Call for attendance

 

 

 

 

CALL FOR ATTENDANCE

The deadline for applications submission is extended until 16 August 2019, 23.59 PM »»»

For the upcoming Annual School of Byzantine Studies Stability and Change at the Borders of Byzantium and Beyond, the deadline for applications submission is extended until 16 August 2019, 23.59 PM. The evaluation and selection will be on the 19^th August 2019.
20.08.2019 – Publication of the list of successful candidates onto the website of the Institute for Advanced Studies in Levant Culture and Civilization, found at https://institutlevant.ro/
26.08.2019 – Deadline for participants’ confirmation of their attendance.

• Time: September 5^th – September 13^th, 2019
• Place: Bucharest, Constanța

The Institute for Advanced Studies in Levant Culture and Civilization, in partnership with the University of Bucharest, the National University of Political Studies and Public Administration and the Ovidius University of Constanţa, are organizing the 2^nd edition of the Annual School of Byzantine Studies, on the theme of Stability and change at the borders of Byzantium and Beyond, to be jointly held in Bucharest and Constanţa between the 5^th and the 13^th of September, 2019.

This year’s edition will fall under the scientific supervision of Academician Răzvan Theodorescu, Vice-President of the Romanian Academy and Secretary General of the International Association of South-Eastern European Studies.

The organizers are hereby launching a call for applicants to attend the proceedings of the School, up to a total number of 15 participants. The Call is open to interested Masters students, PhD candidates and young postdoctoral researchers. The participants are required to be fluent in English.

 

Information regarding the submission of applications, candidate selection criteria and participation in the proceedings of the Annual School of Byzantine Studies, 2019 edition

I. Candidates’ applications will contain the following documents, in English:

1. A motivation letter (500 words maximum)
2. A CV detailing the candidate’s level of study, field of activity and a current list of publications;
3. A short essay or a short description of their chosen research topic (1000 words maximum)

II. Candidates may submit their applications between July 29^th and August 16^th, 2019.
The organizers may extend the submission period should not enough applicants submit the required documentation within the aforementioned timeframe.

III. Evaluation and selection criteria:

• • Candidate’s motivation for taking part in the Annual School of Byzantine Studies – 20 points
  • CV and list of publications – 20 points
  • Essay / description of research topic – 60 points

Candidates must submit their applications to the following e-mail addresses: office@institutlevant.ro and raducan_ana_maria@institutlevant.ro, no later than midnight (23:59) on August 16^th 2019 (Eastern European time).

Candidates will be selected based on scholarly merit.

Successful candidates are requested to confirm their participation no later than the 26^th of August 2019.

Successful candidates will be treated to: free access to the programme’s courses, documentary visits guided by professional experts to historical sites in Bucharest and archaeological sites in Constanța County, with transport to and from these locations being provided by the event organizers.

Candidates will also be entitled to free accommodation at pre-arranged locations in Bucharest and Constanța. The organizers will also provide meals through a bespoke catering service.

The organizers cannot cover participants’ inbound and outbound connections to Bucharest for the purposes of attending the Annual School of Byzantine Studies.

 

Calendar of events:

29.07.2019 – 16.08.2019 (11:59pm) – Submission of applications

19.08.2019 – Application evaluation and selection

20.08.2019 – Publication of the list of successful candidates onto the website of the Institute for Advanced Studies in Levant Culture and Civilization, found at https://institutlevant.ro/

26.08.2019 (11:59pm) – Deadline for participants’ confirmation of their attendance. Failure to confirm one’s participation by this appointed deadline incurs the candidate’s exclusion from the list of participants.

05.09.2019–13.09.2019 – Proceedings of the Annual School of Byzantine Studies

The detailed programme of all lectures to be given as part of the School will be displayed on the Institute’s website (https://institutlevant.ro/) before the commencement of its Proceedings.

Person of contact: Ana-Maria Răducan, PhD – raducan_ana_maria@institutlevant.ro

Participants will be awarded participation diplomas upon completion of the course.

 

Update 20.08.2019

Following the evaluation of candidates’ submitted applications, the Evaluation Committee has approved the following candidates to attend the Annual School of Byzantine Studies:

• Barbu Iustina (PhD c, Faculty of History, University of Bucharest, Romania) – The Statute of the Jews in the Late Byzantine Empire and in the Beginnings of the Ottoman Empire. Continuity and Discontinuity (14^th to 16^th centuries)
• Cianga Ștefan-Ioan (PhD c, Faculty of History, Al. I. Cuza University of Iași, Romania) – The Danubian Limes in Scythia Minor According to Procopian Testimonia and Excavated Sources
• Di Cosmo Antonio Pio (PhD, Pontificio Istituto Orientale di Roma, Italy) – Justinian and Sexual Diseases. A Hagiographical Case and the Prophylaxis in Early Byzantium
• Dinçer Pinar Serdar (Assistant Professor, Department of Art History, Yozgat Bozok University, Turkey) – The Illustrators of the Vienna Genesis
• Kousouli Zacharoula (Masters c, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece) – John VIII Palaiologos – Prosopography
• Lupu Alin (PhD c, Faculty of Theology, University of Bucharest, Romania) – The Status of Muslim Ethno-Religious Groups from the Byzantine Empire (9^th – 11^th Centuries)
• Marolli Flora (Masters c, University of Tirana, Albania) – The Choniades Atelier
• Mutalâp Daniar (Masters c, Faculty of Letters, University of Bucharest, Romania) – The Romanian Contribution to the Pre-Existing Philokalic Tradition
• Vlachou, Olga (Masters c, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece) – The Great Misconceptions of the Great Schism

Successful candidates are required to confirm their attendance by August 26^th, 2019. In accordance with the School’s Regulations, for the duration of the programme they will be provided with accommodation both in Bucharest and in Constanța, catered meals and participation to all trips organized throughout the event programme. Successful and confirmed candidates will be individually contacted by the organizers in order to establish the administrative details of their arrival in Bucharest.

 

From 2018 edition of THE ANNUAL SCHOOL OF BYZANTINE STUDIES