The Byzness, 14th November 2023
Oxford University Byzantine Society
THE OXFORD UNIVERSITY BYZANTINE SOCIETY
The Byzness, 14th November 2023
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1. NEWS AND EVENTS
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JOBS AND SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
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1. NEWS AND EVENTS
Spaces Make Saints: Experiencing Confinement in Byzantine Hagiography
The Spaces that Matter project (FWF no. P34478-G) cordially invites you to the upcoming international conference on the topic 'Spaces Make Saints: Experiencing Confinement in Byzantine Hagiography', which will take place from Wednesday 15th until Friday 17th November 2023 at the Institute for Medieval Research of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (Georg-Coch-Platz 2, 1010 Vienna, Third Floor, Lecture Hall 3A) and online via Zoom.
The conference programme and abstracts are accessible on the website: https://www.oeaw.ac.at/en/imafo/research/byzantine-research/language-text-and-script/language-use-and-literature/spaces-that-matter
Speakers: Carolina Cupane, Stephanos Efthymiadis, Galina Fingarova, Antonia Giannouli, Martin Hinterberger, Christian Høgel, Markéta Kulhánková, Christodoulos Papavarnavas, Nancy Patterson Ševčenko, Claudia Rapp, Elisabeth Schiffer, Myrto Veikou, Bryan Ward-Perkins (Keynote), Elizabeth Zanghi
Pre-registration is mandatory for online participation; please contact: christodoulos...@oeaw.ac.at
Warsaw Late Antique Seminar: 'Priesthood, Christian Discipline and Orthodoxy in the Opus Imperfectum in Matthaeum'
On Thursday, 16 November (4.45 Warsaw time), at Ewa Wipszycka Warsaw Late Antique Seminar, Marta Szada (Nicolaus Copernicus University, Toruń), will present a paper 'Priesthood, Christian discipline and orthodoxy in the Opus imperfectum in Matthaeum'.
We are meeting in Room 203 at the Faculty of Law and Administration (UW main campus), but Zoom participation will be possible via this link.
Abstract:
The paper will examine passages in the "Opus imperfectum in Matthaeum" dealing with the role and duties of Christian priests. The author, who appears to have been a priest himself, examines such topics as the pastoral responsibilities of the clergy, especially teaching and preaching, the hierarchy within the church, and the moral, intellectual, and spiritual demands on the holders of the office. These issues are central to the author's concern with maintaining discipline within the church and protecting its orthodox identity from external threats, especially heresies, which seem to have been a particularly pressing matter for him. I will argue that such an examination allows us to better understand the ecclesiastical realities to which the author is responding, and thus can provide insight into the original context of the commentary's composition and its intended audience.
'The Renaissance of Gold Coinage in the Late Medieval Mediterranean and the Byzantine Model' Lecture
The Byzantine Studies Lectures of the Institute of Historical Research (National Hellenic Research Foundation) continue on November 20 with a hybrid lecture on:
'The renaissance of gold coinage in the late medieval Mediterranean and the Byzantine model'
Cécile Morrisson, Centre national de la recherche scientifique
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_33kA-1eVTAGtESuSTw4YiA
2. JOBS AND SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Eligibility: Regular Membership is open to citizens of the United States or Canada who are graduate students at a college or university in those countries, or to non-citizens enrolled in a graduate program at a cooperating institution. The U.S. or Canadian citizen must be enrolled in a U.S. or Canadian program at the time of application. Preferably, applicants will have completed one or more years of graduate study before entering the School, but well-qualified undergraduate seniors who will have received a baccalaureate degree by the time of entry shall be considered for admission and for the fellowship competition. For details on eligibility, see the School's Regulations (Section VI.1-3).
Program: The Regular Program runs from early September to late May. The program requires participation in the School’s fall and winter trips, covering much of the Greek mainland and Crete. During the winter, visits to sites in Attica and Euboea, museum visits, and seminars in Athens are required, with some additional trips. In the spring, members may participate in the School's excavations at Corinth, pursue independent research, and/or participate in optional trips. Regular Members are expected to be in residence at the School throughout the academic year.
Application: An online application and three letters of recommendation must be submitted. Applicants are required to submit scans of official academic transcripts as part of the online application. Mandatory examinations for admission and fellowship are held on the first Saturday in February. Information about the application and exams is available at: https://www.ascsa.edu.gr/apply/apply-for-regular-membership
Fellowships: A limited number of fellowships are available. Fellows receive a cash stipend of $11,500, plus room and board at Loring Hall, waiver of School fees, and coverage of transportation and lodging on required field trips. Food outside Loring Hall and incidental expenses are not included. Fellowships are awarded on the basis of application material, recommendations, and examinations (graded without access to candidates’ identity). If an applicant is admitted to the program without an ASCSA fellowship, the student is responsible for the cost of room and board (within Loring Hall or elsewhere in Athens), but School fees are waived and costs of transportation and lodging on required trips are covered by the School.
Eligibility: U.S. or Israeli citizens who are either Ph.D. candidates writing their dissertations in archaeology, or early-career scholars (Ph.D. earned within the last five years) completing a project that requires a lengthy residence in Greece. Applicants can propose to use any of the School’s research facilities, as long as their research topic has an archaeological component.
Terms and Duration: Stipend of $11,500 plus room and board in Loring Hall, and waiver of School fees. Meals, Monday through Friday, are provided at Loring Hall. The fellow is expected to be engaged full-time in the supported research from early September 2024 to late May 2025. Any concurrent employment requires the permission of the Director of the School. A final report is due at the end of the award period, and the ASCSA expects that copies of all publications that result from research conducted as a Fellow of the ASCSA acknowledge the support of the ASCSA and be contributed to the relevant library of the School.
Application: Submit an online application. An application consists of a curriculum vitae, and a detailed description of the project to be pursued in Greece (250-word abstract and a statement up to 1500 words in 12pt font, single spaced). Arrange for two letters of recommendation. Student applicants are required to submit scans of official academic transcripts as part of the online application.
Eligibility: Advanced graduate students, who have completed all requirements for their degree other than the dissertation, in classical studies, ancient Mediterranean studies, post-classical Greek studies, or related fields who have a specific project that requires extended residence in Greece. All applicants must have completed the Regular Program or one full academic year (Sept. – May) as a Student Associate Member.
Terms: Stipend of $11,500 plus room and board in Loring Hall, and waiver of School fees. The Kress Fellowship provides a stipend of $15,000 plus room and board (in Loring Hall) and waiver of fees. Meals, Monday through Friday, are provided at Loring Hall for all fellows. A final report is due at the end of the award period, and the ASCSA expects that copies of all publications that result from research conducted as a Fellow of the ASCSA be contributed to the relevant library of the School. Fellows are expected to conduct their work in Greece and to discuss the progress of their project with the Mellon Professor throughout the academic year. Fellows are required to give a public presentation of their research. Fellowship holders are considered full-time researchers and may not take on other employment without the express permission of the Director of the School.
Application: Submit an online application. The application will include the following: An up-to-date curriculum vitae; a project statement of no more than three single-spaced pages in length, and a bibliography of not more than one page may be submitted along with the project statement; a list of other fellowships, if any, applied for with dates of notification of these awards; a letter of reference from your dissertation advisor on the feasibility of your work.
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Alexander Sherborne
DPhil Candidate, Faculty of History
President, Oxford University Byzantine Society
http://oxfordbyzantinesociety.wordpress.com