Call for Participants for Workshop
Studying East of Byzantium XII: Spaces
24 October 2025, 13 February 2026, and 4–5 June 2026
On Zoom
Due 21 September 2025
The Mashtots Professor of Armenian Studies at Harvard University and the Mary Jaharis Center for Byzantine Art and Culture at Hellenic College Holy Cross in Brookline, MA, are pleased to invite abstracts for the next Studying East of Byzantium workshop: Studying East of Byzantium XII: Spaces.
Studying East of Byzantium XII: Spaces is a three-part workshop that intends to bring together doctoral students and very recent PhDs studying the Christian East to reflect on the usefulness of the concept of Spaces” in studying the Christian East, to share methodologies, and to discuss their research with workshop respondents, Darlene Brooks Hedstrom, Brandeis University, and Timothy Greenwood, University of St. Andrews. The workshop will meet on 24 October 2025, 13 February 2026, and 4–5 June 2026 on Zoom. The timing of the workshop meetings will be determined when the participant list is finalized.
We invite all graduate students and recent PhDs working in the Christian East whose work considers, or hopes to consider, the theme of spaces in their own research to apply.
Participation is limited to 10 students. The full workshop description is available on the East of Byzantium website (https://eastofbyzantium.org/upcoming-events/studying-east-of-byzantium-xii-spaces/). Those interested in attending should submit a C.V. and 200-word abstract through the East of Byzantium website no later than 21 September 2025.
For questions, please contact East of Byzantium organizers, Christina Maranci, Mashtots Professor of Armenian Studies, Harvard University, and Brandie Ratliff, Director, Mary Jaharis Center for Byzantine Art and Culture, at contact@eastofbyzantium.org.
EAST OF BYZANTIUM is a partnership between the Mashtots Professor of Armenian Studies at Harvard University and the Mary Jaharis Center for Byzantine Art and Culture at Hellenic College Holy Cross in Brookline, MA. It explores the cultures of the eastern frontier of the Byzantine Empire in the late antique and medieval periods.