider differing approaches to the archaeologies of the Byzantine world as well as highlighting the most important discoveries of recent years. We will cover the archaeology of the Byzantine world from the death of Justinian to fall of the City in 1453. We hope to consider how an understanding of the material culture of Byzantine has been moulded by the differing cultural and national perspectives of those who have inherited former Byzantine lands, especially Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria. Major themes will include: Visit our dedicated Symposium pages for further details including programme and registration forms. |
| May 2008 | ||
| 1 May | London | Benet Salway (UCL) Summer Term, ICS Ancient History seminar series, London Room 336, North Block, Senate House, Malet Street, London. For more information, contact Dr Sophie Lunn-Rockliffe or Dr Fiona Haarer |
| 1 May | Cambridge | Dr Philothei Kolitsi (University of Thessaloniki) University of Cambridge: Modern Greek lecture series |
| 2 May | New York | Objects in Motion: The Circulation of Religion and Sacred Objects in the Late Antique and Early Medieval World Symposium at the Bard Graduate Center, New York, NY Confirmed speakers: Matthew Canepa, Anthony Cutler, Georgia Frank, Henry Maguire, Hallie Meredith, Patricia Cox Miller, Ann Marie Yasin. |
| 8 May | London | Sophie Lunn-Rockliffe (KCL) & Fiona Haarer (KCL) Summer Term, ICS Ancient History seminar series, London Room 336, North Block, Senate House, Malet Street, London. For more information, contact Dr Sophie Lunn-Rockliffe or Dr Fiona Haarer |
| 8 May | Cambridge | Dr Dimitra Kolliakou (Newcastle University) University of Cambridge: Modern Greek lecture series |
| 6-9 May | Warsaw | Christian Art on the Borderlines of ASIA, AFRICA and EUROPE Polskie Stowarzyszenie Sztuki Orientu, The Polish Society of Oriental Art, Warsaw (www.sztukaorientu.pl) General themes of the 5th Conference: |
| 9 May | London | PROFESSOR LESLIE BRUBAKER Royal Historical Society's series on Friday 9 May 2008 at 5.00 p.m. at the Gustave Tuck Lecture Theatre, UCL |
| 6-9 May | Zakroczym, Poland | CHRISTIAN ART ON THE BORDERLANDS OF ASIA, AFRICA AND EUROPE Capuchin Fathers Monastery at Zakroczym http://www.cdh.ofmcap.pl/news.php General themes of the 5th Conference: Suggested Conference topics: Historical and geographical scope of the Conference: Participants: Art historians, archaeologists, ethnologists, Church historians, artwork restorers Languages at the Conference: English, Polish Costs: Deadlines: Call for papers Prof. Dr. Jerzy Malinowski – President of the Association |
| 12-15 May | Iasi, Romania | 15th International Conference on Eastern Chant
The conference will be organized by the Centre for Byzantine Studies at Iasi in cooperation with the Rumanian Ministry of Culture as part of the events celebrating the 600th anniversary of the first documentary attestation of Iasi as a medieval settlement. The general theme of this year’s conference will be Transmission and Reconstruction of Christian Ecclesiastical Musical Culture – East and West’, thus offering a new opportunity for putting into practice results attained in many countries during the past decade by enthusiastic individual scholars and/or dedicated research teams. New interesting materials in form of digital copies of MSS will be put at the disposal of the participants to illustrate new perspectives in obtaining deeper knowledge of notations, and their influence on transmission, from the parallel analysis of ‘lucky pairs’ of MSS. One of the hopes of this conference is the establishment of small transnational teams that would be willing to work on subjects related to verifying current interpretations of notational systems, such as of the middle-Byzantine, znamenny, Kievan staff. For further details: |
| 15 May | London | Neil McLynn (Oxford) Summer Term, ICS Ancient History seminar series, London Room 336, North Block, Senate House, Malet Street, London. For more information, contact Dr Sophie Lunn-Rockliffe or Dr Fiona Haarer |
| 15-16 May | Dublin | Sailing to Byzantium II Postgraduate Forum in Byzantine Studies CENTRE FOR MEDIEVAL & RENAISSANCE STUDIES, TRINITY COLEGE DUBLIN Following the success of last year’s Postgraduate Forum in Byzantine Studies: Sailing to Byzantium, the Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Trinity College Dublin, is this year organising a second international conference for postgraduate students who are conducting research on various facets of Byzantine civilisation. The II Postgraduate Forum in Byzantine Studies: Sailing to Byzantium will be held on 15-16 May 2008. As in the case of last year’s most successful postgraduate conference, this symposium aims to be a challenging and fruitful journey to Byzantium through the eyes of young scholars who have chosen Byzantine history and culture as their research focus.
The II Postgraduate Forum in Byzantine Studies: Sailing to Byzantium will open with the plenary lecture Following the pattern of last year’s event, this interdisciplinary symposium seeks to bring together postgraduate researchers from various areas of Byzantine Studies: history, archaeology, art, and literature. Participants will avail of an excellent opportunity to present their research, exchange new ideas, and meet in a challenging interdisciplinary context people with whom they share the same research interests. To this end, proposals for papers on any discipline of Byzantine Studies are invited. Abstracts (max 250 words), and CVs should be submitted by 15th of April 2008 to Savvas Neocleous (neocles@tcd.ie). Papers must be no more than 30 minutes long. Undergraduates are also cordially invited to attend. Personal details (full name, status, institution, phone, email) should be submitted by the same date. There will be a registration fee of 10 EURO (either payable on the day or by mailed cheque made payable to ‘TCD Account no. 1, Trinity College Dublin’). For further information regarding participation or attendance at the II Postgraduate Forum in Byzantine Studies: Sailing to Byzantium, please contact Savvas Neocleous (neocles@tcd.ie). |
| 22 May | London | Peregrine Horden (RHUL) Summer Term, ICS Ancient History seminar series, London Room 336, North Block, Senate House, Malet Street, London. For more information, contact Dr Sophie Lunn-Rockliffe or Dr Fiona Haarer |
| 29 May | London | Gavin Kelly (Edinburgh) & Lucy Grig (Edinburgh) Summer Term, ICS Ancient History seminar series, London Room 336, North Block, Senate House, Malet Street, London. For more information, contact Dr Sophie Lunn-Rockliffe or Dr Fiona Haarer |
| June 2008 | ||
3-5 June |
Sheffield | ARCHAEOLOGIES OF THE EVERYDAY A conference organised by the Centre for Historical Archaeology, and hosted by the Humanities Research Institute, The University of Sheffield This interdisciplinary conference will bring together scholars, from a range of disciplines (archaeology, anthropology, sociology, history, art history), who are challenging accepted notions of the everyday as mundane and routine. The conference will be organised around five themes - " The Historicity of the Senses Confirmed speakers include For further details of conference themes, a call for papers, registration details etc, go to http://www.shef.ac.uk/archaeology/conferences/archaeologies-of-the-everyday/ [Posted on BEDLAM: Byzantine Email Distribution List and Mailings.] |
| 5 June | London | Byzantine Mosaics Conference British Museum There will be a one-day conference at the British Museum on the subject of Byzantine mosaics. Further publicity to come but if you are interested, please contact Dr Bente Bjornholt, Leverhulme Network Facilitator at B.K.Bjornholt@sussex.ac.uk or Essex House, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton BN 1 9QN |
| 12 June | London | Monica White (Stanford) Summer Term, ICS Ancient History seminar series, London Room 336, North Block, Senate House, Malet Street, London. For more information, contact Dr Sophie Lunn-Rockliffe or Dr Fiona Haarer |
| 2-27 June | Dumbarton Oaks | Byzantine Greek Summer School Dumbarton Oaks will again offer an intensive four-week course in medieval Greek and paleography in the early summer of 2008. A limited number of places will be available for students from North America and Europe. Course Offerings Faculty Accommodation and Costs Requirements for Admission Application Procedure Dumbarton Oaks [Posted on BEDLAM: Byzantine Email Distribution List and Mailings.] |
| 21-9 June | Georgia | Georgian Arts in the Context of European and Asian Cultures International Symposium |
| 24 June | London | Colloquium on Hellenic Concepts of Political Friendship and Enmity: a Contribution towards the Understanding of Conflict in the Modern World We live in a period in which terrorism, political and religious wars, and ethnic genocide are parts of daily reality. The belief that the end of Cold War would eliminate these horrors has vanished. The world now anticipates ever broadening conflicts. With this in mind the Institute of Classical Studies of the University of London and The Hellenic Institute of Royal Holloway, University of London are organising a one-day colloquium to explore the diachronic causes of enmity and notions of political friendship within societies and between civilisations, in the context of the Hellenic cultural heritage. Speakers include: The Colloquium is organised by Kostas Kalimtzis, Julian Chrysostomides, Olga Krzyszkowska and Charalambos Dendrinos and will be held at Senate House, North Block, Room 336, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU on 24 June 2008 between 10.00-18.30. The colloquium is sponsored by the Institute of Classical Studies and The Hellenic Institute. For the provisional programme and updated information on the Colloquium please visit: |
| 24 June | Oxford | Elena Ene D-Vasilescu Development of Christian Iconography Centre for Mission Studies, Oxford |
| July 2008 | ||
| 7-9 July | Oxford | Twenty Sixth International Conference on The Decapolis The aim of this conference is to study once again the theme of the Decapolis with its new discoveries and researches. The conference will start on Tuesday July 1 at 9am, finishing on Thursday July 3 at 5pm. Each speaker’s paper is limited to 30 minutes, with an additional 10 minutes for discussion. All papers given at the conference will be considered for publication in a future edition of the ARAM Periodical, subject to editorial review. If you wish to get more information about the ARAM Society, please open: www.aramsociety.org |
| 7-10 July | Leeds | International Medieval Congress, Leeds The Natural World 7-10 July 2008. Interest in (and concern for) the natural environment is not simply a modern phenomenon. Human identities are defined by their relationship with their natural environment, and human lives depend on natural resources. In medieval Europe , the discourse about the natural world was dominated by the Christian religion. However, its foundation was much broader, encompassing a rich and highly varied inheritance from antiquity, including classical natural philosophy, Jewish, Muslim, and Christian religious thought, as well as pagan and vernacular traditions which formed the basis for the development of new European attitudes towards nature. In medieval theology, philosophy, art and literature landscapes such as deserts and wildernesses conveyed meanings, and so did the animals, real or imaginary, that populated them. While unicorns and dragons may have wandered through imaginary landscapes, the inhabitants of medieval Europe were busily taming the wildernesses surrounding them to permit their exploitation by human settlements and agriculture. Bush and forest were cleared to make way for crops and plants grown for food and trade. Animals were subject to breeding projects, some species were hunted to near extinction, while others were introduced or imported for entertainment and pleasure. But the interaction between humankind and the environment was reciprocal: short-term effects of weather and longer-term climatic change, for example, could have profound consequences for medieval economies, societies, and cultures. In order to enhance our understanding of all of these developments and the consequences for the environment the input of many different disciplines is essential, and not just from within the humanities; therefore, we will especially welcome papers that cross traditional boundaries of discipline and topic. Aspects of this thematic strand may include: Perception of nature and perception of creation The 'Book of Nature' Nature and taxonomy Natural history and the encyclopaedic tradition Natural symbolism Liminality of the natural world Representations of the natural world The wilderness in literature, theology and art The natural world as a threat to human existence Climate change and its effects The impact of natural catastrophes on mentalities Animal populations Uses of plants and animals in science, medicine and commerce The exploitation of nature Land clearance, draining of wetlands, protection of coastlines Ecology and 'green' thinking The IMC seeks to provide an interdisciplinary forum for the discussion of all aspects of Medieval Studies. At the IMC 2008, sessions and papers on the special thematic strand 'The Natural World' are particularly encouraged. However, as in previous years, papers and sessions on all aspects of the study of the European Middle Ages are most welcome. We prefer proposals to be completed online www.leeds.ac.uk/ims/imc - a quick, easy, and secure method. Paper proposals must be submitted by 31 August 2007; session proposals must be submitted by 30 September 2007. The IMC welcomes session and paper proposals submitted in all major European languages. For a Proposal Form and further details please contact: Axel E. W. Müller |
| 21-25 July | Belfast | The Fifth International Medieval Chronicle Conference Queen's University Belfast With a mixture of papers covering the Medieval West, the Byzantine East and central and eastern Europe the conference seeks to develop a synthesis of how different linguistic traditions express difference between "chronicle" and "history". For further information, please contact the organiser: Dion C. Smythe, Institute of Byzantine Studies, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast BT7 1NN; e-mail: dionsmythe@hotmail.com |
| 27 July - 2 Aug | Oxford | Lincoln College International Summer School in Greek Palaeography The Second Lincoln College International Summer School in Greek Palaeography will take place at the University of Oxford and the Bodleian Library from Sunday, 27 July to Saturday, 2 August 2008. The Summer School addresses advanced undergraduate as well as postgraduate students working in subject areas such as classics (Greek language and literature), medieval and early modern Greek philology, patristics, theology, art history and archaeology, and late antique, medieval, and Byzantine literary and cultural history. For more information and an application form, please visit http://www-gpss.linc.ox.ac.uk . Applications and references must be received not later than 31 March 2008. For enquiries please contact the Programme Coordinator, Dr Maria Konstantinidou, or the Programme Director, Dr Christos Simelidis. |
| September 2008 | ||
| 8-10 Sept | Krakow | TOWARDS REWRITING? The Institute of Art History, Jagiellonian University in Krakow, and the Faculty of Church History of the Pontifical Academy of Theology in Krakow extend to invitation to all interested scholars (art historians, archaeologists, historians, philologists and theologians) to participate in the forthcoming Symposium, either by contributing a paper or by attending it as a discussant in the proceedings. The purpose of the Symposium is to discuss new discoveries, interpretations and methodologies giving novel insights and new perspectives on the art of the Byzantine Empire. We invite focusing on objects of art, both unpublished and well-knownm but requiring a new approach to the issues of their dating, function or meaning, as well as contributions discussing the context of creation, migration and perception of object of art, iconographic formulas, and aesthetic ideas. Official Website: http://byzantinesymposium.com/ Dr. Piotr L. Grotowski |
| 22-4 Sept | Athens | The presence of Byzantium in modern and contemporary South-Eastern Europe International conference Proposal for papers (600 words) should be written in English or French and be submitted by January 31 st 2008. |
| 23-25 Sept | Vienna | Gründerinnen & Stifterinnen, Female Founders in Byzantium & Beyond An International Colloquium, Institut für Kunstgeschichte, University of Vienna This international colloquium celebrates the achievements of women founders, patrons and donors in Byzantium and in neighbouring regions. It arises out of the award to the University of Vienna of a chair in Gender Studies by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Science and Research in recognition of the University’s record in support of women scholars. During the university year 2007-2008, lecture series on Women, Men and Eunuchs; Sex and The City; The Muses; pro-seminars on Women and Power; Women and Sanctity; and The Byzantine Body; and a graduate seminar on Female Founders have prepared the way for a three-day event with the international scholars most closely associated with the world-famous treasures commissioned by the female founders of Byzantium and housed in the Österreichische Nationalbibliothek and in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna. Students and scholars of Byzantium and its neighbours are invited to submit proposals for 15-minute papers, before 30 April 2008, on themes related to the following topics: • Individual founders, patrons, donors Theoretical papers on economic, historical, art-historical, archaeological, and literary aspects of gender and patronage in Mediterranean societies will be most welcome. Please send proposals to matthew.savage@univie.ac.at or galina.fingarova@univie.ac.at We look forward to welcoming you to Vienna Michael Grünbart, Margaret Mullett, Lioba Theis, |
| October 2008 | ||
| 22-5 Oct | Vienna | imitatio – aemulatio – variatio Austrian Academy of Sciences, Institut für Byzanzforschung; University of Vienna, Institut für Byzantinistik und Neogräzistik; Österreichische Byzantinische Gesellschaft For a preliminary schedule and for further information please go to http://www.oeaw.ac.at/byzanz/ |
| 22 Oct | Reading | Information and knowledge in A one-day research seminar exploring the relationship between information processing and knowledge in pre-medieval empires, from the earliest imperial systems of ancient Mesopotamia to the would-be ‘world empires’ of Late Antiquity, with papers and discussion by leading scholars. Programme: Palmer Building Room 102, Whiteknights campus If you are interested in attending, please register with Ken Dark. Registration is free, and all are welcome. |
| 23 Oct | Birmingham | Eminegul Karababa (Exeter) University of Birmingham: Centre for Byzantine, Ottoman and Modern Greek Studies |
| 30 Oct | Birmingham | Anthony Hirst (Belfast and London) University of Birmingham: Centre for Byzantine, Ottoman and Modern Greek Studies |
| November 2008 | ||
| 8 Nov | London | Byzantium Comes to Britain A day workshop on the musical component of Byzantine church liturgy and its context: Christian Hannick The development of the kontakion And, to end, an introduction to the new musical setting of the Byzantine Divine Liturgy in English, including live performance of major excerpts and discussion of the received traditions of Byzantine singing and their adaptation to English. Weston Room, Maughan Library, King's College, Chancery Lane 11.00-18.00. LCACE event: http://www.kcl.ac.uk/ |
| 13-15 Nov | Maynooth | The Patristic Symposium, Maynooth Founded 1986 CALL FOR PAPERS The Seventh Maynooth Patristic Conference will take place at the Pontifical University of Ireland at Maynooth from Thursday 13 to Saturday 15 November 2008, with an excursion to be planned for those able to stay on to Sunday. The theme is The Holy Spirit in the Fathers of the Church Submissions for papers should be sent to: Due to time pressure, please send submissions by the end of April. It will not be possible to consider submissions after the end of May. |
| 13 Nov | Birmingham | Georgia Farinou Malamatari (Thessalonike) University of Birmingham: Centre for Byzantine, Ottoman and Modern Greek Studies |
| 19 Nov | Nottingham | Dr John Casey (London) University of Nottingham: The Centre for Late Antique and Byzantine Studies |
| Nov | London | University of London Workshop on Greek Texts and Manuscripts The University of London Workshop in Greek Texts and Manuscripts will be held at the Warburg Institute, Ground floor, Large Seminar Room, Woburn Square, London WC1H 0AB in November 2008 (date to be announced). This workshop is designed for MA and research students who pursue research in Classical and Byzantine texts preserved in Greek manuscripts. It concentrates on research methods and techniques used in tracing published texts, manuscripts and scribes. For further information please contact Dr Charalambos Dendrinos (ch.dendrinos@rhul.ac.uk) at The Hellenic Institute, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, Surrey TW20 0EX. |
| 27 Nov | Birmingham | Alexander Panayotov (St Andrews) University of Birmingham: Centre for Byzantine, Ottoman and Modern Greek Studies |
| December 2008 | ||
| 2 Dec | Nottingham | Dr Neil McLynn (University of Oxford) University of Nottingham: The Centre for Late Antique and Byzantine Studies Classics, Room C6, 5pm. |
| 11 Dec | Birmingham | Vince Gaffney, Phil Murgatroyd, Rob Minsom, Georgios Theodoropoulos (Birmingham) University of Birmingham: Centre for Byzantine, Ottoman and Modern Greek Studies |
| 12-13 Dec | Belgium | GIVING A SMALL TASTE KANTL, Ghent, Belgium Organisation: Kristoffel Demoen, Floris Bernard |
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