The Byzness, 17th January 2024
Oxford University Byzantine Society
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THE OXFORD UNIVERSITY BYZANTINE SOCIETY
The Byzness, 17th January 2024
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1. NEWS AND EVENTS
2. CALLS FOR PAPERS
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JOBS AND SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
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1. NEWS AND EVENTS
Melkite or Nestorian? Ibn al-Sirrī (9th c.) in Light of New Finds
Tübingen Byzantine and Near Eastern Seminar
Melkite or Nestorian? Ibn al-Sirrī (9th c.) in Light of New Finds
Dr. Habib Ibrahim
Emmy Noether Research Group: “Religious Conflict and Mobility, 700-900”
Thursday, January 18, 2024 at 6:15 p.m.
University of Tübingen, Hegelbau, ground floor, room 2
The lecture is hybrid. For online (Zoom) registration please contact: maren....@student.uni-tuebingen.de
More on us at https://uni-tuebingen.de/en/201982.
Some Aspects of the Relations of Basil II with the Higher Clergy
The Byzantine Studies Lectures of the Institute of Historical Research (National Hellenic Research Foundation) continue on Monday January 22 with a hybrid lecture on:
Some Aspects of the Relations of Basil II with the Higher Clergy [in Greek]
Vassiliki Vlysidou, National Hellenic Research Foundation
18:00 EET, National Hellenic Research Foundation, 48, V. Constantinou Av. 11635, Athens.
To join via Zoom please follow the link:
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_DRfFadVOT-iuJ0P8W7Mn6g
Histoire de la Période Paléologue (1261-1453): Byzance, Orient Latin, Mondes Slave et Turc
Séminaire organisé par Marie-Hélène Blanchet (UMR 8167 Orient et Méditerranée,
Monde byzantin) et Raúl Estangüi Gómez (CCHS-CSIC, Madrid)
Programme 2023-2024
en ligne et en Sorbonne
accès par le 17 rue de la Sorbonne, 75005 Paris
IRBIMMA Esc. B, 4e étage salle H305
Jeudi 25 janvier 2024, 17h-19h
Brendan OSSWALD (Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften), « L’Épire et l’Empire.
Réflexions sur l’impérialité byzantine vue d’Épire (XIIIe-XVe siècle) »
Jeudi 29 février 2024, 17h-19h
James COGBILL (University of Oxford), « Early Palaiologan Constantinople, a ‘fragmented
city’? »
Jeudi 21 mars 2024, 17h-19h
Davide AVOGARO (Université de Padoue/EPHE), « Pour une prosopographie de la famille
Akropolitès : anciens problèmes et nouvelles hypothèses »
Jeudi 25 avril 2024, 17h-19h
Antonio RIGO (Université Ca’ Foscari, Venise), « Les étapes de la rédaction et les sources
utilisées par Philothée Kokkinos pour son Éloge de Grégoire Palamas »
Jeudi 6 juin 2024, 17h-19h
Lilyana YORDANOVA (Musée du Louvre, Paris), « Phénomènes sociaux et approches
pluridisciplinaires : autour du livre “À la gloire de Dieu ! Commande et donation pieuses en
Bulgarie médiévale” »
2. CALLS FOR PAPERS
Being Human: Rhythms, Actions, Inter-actions in the Medieval Mediterranean
The Eighth International Conference of the Society for the Medieval Mediterranean (SMM)
24-27 June 2024, Edinburgh
Being Human: Rhythms, Actions, Inter-actions in the Medieval Mediterranean
www.societymedievalmediterranean.com/2024-edinburgh
Call for Panels & Papers
EXTENDED DEADLINE: 31 January 2024
The theme of the Eighth International Conference of the Society for the Medieval
Mediterranean (SMM) is ‘Being Human: Rhythms, Actions, Inter-actions in the Medieval
Mediterranean’. Scholars are invited to explore the ‘human’ histories of the Mediterranean,
especially the multifaceted interactions which took place in and around the sea from
quotidian and cross-cultural perspectives. Attention will be paid to the rhythmic and
cyclical nature of human activity in the Mediterranean and in the maritime cities and towns
surrounding it.
We invite papers that examine the theme from different disciplinary perspectives, including
History, Archaeology, Literature, Linguistics, Art History, Religious Studies/Theology, among
others. We welcome research papers that, through the analysis of diverse types of sources,
apply innovative approaches and stimulate debates that will enhance our understanding of
individual and collective perceptions and experiences of human interactions in and across
the medieval Mediterranean.
Topics of the conference could include, but are by no means limited to:
Cross-cultural contacts, interactions, assimilation and/or conflicts
Rhythms of activity, e.g., sailing seasons, fishing and farming, markets, and the impact of
natural conditions
Religious interactions, e.g., of pilgrims, missionaries, travellers and scholars
Diplomatic interactions, e.g., of emissaries, translators and merchants
Daily interactions, e.g., love, sex, marriage, family, friends and neighbours
Military interactions, e.g. of mercenaries and crusaders
Interactions between peoples of the Mediterranean and the wider world
Slavery, liberty and captivity
Pirates, renegades and rule-breakers
Migration, movement and settlement
Material evidence of exchange and interactions
Construction and/or deconstruction of ‘identities’
Narrative, visual and materials depictions of the everyday and the commonplace
Applicants are encouraged to submit proposals for panels of three 20-minute papers each
for 1.5 hour sessions, and should nominate a chair. We will do our best to accommodate
applications for individual papers but panels will be prioritised.
Language: Papers will be delivered in English. However, panel chairs will be allowed to
accept discussions in any other language, while guaranteeing, if needed, translation into
English.
Deadline:
Panel proposals, in the form of a session title, session abstract (150–200 words), and 3
paper titles with short abstracts (100–150 words) as well as the name of a nominated chair
where there is a preference should be submitted to socmed...@gmail.com by 31
January 2024.
Paper proposals, in the form of a paper title and short abstract (100–150 words) should be
submitted to socmed...@gmail.com by 31 January 2024.
'Worlds of the Slavs': Food in the Worlds of the Slavs up to the 16th Century
The Tadeusz Manteuffel Institute of History Polish Academy of Sciences
The Polish Young Academy of the Polish Academy of Sciences
Committee of Slavic Studies of Polish Academy of Sciences
Oxford Centre for Byzantine Research
King’s College London
We cordially invite you to the third in a series of conferences on the theme
‘Worlds of the Slavs’: Food in the Worlds of the Slavs up to the 16th century
Conference applications should be submitted by 28 February 2024: https://docs.google.com/forms/
The conference languages will be English and Polish. The organizers will provide accommodation
Should you have any further questions please do not hesitate to contact us at: theworldo...@gmail.com
Organizing Committee: Marta Font (Pécs, Hungary), Adrian Jusupović (Warsaw, Poland), Aleksander Paroń (Wrocław, Poland), Jonathan Shepard (Oxford, United Kingdom), Alexandra Vukovich (King’s College London, United Kingdom)
The Archaeology of Affluence: Comparative Perspectives on Surplus, Wealth, and Social Organisation in Pre-Modern Societies
*Deadline for proposals: 31 January 2024*
An International Conference,
Department of History and Cultures, Piazza di San Giovanni in Monte
Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna, Italy
8th – 9th May, 2024
Convenors
Santo Privitera
Francesco Iacono
Palmiro Notizia
Topic
Over half a century ago, in a seminal work, Marshal Shalins (1966) advanced his definition of an "original affluent society" introducing the concept of “affluence” and challenging well-established views on the recurrent association between complexity, progress, and prosperity. Since then, the relationship between the availability of resources and social organisation has been recognised as a fundamental issue for the study of pre-modern societies, a debate that has now re-emerged and has been strengthened in the aftermath of the publication of the Dawn of Everything (Graeber and Wengrow 2021). Such debate is yet to make a substantial impact in the study of political organisation in early polities, particularly in Western Asia, the Aegean and the circum-Mediterranean Area, a region that has experienced the earliest, fastest, and most striking social transformations worldwide. This conference sets to trigger the beginning of such a debate in the archeology of pre-modern societies (from the Neolithic period through to the early Archaic period), exploring this complex conundrum through all its possible facets, looking at topics such as:
The roots of affluence: Was it farming? Was surplus available to communities with little arable land or placed next to the coasts and/or wetlands? Was animal husbandry the key variable? What strategies were groups of herders and farmers employing to overcome the dearth of resources and, in turn, create affluence?
The relationship between individual and community affluence: How even was affluence distributed among populations? Was this connected to an unbalance in social arrangements? How is this unbalance (or lack thereof) translated in the archaeological record of the world of the living or the dead? How was affluence made evident and communicated (e.g. by laying out monumental buildings and spaces, enlarging private dwellings, or furbishing tombs?)
The management of affluence: Was affluence a multiplier of social complexity? How were groups managing affluence? Through feasting practices and/or the destruction of wealth? How far-reaching was the use of administrative tools aimed at bookkeeping (sacrificial or archival economies)? In a wider perspective, what was the role played by the accumulation and storage of staples, on the one hand, and the production of high-status and precious artefacts, on the other?
The relationship between affluence and technology: What were the means through which affluence was achieved and regenerated over time? (e.g., exploiting wetlands, farming practices, animal husbandry, metal mining, staple storage, special textile techniques, trade relationships) What are its traces in the archaeological record (e.g., architectural monumentality, dining sets in precious metals, clay skeuomorphs, iconography)?
Professor Paul Halstead (University of Sheffield) kindly accepted to give a keynote lecture on the topics of the conference.
Call for Papers
Proposals for papers in English (with abstracts up to 250 words) will be sent to the email address archaeology...@gmail.com by 31 January 2024 at the latest. Those who wish to attend and are not presenting are very welcome.
Publication
We aim to invite all presenters to offer their papers for publication in a peer reviewed proceeding of the workshop. The lead editors will be Drs Santo Privitera, Francesco Iacono, and Palmiro Notizia.
Getty Research Journal: Call for Submissions
We are pleased to invite submissions to the Getty Research Journal, an open-access publication presenting peer-reviewed articles on the visual arts of all cultures, regions, and time periods. The journal will be published through Getty’s Quire software beginning with the spring 2024 issue and made available free of charge in web, PDF, and e-book formats. Topics often relate to Getty collections, initiatives, and broad research interests, although this is not a requirement for consideration. The journal welcomes a diversity of perspectives and methodological approaches, and seeks to include work that expands narratives on global culture. We encourage topics and cultural perspectives that remain marginalized in art history and related fields.
The Getty Research Journal publishes full-length articles (5,000–7,500 words and 8–12 illustrations) and shorter notices highlighting early-stage research as well as recent acquisitions or discoveries (1,500–5,000 words and 3–7 illustrations); these limits are in keeping with the journal’s open-access format and the reading experience online. All word counts include endnotes.
Submissions are reviewed on a rolling basis. The next submission deadline is March 1, 2024. Manuscripts must be submitted through the journal’s portal on Scholastica (see below).
About the Journal: https://www.getty.edu/research/publications/grj/
Instructions for Authors and Submit Manuscript: https://grj.scholasticahq.com/for-authors
Contact the Editorial Office: g...@getty.edu
3. JOBS AND SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Endowed Professorship in Hellenic Studies
Endowed Professorship in Hellenic Studies - Assistant Professor.
Stony Brook University: College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Language and Cultural Studies.
Deadline February 5, 2024 at 11:59pm Eastern time.
Description
The Department of Languages and Cultural Studies at Stony Brook University, the flagship institution of the State University of New York (SUNY) system, invites applications in its search for the Peter V. Tsantes Endowed Professorship in Hellenic Studies. This position will be central to reinforcing and expanding education in Greek language and culture at Stony Brook. This position involves the teaching of Modern Greek and a secondary area of specialization, with affiliations possible with the Departments of History, Linguistics and/or Philosophy. Areas of secondary specialization may include Ancient Greek, Greek Philosophy, Greek Linguistics or Greek History. Responsibilities include coordinating lectures and events offered through the Center for Hellenic Studies as well as enriching the minor in Hellenic Studies.
The Department of Historical Studies at Central European University (Vienna, Austria) is pleased to announce its call for applications for the 2024/2025 academic year. The deadline is February 1, 2024.
Central European University is a graduate-level, English-language university with a multi-disciplinary Department of Historical Studies that offers the following programs:
• PhD in Late Antique, Medieval and Early Modern Studies (5 fully funded positions)
• PhD in Comparative History (5 fully funded positions)
• 1-year MA and 2-year MA in Historical Studies (History track and Late Antique & Medieval Studies track)
• 2-year MA in Cultural Heritage Studies
• 2-year MA in Museum Studies
• European Master in Women’s and Gender History – MATILDA (2 years)
• Erasmus Mundus MA ‘History in the Public Sphere’ (2 years)
CEU provides a variety of need- and merit-based scholarships and various other types of financial support available to students at all levels and from any country (tuition waiver, stipend, housing awards, health insurance coverage): https://www.ceu.edu/financialaid.
Interested applicants can contact us at historic...@ceu.edu. For further information, visit: https://medievalstudies.ceu.edu/.
Two fully-funded PhD positions to carry out research on New Ancient Greek Literature from the Low Countries at KU Leuven:
- PhD position 1 - New Ancient Greek literature from the Low Countries (1484-1700)
- PhD position 2 - New Ancient Greek literature from the Low Countries (1484-1700)
The deadline for applying is 15 March.
Especially for the first position, knowledge of Byzantine literature is a plus.
Please do not hesitate to reach out to Raf Van Rooy and Reinhart Ceulemans should you have any questions or should you consider applying.
Applications for three postdoctoral fellowships in Medieval History, associated with the FAPESP Thematic Project "A Connected History of the Middle Ages. Communication and Circulation from the Mediterranean" (Process 2021/02912-3), has been extended until 4 March 2024.
Each of the post-doctoral fellows selected will be linked to one of the axes of this project: a) Space and Communities; b) Space and Circulation; c) Communication and Circulation.
The scholarship will initially last 24 months and, at FAPESP's discretion, may be renewed for a further 12 months each, totalling a maximum of 48 months. The period of the scholarship cannot be longer than the period of the Thematic Project to which it is linked, in accordance with the rules described at www.fapesp.br/bolsas/pd.
The full notice can be accessed at:
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Alexander Sherborne
DPhil Candidate, Faculty of History
President, Oxford University Byzantine Society
http://oxfordbyzantinesociety.wordpress.com