Author Archives: AABS Web

Call for Applications: Mary Jaharis Center Grants 2021–2022

Posted on December 8, 2020 by AABS Web

The Mary Jaharis Center for Byzantine Art and Culture is pleased to announce its 2021–2022 grant competition. Our grants reflect the Mary Jaharis Center’s commitment to fostering the field of Byzantine studies through the support of graduate students and early … Continue reading →

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Call for Applications: Postdoctoral Fellowships in Byzantine Studies (2021-2022)

Posted on November 17, 2020 by AABS Web

The Byzantine Studies Research Center of Bogazici University in Istanbul invites applications for postdoctoral fellowships in the fields of Byzantine history, art history, and archaeology for the 2021-2022 academic year. Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship in Byzantine Studies Application deadline: … Continue reading →

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New Publication: Hymns, Homilies and Hermeneutics in Byzantium

Posted on November 11, 2020 by AABS Web

Hymns, Homilies and Hermeneutics in Byzantium, ed. Sarah Gador-Whyte and Andrew Mellas (Leiden: Brill, 2020). Byzantina Australiensia volume 25 The collection of papers in Hymns, Homilies and Hermeneutics explores the literature of Byzantine liturgical communities and provides a window into … Continue reading →

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Online Reading Group: Critical Theory for Byzantine Studies (Fall 2020)

Posted on October 15, 2020 by AABS Web

The Byzantine Studies Research Center of Bogazici University is pleased to announce the organization of an online reading group entitled Critical Theory for Byzantine Studies during Fall 2020. Intended as a platform to discuss critical problems and theoretical questions that … Continue reading →

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Shifting Frontiers XIV: Scale and the Study of Late Antiquity

Posted on October 13, 2020 by AABS Web

3-5 June 2021, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH. This event will take place virtually via Zoom. For the Fourteenth Meeting of the Society for Late Antiquity, we invite papers that investigate scale, which can be defined as a graduated … Continue reading →

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Applications Open for Funded MPhil and PhD places in the IRCI (ACU)

Posted on September 29, 2020 by AABS Web

The Institute for Religion and Critical Inquiry at Australian Catholic University in Melbourne is now accepting applications for funded MPhil & PhD places from students wishing to study in any of our three programs: Biblical & Early Christian Studies, Medieval … Continue reading →

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8th International Symposium “Days of Justinian 1″

Posted on September 24, 2020 by AABS Web

Skopje 13-14 November 2020.  Special thematic strand: Religion.  Confirmed keynote speaker: Antonio Rigo. Important info: The Committee is closely monitoring the situation with Covid-19.  The Committee will organize combined sessions with on-line presentation of the papers, in case that some … Continue reading →

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Rethinking Byzantine Masculinities: Gender, Sexuality, Emotions, Devotion

Posted on September 10, 2020 by AABS Web

Four scholars engage in conversation about research on gender, sexuality, emotions, and devotion. Online via Zoom, October 30, 2020, 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm Washington DC time; check your local time. Full details and registration. For the past five decades, … Continue reading →

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AABS Letter to the AIEB – Change in Status of Hagia Sophia and the Chora Monastery

Posted on August 27, 2020 by AABS Web

The Committee of the Australasian Association for Byzantine Studies has written to the International Association of Byzantine Studies (AIEB) on behalf of the Association concerning the change in status of Hagia Sophia and the Chora Monastery.  The text of the … Continue reading →

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AABS Letter to the Australian Minister for Education – Consultation on Job-ready Graduates Package

Posted on August 27, 2020 by AABS Web

The President of the Australasian Association for Byzantine Studies has written to the Minister for Education on behalf of the Association concerning the Consultation on Job-ready Graduates Package.  The text of the letter follows. ______________________________________________ Dear Minister for Education Tehan, … Continue reading →

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Review – Liturgy and the Emotions in Byzantium: Compunction and Hymnody

Posted on July 30, 2020 by AABS Web

This review of AABS Committee member Andrew Mellas’s new publication appears on the site of the Mary Jaharis Center for Byzantine Art & Culture. Andrew Mellas, Liturgy and the Emotions in Byzantium: Compunction and Hymnody.  Cambridge University Press, 2020. From … Continue reading →

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ASCS 42 (2021)

Posted on July 30, 2020 by AABS Web

Due to COVID-19, ASCS 42 will be held online from 8–12 February 2021. The conference organisers are Bob Cowan, Elizabeth Minchin, David Rafferty and Kathryn Welch. Further information The call for papers is now open. Form for submitting an individual … Continue reading →

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Biblical and Early Christian Studies Seminar – Australian Catholic University

Posted on June 5, 2020 by AABS Web

The Institute for Religion and Critical Inquiry at the Australian Catholic University announces the next seminar in their online Biblical and Early Christian Studies seminar program. Professor Robin Darling Young from the Catholic University of America will speak about ‘Constitution … Continue reading →

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New Publication – Liturgy and the Emotions in Byzantium: Compunction and Hymnody

Posted on May 25, 2020 by AABS Web

Liturgy and the Emotions in Byzantium: Compunction and Hymnody Andrew Mellas, St Andrew’s Greek Orthodox Theological College, NSW Cambridge University Press, June 2020 This book explores the liturgical experience of emotions in Byzantium through the hymns of Romanos the Melodist, … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Mary Jaharis Center Sponsored Panel, 6th Forum Medieval Art

Posted on April 17, 2020 by AABS Web

The Mary Jaharis Center for Byzantine Art and Culture seeks proposals for a Mary Jaharis Center sponsored session at the 6th Forum Medieval Art, Kunstgeschichtlichen Instituts, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, September 29–October 2, 2021. The biannual colloquium is organized by the Deutsche … Continue reading →

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M.A./Ph.D. Scholarships and Travel Grants in Byzantine Studies

Posted on March 31, 2020 by AABS Web

Applications are now open for the 2020-2021 Andrew W. Mellon M.A./Ph.D. scholarships and short-term travel grants offered by the Bogazici University Byzantine Studies Research Center. For more information please visit http://byzantinestudies.boun.edu.tr/index.php?page=events&id=52

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Sailing With the Gods: Religion and Maritime Mobility in the Ancient World – Postponed

Posted on March 27, 2020 by AABS Web

In light of the unfolding COVID-19 crisis the ‘Sailing With the Gods: Religion and Maritime Mobility in the Ancient World’ conference scheduled for June 2020 will be postponed until June 16-20 2021. Full conference details are at http://www.aabs.org.au/forthcoming/.

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Pacific Partnership in Late Antiquity Conference – Postponed

Posted on March 27, 2020 by AABS Web

In light of the unfolding COVID-19 crisis the Pacific Partnership in Late Antiquity Conference scheduled for June 17-19 2020 will be postponed until 2021. Further details will follow later in the year.  

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Conflicts and Catastrophes in Roman and Late Antique Thrace

Posted on March 9, 2020 by AABS Web

Fourth International Conference “Roman and Late Antique Thrace” (RaLATh), 12–16 October 2020, Burgas, Bulgaria Strategically located and rather vulnerable at the same time, ancient Thrace experienced a fairly large number of turbulent episodes throughout its existence. Several unsettling events, ranging … Continue reading →

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Shifting Frontiers XIV: Scale and the Study of Late Antiquity

Posted on February 24, 2020 by AABS Web

Ohio State University in Columbus Ohio, 24-27 March 2021. For the Fourteenth Meeting of the Society for Late Antiquity, we invite papers that investigate scale, which can be defined as a graduated range of values or measurements, whether, for example, of … Continue reading →

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