The Byzness, 7th February 2024

[Oxford University Byzantine Society]

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THE OXFORD UNIVERSITY BYZANTINE SOCIETY
The Byzness, 7^th February 2024
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1. NEWS AND EVENTS

2. CALLS FOR PAPERS

3. JOBS AND SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
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1.             NEWS AND EVENTS

 

'Maksim the Greek Between Two Worlds' - Tsakopoulos Hellenic Collection Lecture

You are cordially invited to attend a live Zoom talk on Tuesday, Feb. 13, at 9 a.m. Pacific Time by the current Hellenic Research Fellow, Dr. Justin Willson. The talk is entitled “Maksim Grek Between Two Worlds.” The event will be recorded and archived on the Hellenic Research Fellowship Program (HRFP) page at https://library.csus.edu/tsakopoulos-hellenic-collection/hrfp.

 

See the following link for full details about the event: https://library.csus.edu/spotlight-and-events/maksim-grek-between-two-worlds.

Registration Open for the SPBS Spring Symposium on 'Justice in Byzantium'

Registration for SPBS’s Annual Byzantine Spring Symposium, on the theme of ‘Justice in Byzantium’, is now open.

 

Here is the link, where you will also find the full conference programme, as well as details on accommodation and travel.                                                                                                                                                                                

https://kx-web.kent.ac.uk/KxRegistration/Registration/Welcome.aspx?e=D016C7487566B5EEE19461B8ABD4B065

 

The conference takes place from April 13^th-15^th 2024 at the University of Kent, Canterbury, UK, and will be hybrid.

 

For any queries, please contact Anne Alwis (a.p....@kent.ac.uk).

 

2.             CALLS FOR PAPERS

 

Conference of the Orthodox Canon Law Society of North America

Call for Papers Deadline: May 31, 2024

The Orthodox Canon Law Society of North America (OCLSNA) holds an annual forum for the presentation and discussion of papers on every aspect of Orthodox canon law and on related topics relevant to the discipline. Orthodox canon law includes the entire field of Eastern Christian canonical history and practice, including the Oriental and Eastern Catholic traditions. The discipline extends beyond the review of formal legislation and includes a vast scope of practice and literature. The canonical and legal life of the Church is reflected in such diverse areas as hagiography, liturgy, art, hymnography, and pastoral practice.

Conference attendance is open to all. Although blessed by Orthodox hierarchy, the society is academic in nature and not affiliated with any Orthodox jurisdiction or with the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States.

The society aims to foster growth in the study of the Orthodox canonical tradition by gathering scholars, professors, graduate students, attorneys, seminarians, and interested clergy in academic conferences to provide an avenue for the presentation of papers embodying current research in a professional setting.

The location of this year’s conference will take place on October 18–19, 2024 at the Maliotis Cultural Center located on the campus of Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology, 50 Goddard Avenue, Brookline, MA 02445.

The Program Committee invites proposals for papers on all topics and in all disciplines related to Orthodox canon law, as described above broadly construed. Scholars, professors, graduate students, attorneys, seminarians, and interested clergy are encouraged to contribute. Since the society is academic in nature, all are welcome to submit proposals without any consideration of denominational affiliation.

Paper proposals for the 2024 conference may be in the form of individual papers and complete panels. In both cases, abstracts for proposed papers must not exceed 500 words and must be written in a manner comprehensible to the members of the Program Committee. All proposed papers must be substantially original and, for the most part, not have been published previously. Each author is permitted to deliver only one paper at the conference.

Find more information at https://www.oclsna.org/conference

3.             JOBS AND SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Prize for Byzantine Numismatics or Sigillography Publication

ANNOUNCEMENT FOR ΤΗΕ INTERNATIONAL AWARD
DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF VASSO PENNA, 2024
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: February 28, 2024

The Board of the Christian Archaeological Society (ChAE) announces for the fifth time the annual international award in memory of the renowned numismatist and professor at the University of Peloponnese Vasso Penna, which has been founded by her husband Dr Charalambos Pennas, honorary director of the Archaeological Service and a member of the ChAE since 1980. 

The award endowed with a prize of 500 euros is granted, following the application of the candidates for the best publication within the broader field of numismatics and sigillography in Byzantium and in the areas of Greece and Cyprus under Latin rule. Submissions must fall within the following thematic strands: Byzantine numismatics, medieval numismatics of areas of Greece and Cyprus under Latin rule, imitations of Byzantine coins beyond the borders of the Byzantine Empire, Byzantine sigillography. The submitted works should have been published within the last five years, i.e. between 2019 and 2023. 

The evaluation will be the task of a three-member ad hoc committee, which will consist of members of the ChAE Board and external experts. The winner will be announced at the annual Symposium of Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Archaeology and Art of the Christian Archaeological Society. Monographs and articles published in peer-reviewed journals, edited volumes, or conference proceedings are eligible. For practical reasons, accepted languages are Greek, English, French, Italian or German. Publications in other languages must be accompanied by extensive summary in one of the above languages. Monographs or articles, accompanied by an application letter mentioning the affiliation and the contacts of the candidate, must be submitted in electronic form to the email address chae.se...@gmail.com as well as in one hard copy (for the monographs) by 28 February 2024, to the Secretariat of the ChAE (Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, 9.00-14.00, tel: +30 213 213 9556) or sent by post to Ms Sophia Giannioti (for the Penna Award), Christian Archaeological Society, c/o Byzantine and Christian Museum, 22 Vas. Sofias Ave., GR-106 75, ATHENS.

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Alexander Sherborne

DPhil Candidate, Faculty of History

President, Oxford University Byzantine Society

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