The Arthur H. Dadian and Ara Oztemel Chair of Armenian Art at Tufts University and the Mary Jaharis Center for Byzantine Art and Culture at Hellenic College Holy Cross in Brookline, MA, are pleased to announce the first workshop in the Studying East of Byzantium II workshop series:
Friday, September 30, 2016, 10:00 am–12:00 pm
Harvard Faculty Club, 20 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA
The Late Medieval Anatolian City: Urban Self-Governance and the Question of Democracy
A workshop for students considering the development of the city in late medieval Anatolia. Led by Rachel Goshgarian, Lafayette College
RSVP required. Additional information and registration at https://eastofbyzantium.org/upcoming-events/.
East of Byzantium is a partnership between the Arthur H. Dadian and Ara Oztemel Chair of Armenian Art at Tufts University and the Mary Jaharis Center for Byzantine Art and Culture at Hellenic College Holy Cross in Brookline, MA, that explores the cultures of the eastern frontier of the Byzantine empire in the late antique and medieval periods.
Upcoming 2016–2017 Events:
Friday, October 21, 2016, 10:00 am–12:00 pm
Harvard Faculty Club, 20 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA
Workshop: Anti-Jewish Polemic among Syriac Christians during the First Centuries of Islam, led by Aaron M. Butts, The Catholic University of America. Registration opens September 23, 2016.
Friday, November 18, 2016, 10:00 am–12:00 pm
Harvard Faculty Club, 20 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA
Workshop: Which Nubia and Which Byzantium?, led by Giovanni R. Ruffini, Fairfield University. Registration opens October 21, 2016.
Friday, March 31, 2017, 9:30 am–5:30 pm
Harvard Faculty Club, 20 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA
Symposium: Cultural Heritage Across the Christian East
Friday, April 7, 2017, 10:00 am–12:00 pm
Harvard Faculty Club, 20 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA
Workshop: East Syriac Christianity in the Mongol Empire, led by Mark Dickens, University of Alberta. Registration opens March 10, 2017.
For more information, please visit http://eastofbyzantium.org.
